Q&A: Step Up and Be Counted, Census 2020With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is the U.S. Census so important?A: Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires an enumeration of the population every 10 years, and the U.S. Census helps deliver good government. Our system of self-government “of, by and for the people” must...
Dems Manufactured Payroll Tax Cut Proposal, Biden Attributed it to Trump, Still Got Facts Wrong Washington – In a letter this week to top Republican tax writers, the Chief Actuary of Social Security affirmed that he was “not aware that anyone has proposed” legislation like Senate Democrats outlined in a recent request, which they...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing the Justice Department for details on steps taken to recover material deleted from mobile devices assigned to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, and investigating potential violations of federal record keeping laws. Many of those deletions occurred after the agency watchdog discovered anti-Trump...
Lessons in Political Leadership from 9/11By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa This week, we observe the 19th anniversary of 9/11. We honor the memory of three thousand souls whose lives were stolen for the sole purpose of inflicting terror upon 300 million Americans. We grieve with their loved ones left behind and salute first responders who selflessly put...
Trump Admin sanctions Russia-aligned Ukrainian whom Democrats rely on to spread foreign disinformation and disparage Republicans Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today issued the following statement regarding the Treasury...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today sent a
letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross requesting that he lift Section 232 tariffs on any steel that will be used in Iowa’s recovery from the derecho, especially for steel that can be used for rebuilding grain bins and...
“Democrats Care More About Hurting Trump Than They Do Helping Rural America” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, slammed Democrats for blocking crucial coronavirus relief, which included billions of dollars in assistance for...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to block consideration of targeted pandemic response legislation that would have provided relief to small businesses, struggling farmers and unemployed Americans. “Democrats are holding out for far-left...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Moving Forward with Coronavirus ReliefThursday, September 10, 2020VIDEO Today, the Senate will vote on moving forward with relief for Americans due to COVID-19. The bill contains new funds for testing and contact tracing for the virus, aid for schools and colleges to keep kids safe and...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSupport Our Iowa FarmersWednesday, September 9, 2020VIDEO This year has been one of the most challenging years for Iowa farmers during my 40 years in the Senate. Farmers have had to confront coronavirus supply-chain disruptions, wide-spread drought and a record wind-storm that blew across...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to the city of Maquoketa, Iowa, to make stormwater infrastructure improvements needed to protect the city’s industrial parks and...
The Iowa senators are calling on the agency to adopt changes as they implement the conservation programs passed in the 2018 Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of senators to
urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make several changes to the Conservation Reserve...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Completing his 99 County Meetings for the 40th Year in a RowTuesday, September 8, 2020VIDEO In August, I held 49 county meetings as part of my annual 99 county meetings. At every meeting, the format is the same: Iowans set the agenda. Challenges from the pandemic and storm...
ICYMI: For 40 years and counting, I've visited every county, every yearHolding in-person meetings provides a reality check on what really matters in people’s lives.By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa From flat tires and empty gas tanks, to icy roads, speeding tickets, and yes, deer in the headlights, I’ve enjoyed every minute of every...
ICYMI: Historic derecho tests pandemic-weary IowansBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa In my years of farming and representing Iowans throughout the past half-century, I’ve never seen such widespread, catastrophic damage in our state. Uprooted and stripped century-old trees, mile after square mile of flattened cornfields and mangled grain bins from one...
Q&A: Derecho and Drought Impact 2020 HarvestWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What USDA assistance is available for crops damaged by the derecho?A: The USDA has authority under federal law to issue a natural disaster designation for crop acres that meet certain thresholds of production losses. Following the historic derecho that swept across Iowa...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) regional directors based in Waterloo, Des Moines, Davenport and Sioux City will hold traveling office hours in 29 counties around Iowa this month. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share concerns on matters of federal policy may stop by...
CLINTON, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today held his 99th county meeting in Iowa for the 40th consecutive year as part of his annual 99 county meetings with an hour-long meeting with members of the Clinton Regional Development Corporation at the Clinton City Hall. With this meeting, Grassley marks the conclusion of another year in his...
WASHINGTON – A letter and classified addendum created by senior Democrats alleging that Republicans have relied on foreign disinformation “only draws selectively from a small number of IC reports and focuses on only one threat actor in the elections security space,” and “by no means reflects the full and complete analysis of the IC,” according to a letter...
