BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) participated in a Q&A with more than 50 members of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce today. While the group had to postpone their 66th annual visit to Washington, D.C., they were still able to speak with Grassley in the same format over the phone. Grassley also joined Mark Hahn and Charlie Stone on...
Q&A: COVID-19 Counterfeit Scams & Watchdogs
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What do Iowans need to know about counterfeit recovery checks?
A: Congress and President Trump included direct cash assistance for most Americans in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The IRS started making $1,200 Economic Impact...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of further federal help and guidance for nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. “President Trump, his administration and especially CMS should be commended for their efforts in recent...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following comments regarding recent correspondence with Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced of Puerto Rico. “I appreciate the prompt response to my letter to the governor with questions about Puerto Rico’s procurement processes, investigations and health...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spoke with Dirck Steimel on the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Spokesman Speaks Podcast to discuss the congressional response to COVID-19, specifically assistance to agriculture communities in the state. “I have great hope about the future of our country and getting back to normal and getting our...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is
calling on the Justice Department to grant access to newly disclosed material related to the FBI’s handling of its case against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. The high-profile case has prompted questions about the investigative and...
Americans for Tax ReformAlex HendrieApril 27, 2020 Many on the left are criticizing tax relief enacted through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A recent New York Times article claims that corporations and “the rich” are prioritized over small businesses and individuals. This criticism is...
WASHINGTON – In a
letter to Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) along with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig are asking for additional support from the Administration for the state’s pork producers.
The Iowa leaders write...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is today asking the administration to take every reasonable effort to shore up the safety of the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain and crack down on those defrauding hospitals.
“Hospitals and health care workers are busy saving lives and protecting the country...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 72 of their Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan
letter urging support for rural radio and televisions broadcasters and local newspapers during the Coronavirus pandemic.
“Our radio and television broadcasters and rural newspapers provide local and national news,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and 14 of their Senate colleagues in expressing concerns with the impact that deteriorating global market conditions caused by COVID-19 will have on developing countries and the potential geopolitical implications of relief efforts.
In a letter to Treasury...
Q&A: COVID-19 & Nursing HomesWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What concerns do you have about nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic?A: Protecting the health and safety of patients, residents and their care providers is the number one concern. That’s why the Trump administration in March issued a temporary ban restricting non-essential...
Washington
– A bipartisan group of senators is today urging the Treasury Department to extend the safe harbor provisions for both the energy production tax credit and the energy investment tax credit to accommodate the significant development slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 public health crisis.
“As the ongoing COVID-19 crisis continues to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and 52 members of Congress in sending a bicameral
letter to Senate and House leadership calling for an end to taxpayer funding of China’s dangerous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) laboratory, which has been linked to the origin of the coronavirus outbreak.
In...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is reiterating the importance of inspectors general (IGs) in promoting well-functioning and accountable government. Their crucial work relies on access to government records and sharing their findings with Congress. In a letter to the President of the United States, Grassley...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the
Social Security and
Medicare Boards of Trustees’ annual reports. The projections and analyses in these reports do not reflect the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Social Security and Medicare programs.
“It’s...
Butler County, Iowa – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously approved additional COVID-19 response funding, including for the Paycheck Protection Program established under the CARES Act. Senate Democrats blockaded this additional funding for two weeks, even as that program...
Grassley Had Called on CMS to Take Similar Steps Days Ahead of CMS Announcement Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to report all...
ICYMI: The Steele dossier just sustained another body blow. What do CNN and MSNBC have to say?
Erik Wemple
Washington Post Media Critic
Published April 18, 2020
NOTE: At the urging of U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), federal agencies
declassified footnotes from a December
Justice Department inspector general report....
