Q: How is the IRS measuring up in service to the American taxpayer?
A: When Iowans contact my office for help with a federal agency, it often involves a problem they are having with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), from getting questions answered in a timely manner or receiving an expected refund from a tax return, and more. As a taxpayer watchdog, I...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for smuggling contraband in federal prisons. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would upgrade the charge for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prison from...
WASHINGTON – The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) will receive $2.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminals Program to fund the construction of new terminal areas. The Airport Terminals Program was established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today participated in an executive business meeting to consider the nominations of David Waterman and Matthew Gannon to be U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, respectively. Grassley has endorsed their nominations and,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Senate Democrats refused to consider both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without holding a trial:
“Senate Democrats paid a disservice to the American people and the United States Constitution today. The Senate has the solemn...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) at today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing advocated for Iowa agriculture, grilling U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Biden administration’s “abdication of leadership on trade” and urging her to go to bat for American ethanol in Brazil.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, is leading bipartisan legislation to enhance global precursor chemical destruction efforts. The Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act would facilitate U.S. collaboration with partner countries,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in introducing a bill to help combat antisemitism on college campuses, which spiked following Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act would instruct the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust...
WASHINGTON – Upon learning two IRS whistleblowers have been unsuccessful in securing a sit-down with agency leadership, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) took today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing as an opportunity to urge Commissioner Daniel Werfel to finally accept their meeting requests.
"I know [IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Wapello on April 23, Denison on April 24, and Harlan and Panora on April 25 as part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa.
“The essence of representative government is continued dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I look forward to hearing directly...
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Topics include: Nationwide summer E15 waiver request, the American tax system, the 2024 presidential election, the national security supplemental, the FARMER Act, the Farm Bill and efforts to lower prescription drug prices.
Q: What’s your recent work on behalf of Iowa airports and sustainable aviation fuel?
A: Throughout my service in the U.S. Senate, I make it my business to ensure the people’s business is managed effectively throughout the federal bureaucracy. From tracking taxpayer dollars to holding federal agencies accountable for the services they provide the American...
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Republicans’ push to reorient the committee’s focus to fiscal matters is taking hold in Washington. Under Democratic leadership, the Budget Committee this Congress has held 15 hearings on the climate and just three directly on the budget. Republicans received kudos for their letter this week pushing back on the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, are teaming up on legislation to end abuse of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft registration process. The Preventing Terrorist and Narcotic Air Events Act would close loopholes at FAA that allow...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in calling on President Biden to permit nationwide E15 sales this summer. Their letter underscores the geopolitical importance of uninterrupted biofuels access and notes the president directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue summertime...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today participated in a hearing on chronic care and Medicare physician payment. Witnesses confirmed to Grassley the need to modernize Medicare rules and payments to ensure access to rural health care.
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are spearheading an effort to safeguard Second Amendment rights while preventing guns from falling into the wrong hands. The trio of Senate Judiciary Committee members today introduced legislation requiring relevant agencies and institutions to submit accurate records to...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 41 Republican senators sent a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to fulfill the Senate’s constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“Our brave men and women at Customs...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), along with Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), on legislation to establish a minimum workload requirement at U.S. Army arsenals, including Rock Island Arsenal. The Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act incentivizes...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing legislation to strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers.
“A strong crop insurance program is integral to the success of America’s farming...
