WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
today released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
The senators first introduced the bill in November. “I frequently hear from Iowa’s
independent cattle producers about their struggle to get...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 03-28-22Topics include: the TORNADO Act, the bird flu, carbon pipelines, Supreme Court nomination hearing, fertilizer prices and the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON – A new report published by
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
substantiated allegations that a senior official committed ethics and
conflicts-of-interest violations. The senior VA official, who served as the
executive director of the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Education
Success, has resigned...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of his colleagues to
introduce legislation that would reauthorize the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. This law, which went into effect
in 2016, provides the president with the authority to leverage economic
sanctions against any party responsible...
WASHINGTON –Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today requested information and an independent inspector general review following a newly publicized 2019 audit that revealed widespread violations of internal FBI policies governing investigations of...
WASHINGTON – This week, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) protected high-quality, affordable
health insurance for 65,000 Iowans by extending transitional health plans for
Calendar Year (CY) 2023. CMS took action by extending a non-enforcement bulletin issued under both Democrat and Republican administrations since 2013.
This action follows...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) fellow Senate Finance Committee Republicans to push back on a Senate Democrat proposal that would double down on skyrocketing spending during record-high inflation. That proposal would extend poorly targeted, badly designed Obamacare subsidies, including for Americans with sizable six-figure salaries.
Last year,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, along with Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz, applauded the passage of their legislation to expand scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds, including cannabidiol...
Q&A: TORNADO Act
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why did you help introduce the TORNADO Act?
A: After deadly tornados swept across Iowa in early March, Iowans are grieving the tragic loss of life and rebuilding after three supercells produced more than a dozen tornados, including an EF-4 (166-200 mph) according to the National Weather Service....
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Judiciary
Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn
(R-Texas) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to introduce the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act. Their bipartisan proposal would
create a feedback loop between states and the Administration of Children and
Families (ACF) to provide better care and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-N.C.) to introduce the Child Care and Development
Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization
Act of 2022. Their proposal, which serves as an alternative approach to the
overbearing child care...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to provide a timely update on the status of Social Security and Medicare trust fund reports. By law, these reports are required to be issued annually by April 1 –...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 03-21-22Topics include: the Supreme Court nomination hearing, Russia/Ukraine, ATF gun regulations, electric vehicles, FTO Congressional Authority and student loan transparency.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), lifelong farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and many of his colleagues in urging the International Trade Commission (ITC) to address the strain on the fertilizer supply chain to bring down costs. Specifically, the lawmakers ask the ITC to eliminate duties on...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to introduce new legislation ensuring Congress has a say in the revocation of Foreign Terrorist
Organization (FTO) designations. Currently, the executive branch can take such
action unilaterally. Their new proposal comes after reports
have indicated the Biden administration is...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Friday, March 25 in Iowa County as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,” Grassley said. “I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions and take...
Q&A: National Agriculture Week
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: How does your life experience influence your work for Iowans in Washington?
A: As a lifelong family farmer, I’m proud to serve as the voice for Rural America and farm families in the United States Senate. While advances in science and technology have improved productivity and lessened...
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Judiciary
Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez
Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act to provide $250
million over the next five years to support small law enforcement agencies
across the country. This funding will help them invest in training, equipment,
mental health...
WASHINGTON – As many American students
and families face staggering student loan debt, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are proposing a new measure that would pull back the
curtain and give prospective students a clear estimate of the costs they would
owe years down the road before they take out a loan. The senators’ bill — the Student...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spoke at the Senate Finance Committee hearing about his bipartisan Wyden-Grassley Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) to lower prescription drugs costs. Grassley reiterated his commitment to passing the bipartisan and negotiated PDPRA. You can find Senator Grassley’s prepared remarks below.
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