BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the selection of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to provide the Republican national address following the State of the Union on March 1, 2022.
“As the nation struggles under crushing federal edicts, Americans are looking to state leaders to restore liberty and prosperity. Under Governor Reynolds’...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 02-21-22Topics include: Russia/Ukraine tension, Economic impact from conflict, Renewable energy, SC nominee, Inflation, Infrastructure, 2022 Election and Supply chain issues.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) December 16, 2021 memorandum, “Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding clarity and accountability in the Optional Practical Training program for foreign students studying in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. The STEM OPT program, of which Grassley has long been a critic, was originally designed to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (OIG) report released today titled, “Evaluation of the Screening of Displaced Persons from Afghanistan.”
“Following the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal from...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act of 2022. Their bipartisan legislation modernizes and strengthens...
Q&A: Crack Pipes
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: How should America address its opioid crisis?
A: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports America is experiencing an “unprecedented overdose epidemic.” Overdose deaths are claiming an average 275 lives every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths by...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) today, to introduce The Return Employees To Understaffed Worksites to Reopen Now (RETURN) Act. This bipartisan legislation would direct federal agencies to submit a comprehensive plan to resume in-person operations and address...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to reintroduce the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act to provide more efficient help to Americans whose social security numbers have been misused following an identity theft.
“Millions of Americans are affected by identity theft every year, and...
WASHINGTON – Sen.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and a majority of his
Republican colleagues in introducing the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory
(NYET) Act to
provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter Russian
aggression today, while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and
potential future...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and 26 of their Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution in support of re-opening the U.S. Capitol Building and Senate office buildings to public visitation under pre-COVID policies.
“With businesses and schools back open, it is past time to let the people back into the...
WASHINGTON – More than a year after then-President Trump directed details of the government’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation to be declassified, the Justice Department continues to hide those important records. Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Ranking Member Ron Johnson...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a dozen of his colleagues in denouncing the Biden administration’s plan to expand access to resources for consuming deadly and illegal drugs. Their letter comes after reports indicated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has considered supporting the use of so-called safe injection sites.
As the letter...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings next week in Sac County on Monday, February 21, Greene County on Tuesday, February 22, Audubon County on Wednesday, February 23 and Monroe County on Thursday, February 24 as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today slammed the Justice Department’s misguided proposal for fighting the spike in violent crime across the country as “ineffective, partisan gun control” that will have “little to no effect on violent crime.”
“Despite this continued rise in violent crime, the DOJ has decided...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 02-14-22Topics include: Foreign owned farmland, Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), immigration, prescription drug pricing bill, Postal Service Reform Act and the STOCK Act.
Q&A: COVID-19 & Mental Health
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why are you working to expand access to behavioral health care?
A: Even before the pandemic, Iowans at my 99 county meetings often brought up barriers to mental health care, particularly in rural areas of the state. The issue has gained even more urgency when lockdowns, remote...
MIAMI – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), president pro tempore emeritus of the U.S. Senate, today received the “America’s Fuel Award” for his significant work supporting America’s robust biofuels industry. The award is the highest and most prestigious honor given by Growth Energy, a national biofuel trade association. The award was presented to Grassley at...
WASHINGTON – On the heels of new inflation numbers released today, which showed a 7.5% spike in inflation over the past year under Democrat leadership, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in putting forward the Providing Reports on Inflation Costs and Economic Impact (PRICE) Act. The PRICE Act would require the nonpartisan...
WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of his colleagues to introduce the Cutting off Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act. The bill would amend Section 2706 of the American Rescue Plan Act to prohibit any federal funds from directly or indirectly...
