WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today applauded President Donald Trump’s swift approval of Governor Kim Reynolds’ request for a major disaster declaration. Yesterday, Grassley and Ernst led the Iowa delegation in
urging the President to expedite a review and approve the request, which Reynolds assembled within a matter of...
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today visited Cedar Rapids to meet with city officials to discuss recovery efforts following the severe derecho storm that hit Iowa earlier this week. Grassley also surveyed damage, met with residents affected by the storm and visited a local nonprofit assisting in relief efforts. Grassley...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today highlighted the Federal Highway Administration’s proposed new rule to advance broadband technology in rural America. The proposed rule would help improve coordination and utilize construction projects for installation of broadband infrastructure. “Once again, the...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today signed into law bipartisan legislation led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to improve timely access to financial assistance for families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19. The
Senate unanimously passed the
Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR) in May with the House...
Q&A: Data Thieves Exploit COVID-19 With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What kinds of cybersecurity problems are cropping up for teleworking and online learning?A: As schools and businesses transition their workforces and students online due to the pandemic, Iowans need to take internet security measures seriously. Be aware that home networks are...
Grassley-released docs show FBI lawyer who doctored emails on FISA app also approved covert plan to hijack Trump intel briefing
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith was charged today and will reportedly plead guilty to falsifying government records in pursuit of authority to secretly spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page in...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) today sent a
letter to U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Chairman Jason E. Kearns requesting that the Commission conduct a follow-on investigation to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today commended U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on the announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to 11 EDA Economic Development District organizations across Iowa to update economic development plans...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to include liquid egg producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Grassley, Ernst, Reynolds and Naig sent a letter to Secretary Sonny...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $8.4 million grant to the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city will use this grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced
bipartisan legislation to extend the current year-end deadline for states to use federal
CARES Act assistance, as well as any future funding to state and local governments, through 2021.
“As part of the
CARES Act, Congress approved $150...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Severe Storms in IowaTuesday, August 11, 2020VIDEO Yesterday, many parts of my home state were hit by extreme winds and severe storms. Trees are uprooted, roadways are obstructed, crops are severely damaged and grain bins are busted. Over 400,000 households lost power. Just like...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democrats Blocking Coronavirus Relief LegislationDelivered on Monday, August 10, 2020VIDEO Today, our national public health and economic crisis continues without additional legislative action. Reports over the weekend indicate that the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader...
Q&A: COVID-19 Fuels Chinese EspionageWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What’s the latest red flag with regard to China’s efforts to steal U.S. research? A: The theft of American ingenuity and know-how by foreign agents is a tale as old as the republic. However, in the global race to find treatments and cures for COVID-19, the...
Bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Collins, Menendez & Grassley WASHINGTON – Approximately one in 10 seniors aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse. For people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, the prevalence is much higher, with some estimates putting it at just over 50 percent. The U.S....
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) becoming law. August 8, 2020 will mark 15 years since the legislation was signed into law. Grassley supported this program since its inception when it was authorized under the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Ernst...
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Methamphetamine Response Act, a bill declaring methamphetamine an emerging drug threat which would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement and make public a national plan to prevent methamphetamine addiction and...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order encouraging domestic manufacturing of drugs and other medical goods critical to public health. “The coronavirus pandemic exposed many weaknesses in our medical supply chain....
