Lawmakers seek details on agency reforms to improve efficiency & transparency
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) pressed the Justice Department (DOJ) to provide details on specific reforms being implemented to avoid a repeat of its drawn-out and opaque investigation of U.S. Park Police’s fatal shooting of Bijan...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Whistleblower Protections in the American Energy Innovation ActThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO Last week, I introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act. This amendment addresses a critical shortcoming with the whistleblower protections currently available to the power...
Q&A: Protect Yourself from Coronavirus and Related Scams
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What do Iowans need to know about protecting themselves from the coronavirus?
A: As the global outbreak reaches across the United States, the novel coronavirus is impacting public health and the economy as efforts to mitigate the spread of...
Washington – Four U.S. senators yesterday spoke about the continuing need to address rising prescription drug prices, advocating for the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, especially in light of what pharmaceutical therapies may be produced to treat and address ongoing and future epidemics. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaBijan Ghaisar Shooting InvestigationThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO In November of 2017, Bijan Ghaisar was shot and killed by two U.S. Park Police officers. He was unarmed and in his vehicle. The National Park Service oversees the U.S. Park Police and still hasn’t responded to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Mayor John Lundell and City Administrator Kelly Hayworth during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. Representatives of the national League of Cities also joined the meeting. “I was glad to meet with Coralville officials to discuss federal...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCOVID-19 ResponseThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO Iowa has had 14 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. My staff and I remain in constant communication with federal agencies to ensure that the federal government is properly managing emerging threats to public...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to introduce legislation to encourage the adoption of law enforcement peer counseling programs and protect the privacy of federal officers who participate. The
Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Lithuanian Restoration of Independence DayWednesday, March 11, 2020VIDEO Thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of Lithuania declared the restoration of that country’s independence. Lithuania’s brave actions began the breakup of the Soviet Union, something...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with Mayor Tom Lazio, Councilmen Bob Meyers and Marc Roe, City Administrator Philip Rath and Director of Public Works Larry Seals during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Lazio and other Ottumwa officials to discuss federal...
In warning to 74 colleges & school districts, Grassley details threats posed by Chinese influence
Updated March 12, 2020: This letter was sent to academic institutions that promoted Confucius Institutes on their websites. Three recipients were removed from the list below because they discontinued Confucius Institutes on campus prior...
The Epoch TimesMark TapscottMarch 10, 2020…Getting a handle on prescription drug prices is one of the few issues on which Republicans and Democrats in Congress appear able to work together in a bipartisan fashion. … The Grassley-Wyden “Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019” was approved on a bipartisan vote by the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Mayor Robert Gallagher, Aldermen Frank Baden, Lisa Brown, Jerry Sechser, Scott Naumann, Scott Webster and City Administrator Decker Ploehn during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Gallagher and other officials from...
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White House: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has committed to work toward a drug pricing-package by May 22, when health-care provisions in last year’s appropriations deal expire.” Washington – The White House today released a statement of principles in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal mirroring the bipartisan...
Breitbart.comMatthew BoyleMarch 9, 2020 U.S. Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told Breitbart News exclusively that his plan to reform prescription drug pricing would specifically focus on reining in federal taxpayer spending on drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid plans. “The bill would basically reform a lot of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Iowa’s Rich HistoryTuesday, March 10, 2020VIDEO As many Iowans know, I have always loved history. That’s why I am glad to recognize March as Iowa History Month. Since becoming a state in 1846, Iowa has raised one president and four Nobel laureates and is home to over...
WASHINGTON –Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Brad Cavanagh, a Dubuque City Councilperson from Ward 4, during his visit to Washington, D.C. for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet Brad in his role as a new councilman and discuss federal priorities for Dubuque, including transportation infrastructure. We had a...
Bipartisan resolution also reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO amid Russian aggression WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Caucus, today led 23 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators with the shared goal of addressing policy issues surrounding rare diseases. “I’m glad to join a bipartisan group of my colleagues to give a voice to people battling lesser-known diseases. It’s...
