WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 12 of their colleagues in sending a
letter to IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig requesting information to understand better how the IRS enforces the electric vehicle tax credit in light of a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit report...
Q&A: U.S. Census 2020With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is a population count taken every ten years in the United States? A: Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to carry out a census of the U.S. population every decade. Starting with the nation’s first census in 1790 following the American Revolution, the...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the March for LifeFriday, January 24, 2020 Friday marks the 47th annual March for Life. This year’s theme is, “Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.” This theme recognizes that 2020 is the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The earliest...
FISA Court Orders DOJ to Preserve & Secure Page FISA Records
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department (DOJ) has acknowledged that it lacked probable cause to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in at least two of four warrant applications – all of which were granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). The extraordinary...
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– In response to an inquiry from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has highlighted that reforms to federal graduate medical education (GME) program funding streams could improve stewardship of taxpayer dollars as well as address long-term health care professional...
Request for Investigation Prompted by Multiple Whistleblower Accounts
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking an inspector general investigation into the manufacturing practices of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J aircraft after whistleblower reports stated that an apparent lack of oversight by the Department of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, are commending the Trump administration for successfully rolling back the harmful Obama-era “Waters of the United...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCelebration of Life DayThursday, January 23, 2020 January 22nd is Celebration of Life Day, and I wanted to take that opportunity to recognize women facing unplanned pregnancies or parenting young children. Women with unplanned pregnancies sometimes lack access to advice and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is expanding his probe into the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Net Assessment’s (ONA) contract compliance after reviewing troubling documents related to contracts awarded to Professor Stefan Halper. Those documents call into question ONA’s stewardship of taxpayer dollars as well as its contract management and...
Next Stop President Trump’s Desk to Become Law Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), as President pro tempore of the United States Senate, today led an enrollment ceremony to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act. Grassley’s signing of the legislation is the final...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following joint statement regarding a digital services tax agreement between the U.S. and France. “If reports are accurate, we’re pleased that the United States and France have come to an agreement that would...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, today presided over the opening of the impeachment trial of the President of the United States. The opening of the trial today included the presentation of articles of impeachment by the managers from the House of Representatives and the swearing-in of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), President pro tempore of the Senate, aided in the selection process of the new Architect of the Capitol, Brett Blanton. As the Architect of the Capitol, Blanton will lead the agency and oversee the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. Blanton was sworn in...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Thursday, January 16, 2020 It’s no secret around here that staff work is key to any senator’s success. It often goes unnoticed and unthanked. But today, as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act passes Congress, I’d...
Q&A: Human Trafficking in the HeartlandWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What should Iowans know about human trafficking? A: As unconscionable as it may sound, 21st century slavery exists. Criminal networks are depriving the youngest and most vulnerable members of society of their freedom by targeting and entrapping children for illicit...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaHonoring National Religious Freedom DayThursday, January 16, 2020 Today is National Religious Freedom Day when we celebrate our nation’s long standing commitment to religious freedom. The First Amendment to the Constitution protects that right for Americans. Unfortunately,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, January 15, 2020 It’s said that good things come to those who wait. Others say that it’s better late than never. Either way, we can agree that this day has been a long time coming. With passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, January 15, 2020 Last week, the Finance Committee and the Senate lost a dedicated public servant and all-around wonderful man, with the unexpected passing of Chris Allen. Chris has been a member of the Finance Committee tax team since 2018. I...
