News Releases

  • 04.28.2025

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Codifying Trump Changes, Anti-trust Field Offices, District Court Judge Authority, Continued Aid for Ukraine, Children of Illegal Immigrants and Trump Third Term.
  • 04.25.2025

    Q: When will default collections start for delinquent federal student loans? A: Starting May 5, the U.S. Department of Education will start collections on defaulted federal student loans. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government in March 2020 paused repayment requirements on student loan debt. The pause outlasted the pandemic, creating a...
  • 04.25.2025

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Trade Review Act of 2025, Russia-Ukraine War, Department of Defense Information Leaks, Year-round E-15, Trump Admin Deportation Efforts and Lowering Federal Deficit.
  • 04.25.2025

    I work for eBay. Businesses need Congress’s help to fight the scourge of retail crimeShoplifting skyrocketed 93% from 2019 to 2023 and that cost gets passed on to consumersBy Christian Hardman, eBay’s North America Criminal and Regulatory Investigations Team LeadApril 25, 2025 ...Hundreds of millions of dollars of inventory are lost to theft each year. To...
  • 04.24.2025

    STORY COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) today attended a ribbon cutting at Youth and Shelter Services’ (YSS) newly-opened youth recovery center. The Ember Recovery Campus, located near Cambridge, will provide Iowa youth individualized, evidence-based mental health and addiction treatment. “I...
  • 04.18.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Wednesday, April 23, in Worth 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...
  • 04.18.2025

    Q: Why is the Renewable Volume Obligation important for Iowa farmers? A: Biomass-based fuels convert feedstocks, including corn and soybeans, for use in the nation’s fuel supply, from passenger vehicles to commercial trucks, marine shipping, rail and aviation. Biodiesel and ethanol expand domestic markets for grain farmers, which is particularly vital when...
  • 04.16.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led the entire Iowa delegation, including U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), in urging President Donald Trump to promptly grant Governor Kim Reynolds’ request for federal disaster...
  • 04.16.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assess whether The People’s Forum and Code Pink are obligated to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), due to the group’s reported Chinese Communist Party ties. “Evidence suggests that The People’s Forum and Code...
  • 04.16.2025

    WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are pushing Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz to provide a full picture of the DOJ’s use of Confidential Human Sources (CHS) and undercover agents on January 6, 2021 (J6)...
  • 04.16.2025

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: State-led Education, Protecting Social Security, Iowa’s Economy, Tariffs, Term Limits and Lowering Medication Costs.
  • 04.15.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the company’s reported efforts to silence whistleblower and former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams, who alleges Meta developed concerning and potentially unlawful ties with the Chinese Communist Party and targeted...
  • 04.15.2025

    Grassley, with Ernst’s support, leads on biodiesel Tom Brooks April 14, 2025 As General Manager of Western Dubuque Biodiesel, I want to thank Sen. Grassley for leading a bipartisan Senate effort urging the Environmental Protection Agency to increase volumes of biomass-based diesel, like biodiesel, under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). His...
  • 04.15.2025

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a lifelong family farmer, joined Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), along with Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) and Mark Alford (R-Mo.), in a letter urging the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission to use sound science and risk-based analysis...
  • 04.14.2025

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in reintroducing the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs to be sold across state lines....
  • 04.14.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today welcomed students from eastern Iowa high schools to his sixth Federal Judiciary Youth Summit, held in Cedar Rapids. The summit gives students a glimpse into the federal judiciary and is part of Grassley’s time-honored effort to engage young Iowans in...
  • 04.14.2025

    WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, are advocating for the Chicago and San Francisco antitrust field offices to remain open. Many agricultural and tech antitrust cases are referred to these offices.   “Now...
  • 04.11.2025

    Q: What was on the front burner during the first 100 days of the 119th Congress? A:  Congress hit the ground running on January 3 when it opened for business. After committee assignments were adopted, I resumed the helm of the Senate Judiciary Committee and leadership position as Senate President pro tempore. The to-do list on the Senate agenda was shaped by...
  • 04.11.2025

    BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Tuesday, April 15, in Lee 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...
  • 04.10.2025

    WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are demanding Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel provide all internal communications and records relating to the FBI’s handling of Hunter Biden’s laptop. “On April 1, 2025, Catherine...