WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from the Department of Defense (DoD) to an April 1, 2019 letter he sent regarding potential threats to taxpayer-funded research at DoD.
In his initial letter, Grassley sought details about the steps the department takes to identify foreign threats to research prior to and after awarding grants. He...
Grassley Statement on the Resumption of U.S.-Chinese Trade Talks WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the resumption of U.S.-Chinese trade talks after President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Japan. “I’m glad...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the Taxpayer First Act becoming law.“This bipartisan, bicameral bill represents years of hard work and consensus building. It’s a big first step toward strengthening taxpayer protections and turning the IRS into the customer service...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement in response to recent media reports on new threats to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).“For years, Big Oil and its advocates on and off Capitol Hill have worked hard to undermine the RFS and dole out ‘hardship’ waivers to oil companies without regard to...
ICYMI: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Working for AmericansThe media needs to stop getting the Republican tax cuts wrongBy Bruce ThompsonThe Washington ExaminerMonday, July 1, 2019…“The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, which is staffed by professional economists, lawyers, and accountants, provides revenue estimates and analysis for every...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are pressing the Department of State for information about the process through which Boeing has provided American-made satellites to Chinese-connected companies, which may be used to advance Chinese military development and in the course of human rights abuses by China.
“The use of...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain advocacy groups, professional associations and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioid manufacturers and other medical...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Norman Sharpless seeking information on the quality controls for prescription drugs and their components manufactured in foreign countries,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) submitted policy suggestions to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the agency finalizes proposed federal guidance clarifying how CMS and state surveyors will evaluate the use of shared space, shared staff, and contracted services by hospitals that are co-located with...
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, a bill to encourage scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds including cannabidiol, or CBD. “The parents of children with severe epilepsy and other...
Grassley Statement on the Senate Passage of NDAA
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The annual funding bill provides critical resources for national defense, military readiness and support for the nation’s military men...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced several bills supported by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to improve access to affordable prescription medications through transparency and competition. The package of bills represent a portion of Grassley’s broader effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs through market-based...
NOTE: Senator Grassley gave a speech on the Senate floor regarding the importance of the Freedom of Information Act. He also shared his concerns on Twitter. Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Importance of the Freedom of Information ActThursday, June 27, 2019VIDEO In a self-governed society, the people ought...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCongratulating Toronto Raptor’s Head Coach, Nick NurseThursday, June 27, 2019VIDEO I am proud to say that the NBA season concluded with a University of Northern Iowa graduate being able to call himself a champion. The Toronto Raptors’ head coach, Nick Nurse, graduated...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness MonthThursday, June 27, 2019VIDEO Today, I’d like to talk about Alzheimer’s Disease. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. It’s important to recognize the impact Alzheimer’s has on families in Iowa and across...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) joined Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) in leading an effort to cut government waste and ensure that only the highest-performing federal employees are serving the American people. The senators reintroduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement and Transformation (MERIT) Act, which would modernize the civil...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following statement after voting in favor of a bipartisan supplemental appropriations bill to fund the government’s response to the historic influx of undocumented migration at the southern border. The legislation was passed by a vote of 84-8. “Make no mistake, the immigration...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of senators urging the EPA to update an outdated environmental analysis on ethanol in order to improve foreign sales opportunities. “During the past five years,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at improving transparency in the health care marketplace. The president signed the executive order today during a White House signing ceremony attended by Grassley, Iowa businessman...
