WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after President Trump discussed immigration policy priorities today in the White House Rose Garden. “We need an immigration system for the 21st century – one that puts American workers first, welcomes talent from around the world and preserves our longstanding...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn National Prevention WeekThursday, May 16, 2019 Mr. President, the misuse of opioids is a national crisis. Every single day, more than 130 people in this country overdose on these drugs, with tragic results. In 2017, there were more than 70,000 drug overdose-related deaths in the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, along with Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, introduced bipartisan legislation to restore veterans’ Second Amendment rights.Under current practice, once the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assigns a fiduciary to help a veteran manage benefit payments,...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation supported by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior committee member, to prevent foreign governments from exploiting U.S. immigration laws in an effort to undermine American elections. The bipartisan Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeOn the Launch of the Senate Finance Committee TaskforcesTo Resolve Temporary Tax PolicyThursday, May 16, 2019VIDEO On February 28th, I came to the floor to talk about the more than two dozen tax provisions that have expired since the end of 2017. That...
Grassley-Cruz bill seeks to improve school safety and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today reintroduced the
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019, a bill to preserve law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today announced the formation of several bipartisan taskforces to examine temporary tax provisions that expired, or will expire, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2019 – a total of 42 provisions. The taskforces will be...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports that EPA “made it easier for oil refineries to get waivers from the nation’s biofuel law at least four months before a 2017 court...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to improve access to assistance for first responders permanently disabled in the line of duty. The
Protecting America’s First Responders Act establishes guidelines for determining eligibility for federal benefit under...
WASHINGTON – On Friday, May 17, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa will be in Davenport and Buffalo for meetings with community leaders, emergency managers, small business owners and other Iowans affected by flooding in the region. The topic of the meetings will be the devastating floods impacting eastern Iowa. Grassley will be available for 15...
NOTE: Sen. Grassley this week sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan seeking information about price gouging at the Pentagon. Grassley also published an op-ed on the topic. Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Price Gouging at the PentagonWednesday, May 15, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the department, seeking more information about how the Department of Defense (DoD) contracts with businesses and other entities in overpricing, as well as its process to collect cost data...
WASHINGTON – Today Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) to introduce legislation requiring the U.S. government to develop a list of scientific and engineering institutions affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Gary Peters of Michigan today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help states identify and meet the needs of children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, also known as dual status youth.The Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT)...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaNAIFA Congressional ConferenceOn the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019Wednesday, May 14, 2019 Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to update you on some of the work before the Senate Finance Committee. The committee has a full agenda for the 116th Congress. We are...
Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on Challenges to the Retirement SystemTuesday, May 14, 2019VIDEO Good morning. Today the committee will continue its work on retirement security and the challenges facing the U.S. retirement system.I want to welcome our witnesses this morning. I look...
Project Aims to Memorialize Veterans’ Service for Historical Record WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered recorded interviews and documents comprising the stories of service from 20 veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Last November, Grassley’s office...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois, along with Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Angus King of Maine, today introduced bipartisan legislation to codify recent regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn National Police WeekMonday, May 13, 2019VIDEO This week marks “National Police Week,” which is dedicated to the brave men and women of law enforcement. Police officers prioritize the safety of their neighbors and fellow citizens above their own. This week gives us an...
