Q: How does the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act help home buyers?
A: During my annual 99 county meetings, I hear regularly from Iowa families, employers and civic leaders about the importance of affordable housing in their local communities. Homeownership is a pivotal rung on the ladder of prosperity, bringing individuals a step closer to achieving the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will attend the dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base tomorrow, March 7, to honor the 103rd Sustainment Command service members killed in Kuwait.
Two Iowans are among the fallen soldiers: Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien from Indianola and Sgt. Declan Coady from West Des Moines.
Grassley spoke on the Senate...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with local leaders from Grow Cedar Valley this week during their annual trip to Washington. The group discussed several topics, including transportation, economic and educational development and workforce opportunities.
“I had a great meeting with Grow Cedar Valley, where we discussed the issues impacting...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8;
Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10;
John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement following the Department of Defense’s casualty notice announcing Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien’s death amid Operation Epic Fury. O’Brien was an Army Reserve soldier from Indianola assigned to Des Moines’ 103rd Sustainment Command.
“It’s devastating to learn a second Iowan has lost his life in combat....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense’s casualty announcement identifying four fallen Army Reserve soldiers who lost their lives in Kuwait amid Operation Epic Fury. All four soldiers belonged to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, and one was a native Iowan.
“I’m...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at today’s DHS oversight hearing.
Grassley pressed Noem on DHS’s efforts to combat Iranian terrorist cells in the United States, locate unaccompanied migrant children and address the Biden administration’s failures...
Q: What motivates your crusade to root out fraud?
A: As America celebrates the 250th year of our nation’s independence, we’re obligated – as 21st century beneficiaries of our 18th century patriotic predecessors – to protect and uphold the American experiment for future generations. The brave patriots who declared independence from the powerful British empire...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to advance a bipartisan legislative package led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to address disturbing developments in online child exploitation.
The James T. Woods Act, named after a high school student who tragically lost his life after experiencing...
WASHINGTON – Over two dozen law enforcement and child safety organizations voiced their support for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) bipartisan child safety bills ahead of tomorrow’s Judiciary Committee vote. The Sentencing Accountability for Exploitation (SAFE) Act, the Ending Coercion of...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Term limits, President Trump’s executive order on glyphosate, the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the partial government shutdown, Grassley’s 99 county meetings and the State of the Union.
Q: Why do you keep raising the volume in Washington about the nation’s debt?
A: America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence this year on the Fourth of July. We are blessed to live in the land of opportunity and have an obligation to pass on the promise of prosperity for generations to come. Just consider, in 1776 a 33-year-old...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, immigration, Iran, the SAVE Act and the Epstein Files.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs:
“While Congress gave some of its authority on importations to the president when it passed the 1977 International Emergency Economic...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hit the ground running this week to begin his 46th consecutive year of meeting face-to-face with Iowans in every county.
Grassley started his annual 99 county meetings on Tuesday in Union County with a tour of a local business, followed by a question-and-answer session with employees. Grassley then held 12 additional...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan whistleblower protection and advocacy organization, issued a statement defending whistleblowers’ legal right to release Arctic Frost records to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), including grand jury materials.
GAP clarified that whistleblowers’...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in four counties from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, 2026. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.
NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his Regional...
Q: What do Iowa seniors need to know about the new enhanced tax deduction?
A: The Republican-led Congress last year passed historic tax relief for Americans that included a new enhanced tax deduction for seniors effective for tax years 2025 through 2028. These savings are geared to help older taxpayers living on fixed incomes make ends meet. Iowans need to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned stakeholders about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) benefits to the U.S. economy, including strengthening supply chains against unfair competition from countries like China, ahead of a joint review of the agreement later this...
