News Releases

  • 04.17.2018

    Statement from the Grassleys on the Passing of Barbara BushWASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley and Mrs. Barbara Grassley of Iowa released the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush.“Former First Lady Barbara Bush was everything a country could ask for in a First Lady. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate enough to...
  • 04.17.2018

    Grassley Pays Tribute to Iowa VeteransWASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today paid tribute to veterans from Eastern Iowa who were visiting the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice, including the World War II, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, as well as the Arlington National Cemetery, as part of the Honor Flight Program. More than...
  • 04.17.2018

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan group of 13 senators in writing to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting the agency cease issuing so-called “hardship” waivers exempting obligated parties from the Renewable Fuel Standard, provide topline information about the waivers already issued, disclose...
  • 04.16.2018

    Grassley Seeks Information from HHS, FDA on Unproven Medical Procedures Touted as Clinical Trials WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb seeking additional information about an investigation into a South Florida...
  • 04.16.2018

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report 04-16-18
  • 04.16.2018

    FDA Opens Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Human Research Following Grassley Oversight Inquiry   WASHINGTON – Following a January 2018 letter sent by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), the FDA has reportedly...
  • 04.13.2018

    Grassley: Line Agents Deserve Praise for Holding Leadership AccountableWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Justice Department Inspector General provided a report concluding that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lacked candor on multiple occasions.“Part of...
  • 04.12.2018

    Pruitt’s EPA Again Admits RFS Compliance Doesn’t Hurt Small Refiners Secret EPA ‘Hardship’ Waivers for Multibillion Dollar Oil Companies Threaten to Break Trump Pledge to Support Biofuels WASHINGTON – In response to a January letter sent by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa),...
  • 04.11.2018

      Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse   WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD) Act of 2018. The bipartisan AIDD Act is designed to increase participation in the...
  • 04.10.2018

    Sen. Chuck Grassley: What I Need to Hear From Mark Zuckerberg TodayBy Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of IowaFortune MagazineApril 10, 2018 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before my committee on Tuesday. It’s garnering a lot of fanfare, but it’s important to stay focused on the reason for...
  • 04.09.2018

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report 04-09-18
  • 04.06.2018

    Grassley Youth Summit Engages Students in Federal JudiciaryCEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today hosted a youth summit in Cedar Rapids which focused on the federal judiciary and its impact on daily lives. Students and educators from more than 20 schools throughout Northeast Iowa were in attendance...
  • 04.05.2018

    Grassley, Goodlatte, Leahy Urge Trump Administration to Finalize EB-5 Regulatory ReformsWASHINGTON – In a joint letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Senate and House Judiciary Committee chairmen Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) urged the swift implementation...
  • 04.05.2018

    Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Announce Joint Hearing with Facebook CEOWASHINGTON – Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) will convene a hearing titled “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of...
  • 04.04.2018

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding China’s second wave of tariffs targeting U.S. commodities, including soybeans, which were announced in retaliation to the Administration’s tariffs on Chinese...
  • 04.03.2018

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report 04-03-18
  • 03.29.2018

    Grassley, Feinstein Seek Additional Records from Trump CampaignWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) requested that the Trump Campaign search for and provide additional documents to assist in the Committee’s ongoing investigation into matters related to Russian...
  • 03.28.2018

    WASHINGTON – Following requests by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced it’s reviewing a recent application by DOJ and FBI to secretly surveil an American citizen, Carter Page, as well as...
  • 03.26.2018

    Chairman Grassley Announces Hearing on the Future of Data Privacy in Social Media WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, will hold a hearing on data privacy on April 10, 2018.Grassley today invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify at the hearing to discuss Facebook’s past and future...
  • 03.26.2018

    Grassley Examines Lax Oversight of ‘Visa Mills’ Offering Visas to Foreign Students WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking information on a federal program that allows private institutions to manage visas for foreign students seeking enrollment in a U.S.-based school with limited oversight. The program is susceptible to...