WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Iowa will receive $2.5 million in federal funding authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Grassley supported in 2021. The total includes $2 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grants to...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
The Future of Social Security
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Social Security is part of the social fabric of America. Unfortunately, its trust fund for retirement and survivor benefits will be exhausted in six years....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is pushing to get year-round, nationwide E15 signed into law to lower gas prices for consumers nationwide and boost the farm economy. Grassley has been a champion for E15 for over fifteen years.
“E15 benefits Americans from sea to shining sea....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are advancing two legislative packages in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fight crime nationwide and protect kids online. The bipartisan bills target online child predators, retail theft, illicit xylazine and...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Seized Assets for Battlefield Equipment and Readiness (SABER) Act to support Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. The legislation would allow Ukraine to use assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other Russian sovereign assets to purchase...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, welcomed news that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will disburse over $90 million from the Rural Health Transformation Fund (RHTF) to rural healthcare providers in Iowa to support workforce recruitment and retention, medical equipment and cancer care....
Q: How will Iowans benefit from year-round E15?
A: For more than 15 years, I’ve championed homegrown ethanol in the U.S. Senate. In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of E15, a fuel blend containing 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. Since then, Americans have chosen to purchase more than eight billion gallons of E15, putting more...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced two bipartisan bills by voice vote to allow television cameras in federal courtrooms. The bills are led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
“The judicial branch has a massive impact on Americans’ daily lives, yet few of us get the chance to...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Social Security, Grassley’s work to bring federal funding home to Iowa, the Secure America Act and America 250 celebrations.
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), submitted a letter on behalf of all Iowans for inclusion in the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule, which celebrates 250 years of...
WASHINGTON – At a Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned President Trump’s nominee for Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Hal Duncan, about the need to advance critical wind projects in Iowa and about implementation of the Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit, or 45Z, which Congress extended and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that Iowa will receive $31.2 million in Rural Development funding, including $27.5 million to the Floyd County Medical Center. The funds will benefit Iowans in Floyd, Butler, Bremer, Linn, Story, Hancock, Wright, Montgomery, Woodbury and Webster...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sat down with Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times to discuss his Arctic Frost oversight and longtime advocacy for whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the judicial confirmations process and more.
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WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 14 Senate Republicans in introducing the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts (SHOT) Act. The legislation would strengthen the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), providing the firearms industry enhanced protection against frivolous...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Iowa will receive over $9.5 million in federal funding to benefit Iowans across the state.
“Iowans showed their resilience after storms struck the state in 2020, 2024 and 2025. These FEMA funds will help the Hawkeye state continue to rebuild,”...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed the Recruiting Families Using Data Act by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), legislation to improve recruitment, retention and support for foster parents. Grassley is the co-chair and co-founder of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth.
To address the nationwide shortage of foster parents, the...
Q: What does the 2026 federal tax filing data show?
A: The U.S. Treasury released data showing American families and workers claimed $82 billion in individual direct relief from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law one year ago on the Fourth of July. The Republican-led Congress passed the landmark tax law without a single Democrat voting for the...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) welcomed the Senate’s unanimous passage of five bipartisan law enforcement bills the Judiciary Committee advanced during National Police Week.
“Law enforcement officers stand on the thin blue line every day, risking their lives to protect our...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). The targeted, bipartisan bill would restore online competition and affordability by preventing the world’s largest digital platforms from abusing their market power to stifle...
Grassley also discussed New World screwworm, helping small family farmers and reducing input costs.
WASHINGTON?– In response to questioning from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reaffirmed President Trump’s “full and unequivocal support” for E15,...
