News Releases

  • 02.13.2020

    For Immediate ReleaseThursday, February 13, 2020 Grassley, Ernst Query How Alleged al Qaeda Cop Killer Became U.S. Citizen Senators request briefing from defense & security officials on wanted terrorist now in custody  WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today are seeking answers on how a suspected al...
  • 02.13.2020

    Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on the President’s Fiscal year 2021 BudgetThursday, February 13, 2020VIDEO I want to welcome our witness, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Alex Azar. I appreciate Secretary Azar appearing before...
  • 02.12.2020

    Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on the President’s Fiscal year 2021 BudgetWednesday, February 12, 2020 We are pleased to have Treasury Secretary Mnuchin here today to testify on the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal. The President’s budget...
  • 02.12.2020

    Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today responded to Senate Democrats’ misleading and baseless letter on energy tax policies that ignores recent and longer-term history on how to successfully enact bipartisan green energy policies.   “Since I returned as Chairman of the Finance Committee last year, a top priority...
  • 02.12.2020

    Washington – Four members of the Senate Finance Committee have started probing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) after numerous inspector general audits and news reports raised questions about the adequacy of patient safety standards, suggested thousands of available organs are not being used, and highlighted questionable...
  • 02.12.2020

    Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Anniversary of the Parkland ShootingWednesday, February 12, 2020 This Friday marks the two year anniversary of the shooting in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen innocent lives were lost at the hands of evil. We will never forget that tragic day. I’m dedicated to keeping...
  • 02.11.2020

    Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, February 11, 2020 Since tax reform was enacted in 2017, our economy has grown and strengthened, with American families and businesses seeing real benefits. Unemployment rates have dropped dramatically, with unemployment among Hispanic, Latino and...
  • 02.11.2020

    WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced bipartisan legislation to require the military to establish a “Safe to Report” policy. According to a Department of Defense report, in fiscal year 2018, only 30% of sexual assaults in the military were reported. Studies show more survivors are empowered to come forward...
  • 02.11.2020

    RealClearHealth.comFebruary 10, 2020By Anthony Kern The Trump administration recently announced its support for a bipartisan bill that would help curb prescription drug prices. The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act—introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley, R-IA, and Ron Wyden, D-OR—would shield vulnerable senior communities on...
  • 02.11.2020

    Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, February 11, 2020 Yesterday, Senator Martha McSally announced her support for the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. Senator McSally and I worked together on several parts of the bill. Arizonans should know that Senator...
  • 02.11.2020

    Washington – Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) today endorsed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, growing the ranks of Senate Republican support. Other Senate Republicans are expected to announce their support for the bill in the coming days. “Senator McSally is a...
  • 02.10.2020

    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will begin his annual tradition of holding question-and-answer sessions with Iowans in every county this year for the 40th year in a row on Friday, February 14 with meetings in Johnson County, Cedar County and Jones County. This year, Grassley will complete his fourth decade of holding meetings in every...
  • 02.10.2020

    Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Retirement of Evelyn BirkbyMonday, February 10, 2020 Today, I’d like to pay tribute to a remarkable Iowan. She’s one of the longest-serving newspaper columnists in America.  She has an uncommon work ethic, having never missed a deadline in seventy years. Her...
  • 02.10.2020

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report 02-10-20
  • 02.07.2020

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after colleagues attempted to undermine legitimate oversight by selectively leaking information from...
  • 02.07.2020

    Q&A: State of the UnionWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What was President Trump’s message at the 2020 State of the Union?  A: Three years into his presidency, President Trump shared good news during his State of the Union address in February. Right off the bat, the president delivered a remarkable report card on the U.S. economy....
  • 02.07.2020

    WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf seeking information on why SSA is not providing the statutorily required information to DHS regarding noncitizens working on and reporting...
  • 02.05.2020

    WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are seeking records of Hunter Biden’s travel while he was under U.S. Secret Service protection as they continue to investigate potential conflicts of interest to boost his business ventures in...
  • 02.05.2020

    VP Pence: We’ve Got Bipartisan Legislation…Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden Have Worked On…the President Said Pass the Bipartisan Bill Washington – Vice President Mike Pence today praised the Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act and reiterated President Donald Trump’s commitment to passing their bipartisan bill...
  • 02.05.2020

    Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on NominationsWednesday, February 5, 2020VIDEO Today, the Finance Committee will hear from three nominees. We will hear from a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Treasury, a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the...