WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act to improve access to over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for eligible veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
“Hearing loss limits a person’s ability to participate in...
Q: How widespread of a problem is human trafficking in our country?
A: Although exact numbers are difficult to nail down – estimates of victims trafficked within the United States range up to a million people every year – the crime of forcing a human being to provide labor, sex or domestic servitude occurs in communities across the entire country. It’s even...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a resolution designating January as National Stalking Awareness Month. The bipartisan and bicameral resolution seeks to raise awareness of the dangers of stalking and boost prevention efforts. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Debbie Dingell...
WASHINGTON – Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, descendants of Holocaust survivors, Jewish faith leaders and global advocates are applauding Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) efforts to shine light on Credit Suisse’s financial servicing of Nazis and their enablers. Grassley next week will chair a bipartisan...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: ICE enforcement in Minnesota, E15, the government funding deadline, prevented planting coverage, Greenland and tariffs.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, has successfully secured new employment and a financial settlement for a whistleblower who was severely retaliated against by the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Whistleblower Afolabi Siwajuola came forward to...
Q: What is the federal government’s #1 tool to fight fraud?
A: More than a century after President Lincoln first signed the False Claims Act into law, I never could have predicted how effective the Civil War-era amendments I updated in 1986 would become on behalf of the American taxpayer. The so-called Lincoln’s Law was enacted in 1863 to combat unscrupulous...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the committee, respectively, along with Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and 15 of their colleagues, in urging Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to renew Robinson-Patman Act enforcement and prevent economic discrimination against small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in the grocery and agriculture...
WASHINGTON – Under a law championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the federal government recovered over $6.8 billion in fraudulent payments in fiscal year 2025 (FY25), the largest single-year recovery in the history of the False Claims Act. Whistleblowers were responsible for helping recover a vast majority of this amount, over $5.3 billion. During that...
Q: What changes can Iowans look forward to this tax season?
A: Mark your calendars. Iowans can start filing their 2025 tax returns starting Monday, Jan. 26 through April 15. This year, more taxpayers will have something to look forward to – getting cash back from Uncle Sam. The U.S. Treasury Secretary says the lion’s share of middle-income taxpayers can...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10;
Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10;
David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of...
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in introducing the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. The bill requires universities to inform students who are pregnant of their rights and protections, such as modified class schedules, excused absences and other resources, supporting young women’s ability to carry their babies to...
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin echoing concerns raised by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird regarding Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
In the letter, Grassley is urging the EPA to investigate allegations...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on cover letters to three telecommunications companies that PSI is subpoenaing as part of Congress’ oversight of Arctic Frost. PSI’s subpoenas to AT&T, Verizon and Lumen require the companies...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on federal agencies to provide answers in the wake of widespread government fraud and whistleblower retaliation allegations in Minnesota.
In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Grassley requested additional information...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report is available HERE.
Topics include: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding, UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices, 2025 achievements and priorities for 2026, Grassley staff changes and the Afghan evacuee hearing.
Report based on over 50,000 pages of UnitedHealth Group documents provided to Grassley
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released a majority staff report exposing UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) record of what appears to be gaming the Medicare Advantage (MA) system, turning risk adjustment into its own business and siphoning off taxpayer money in breach...
Q: What do the new federal Dietary Guidelines recommend for Americans?
A: After one year back in office, it comes as no surprise the Trump administration continues to deliver on its campaign promises to Make America Healthy Again and address chronic health conditions and childhood illness. Updated every five years, the federal Dietary Guidelines impact...
