WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in introducing legislation to set up the United States and its allies for success in strategic competition with China. A key provision of the bill is based on Grassley’s Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking information on China’s August 28, 2024, decision to end intercountry adoptions. In letters to the State Department and the Chinese Ambassador, he notes China’s announcement has jeopardized adoption prospects for many American families – including in Iowa – who have been stuck in the final stages of the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accepted the American Fraternal Alliance’s first-ever “Fraternal Ally Award” for his work to support fraternal benefit societies. Grassley is a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
“Fraternal benefit societies are deeply rooted in the fabric of our nation. For centuries, they’ve made an...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sought to cut off federal funds to entities the Justice Department (DOJ) has identified as facilitating sexual abuse and harassment against unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Democrats objected to Grassley’s measure, instead proposing a bloated...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today participated in a hearing to shine light on the rise of antisemitism in America.
Antisemitic incidents and threats in the U.S., particularly on college campuses, spiked following Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Significant unrest...
WASHINGTON – At today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care costs, former chairman and current senior member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) discussed his bipartisan work to bring transparency to opaque pharmaceutical industry middlemen. He asked about the Biden-Harris administration’s program to mask how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has hiked...
WASHINGTON – Senate Drug Caucus Co-Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and caucus member Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today led bipartisan colleagues in reintroducing the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act. The legislation targets deadly drugs that are substantially similar to already-controlled substances but carefully engineered –...
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Topics include: Secret Service oversight, Chinese and Russian military aggression, government funding, Harris' proposal for a homebuyers grant, the Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act and Ukraine's use of long-range weapons.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)’s staff will hold traveling office hours in 24 Iowa counties from September 23 to September 27. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.
NOTE: Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his regional...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accepted Growth Energy’s 2024 “Fueling Growth Award” for his efforts to support biofuels producers. Grassley is a lifelong family farmer and senior member of the Agriculture and Finance Committees.
“As an Iowa corn and soybean grower, I’m well familiar with biofuels’ many benefits. Homegrown biofuels are good for...
Q: What’s the history behind Farm Safety Week?
A: Since World War II, National Farm Safety Week is observed in September to boost public awareness before the harvest season gets fully underway. It’s one of the most dangerous times of year in farming. President Franklin Roosevelt called America’s farmers and ranchers “the source from which the reservoirs of...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) are urging a renewed emphasis on the Senate’s debate and amendment processes. In a letter to the Senate Republican Conference, the senators request their colleagues adopt legislative procedures that guarantee every senator ample opportunity to make their constituents’ voices and priorities...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) today introduced the Keeping Drugs out of Schools Act. The bipartisan bill would establish a new grant program for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions to partner with schools to educate students about the dangers of synthetic opioids.
“Halting drug abuse in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, presented Chelsey’s Dream Foundation with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s (CCAI) Angels in Adoption award. Anamosa’s Chuck and Carol Bildstein founded the non-profit to provide financial and emotional support to adoptive families.
“I...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) to introduce the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. The legislation would increase scrutiny of foreign bids to purchase U.S. farmland, particularly from adversaries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran, by adding the Secretary of Agriculture...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from the FBI on its failure to implement necessary changes to improve its practices regarding child sex offense cases. A recent Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit (“the 2024 Audit”)...
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Topics include: the Farm Bill, an Iowan's disappearance in Mexico, the anniversary of 9/11, the upcoming presidential debate and Iran-backed assassination plots.
Q: What comes to mind with the 9/11 anniversary this month?
A: After 23 years, the unprecedented terrorist attacks on U.S. soil serve as a solemn reminder to all Americans. We must never forget the tragic loss of approximately 3,000 people who woke up and went about their daily lives on that sunny September morning, never to see their loved ones again....
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking information from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) regarding their documented failure to protect over 291,000 unaccompanied migrant children (UCs). Grassley’s oversight follows up on an August 19, 2024 watchdog report revealing DHS has not...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Grassley's 99 county tour, manufacturing, Medicare Part D, preserving Americans' constitutional rights, Israel-Hamas hostage negotiations and Vice President Harris' focus on price gouging controls.
