WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer, issued a statement after the Senate Agriculture Committee failed to advance the 2026 Farm Bill due to Democrats’ refusal to provide bipartisan support for the legislation.
“I’m very disappointed Democrats blocked the Farm Bill today in protest over commonsense reforms that root out waste in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), as well as Reps. Bill Keating (D-Mass.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio), to issue a joint statement after 26 current and former staff members and associates of the Srebrenica...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned witnesses about the need for bipartisan cooperation to address Social Security’s long-term solvency.
During a floor speech last week, Grassley noted retirees will see a 22% cut in benefits around late 2032 unless Congress takes...
Audio from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: the Farm Bill, the Sanders-Grassley Audit the Pentagon Act, Todd Blanche’s nomination to be U.S. Attorney General, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Iran and mail-in voting.
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) today called on President Donald Trump to approve Governor Kim Reynolds’ disaster declaration request following severe weather and heavy rainfall between July 1-4,...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be U.S. Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10.
“Todd Blanche’s Justice Department has reprioritized the safety of Americans after the Biden administration opened the borders to violent criminals and turned a blind eye to the heinous crimes that were...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are applauding the Senate’s unanimous passage of their Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026 to restore Americans’ access to critical bankruptcy programs by reinstating modern debt limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13.
“Our nation’s...
Jack Smith invited to testify before Senate next monthAugust 3, 2026POLITICO
Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought criminal charges against President Donald Trump, has been invited to testify Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to an invitation from Chair Chuck Grassley reviewed by POLITICO.
Smith previously testified...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading 15 Senate colleagues in a letter pressing Verizon for details on its decision to hand over senators’ phone toll records to Special Counsel Jack Smith and the company’s failure to disclose its actions to affected members of Congress. The Verizon, AT&T and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reintroduced the Audit the Pentagon Act to ensure the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is a careful steward of taxpayers’ dollars. The legislation would impose financial consequences if the Pentagon fails to pass a full, independent audit. Any Pentagon component that does not...
Q: How can the federal government claw back taxpayer money lost to fraud?
A: Iowans work hard for their money and don’t want to see fraudsters enriching themselves at their expense. The U.S. Treasury is not a piggy bank for fraudsters to exploit and drain public assistance programs for profit. Iowans expect their elected representatives to fight fraud and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded committee passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act by a bipartisan vote of 26-1. The legislation strengthens taxpayer rights and modernizes Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operations, helping build a more efficient,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution designating July as “National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month.” The bipartisan resolution aims to educate Americans...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, issued remarks praising whistleblowers as America’s greatest fighters against fraud and waste. Grassley also introduced a resolution marking July 30, 2026, as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.” On this day 248 years ago, Congress...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program Improvement Act of 2026 to provide long-term stability to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) whistleblower program, strengthen protections for whistleblowers and speed up award processing. The bill is cosponsored by...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Iran, Social Security, military academy nominations, the importance of bipartisanship, the farm bill, E15, the Senate highway bill and Sen. Graham’s passing.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Trump to issue an executive order mandating federal agencies to review, release and, where necessary, declassify all government records relating to Nazi war crimes, in compliance with the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act of 1998 (NWCDA). The request compliments Grassley’s yearslong investigation...
Q: How would the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act help lower costs?
A: Making life more affordable is a top concern I hear from Iowans. Recurring expenses for basic necessities – such as groceries, gas, housing and childcare – can soak up the lion’s share of workers’ paychecks and seniors on fixed income. Paying for prescription drugs and medical expenses...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system. The legislation is led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and also cosponsored by Sens. Richard...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Daniel Desmond Domenico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, by a vote of 12-10.
Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, by a vote of 12-10.
Christopher Nassar, to be United States Attorney for the...
