Chuck Grassley
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Recent News About Chuck Grassley
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Defense Credit Union Council: Proposed credit card bill could increase fraud risk for Iowa veterans
The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) told Georgia's U.S. senators in May that proposed credit card regulations would “risk military financial readiness,” and the council is now saying the bill could “jeopardize veterans’ financial security.”
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Q&A: Travel Tips
Q: What do you advise Iowans planning international travel?
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Bipartisan Bill Protects American Agriculture Interests in Foreign Acquisitions
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced legislation to protect U.S. agricultural interests facing foreign acquisition.
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Accountability at Federal Prisons
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and eight of his bipartisan colleagues in introducing legislation to bring greater accountability to our nation’s federal prisons.
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Bipartisan Bill Improves Access to Exec Branch Ethics Records
New government accountability legislation authored by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) would improve access to executive branch ethics records that are often shrouded by layers of bureaucracy. The Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act establishes a new searchable database to house personnel ethics waivers, recusals and disclosures that must be publicly available under current law, but, are difficult to locate or obtain in practice.
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Grassley Joins Hinson, Colleagues to Help Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) partnered with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act. Other sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.).
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In Meeting with Administration Officials, Grassley Hammers Home the Need for Modernization of Organ Transplant System
Building on a nearly two decades-long push to conduct oversight of the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke with administration officials during a bipartisan Senate Finance roundtable regarding modernization of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
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Bipartisan Senators Meet with HRSA, CMS Officials to Discuss Organ Transplant Modernization and Reform
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued a statement following a Senate Finance roundtable with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson and officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Grassley on FBI Doc Alleging Biden Bribery: ‘You Should Be Able to Read It As Much As I Can’
After introducing the bipartisan Whistleblower Appreciation Day Resolution, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to address an FBI oversight matter brought to light thanks to whistleblowers.
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Grassley, Peters Continue Efforts to Bring Transparency to Foreign Lobbying
On the heels of the unanimous Senate passage of two Grassley-Peters bills to crack down on undisclosed foreign lobbying efforts, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) are again leading the fight to expose foreign influence in U.S. policy.
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Ten Years Running: Grassley, Wyden Lead Whistleblower Appreciation Day Resolution
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today led 20 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution designating July 30, 2023 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.”
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Capitol Hill Report, 07-10-23
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 07-10-23.
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Q&A: Social Media
Q: Why do you embrace social media as a federal lawmaker?
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Capitol Hill Report, 07-07-2023
Topics discussed included: burdensome EPA regulations, the United States' decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, the EATS Act, efforts to pack the Supreme Court and the Department of Defense’s sloppy bookkeeping.
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Grassley Condemns Biden Biofuels Bait-And-Switch
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of the Senate’s only corn farmers, criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule setting minimum biofuels blending levels for the next three years below current production capabilities.
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Grassley to Hold Town Meetings in Montgomery, Page, Ringgold and Clayton Counties
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings on Tuesday, June 27, in Red Oak, on Wednesday, June 28, in Clarinda and Mount Ayr and on Thursday, June 29, in Elkader as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
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Grassley: Hunter Plea Deal Can’t Be Final Word
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), made the following statement regarding Hunter Biden’s reported plea deal, which was limited to federal tax violations and a firearm offense.
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Grassley Joins Bipartisan Resolution to Reaffirm U.S. Security Priorities Ahead of 2023 NATO Summit
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, joined Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. security priorities ahead of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Capitol Hill Report, 06-21-2023
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report
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Q&A: Farmers Markets
Q: Are farmers markets expanding in Iowa?