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Recent News About Chuck Grassley


Senate Marks National Whistleblower Appreciation Day In Unanimous Resolution

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Members of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), today celebrated National Whistleblower Appreciation Day by announcing two new caucus members: Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).

Following Grassley Requests, FTC Opens Probe Of Prescription Drug Middlemen

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an inquiry into the impacts of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on the affordability of medicine. Grassley specifically pushed the FTC to open this investigation

Grassley Presses Treasury Secretary Yellen On Administration’s Response To 40-Year High Inflation

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Grassley says Yellen’s response “rejects the corporate greed argument that we’ve been hearing”

Grassley Commends Child Advocate Volunteers In Senate Resolution

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Resolution Officially Recognizes June 6 as CASA/GAL Volunteers’ Day

Q&A: Stop Sticker Shock At Pharmacy Counter

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Q&A: Stop Sticker Shock at Pharmacy Counter With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Grassley, Pro-Life Colleagues Pledge To Block Taxpayer Funding For Abortion

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), founder and chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, along with Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and 45 of his colleagues in sending a unified message to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortions

Following Grassley-Led Oversight Push, CMS To Terminate Service With Troubled N.J. Nursing Home

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Residents at Andover facility suffered physical, emotional harm

Hirono, Grassley Resolution Recognizes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bipartisan resolution marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Grassley Raises Concern About Apparent Political Bias By Senior FBI Public Integrity Official

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Requests Inspector General Investigation

Senate Passes Grassley, Durbin Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating 100 Years Of Diplomatic Relations Between U.S. And Baltic States

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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, to celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations with the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Grassley, Finance Committee Republicans Raise Concerns With Disturbing IRS Document Destruction

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former chairman and current member of the Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and his Republican colleagues to raise concerns about the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) destruction of an estimated 30 million paper-filed documents in March 2021 – reportedly due to a backlog in processing paper documents

Grassley Statement On Justice Department Decision Against Prosecuting Agents Involved In Botched Larry Nassar Investigation

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Justice Department’s announcement that, after a re-review of the record, it would not bring criminal charges against two former FBI special agents whose mishandling of the Larry Nassar investigation allowed for the abuse of more victims

Grassley, Portman, Inhofe Demand Update From FBI On Afghan Evacuees Flagged For Security Concerns, Denounce DHS’ Continued Failure To Use All Vetting Tools

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A Pentagon report previously found dozens of Afghans who posed security risks entered the U.S., many now cannot be located

Q&A: School Violence

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Q&A: School Violence With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Grassley: When It Comes To Fighting Terrorism, Listen To The Experts

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DOJ Officials warn Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act is “harmful,” “counterproductive”

Grassley, Peters, Hassan, Ernst Bipartisan Legislation To Prevent Conflicts Of Interest In Federal Contracting Advances In Senate

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Bill Will Ensure Federal Contractors Are Working in the Best Interest of the American People

Grassley-Peters Bill Cracking Down On Secret Foreign Influence Clears Homeland Security Committee

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Bipartisan legislation to shine a light on secret foreign lobbying efforts was approved today by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC)

Grassley, Finance Committee Republicans To IRS: Speed Up Paper Tax Returns Process

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former chairman and current member of the Finance Committee, joined Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and his Republican colleagues to urge Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig to implement 2-D barcoding for paper returns in the 2023 tax filing season – technology that would help to efficiently process millions of tax returns and speed up taxpayer refunds

Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Help First Responders Access Key Health Insurance Benefit In Retirement

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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) have introduced legislation that seeks to make it easier for retired first responders to take advantage of a benefit designed to help them cover health expenses

Grassley Announces Staff Office Hours In 31 Counties Around Iowa

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Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) regional directors based in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo will hold traveling office hours in 31 counties around Iowa throughout the month of June