Chuck Grassley

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Recent News About Chuck Grassley


Grassley Joins Effort To Hold Putin Accountable For War Crimes, Human Rights Abuses In Ukraine

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Resolution calls for investigation of Putin as war criminal

Q&A: Ukraine

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Q&A: Ukraine With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Grassley, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan H-1B, L-1 Visa Reform Legislation

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced bipartisan, legislation to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programs

Grassley, Ernst Call For Sanctions On Putin-Led Mercenary Group Attempting To Assassinate Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

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Amid reporting that Putin has hired hundreds of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to assassinate Zelenskyy, Iowa senators are calling for investigation and sanctions

Grassley, Rubio Introduce Bill To Sanction All Russian State-Owned Enterprises

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Halting Enrichment of Russian Oligarchs and Industry Allies of Moscow’s Schemes to Leverage its Abject Villainy Abroad (HEROIAM SLAVA) Act

Grassley, Colleagues Press White House For Detailed Breakdown Of Trillions In COVID-19 Spending

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Lawmakers question need for additional $30 billion in COVID-19 relief

Grassley Votes To Overturn Biden’s Vaccine Mandate On Health Care Workers

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Resolution to ax CMS vaccine mandate passes Senate

Democrats Block Grassley Push To Immediately Extend Schedule I Status For Fentanyl

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As fentanyl continues killing thousands of Americans every year, the authority designating it as a Schedule I drug expires March 11

Grassley, Colleagues Push To Ban Russian Oil Imports

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As Russia continues its unprovoked attack on Ukraine, new proposal would halt U.S. purchases of Russian oil

Grassley Urges Treasury Department To Block Russian Access To Further IMF Financing

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and 38 additional members of the House and Senate in urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to ensure International Monetary Fund (IMF) member countries are not facilitating any exchange of Russia’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)

Grassley, Colleagues Push To Expel Russia From UN Security Council

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn, (R-Tenn.) and others today in introducing a joint resolution urging the Biden administration to remove Russia from the United Nations Security Council

Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Restore American Energy Independence, End Reliance On Foreign Nations

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to introduce the American Energy Independence Act of 2022, which reverses President Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector and returns American energy to full production

Grassley To Hold Town Meeting In Lucas County

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting this Friday, March 4 in Lucas County as part of his annual 99 county meetings

Grassley, Feinstein Proposal To Curb Rising Methamphetamine Abuse Passes House, Senate With Broad Bipartisan Support

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Methamphetamine Response Act now heads to president’s desk

Grassley Pushes DOJ To Reconsider Plans To Cancel China Crackdown Amid Persistent Threats

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Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on the Justice Department to reconsider its announced plans to cancel its China Initiative, despite the continued barrage of espionage and intellectual property theft originating from the Chinese Communist Party

Q&A: Tax Season 2022

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Q&A: Tax Season 2022 With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Grassley, Feinstein, Durbin Call For Additional Information On FBI’s Response To Nassar Case

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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and a bipartisan group of Senate Judiciary Committee members today called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide additional details about the FBI’s approach to child sex abuse cases following its failures to properly investigate the Larry Nassar case

Grassley Statement On Supreme Court Nomination

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the president’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Bipartisan, Bicameral Leaders Urge DOJ To Issue FOIA Guidance That Prioritizes Transparency

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, James Comer (R-Ky.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging him to issue a memorandum to all agencies encouraging the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a manner that emphasizes openness and transparency

Grassley, Ernst Press CMS To Protect High-Quality, Affordable Health Insurance For 65,000 Iowans

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In a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) requested that CMS quickly permit transitional health plans for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 to provide Iowans predictability and stability in their health care