WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley: The First Step Act: One Year Anniversary of Senate Passage:

 

I come to the floor today to commemorate and celebrate the one year anniversary of a groundbreaking achievement. On December 18, 2018, the Senate passed the First Step Act. Three days later, President Trump signed this monumental bill into law.

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kirsten Gilibrand (D-NY) in introducing the Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments (LEVEE) Act to help communities make temporary flood protection structures permanent. In April, Sen Grassley participated in a field hearing of the Senate

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, president pro tempore of the United States Senate, released the following statement regarding the impeachment of the President of the United States by the House of Representatives. 

“This is a sad day for our country. The impeachment of a president is a serious matter.

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statements regarding the EPA’s final 2020 renewable volume obligations rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

WASHINGTON DC (December 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement of a proposed rule to allow certain prescription drugs to be imported from Canada.

WASHINGTON DC (December 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to give the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) additional tools to hold drug distributors, manufacturers, and pharmacies accountable for identifying, reporting, and stopping suspicious orders of controlled substances.

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a family farmer, completed his two social media series called #CornWatch and #SoybeanWatch, which gave followers an inside look at farming operations on the Grassley family farm in New Hartford, Iowa. His 20-week series highlighted the progression, from planting to harvest, of the farm’s corn and soybean crops.

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement regarding critical health program funding included in the year-end appropriations package.

WASHINGTON DC (December 18, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The annual funding bill provides critical resources for national defense, military readiness, and support for the nation’s service members.

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