WASHINGTON DC (January 31, 2019) — On January 31, 2016, the night of her graduation, Sarah Root, a twenty-one year-old Iowan from Council Bluffs, was struck and killed in Omaha, Nebraska, by Edwin Mejia, who entered the country illegally and was driving drunk — three times over the legal limit.

WASHINGTON DC (January 31, 2019) — GovTrack, an independent organization that tracks federal legislation and information about Members of Congress, recently released its annual “Report Card,” a special year-end project that reports the legislative statistics of Members of Congress. US Sen Chuck Grassley of Iowa received high marks in a number of categories.

WASHINGTON DC (January 31, 2019) — US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today announced expected subcommittee membership for the committee in the 116th Congress. The below lists subcommittee membership by seniority within the subcommittee. The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee are ex officio members of all subcommittees.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the recent 9-2 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affecting Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans. Yesterday’s appellate decision overturns past court opinions, ruling that Congress never intended to exclude service members who served in the seas around Vietnam from receiving the presumption that their illnesses were connected to Agent Orange exposure.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health care for veterans. The Veterans Access to Care Act would help improve veterans’ medical facilities by allowing facilities with a need for additional health care professionals to apply to be designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 30, 2019) — As we start the new year and look ahead to what we as public servants can achieve, there are a number of important issues facing Iowa’s agricultural industry where our roles on the state and federal levels intersect. Recently, one issue has been defending and advocating on behalf of biofuels workers and the farmers who grow the made-in-America fuel. Working together, along with US Sen.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota were joined by Sen Joni Ernst of Iowa in sponsoring bipartisan legislation to bring down the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs. The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act would limit anti-competitive pay-for-delay deals that prevent or delay the introduction of affordable follow-on versions of branded pharmaceuticals.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, Chris Coons of Delaware, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Doug Jones of Alabama, Pat Roberts of Kansas, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Jack Reed of Rhode Island introduced the Teachers Are Leaders Act, which would create partnerships between colleges and high-need schools to develop and support innovative teacher-leader roles.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reaffirm their support for US engagement in the multilateral OECD process on an approach to addressing the tax challenges arising from the “digitalization of the economy.” The senators also signaled their continued opposition to foreign governments’ unilateral attempts at targeting US-based multinational companies wi

WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2019) — In a letter to US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer submitted a description of changes to e

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