Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley's recent tweets accuse Fox News of failing President Trump and recommend someone in the Oval Office read a Wall Street Journal editorial to Trump, which suggests why he may lose in November. One media outlet calls the tweets a call for an "intervention" at the White … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley speaks out against destruction of statues
Protesters in Washington D.C. tried unsuccessfully last night to topple a statue near the White House of Andrew Jackson. The seventh president who founded the Democratic Party was a soldier, a statesman, and a slaveholder. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley gave a floor speech earlier Monday saying, … [Read more...]
Grassley says Senate hearing will consider restrictions on police
As a response to last month's death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will be taking part in a hearing today to discuss the use of force by police. Members of Congress are considering a far-reaching package of new restrictions on police forces nationwide, … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley says police brutality must be addressed
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says action needs to be taken at the federal level to address issues being voiced by multitudes of protesters about police brutality and racism. Last week's death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis has sparked demonstrations in cities across Iowa … [Read more...]
Iowa Senators question FDA about ethanol use in hand sanitizers
Iowa's two U.S. senators are asking the Food and Drug Administration to clarify its policies on making alcohol-based hand sanitizer during the pandemic. Iowa ethanol producers were initially given the go ahead to use some of their ingredients to make sanitizer, but Senator Chuck Grassley says the … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley seeking information on fired inspectors general
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is renewing his call for the Trump Administration to provide a detailed, written explanation for President Trump’s firing of two inspectors general. Grassley, a Republican, says he's been talking with White House lawyers who say he'll get a response this week. "So, I … [Read more...]
Senators Ernst and Grassley call for more support of hog producers
Iowa's two U.S. senators want more money pumped into programs to compensate hog producers who are forced to euthanize herds due to the pandemic. With some meatpacking plants closed, processing capacity is down by 20- to 40%, or more. Senator Chuck Grassley says the pork industry has lost more … [Read more...]
Grassley bill would provide benefits to first responders who die from coronavirus
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the pandemic is putting law officers, paramedics and other first responders at even greater risk as their routine interactions with the public could leave them with a potentially deadly case of COVID-19. Grassley is introducing a bill that would guarantee federal … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley following guidelines, wearing mask in return to Washington
At 86 years old, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is among the older, more vulnerable Iowans who are supposed to be especially careful during the coronavirus pandemic. Grassley joined his colleagues in the U.S. Capitol on Monday as lawmakers gathered in person for the first time since mid-March. The … [Read more...]
President orders meat and poultry plants to stay open
President Trump has signed an executive order that requires all U.S meatpacking plants to continue operating. Pork plants in Waterloo and Columbus Junction and the beef plant in Tama temporarily shut down after outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers. Tonight, Trump invoked the Defense Production … [Read more...]