News Releases

09.22.2026

Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE. Topics include: Diesel prices, press access at the White House, the Farm Bill, Iran, the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act and the Kennedy Center.

09.21.2026

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed his leadership and advocacy for cancer research in an interview featured in the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) 2026 progress report. The report also highlighted Grassley’s work to establish and reauthorize...

09.18.2026

WASHINGTON – The Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act authored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), a fellow Finance Committee member, is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk after the Senate unanimously approved the...

Remarks

09.23.2026

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Standing Up for Women in Sports: Ensuring Opportunity, Fairness and Safety for Female Athletes” Wednesday, September 23, 2026 We’re here today to discuss how we can empower women and protect girls in sports, and about the impact of men competing in women’s sports. The...

09.23.2026

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Working Families Tax Cuts Act – Trump Accounts”Wednesday, September 23, 2026 VIDEO Last year, my Republican colleagues and I enacted the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which prevent[ed] the largest tax hike in our nation’s history. Not a single Democratic senator voted for...

09.22.2026

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Corn Farmers are in Every State”Tuesday, September 22, 2026 VIDEO My colleagues know that I come to the floor quite often to talk about the issue of ethanol and how the benefits of E15 [are] for the state of Iowa, but also for the whole country. So, I would remind my colleagues that...

Commentary

08.31.2026

The 119th Congress will be remembered as a decisive turning point for American safety and security. By electing Republicans to the majority in 2024, voters rejected the leftist ideals of defunding the police, abolishing prisons and supporting violent criminals over victims. In turn, Republicans have led a resurgence in commonsense crime-fighting legislation,...

06.25.2026

With the 2026 midterms approaching and the 2028 presidential election right behind them, Democrats are raising a discredited ruse to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices. Just last month, Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris floated the idea of Democrats packing the Supreme Court as part of a “no bad idea brainstorm.” Meanwhile,...

06.25.2026

Rural communities are counting on us By Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) June 24, 2026 Washington Times Rural healthcare is top-of-mind for many Iowans. Across our state, Iowans rely on rural hospitals for compassionate, personalized care close to home. Rural hospitals are also economic anchors that support local businesses,...

Official Correspondence

HIStory Series

09.11.2026

From natural disasters to political, agricultural, scientific and technological revolutions, certain events change the course of human history. This year, we celebrate 250 years since America’s founding patriots signed the Declaration of Independence. Since then, generations of Americans have defended the blessings of freedom and liberty, striving and...

08.18.2026

Two hundred and fifty years ago, America was founded on the revolutionary idea that individuals are endowed with inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Americans are called to uphold this sacred inheritance to ensure our founding principles are carried from one generation to the next. That includes economic freedom fueled with...

07.01.2026

A letter written 250 years ago by John Adams to his wife Abigail reminds 21st century Americans about the bold sacrifice and binding covenant our nation’s founders made on behalf of generations to come. “...I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these States. Yet, through...

PRESS KIT

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FAST FACTS

BORN

September 17, 1933 in New Hartford, Iowa

FAMILY

Married Barbara Speicher 1954

Five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay

EDUCATION

B.A. 1955, M.A. 1956 Political Science

University of Northern Iowa

Ph.D. work, University of Iowa

OCCUPATION

Farmer (son, Robin, currently helps run family farm);

Sheet metal shearer 1959-1961

Assembly line worker 1961-1971

Adjunct government professor 1960s & 1970s

Elected to Iowa Legislature 1958

Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1974

Elected to U.S. Senate 1980

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