Social Security Chief Actuary Gives Full Context after Senate Dems, Biden Mislead Public
Washington – In a letter this week to top Republican tax writers, the Chief Actuary of Social Security affirmed that he was “not aware that anyone has proposed” legislation like Senate Democrats outlined in a recent request, which they subsequently used to spread false and misleading partisan messaging. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) […]
Grassley, Johnson Praise Trump Admin Actions Against Foreign Disinformation & Election Interference
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today issued the following statement regarding the Treasury Department’s announced sanctions on Russian-aligned actors seeking to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election. “Foreign election meddling in all of its forms from any corner of […]
Grassley, Ernst Call on Department of Commerce to Lift Tariffs on Steel Used for Derecho Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross requesting that he lift Section 232 tariffs on any steel that will be used in Iowa’s recovery from the derecho, especially for steel that can be used for […]
Grassley Statement on Democrat Obstruction of Pandemic Relief
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to block consideration of targeted pandemic response legislation that would have provided relief to small businesses, struggling farmers and unemployed Americans. “Democrats are holding out for far-left priorities at the expense of Americans. “We all agree […]
Grassley, Brady Push Social Security Chief Actuary to Set Record Straight on Partisan Democrat Misinformation
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) today pressed Stephen Goss, the Chief Actuary of Social Security, over the use of his office for political purposes and pushed for public clarifications to recently published analysis that has allowed for partisan misinformation to be […]
Finance Committee Releases Report on Syndicated Conservation-Easement Transactions
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released a report on their investigation into the abuse of syndicated conservation–easement transactions, which may have allowed a number of taxpayers to profit from gaming the tax code and deprived the federal government of billions of dollars in revenue. […]
Grassley, Johnson to Colleagues: Stop Spreading Foreign-Sourced Falsehoods
Washington – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are rebuking a pair of their Senate colleagues for making false claims in the media about the chairmen’s ongoing oversight of the Obama administration. Those false claims are […]
Johnson, Grassley Request Review of Senate Intelligence Committee Witness Transcripts to Assist Investigation of Crossfire Hurricane, “Unmasking” During Presidential Transition
Washington – U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Acting Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), to request access […]
Grassley, Neal, Brady Request USITC Further Investigate COVID-Related Products and Supply Chains
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Chairman Jason E. Kearns requesting that the Commission conduct a follow-on investigation to provide more […]
Grassley, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Deadlines for States to Spend Federal Dollars Provided in CARES Act
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the current year-end deadline for states to use federal CARES Act assistance, as well as any future funding to state and local governments, through 2021. “As part of the CARES Act, Congress approved $150 billion in […]