Q: What are some of your legislative priorities for the next two years?
A: In addition to reining in wasteful government spending to help tame inflation, I will continue pushing a full agenda on behalf of Iowans. In the 118th Congress, I am the dean of the U.S. Senate, the longest serving lawmaker in the upper chamber. This puts me at the leadership table and I will leverage this advantage for Iowans at every opportunity. As work gets underway, my legislative priorities include lowering prescription drug costs for Americans, updating the Farm Bill and restoring competition in the cattle market, funding police, protecting victims of crime and combatting the flow of deadly drugs into the country.
In addition, I’m keeping close tabs on the IRS and the $80 billion boondoggle the previous Congress pumped into the tax collecting agency and holding the Biden administration’s feet to the fire for the crisis at our southern border. The record surge of illegal immigration under the Biden administration has turned American sovereignty into a laughingstock and empowered dangerous drug cartels to flood our communities with deadly fentanyl. This irresponsible abdication has led to historic overdose deaths among our youngest generations and fostered lawlessness at our southern border.
My Senate office will continue to place a high priority on constituent services to help Iowans navigate red tape and get answers from federal agencies about problems regarding veterans’ benefits, tax returns or passports, for example. Iowans may fill out a form online to seek assistance and a specialist from one of my six state offices will be in touch. As always, I encourage Iowans to keep in touch and share their views and concerns. Representative government is a two-way street and I want to know what’s on your mind to conduct the people’s business. Sign up for my weekly e-newsletter to stay in the loop and find out about my work on your behalf during the 118th Congress.
Author: Charles Grassley
Chuck Grassley of New Hartford has represented Iowa in the United States Senate since 1980.
