WASHINGTON – ?Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressed concerns surrounding claims of widespread fraud and failures in the Department of Justice’s Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant program. According to whistleblowers, the Justice Department’s mismanagement and neglect of core grant...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio are asking the Administration to account for the miscalculations that led to wrong information reportedly given to more than half of Americans who received subsidies for health care, causing tax problems for them.
“It is clear that the current methods used to calculate subsidy eligibility...
WASHINGTON—Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter Friday to 72 agencies’ office of the inspector general (OIGs) across the executive branch. The issuance follows a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee...
During a hearing last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the tax consequences of the President’s unilateral action that essentially grants amnesty to five million people in the country illegally, specifically as it relates to their eligibility for the earned income tax credit (EITC). Guidance issued by the IRS in 2000...
WASHINGTON – ?Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, requested an explanation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation director following three notices from the agency’s independent watchdog about being denied access to records. Section 218 of the 2015 Department of Justice Appropriations Act requires the Office of...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold two town meetings in Iowa on Saturday, March 7, as part of his annual 99-county tour. Grassley has held a meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. On March 7, Grassley will be in Truro and Norwalk....
WASHINGTON – ?Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today is requesting information from the Department of Homeland Security after it allegedly granted an individual with known gang affiliations deferred deportation under the President’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. That individual, Emmanuel...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Jacob Michael Orr of Johnston has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2015-2016 school year.Orr is the son of Suzanne and Timothy Orr. Orr will graduate in May from Johnston High School. He participated in cross county, soccer,...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons’ recent announcement to expand a pilot program equipping staff at federal prisons with Oleoresin Capsicum spray, commonly known as pepper spray. “The...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced two bills to combat human trafficking in the United States. An amendment by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the committee, was unanimously adopted.“Human trafficking is a terrible atrocity that unfortunately happens every day in this country. It is not limited to the big...
Joined by survivors and advocates, bipartisan group of 12 Senators reintroduces strengthened version of Campus Safety and Accountability Act with added input from survivors, students, colleges and universities, law enforcement, and advocatesWASHINGTON – An expanded bipartisan coalition of 12 Senators – including two newly elected...
In light of the Department of Veterans Affairs waiting list scandal, Congress passed legislation including reforms such as giving veterans an option to receive medical care outside of the VA system when access to VA care is limited using a “choice card.” The Department of Veterans Affairs is interpreting that provision in a way that will disadvantage...
WASHINGTON – To raise awareness of the need for adequate protections against retaliation for private sector and government employees who call attention to wrongdoing, Sen. Chuck Grassley today led a bipartisan group of senators in launching the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. “As a long-time whistleblower advocate, I constantly...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona in pressing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña for details surrounding agency policies that freed a convicted burglar with a reported history of making violent threats who was facing...
WASHINGTON – To raise awareness of the need for adequate protections against retaliation for private sector and government employees who call attention to wrongdoing, a bipartisan group of senators today launched the Whistleblower Protection Caucus. The caucus will foster bipartisan discussion on legislative issues affecting the treatment of...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFebruary 24, 2015High-Skilled ImmigrationMany of my colleagues know that I have been fighting for years to end the abuse of the H-1B visa program and help disadvantaged U.S. workers who are harmed by the program. So, today, I would like to draw my...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s veto of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.“I’m disappointed President Obama vetoed the bipartisan, broadly supported Keystone approval legislation. He said Congress ‘cut short’ his review, even though it’s been more than...
WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed Clay Mitchell of Buckingham, Iowa, to testify at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding “The Agricultural Act of 2014 implementation after one year and Farm Credit Administration pending nominations.”“This hearing provided a very necessary...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced a new fellowship program in his state offices for Iowans with recent military service. “This program will help these veterans gain experience working with the public and providing constituent services,” Grassley said. “It’s a good opportunity for the candidates...
