Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released the final progress report on the committee’s actions during the 114th Congress. Upon becoming Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the start of this Congress, Grassley pledged that he would strive to be fair while restoring the committee’s role as a “true check on the massive and...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Shannon Grace Guy of Davenport has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO., for the 2017-2018 school year. Guy is the daughter of Greg and Sona Guy of Davenport. She will graduate in May from Assumption High School. Guy is a member of Key...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Carter Andrew Lorenz of Marion has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2017-2018 school year. Lorenz is the son of David and Leslie Lorenz of Marion. He will graduate in May from Linn-Mar High School. Lorenz has participated in cross...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he will keep his seats on the Senate Judiciary, Finance, Agriculture and Budget Committees in the 115th Congress. It is expected he will also retain his position as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Republican leadership alerted senators of committee assignments. “The...
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are the sponsors of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act to help make certain hearing aids more available to consumers. A post on aarp.org explains why this bill is a good idea.HEALTHConditions & TreatmentsWhat Do Consumers Want in a Hearing Aid?by Katherine Bouton, December 19, 2016|If you asked...
WASHINGTON – Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairmen Chuck Grassley and Bob Goodlatte today are calling on the Obama Administration to explain its management of the U visa program following significant findings of fraud and a new administrative policy that appears to violate the law. The U visa program was designed to allow foreign nationals who fall...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is questioning the Obama administration’s oversight of flight schools and their training of foreign nationals. Grassley is reiterating concerns after a Jordanian national, who was reportedly in the United States on a student visa, in October crashed a small plane during a training exercise...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence, head of the Trump transition team, Thursday regarding the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Copyright Office released an analysis of how copyright law applies to software-enabled consumer products, which are becoming increasingly prevalent in the lives of American consumers. The report was prompted by a 2015 request from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has nominated 34 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies. “Young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection on our state. These candidates’ accomplishments and leadership are exceptional, and their early desire...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is raising new questions about the Obama administration’s prior vetting of the man who launched an attack on the Ohio State University campus in November following tips that the refugee background checks for him and his family may have been incomplete.
Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the man behind the...
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released interim final rules to increase competitiveness in the livestock and poultry industry. Grassley fought to ensure competition was addressed in the 2008 farm bill, which required the proposed rules. A family farmer himself, Grassley has led the...
More than $4.7 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Recouped from Fraudsters in 2016 AloneWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s False Claims Act reforms helped the federal government recover more than $4.7 billion from fraudsters in fiscal 2016, according to a Justice Department announcement today. That brings the total amount of taxpayer dollars...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a long-time proponent of renewable fuels as part of an all-inclusive energy strategy to meet the country’s tremendous energy needs. He made the following comment on the nominations of Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma, to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today said that the hearing for Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions is on track after returning the committee questionnaire last week.
Grassley...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General.“The materials provided to the committee by Senator Sessions are in large part public documents that anyone can find on his official Senate website. It’s information that’s been...
WASHINGTON – Following an investigation into the practice of fetal tissue transfers and the federal laws governing the practice, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is referring several Planned Parenthood affiliates and companies involved in fetal tissue transfers, as well as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to the FBI and the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa urged President-elect Donald Trump to counteract high prescription drug prices by addressing drug misclassifications under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and making sure laws to fight monopolistic behavior are enforced. Grassley is working to understand the reasons behind the high cost of EpiPens. The...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress just approved a slate of measures championed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to improve government accountability, cut waste and empower whistleblowers. The measures were approved as both chambers prepared to bring the 114th Congress to a close.The measures include Grassley’s Inspector...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement on congressional oversight of the cyberattacks targeting political organizations and political operatives.“I’ve been asking questions of intelligence officials, and will be staying involved, about the cyberattacks targeting political organizations and political...
