News Releases

Pushing for Green Cards for Students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Mr. President, Today, I’m proud to speak in support of the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, a bill passed by the House of...

Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding proposals to abolish the Senate filibuster Click here for the video. Click here to view a Q&A with Senator Grassley on the Senate filibuster.   Mr. President, There has been a lot of discussion lately about how the Senate is not working properly.  That is evident to even the casual...

Grassley Reacts to Response from Courts on Plans for Sequestration Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, provided the following comment after receiving a response to his inquiry to the U.S. Courts about the plans for sequestration.  Grassley became concerned after reading an email alerting him to the drastic measures...

Congressional Record Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Mr. President – The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has the admirable goal of advancing the interests and rights of the disabled across the world.  However, I have great concerns about...

Grassley Law Recovers Another $3.3 Billion of Taxpayer Money Otherwise Lost to Fraud $35 billion has been recovered since 1986 thanks to federal False Claims Act WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today said that the federal False Claims Law has recovered an additional $4.9 billion to the U.S. Treasury.  Grassley is...

Legislation to Provide Additional Court Options for Federal Law Enforcement Officers Clears Senate WASHINGTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would allow federal law enforcement officers who acted under their official duties and charged with a crime in state court an opportunity to petition to have the agent’s case heard before a...

New Report Outlines Dangers of So-called Synthetic Marijuana M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    New report on so-called synthetic marijuana Da:    Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was the sponsor of legislation signed into law that bans chemicals used to make so-called...

Grassley Presses for Action on Nuclear Terrorism Bill WASHINGTON – An amendment from Senator Chuck Grassley to the Defense Authorization bill that mirrors his legislation to implement two treaties, one on nuclear and radiological terrorism and another on preventing nuclear proliferation was blocked by the Majority party. “Swift implementation of these...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding Medicare and Medicaid Click here for the video.   Mr. President, today, America faces no greater threat to its growth and prosperity than our uncontrolled national debt.  Currently, the country’s debt exceeds $16 trillion.  We are passing this amount of money on to our children and...

Q&A on the Senate filibuster Q:    What exactly is a filibuster? A:    The classic understanding is the way Jimmy Stewart, in the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," stands and talks without stopping to delay proceedings and make a point.  Under Senate rules, unless the rules have been waived temporarily, a...

Setting the Record Straight: Lame-Duck Sessions and Judicial Nominations Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary The Nomination of Paul William Grimm, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland Monday, December 3, 2012 Mr. President,     Today, for only...

Treasury response on LIBOR interest rate incomplete, nominee hold stands M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Treasury Department, LIBOR Da:    Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 Last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois announced they will object to Senate consideration of a...

Justice Department Bargains Away Chance to Recoup Tax Dollars With all eyes and ears directed towards Washington’s so-called fiscal cliff, there’s talk of striking a “grand bargain” between the White House and Capitol Hill to finesse a solution for the impending spending cuts and tax hikes slated to take effect January 1, 2013. While high-stakes...

Grassley: Action Needed to Prevent Navigation Standstill on Mississippi River Washington – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators representing states along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers is elevating a request for the Army Corps of Engineers to manage water levels on the Missouri River to avoid a catastrophic economic problem on the Mississippi...

Taxpayer support for contractor salaries curbed and checked in defense spending bill WASHINGTON – Legislation pending in the U.S. Senate includes a reform sought by Senator Barbara Boxer of California and Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to dramatically lower the compensation cap on taxpayer reimbursements for top executives of government contractors. The...

Grassley Urges Focus on Lowering Russian Barriers to U.S. Agricultural Products WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on lowering Russian barriers to U.S. agricultural products including beef, pork and poultry during a trip to Russia next week. “U.S. farmers deserve to be treated fairly by our...

Grassley, Udall, King, McNerney, Veterans Urge Extension of Wind Energy Incentive WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today joined Senator Mark Udall of Colorado , Rep. Steve King of Iowa, Rep. Jerry McNerney of California, and 40 veterans – many of whom have found post-military careers in the wind-energy industry – for a news conference to urge that an...

Administration’s Refusal to Produce Documents in Quid Pro Quo Case will Impede Ascension of Justice Department Official WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is pressing Attorney General Eric Holder to produce documents about a quid pro quo between the Justice Department and St. Paul, Minn where the Department agreed to drop...

Grassley Applauds Signing of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Grassley attends Oval Office ceremony to witness signing of the legislation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today made a special trip to the White House to witness the signing of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act which strengthens existing law to better protect...

Grassley on SEC Chairman’s Departure, Challenges Ahead M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    SEC chairman’s departure Da:    Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the news that Mary Schapiro will step down as chairman of the Securities and Exchange...