WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill out of the Senate Agriculture Committee.“Farm programs should provide temporary, limited assistance to farmers when there’s a natural disaster or an unforeseeable, sudden change in market prices. Setting...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, received confirmation that Kuauhtemoc Rodriguez, a Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower seeking a transfer to a new VA facility after allegations of retaliation, has...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa gave remarks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C., regarding the 2018 Senate Farm Bill. He outlined some of his top legislative priorities related to agriculture policy, including payment limits and crop insurance.Video of Grassley’s remarks is available here. A full...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley urged President Trump to press for finalization of regulations that would restore integrity to the EB-5 Visa Regional Center program and constrain the rampant fraud, abuse and national security vulnerabilities it presents.In a letter sent to the President yesterday, Grassley noted that the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Inspector General Access Act of 2018 today, a bill that would expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct.“Our federal government inspectors general do a...
NOTE: In an op-ed in the Des Moines Register today, Story County, Iowa, Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald expressed support for the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa. The proposal is cosponsored by 28 senators, evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, and is supported...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today gave remarks at a panel discussion to explore how teacher leadership can improve instruction, elevate the teaching profession and raise student achievement. The bipartisan event, presented by Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, is the third in a series on innovations in education. Among the panelists at the...
Following lackluster proposals from the courts, Committee will examine harassment in the judiciaryWASHINGTON – Following the release yesterday of a report on workplace misconduct by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts (AOUSC), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced a hearing on the topic of sexual harassment and other...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and more than 20 of his Senate colleagues in submitting an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Gee v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the case currently prohibits states from eliminating taxpayer...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reiterated the need for Congress to pass bipartisan measures aimed at improving competition in the prescription drug market and expand access to lower-cost generic medications. His statement followed newly-announced FDA guidance documents aimed at preventing brand name drug...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s announced decision requiring certain divestitures and enforcement provisions in the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto.“I’m grateful that the Justice Department undertook a thorough...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s announced decision requiring certain divestitures and enforcement provisions in the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto.“I’m grateful that the Justice Department undertook a thorough...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, continues to be a leader in the fight against opioid addiction and abuse.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug overdose deaths between 2015 and 2016 were opioid-involved...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day.“I hope Iowans take time today to observe Memorial Day and give proper attention to the Americans who have served in the military, those who have given their lives on the battlefield and those who have served and since passed away....
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, this morning approved five pieces of legislation that will address the national opioid crisis. Chairman Grassley released the following statement. A brief description of each approved bill follows.“Today, we took several steps forward in beating back the opioid...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced Dr. Keith Mueller of Iowa City and Ms. Susan Thompson of Des Moines this morning at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities.” Video of Dr. Mueller’s...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Whistleblower Protections at the FBIMay 24, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I want to clear up a few things. I have been seeing reports that individuals within our federal law enforcement agencies want to talk to Congress about problems they have seen on the job....
