Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate rejected President Obama’s pick to run the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Among other concerns, the nominee was involved in representing and advocating for Mumia Abu-Jamal, the notorious cop-killer who gunned down...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe nomination of Debo Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights DivisionWednesday, March 5, 2014
Mr. President, I’d like to share my concerns regarding Mr. Adegbile’s nomination, and explain why I’ll be voting “No.”
I want to begin...
A federal agency has to keep tabs on its employees’ action. But a federal agency can’t prohibit agency employees from contacting Congress with concerns in the public interest. The Food and Drug Administration recently crossed the line in a damaging way by spying on whistleblowers.
Top House committee chairman Darrell Issa and I just...
Young Iowans interested in government and politics should consider applying for an internship in my office this summer. Interning in a congressional office allows for a wide range of learning experience and exposure for students on Capitol Hill. It is a good way for college-age students and new graduates to learn more about the legislative branch of...
As the weeks go by, President Obama’s one-time promise that if you like the health insurance you have, you can keep it, erodes more and more.
This time, those who are in danger of learning how the broken promise affects them are the older Americans who participate in Medicare Advantage.
This part of Medicare relies on private health care plans such as...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following comment after the Supreme Court upheld federal law extending whistleblower protection to federal contractors and subcontractors.
“Today the Supreme Court sent a strong message that retaliation against whistleblowers who work for federal contractors and...
The President’s budget proposal arrived on Capitol Hill this morning. Despite a fresh pitch for more federal spending, the reality is that Washington can’t tax, spend, borrow and regulate our way to prosperity. The last five years have emphasized that reality.
Washington needs to let go of the idea that Washington knows best. The real drivers of...
Q: Will the President’s budget be “dead on arrival” when it reaches the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday?
A: It appears lawmakers from the President’s own political party are set to mark “Do Not Resuscitate” on the proposal before it even crosses the legislative threshold. In fact, the leadership in the U.S. Senate has abandoned even the pretense of producing a...
with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What are your thoughts on the President’s military budget proposal? A: First, getting this administration to propose less federal spending in any area ought to be music to the ears of the taxpaying public. It’s long overdue for Washington to exercise across-the-board fiscal discipline and dial back Uncle Sam’s...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that John Mark Gorman of Marion has received an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, N.Y., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Gorman is the son of Cathy and Joseph Gorman. He will graduate in May from Marion High School. Gorman is a member of National Honor Society, the...
WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a joint report on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s highly-invasive surveillance program that monitored employees who contacted Congress and the media with concerns...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today testified before a House committee on the Food and Drug Administration’s aggressive email monitoring of employees who were concerned about the safety of certain medical devices and released an investigative report on the monitoring with Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,...
Statement of Senator Charles E. Grassley
Before the United States House of RepresentativesCommittee on Oversight and Government ReformHearing, “Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: Protecting the Rights of Federal Whistleblowers”February 26, 2014
Thank you, Chairman Issa, for calling this important hearing and for the great work you and your staff have...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Katie Marie Gibson of Sioux Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, N.Y., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Gibson is the daughter of Carolyn and Thomas Gibson. She will graduate in May from Sioux Central High School. Gibson participated in...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
On How the Senate Should OperateDelivered Monday, February 24, 2014
Mr. President, either tonight or tomorrow, the Senate will consider several district court nominees. These nominees will be brought up, considered by the Senate, and in all likelihood, confirmed in short order.
As I’ve mentioned several times,...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters, the Society for Public Health Education, Disabled American Veterans, ONE, the Iowa Alliance of YMCAs, the American Alliance of Museums, the Iowa...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) urged the top U.S. trade negotiator to negotiate a comprehensive and acceptable agreement with Japan that will increase market access for all agricultural products as part of the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
In a letter to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that summer internships for college-age Iowans are available, and applications are due March 15.
Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C., office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo. There are two, six-week summer...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the Obama Administration to explain a new requirement that employers certify that they did not reduce their workforce to become eligible for a delay in complying with Obamacare.
“If the Obama Administration is so certain that PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) will not lead to a reduction in...
