WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Zachary Weston of Cedar Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Weston is the son of Julia and J. Michael Weston. He will graduate in May from Washington High School. Weston participates in swimming, tennis, Madrigal...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Anamaria Angel of Waukee has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
Angel is the daughter of Jeanie Angel of Waukee. She will graduate in May from Van Meter High School. Angel participated in softball, track, concert band and...
After nearly six years of rigorous regulatory review, approval for the more than 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline remains in limbo. The TransCanada Corporation awaits a U.S. Presidential Permit to begin construction of the transcontinental infrastructure connecting a 36-inch pipeline system from Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Nebraska....
Q: What is the status for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project?
A: After nearly six years of rigorous regulatory review, approval for the more than 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline remains in limbo. The TransCanada Corporation awaits a U.S. Presidential Permit to begin construction of the transcontinental infrastructure connecting a 36-inch...
Whistleblowers are patriotic citizens who bring to light waste, fraud and abuse that is hidden in the depths of the federal bureaucracy. That’s why it’s disturbing to learn that the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General might be requiring some whistleblowers to sign non-disclosure agreements that fail to include information about an...
It’s an ongoing challenge for the U.S. government to attract and retain quality military recruits. When men and women sign up, they receive notice of the terms of service and potential retirement benefits. The government enters into a compact of sorts with these patriotic citizens in exchange for their service to the country.
That’s why it bothered me...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa requested a report from the Government Accountability Office, released today, called: “Medicaid/Demographics and Service Usage of Certain High-Expenditure Beneficiaries.” Grassley made the following comment on the report. The report is available here.
“If Congress is going to look at changing Medicaid to make it...
Q: Is there a one-stop shop for frequently asked questions during tax filing season?
A: The Nobel-winning physicist Albert Einstein reportedly said, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” That’s something coming from the man whose last name is interchangeable with genius. The Presidents’ Day holiday weekend typically kicks off the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following comment on guidance from the Obama administration designed to guide banks in serving marijuana sellers in states that have legalized the drug.
“Marijuana trafficking is illegal under federal law, and it’s illegal for banks to deal with marijuana sale...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have introduced bipartisan legislation to reinstate a tax incentive for the production of domestic biodiesel that will help spur job creation and boost America’s supply of cleaner alternatives to imported fossil fuels.
The measure, the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and...
Q: Is there a one-stop shop for frequently asked questions during tax filing season?
A: The Nobel-winning physicist Albert Einstein reportedly said, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” That’s something coming from the man whose last name is interchangeable with genius. The Presidents’ Day holiday weekend typically...
by U. S. Senator Chuck Grassley
During his State of the Union address, the President said that success is limited only by the “strength of our work ethic and scope of our dreams.” By pointing out “the son of a barkeep is Speaker of the House,” the President identified a unifying principle in which 535 lawmakers and the President can agree....
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the nomination of Kevin Techauto be United States Attorney for the Northern District of IowaWednesday, February 12, 2014
Mr. President,
I’d like to share a few words of support of Kevin Techau, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking an Inspector General to explain a failure to implement whistleblower protection laws by not informing Justice Department employees of their rights to contact Congress and then threatening retaliation if a disclosure is made.
Grassley wrote to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz after discovering...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking information from the federal agency in charge of medical research oversight on how it disciplines responsible parties in fraud cases.
Grassley’s inquiry to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Research Integrity came after an Iowa State University scientist falsified AIDS vaccine results in...
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 League of Postmasters, AGFE Local 2955 Iowa Air National Guard, AGFE Local 2119 Rock Island Arsenal, the IRS Local Taxpayer Advocate for Iowa, the American Pharmacy...
Q: Which reforms is the Senate Judiciary Committee considering to the criminal justice system?
A: A generation or so ago, homicides and other crimes of violence were linked to a rise in illegal drug trafficking. Policymakers across all levels of government zeroed on efforts to make the nation’s streets safer and public squares more secure for the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it will begin to receive data under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Feb. 18. The agency said it will post the data on its website by the end of September 2014. Grassley is the co-author of the bipartisan...
WASHINGTON -- Five members of the Senate Finance Committee today expressed strong disappointment at the IRS’s decision to award $62.5 million of employee bonuses, despite government-wide budget cuts, and asked for reconsideration of the decision and an explanation of current and future bonus plans.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking...
