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...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined in calling for an independent military justice system and reiterated his support for the Military Justice Improvement Act, which is up for a Senate vote next week.
Grassley is an original cosponsor of this bipartisan measure introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, which would move the decision...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will introduce a resolution strongly denouncing the Obama Administration’s coercion of states into adopting Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in federal grants and flexibility waivers.
The resolution is co-sponsored by Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley...
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General releases report today showing major problems in discount drug program serving the poor, uninsured
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 – A group of Republican Senate and House lawmakers released statements today in response to a report the lawmakers requested of the Office of the Inspector General...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is among a bipartisan group of senators seeking help from two key federal agencies to put out information and reach out to foster youth about various federal programs that could help them succeed.
“Foster youth often don’t know about the resources available to them,” Grassley said. “As a result, the kids don’t...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will participate in 13 meetings in Iowa during the week of Feb. 17 as part of his annual 99-county tour.
Grassley has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year for a meeting since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.
On Feb. 17, 18 and 19, Grassley will be in Oelwein, Calmar, Cresco, Eagle Grove,...
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 by a vote of 68-32. Grassley voted against the measure.
“I’m extremely disappointed that my provisions to place a hard cap on farm payments and better define who can receive those payments were stripped down to such a great extent that they...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the Department of Justice to publicly disclose its opinions, analyses and conclusions concerning the lawfulness of all executive orders proposed by the President.
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Sexual abuse and domestic assault are some of the most heinous crimes. Most people agree that these are areas where mandatory minimum criminal sentences are very much needed.
I’m concerned that the absence of mandatory minimum sentences is causing serious problems in deterring these terrible acts of sexual assault and domestic violence. Too...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Phillip Ramirez and Drew Piersma have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Students work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity. I...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today won approval of several provisions that would ensure tougher sentences on perpetrators of sexual assaults and domestic violence, as well as arms suppliers of terrorists.
Grassley’s amendments were adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee during the...
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Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAgricultural Act of 2014Thursday, January 30, 2014
Mr. President, I rise to speak about the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill.
This farm bill process has been long, hard and no doubt frustrating for all who have been involved. Some of us on the Senate...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tonight made the following comment on President Obama’s State of the Union address.
“The Constitution created three branches of the federal government and checks and balances among the branches that are fundamental to our strength as a nation. Based on that, the President should use his pen and phone to build coalitions on...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyBefore the United States SenateOversight at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDelivered Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Recently, the Obama administration has been talking a lot about income inequality and poverty.
The U.S. has spent trillions of dollars in the last fifty years fighting the so-called “War...
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 National Guard Association, Enlisted Association, and Warrant Officers Association; the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; the Association for Supervision and...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyReflections on the War on PovertyDelivered Monday, January 27, 2014
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January 8, 2014, marked the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s call for a War on Poverty. This anniversary provides a time to reflect on and re-evaluate its twin aims of poverty relief and economic...
with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What are the federal service academies?A: The United States has five federal service academies: the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.; and, the U.S. Coast Guard...
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect investors and the integrity of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) BrokerCheck program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a bipartisan letter last month asking FINRA to clarify and strengthen standards for expungement of investor complaints against brokers. After...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin today were among a bipartisan group of 31 Senators who sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy. The letter is part of an ongoing effort to urge the agency to make changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2014 rule. The Senators share concerns...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review the conditions that have led to propane cost spikes in Iowa.
“The recent propane supply shortage and price increases are causing hardship for the many rural Iowa families that use propane to heat their homes,” Grassley said. “I’m asking the agency that...
