News Releases

  Grassley Reports on Possible Audit Misconduct at Defense Department     DFAS steamrolls IG on oversight, Claims clean bill of health                 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Defense’s flagship accounting agency, the Defense...

Q&A on FISA Q: What is FISA? A: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is more commonly known by its acronym FISA.  The law sets the parameters by which America’s intelligence community may conduct physical and electronic surveillance of those suspected of espionage or terrorism.  Until the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many Americans...

Doing Whatever It Takes - Majority Changes the Senate Rules Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On the Majority’s Change to the Senate Rules Thursday, November 21, 2013 Mr. President, I’d like to spend a few minutes discussing the Majority Leader’s employment of the so-called “Nuclear...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on the Gillibrand Military Justice Improvement Act Amendment I would like to reiterate my strong support for Senator Gillibrand’s reforms to the Military Justice System.  I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Military Justice Improvement Act and I should add that it has been a pleasure working with...

Senators Introduce Amendment to Protect Military Whistleblowers Military Whistleblower Protection Act will ensure victims of sexual assault and other misconduct are protected from retaliation WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced proposals today to strengthen military...

Grassley Helps Honor Iowans in Ceremony for Native American Code Talkers WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today helped to honor members of the Meskwaki Nation at a congressional gold medal ceremony honoring the Native American code talkers who served the United States in military conflicts including World Wars I and II.   “The ceremony was...

Majority Leader Threatens Nuclear Option Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement about the Majority Leader’s threat to invoke the so-called nuclear option on judicial nominations. “It appears the Majority Leader is now trying to convince his caucus that somehow he’d be able to change the rules...

Grassley Continues Work for Passage of Military Justice Reform for Sexual Assault Cases AIR FORCE MAJOR GENERAL (RET.) MARTHA RAINVILLE, ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET.) LOREE SUTTON, IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, SERVICE WOMEN'S ACTION NETWORK, SURVIVOR/PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE KATE WEBER, SARAH...

Working to Protect Whistleblowers in Criminal Antitrust Cases The Senate has passed legislation I introduced with Senator Patrick Leahy that would extend whistleblower protection for private sector employees who provide information to the Department of Justice related to criminal antitrust violations.  The bill must still be considered by the House of...

Using the D.C. Circuit to Divert Attention from the Real Crisis of Health Care Reform Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Motion to invoke Cloture on the nomination of Robert Wilkins, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Monday, November 18, 2013 Mr....

There's not enough work to go around Nomination of Robert Wilkins to be a judge on the D.C. Circuit Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Motion to invoke Cloture on the nomination of Robert Wilkins, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Monday, November 18,...

Illicit Drugs as Candy-flavored Kid Bait In years of working to combat illicit drugs, I’ve seen a lot, but maybe nothing quite as venal and cynical as candy-flavored methamphetamine and cocaine marketed to children.   Law enforcement officers and drug treatment officials have come across methamphetamine, cocaine and other illegal drugs that have been...

Obamacare’s Teachable Moment The Obamacare disaster offers a teachable moment for legislating.  A major policy change that affects the quality of life of millions of people should develop with bipartisanship and consensus.  Its effects should have the full understanding of the American people, the Congress and the President who signs it into...

Grassley Comments on EPA Proposed Rules that Lower Conventional Renewable Fuels Levels Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements.  The proposed rule released by the EPA lowers the required consumption of conventional renewable...

Assault on Ethanol Misses Its Mark by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley   As its market share dips, Big Oil is doubling down to swat down its perennial piñata.  This time around, petroleum producers and food conglomerates are using environmental groups as political cover to gain traction on efforts to pull the plug on the Renewable Fuels Standard...

Grassley on the President’s Reversal on Cancelled Insurance Plans Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Obama’s call for insurance companies to continue already cancelled plans for another year. “For three years, the President has taken out his pencil and eraser and rewritten or delayed his law on the fly when it’s not...

Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Obamacare Implementation Delivered Thursday, November 14, 2013 Mr. President, Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “success” as the correct or desired result of an attempt. I want to discuss the definition of the word ‘success’ as we consider the Affordable Care Act. On the day the bill was signed into law, President...

Grassley, Father from Ames, Iowa, Recognize National Adoption Month Photo can be found here.    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Robert White of Ames to raise awareness about the importance of adoption during National Adoption Month at an event honoring adoptive families nationwide.  Robert and his wife, Sharon, have been...

Grassley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Support Biodiesel (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led 28 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the Obama Administration to support the American biodiesel industry in its upcoming 2014 regulatory proposal...

Executive Business Meeting Statement, McHugh, Chhabria Markup Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Regarding the Nominations of: Carolyn B. McHugh, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Pamela L. Reeves, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District...