Grassley to hold August meetings in 15 Northwest Iowa communities
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has planned constituent meetings in 15 Iowa communities this month.
With these meetings, Grassley will have been to every one of the state’s 99 counties this year for meetings with Iowans. Grassley has held a meeting in every county, every year since...
Concerns Mount about Pressures to Approve Immigration Projects Despite Security and Financial Concerns
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today inquired to Alejandro Mayorkas, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, about additional emails and information that have come to light showing pressure from higher-ups at...
The Need for the Renewable Fuel Standard
By Senator Chuck Grassley
It’s a critically important time for the bioenergy industry, and particularly the advanced biofuels producers. I’m a long-time supporter of efforts to diversify our energy supply with clean-burning, homegrown renewable energy. Iowa has been blessed with rich, productive soil and...
Grassley, Franken Look to Reverse SCOTUS Ruling on Family Farmer Bankruptcies
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Al Franken have introduced legislation that would reverse a Supreme Court ruling (Hall v. United States) that is making it harder for family farmers to reorganize their...
Response to a News Story on Medicare Advantage Probe
The Aug. 5, 2013, Wall Street Journal article “Insider Probe Caught in Knot/Investigation of Health-Policy Leak Is Muddled by Provision Protecting Congress” is inaccurate. It also represents another example of the newspaper’s inordinate focus on Senate staff in its coverage of an insider trading...
Grassley Cites Documents Contrary to Mayorkas Testimony about EB-5 Program in Confirmation Hearing
SEC Investigation into GreenTech Automotive, Gulf Coast Funds Management
WASHINGTON – In a letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, the nominee to be Deputy...
Grassley Letter to USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas
Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley letter to US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the EB-5 program and inconsistent testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
Confirmation of Judicial Nominees Proceeding at Quick Pace
Grassley Statement on Raymond Chen Nomination
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
On the Nomination of
Raymond T. Chen to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Mr. President,
I...
Honoring America’s Truth-Tellers
It was February 19, 1777. The seeds of democracy were just taking root in America. Aboard the warship Warren, 10 sailors who were putting their lives on the line to help win America’s independence also determined it was their patriotic duty to blow the whistle on wrongdoing.
Understanding that reporting misconduct...
Q & A, Reforming the Tax Code
By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why do you insist that tax reform remain “revenue neutral” as Congress begins work on rewriting the federal tax code?A: It’s the only way to prevent big spenders from growing big government. The White House isn’t interested in lowering tax rates and eliminating distortions in the tax...
Anti-age Discrimination Legislation Re-introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley joined with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in reintroducing legislation that addresses the Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. FBL Financial and ensures vital civil rights protections for workers. Harkin is the Chairman of the Health,...
Moratorium on Certain Medicare Providers in High-fraud Areas
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) welcomed action taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare program. The agency announced its decision to...
Grassley Co-sponsors Government Employee Accountability Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is an original co-sponsor of legislation introduced this week that would give the government tougher tools to deal with senior employees who are placed on leave, often with pay, and might continue in limbo indefinitely while the government makes slow...
State Department on "Special Government Employees"
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: State Department, “Special Government Employees”
Da: Thursday, July 25, 2013
Last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote to the State...
Grassley Raises Concerns about National Security, Immigration Program, Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today brought to the attention of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs and Intelligence Committees his concerns about Alejandro Mayorkas, the President’s nominee...
Sweetheart Deals Sour Public’s Appetite
By Chuck Grassley
From food stamps to student loans, federal lawmakers must balance the interests of the taxpaying public with the interests of the public good. It’s part of the constitutional job description. As keepers of the public purse, members of Congress make tax and spending decisions that...
Grassley, Donnelly Introduce Legislation to Keep Check on EPA
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Joe Donnelly today introduced legislation that would protect livestock and poultry farmers from having their personal information released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Grassley and Donnelly said the bill stems from...
Senators Release Report on Dental Clinics That Skirt Regulations
WASHINGTON – Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ban dental clinics from participating in the Medicaid program if the dental...
Grassley Floor Statement on the Nomination of Tom Perez
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Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
The Nomination of Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Mr. President, I will take a few minutes to talk about the...
Grassley works to reform military justice system for cases involving sexual violence
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WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and four other senators, Republicans and Democrats, to build support for the Military Justice Improvement Act.
During a morning news...
