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Labor Nominee's Actions are Extremely Troubling Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nomination of Thomas E. Perez, Nominee to be Secretary of Labor Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Mr. President, I would like to take a few minutes to discuss the President's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Tom...

Q&A on Federal Furloughs Q:    With the massive size of the federal workforce, how can it be that federal furloughs, attributed to budget sequestration, have been made in a way that threatens day-to-day services related to public safety and the private-sector economy? A:    Despite the fact that the Budget Control Act,...

Grassley Seeks Details Behind IRS Official’s Apology for Targeting Tax-exempt Groups WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the IRS for details on the agency’s move to disclose the targeting of tax-exempt groups for scrutiny and apologize for the targeting at a legal conference, after refusing to fully answer questions about such activity from...

  Grassley: U.S. Military at West Point Selects Coralville Youth     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Olivia Fairfield of Coralville has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2013-2014 school year. Fairfield is the daughter of Cathy and Clare John Fairfield.  She graduated last May...

Farm and Nutrition Bill Clears Committee, Grassley Provisions Included WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the farm bill that passed the Senate Agriculture Committee was a step in the right direction, but he hoped that further reforms would be included when the bill is debated on the Senate floor. “The farm and nutrition bill provides some...

Grassley Reminds Agencies of Key Whistleblower Protections, Seeks Compliance Details WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has written to 15 government agencies, reminding them of recently enacted whistleblower protections and seeking information on their compliance with the new law. “Whistleblowers risk their careers to point out government waste, fraud...

Grassley Comments on Justice Department Secretly Gathering Unprecedented Number of Telephone Records of AP Reporters Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after press reports indicated that the Justice Department secretly gathered telephone records of Associated Press reporters and...

Grassley plans meetings in Northwest Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold meetings in 10 Iowa communities on May 29 and 30. Grassley said he has planned town meetings in Rockwell City, Fort Dodge, Dakota City, Pocahontas, Emmetsberg, Estherville, Algona, Clarion, and Webster City.  He also will speak at the Kiwanis Club meeting in...

Grassley Schedule M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Grassley Schedule DA:     Monday, May 13, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley is scheduled to meet with Iowans in Washington for...

Grassley Statement After Day One of Immigration Reform Mark-up in Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the first day of consideration of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act in the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Grassley is the Ranking Member of the committee. “Not only...

Payment Limits Reform Included in Chairwoman's "Mark" Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee today released her “mark” that will be the baseline for debate when the committee begins consideration of the bill on Tuesday.  The bill includes payment limit reforms proposed by...

Grassley Statement On Immigration Reform Debate Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley made the following comment after his amendments to the immigration reform bill were circulated to Judiciary Committee members and made available to the public.  The committee is set to begin marking up the bill on Thursday.  The mark up is...

Efforts to add 1,050 megawatts of wind generation in Iowa by year-end 2015 M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    efforts to add 1,050 megawatts of wind generation in Iowa by year-end 2015 DA:    Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley today commented on the announcement by MidAmerican...

Grassley: Questions Continue About 340B Discount Drug Program M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Discount prescription drug program Da:    Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is looking into how hospitals are using a discount prescription drug program, known as 340B. ...

Floor Statement on Political Intelligence and the STOCK Act Mr. President, with the passage of the STOCK Act last year, Congress made an important statement:   When it comes to insider trading laws, there is no special exemption for Congress. If anyone in government provides confidential information to someone for the purpose of trading on it, that’s...

  Grassley Leads Effort to Encourage USTR, USDA to Break Down Ag Biotech Barriers with Trading Partners         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative to engage U.S. trading partners in high-level discussions on breaking down barriers to...

Grassley Schedule M E M O R A N D U M   TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, May 6, 2013   Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session.   Senator Grassley is scheduled to meet with Iowans in Washington for the...

Marketplace Fairness Act M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Marketplace Fairness Act DA:    Monday, May 6, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley issued this comment about his vote against the Marketplace Fairness Act, S.743, which would allow states to require online retailers to collect state sales...

Grassley Asks More Questions About Student Visa Process WASHINGTON – Senator Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is asking additional questions about the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System and how the friend of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s visa wasn’t revoked when his student status was terminated. “It’s surprising...

Grassley comment on Pritzker nomination M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Pritzker nomination DA:    Thursday, May 2, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about President Obama nominating Penny Pritzker to serve as Secretary of Commerce. “Every nominee's offshore tax...