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Q&A on “Too Big to Jail” Q.    What does “too big to jail” mean?   A.    “Too big to jail” refers to the federal government’s recent philosophy to decline to pursue criminal prosecution of Wall Street megabanks for financial fraud and other wrongdoing.  The Obama administration has not sought aggressively to...

Grassley schedule this week M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, March 4, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington with the National Association for...

Legacy of Deficits and Debt as Far as the Eye Can See Every wage-earning American started the new year with less take-home pay.  The payroll tax holiday ended on January 1, which meant breadwinners across the country were forced to figure out how to make ends meet with two percent less. Now Washington is getting a taste of its own medicine: making do...

Unsatisfactory Response from Justice Department on “Too Big to Jail” M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Justice Department on “too big to jail” Da:    Friday, March 1, 2013 Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a response from the Justice Department to their “too...

Grassley plans meeting in Floyd County WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold a town meeting in Charles City on Saturday, March 9. “Representative government is a two-way street, and it’s strengthened by dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent.  Going to every county every year for face-to-face meetings like this one in...

  Senate internships available, applications due March 22     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that summer internships for college-age Iowans are available and applications are due March 22. These Senate internships are available in Grassley offices in Washington, D.C., Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines,...

Grassley: New GAO Report Shows FBI Luxury Jets Used for Executive Travel, Not Counterterrorism Efforts             WASHINGTON – A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows that two FBI Gulfstream V jets that were justified to Congress by the FBI as critical to counterterrorism operations...

Grassley, Goodlatte Press Napolitano for Answers on Release of Illegal Immigrants from Detention Facilities     WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte late yesterday questioned Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano using the current budget crisis as...

Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bring More Transparency to Federal Courtrooms WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Steve King, both of Iowa, are leading an effort to bring more transparency into federal courtrooms by introducing the “Sunshine in the Courtroom Act.”  The legislation allows judges at all federal court...

Sequestration Should Force Responsible Action Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley  regarding sequestration Thursday, February 28, 2013 Click here for the video. Mr. President, In August 2011, a deal was reached to grant President Obama’s request to raise the debt ceiling by $2.1 trillion.   In exchange for the debt ceiling increase,...

  Grassley Presses for Details about Federal Courts’ Handling of Sequestration         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today pressed Judge Thomas Hogan, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, for the sequestration plan apparently approved by the Judicial Conference in December. The Judicial...

Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Jack Lew, Treasury Secretary Nominee, Prior to Senate Vote Mr. President, the problem we face with Mr. Lew’s nomination is that the Senate does not have answers to basic factual questions about Mr. Lew. How can we make an informed choice on his nomination? For example, when Mr. Lew worked at tax-exempt New York...

Grassley Presses for Details about Justice Department’s Sequester Plans                 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking for detailed information about exactly how the...

Grassley comments on Hagel nomination M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Hagel nomination DA:    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Senator Grassley made the following comment about his votes against the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as Secretary of Defense. “My opposition is...

Grassley Opposes Treasury, HHS Nominees in Committee WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today opposed three nominees in the Finance Committee, citing concern over a lack of answers about key pieces of information and agency responsiveness to Congress.  Grassley voted against Jacob J. Lew to be Secretary of the Treasury; William B. Schultz to be...

  Grassley Questions Meat Inspector Cuts Due to Sequestration          WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is leading a group of senators asking U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the department’s discussion of furloughing meat inspectors due to the sequestration.       “Furloughing...

  Grassley: West Point Appoints Students from Dubuque, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Coon Rapids     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today four young Iowans have received appointments to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the 2013-2014 school year.  The students are: • Adam Bradley of Dubuque, son of Joan and Pat...

  Grassley: Ames Student Selected by Naval Academy     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Orion Boylston of Ames has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 2013-2014 school year.   Boylston is the son of Terri and Latinus Boylston of Ames.  Orion Boylston will graduate...

Q&A on Immigration Reform Q:    How do you see the immigration reform effort moving forward? A:    I appreciate that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is working together to try to identify shared principles and build consensus on the issues involved in reforming America’s immigration system.  As Ranking Member of...

Grassley Disappointed in Treasury Secretary Nominee’s Responses M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Treasury nominee responses to questions Da:    Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew responded to the Finance Committee senators’ questions for the record this...