Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment on a report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction that the Pentagon wasted as much as $28 million on camouflage uniforms inappropriate for the Afghan landscape. “By then, the United States already had been involved in Afghanistan for years. You’d think...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is calling on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to examine legislative proposals and collaborate with other government agencies to increase consumer access to affordable prescription medications.
In a
letter to Gottlieb, Grassley agreed with the commissioner...
“Thumbs up to Sen. Chuck Grassley…for doubling down on his demand for transparency”“Chuck Grassley takes Congress’ oversight role seriously”Click here for Senator Grassley’s letter on the legal opinion regarding congressional inquiries.Click here for Senator Grassley’s Judiciary Committee remarks on holding a...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s announced decision requiring certain divestitures in the proposed merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont. “I am pleased that the Justice Department listened to the concerns I raised with the Dow-DuPont...
For months, Sen. Chuck Grassley has pressed for the accurate classification of prescription drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Grassley’s work was prompted by the news that EpiPen maker Mylan was in discussions with the Justice Department to settle a case and repay the taxpayers for over-charging for EpiPen. The Department of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would produce high quality data on where general surgeons are in short supply around the country. The need for general surgeons is especially high in rural or other under-served...
Justice Department recently ended practice, but scope & specifics of the arrangements remain unclear
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking the Justice Department to provide details on a now-discontinued practice that funneled money from settlement agreements to pre-selected and politically active...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said today that the committee will pursue investigations into any efforts to influence FBI investigations. In a letter to Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Grassley also said that the committee needs a full understanding of the events that led to former FBI Director James...
Click here for Senator Grassley’s work exposing the VA’s misleading wait times for veterans at Des Moines and Iowa City facilities.Click here for information on Senator Grassley’s bipartisan bill to combat the spread of dangerous synthetic drugs.New approach to controlling dangerous drugs: Grassley, Feinstein proposal is a positive step to...
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment on the announcement today that the state of Iowa is working with insurance plans and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a stopgap measure to help the 72,000 Iowans who otherwise will have nowhere to buy health insurance under Obamacare this fall.“I’ve spoken with the CMS...
Violations of security protocols could lead to revoked access to sensitive material
WASHINGTON – The State Department confirmed that it is continuing to review the mishandling of classified information that passed through Secretary Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized email server as she and seven former aides retain access to sensitive information. ...
Bill targets fast-paced evolution of deadly drugs that mimic controlled substances WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein are proposing a new approach to fight the spread of deadly synthetic drugs, which can be quickly re-engineered to circumvent federal laws designed to outlaw...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senate Judiciary Committee members, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley, called on Professor Daniel Richman, a friend of former FBI Director James Comey, to provide any memos Comey shared with him to be leaked to the media.
Comey testified before Congress yesterday that he provided copies of his memos regarding his interactions...
Vague Claims by Firm behind Unsubstantiated Dossier Don’t Justify Refusal to Cooperate
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is calling on Fusion GPS, the firm behind the unsubstantiated anti-Trump dossier, to respond to
earlier questions about the history of the document, after it failed to provide sufficient explanations...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley called on President Donald Trump to “drain the swamp” and rescind an opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) that attempted to insulate unelected government bureaucrats from questions by the people’s elected representatives in Congress.
In his
letter to the President,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before Congress today. “Former FBI Director Comey’s testimony today left many questions unanswered and even raised some new questions about the decisions he’s made in the course...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today received a commitment from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to work on implementation of an extension of a Medicare payment designation program that is critical to small, often rural hospitals. The “tweener” program is critical to hospitals in Grinnell, Carroll, Newton and Spirit Lake...
