WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement on the death of Deputy United States Marshal Christopher David Hill. Hill was killed in the line of duty today while executing an arrest warrant in Harrisburg, Penn., for a fugitive who had made terroristic threats. “Deputy Hill’s...
Following years-long work and leadership from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), bipartisan legislation to step up enforcement against perpetrators of crimes targeting senior citizens, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Protection Act, passed Congress and became law late last...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCHIP ReauthorizationJanuary 18, 2018VIDEOMr. President, should the Children’s Health Insurance Program be reauthorized? Of course it should.CHIP has a long history of strong bipartisan support. We need to get something passed so the government doesn’t shut down.In regards to CHIP being a...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Joni Ernst and Congressman Blum, once again met with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to advocate for the inclusion of funding for the Cedar Rapids flood damage reduction and flood risk management project in the Administration’s budget for Fiscal Year...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue today made the following comments regarding the Durbin-Graham-Flake immigration proposal, which fails to adequately address border security, enforcement, chain migration and diversity visas, while expanding legal status to immigrants who knowingly...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Consideration of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017January 16, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I stand today in support of S. 139, the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. As we know, the first responsibility of government is to...
Grassley Among Top Supporters of Transparency, Among Most Effective at Getting Bills Signed into Law, Missed Zero VotesWASHINGTON – GovTrack, an independent organization that tracks federal legislation and information about Members of Congress, recently released its annual “Report Card,” a special year-end project that reports the...
The Cedar Rapid Gazette’s editorial board praised Sen. Grassley’s bipartisan work to ensure proper funding of the nation’s waterways, which Iowa’s agriculture industries rely upon to export. Grassley and his colleagues wrote a letter to White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney calling for adequate funding for waterways in next...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today sought clarity from Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson following reports that he mischaracterized information in his bipartisan interview with committee investigators. Grassley is asking Simpson, through his attorney, whether his statement to the Committee is accurate, in light...
Symposium Led By Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Will Include Federal Judges, Members of the Legal Community, Iowa High School Students and Educators WASHINGTON – As part of his longstanding effort to engage Iowans in our system of representative government, uphold the separation of powers and foster participation in civic life, U.S. Sen....
WASHINGTON – Following yesterday’s meeting with President Trump, administration officials, and members of Congress to discuss the future of DACA, border security and immigration enforcement, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senators Tom Cotton (R- Ark.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.) today made the following...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today made the following comments after the announcement that Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) would become fellow committee members. “I’d like to welcome Senator Booker and Senator Harris to the ranks of the Judiciary Committee. I look...
Azar: I am a Big Supporter of the “Sunshine Act”…Transparency Is Extremely Helpful Azar: Will Work...to Ensure that the [Medicaid Drug Rebate] Program is Improved WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today gained commitments from President Donald...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, received the results of an audit he requested in 2016, along with then-Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The audit is the result of conscientious oversight efforts conducted by...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a lifelong family farmer and member of Senate Agriculture Committee, made the following comment on President Trump’s speech today on the future of the U.S. agricultural economy at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee.“I appreciate President...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Status of DACA NegotiationsJanuary 8, 2018VIDEO Madame President, I rise today with my colleagues to offer remarks about the current status of negotiations on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. Unfortunately, this body...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that Carol Olson, of Des Moines, will join his staff this month as State Director. In this position, Olson will represent Grassley and oversee the work of regional directors and constituent service specialists in Grassley offices statewide, including Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley will begin holding meetings with Iowans in every county this year starting on Friday, January 12 in Harrison County and Saturday, January 13 in Sac County. These meetings will kick off Grassley’s 38th year of holding meetings in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. Grassley has...
Information reviewed by committee investigators revealed significant inconsistencies in statements that Steele provided to authorities WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) referred the author of the “Trump...
