WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is today raising questions about when the memos memorializing interactions between former FBI Director James Comey and President Trump were classified and the chain of custody for the classified memos. After a review of the seven memoranda created by former Director Comey, it is now...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa marked a series of policy and oversight accomplishments in 2017.
“Serving the people of Iowa as their United States Senator is my first priority and it’s an honor that I take seriously,” Grassley said. “As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and through my extensive oversight efforts, my work focuses...
“The President’s signature on this historic tax reform legislation means more money in the pockets of hardworking Iowans.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, voted for landmark tax reform legislation, which was...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa delivered a Christmas message in a video address to Iowans. “Christmas is a time to come together with family and friends and to celebrate the great blessings of life and the birth of our Lord and Savior. From my family to yours: Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy New Year,”...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley joined a bipartisan
letter urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to update regulations and guidance related to the partial filling of Schedule II controlled substances. Doing so would give prescribers and pharmacists additional clarity about the new provisions of federal law and other steps that can be taken to...
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to help families locate missing loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, autism and related conditions has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate.
Kevin and Avonte’s Law (
S. 2070), named in honor of two boys with autism who perished after wandering from safety, would also support training for caregivers to prevent and respond to...
WASHINGTON – Responding to a December 4, 2017, letter from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today
said that the Iowa City VA doctor in question is no longer a VA employee and that they have “issued a new policy to ensure full compliance with the law and a national review to verify that this policy is being...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a
letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb seeking information regarding FDA policies on imported prescription drugs from Canada.
A recent
Kaiser Health News
article reported that FDA sent criminal investigation agents to nine Florida stores...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement on a report released by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) that showed 885 drugs were potentially misclassified under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicaid Drug Rebate Program,...
Grassley Successfully Protects Wind Energy Production Tax Credit and Student Loan Interest Deduction in Final Version of Tax Reform; Grassley Gains Inclusion of Taxpayer Rights and Good Government Measures WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over...
ICYMI: A Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist praised Senator Grassley’s oversight of wasteful spending of the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s (TARP) Hardest Hit Fund, a $9.6 billion program meant to help homeowners who suffered during the housing crisis. Grassley has pressed for better management of the program amid reports that the Nevada state...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has nominated 44 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies. “These young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection on our state,” Grassley said. “Their accomplishments, leadership and desire to serve are...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a
letter to Health & Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson seeking answers to continued reports of wrongdoing at Universal Health Services (UHS) facilities, the country’s largest psychiatric hospital chain. This is the latest in a series of letters from Grassley to HHS, HHSIG and the Centers...
Senior FBI staffs’ “insurance policy” and “Hillary” texts raise specter of political Influence
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sought additional background on text messages exchanged between two senior FBI employees and records of their communications with the current FBI Deputy Director. One of the employees,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is requesting background information on Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi immigrant who yesterday detonated an improvised explosive device near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City injuring five. Ullah benefitted from the controversial immigration occurrence known as...
ICYMI: The Cedar Rapids Gazette’s editorial board praised Senator Grassley’s and Senator Ernst’s oversight work of Veterans Affairs’ hospitals. You can read the piece here. Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senators’ VA Demands are Proof Watchdog Approach WorksEditorialDecember 9, 2017 With so many high-profile politicians...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking the FBI to prioritize producing documents relating to the activities of high-ranking FBI Agent Peter Strzok, following reports that Strzok engaged in communications demonstrating political bias while handling matters in two sensitive, high-profile investigations. To...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a letter of response from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding a recent report that details unauthorized waiting lists outside of the VA patient tracking system for some mental health appointments that date back to 2006, Iowa’s U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst this week each met with VA Deputy...
