Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Trump’s announcement of a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. “This is good news. A lot of jobs in this country are tied to energy and construction. This is a chance to add more of those jobs. It’s a chance to help meet the country’s...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is requesting the records of two teens who entered the country illegally and are now charged with brutal raping a high school classmate earlier this month.
Jose Montano, 17, of El Salvador, and Henry Sanchez Milian, 18, of Guatemala, are charged as adults with...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the committee completed the hearing for Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.“Anybody who watched the Judiciary Committee hearing this week would have seen a nominee who has a command of the law, an independent voice,...
Senators call on White House to re-nominate Lerner at U.S. Office of Special Counsel
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the founders of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, are calling on the Trump Administration to re-nominate Carolyn Lerner as leader of the government’s...
“Gorsuch Glides”: Judge Completes Testimony with “No Major Stumbles”“If Democrats Harbored Any Hope Of Raising Doubts About Judge Gorsuch…They Came Nowhere Close”Bloomberg: “Democrats Have A Difficult Choice To Make Now That U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Survived Two Days Of Questioning With No Major...
Democrats “Frustrated and Downright Cranky” as “Unscathed” Gorsuch “Sails Through” SCOTUS Hearing“Democrats Have Struggled To Find An Attack Line That Sticks”USA Today: “Gorsuch Appeared Headed For Eventual Confirmation To The Supreme Court” “Federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch appeared...
Man allegedly received work permit from the Obama Administration despite a history of human trafficking and assault
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking how a man illegally in the country with a long, violent criminal record and multiple encounters with immigration officials could be allowed not only to remain in...
“Unscathed”: Democrats “Hit A Dead End” in Gorsuch’s “Gaffe-Free” Testimony“Democrats Landed Few Blows”; “Left Gorsuch With Few Scratches”; “Few Missteps of Any Significance”Washington Post: “Democrats Seem To Be Coming Up Short In Finding That Overriding Reason On Which To...
Democrats “Don’t Have One, Cohesive Narrative”: Gorsuch Demonstrates Independence, Commitment to Rule of Law as Democrats Struggle to Mount Opposition“The Picture Of A Cool, Calm, Self-Assured Justice”NPR: “‘I Have One Client, It’s The Law.’ In Seven Words To A Senate Committee This Morning, Judge Neil...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding Senator Chuck Schumer’s call to delay a vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, “while this big gray cloud of an FBI investigation hangs over the presidency.”Here is Grassley’s quote.“Anybody watching the hearing of Judge Gorsuch can...
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect public investors, improve the oversight of corporate auditing, and ensure that the financial reports of publicly traded companies are accurate and reliable, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act. The Reed-Grassley bill would make...
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), today reintroduced legislation to make hearing aids for those with mild to moderate hearing loss available over the counter (OTC). A companion bill led by Representatives Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and Marsha Blackburn...
Associated Press: “Gorsuch Emphasized ‘The Importance Of An Independent Judiciary’” “Judge Neil Gorsuch emphasized "the importance of an independent judiciary" on Monday in opening remarks to a Senate Judiciary Committee bitterly divided over his nomination to the Supreme Court.” (Erica Werner and Mark Sherman,...
Senators’ request coincides with Sunshine Week
WASHINGTON— Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are seeking details on the government’s implementation of a new law aimed and improving public access to federal records. The request by Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein and Senators John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy, coincides...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar today led 23 senators in a bipartisan letter urging President Trump to maintain the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and reject proposed changes that would upend the current successful system.
“We believe such changes are unwarranted and indefensible,” the senators wrote to...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised. The bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2017 would require the Supreme Court to permit television coverage...
Statement for the Congressional Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSunshine Week and Freedom of Information March 15, 2017 Mr. President, This week is Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide celebration of the good that comes from peeling back the curtains on government. Sunshine Week coincides with the National...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Amy Klobuchar today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand the public’s window into federal court processes and procedures by allowing cameras in federal courtrooms. The
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act allows judges to permit media coverage of trial and appellate cases...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation expanding protections for whistleblowers in the legislative branch. The bill shields congressional employees from retaliation when they expose fraud, waste or misconduct. The bill is...
