Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that the White House was aware of evidence that its own personnel was entangled in the prostitution scandal involving several Secret Service agents in Colombia. Two years ago, Grassley questioned the White House extensively about the possibility of its own...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was honored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for his support of issues that are critical to U.S. manufacturing jobs and investment. Grassley received NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence based on his votes in the 113th Congress on policies that enhance U.S. manufacturers’...
In July 2013, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the University of Michigan to account for an arrangement that allowed certain investors early access to a university-produced consumer confidence survey. The University of Michigan now will make the information more widely available upon release. Grassley made the following comment on this development.
“It...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the federal government to account for an exclusive, long-time contract between Bank of America and the government to operate an expanding array of services for federal prison inmates.
“The government has competitive bidding for good reason. It’s meant to get taxpayers the most bang for the...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement regarding the resignation of United States Secret Service Director Julia Pierson.
“Over the last several years, we’ve seen the sterling reputation of the Secret Service shattered by missteps around the world and here at home. When Director Pierson...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that 11 whistleblowers have now come forward telling their stories of FBI managers using Loss of Effectiveness orders to retaliate for speaking up about wrongdoing in the agency. The whistleblowers allege that the FBI uses Loss of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been named a “Defender of Children” by the First Focus Campaign for Children, a well-respected, national bipartisan advocacy group, for leadership on children’s issues during the current congressional session.
“I appreciate the work of the First Focus Campaign for Children,” Grassley said. “This organization...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security settled a case with the Washington Times regarding documents of a Washington Times reporter that it had seized during execution of a search warrant to allegedly seize weapons and firearms belonging to the...
WASHINGTON – In an Amicus brief submitted to the United States Supreme Court, a bipartisan group of senators and congressmen argued that Congress intended for whistleblowers who are federal government employees to be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act for making disclosures, unless explicitly prohibited by statute.
Senators Chuck Grassley and...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the co-author of the bipartisan Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Enacted in 2010, the law requires drug and medical device companies to disclose the payments they make to doctors for speaking fees, research grants, trips, and other items of value. The information will be included in a publicly available database...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on Japan’s continued resistance to trade liberalization through the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
“The Trans-Pacific Partnership has great potential to help create jobs in the United States and abroad. The purpose of the agreement is to promote trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. ...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after press reports indicated that Attorney General Eric Holder will resign when a successor is confirmed. “I voted to confirm Mr. Holder to be Attorney General, and I had high hopes for his leadership. But, Attorney General Holder’s tenure has...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, as chairman of the Finance Committee in 2004, was successful in enacting reforms that prevented companies from simply setting up a filing cabinet and a mailbox overseas to escape millions of dollars of federal taxes. He made the following comment today on the Treasury Department’s new attempt to curb the latest iteration of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has received final congressional approval for his bipartisan child welfare policy improvements including promoting sibling connections in foster care and strengthening child support enforcement. The provisions are part of legislation that is on its way to the President for his expected signature into...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today is raising questions about the management and oversight of U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country.
Grassley said that disclosure of non-public investigations by the Justice Department Inspector General revealed concerns about the management of the Executive...
WASHINGTON – Legislation to help boost efforts for sexual assault victims and end human trafficking moved forward in the United States Senate this week, Senator Chuck Grassley said. Grassley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over the legislation, supported both bills.
“These bills give a real lift to our...
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member John Cornyn are asking for sequential referral of the nominee to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Grassley and Cornyn made the request to Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy stressing the need for the committee of jurisdiction over...
