Q: Is there a one-stop shop for frequently asked questions during tax filing season?
A: The Nobel-winning physicist Albert Einstein reportedly said, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” That’s something coming from the man whose last name is interchangeable with genius. The Presidents’ Day holiday weekend typically...
by U. S. Senator Chuck Grassley
During his State of the Union address, the President said that success is limited only by the “strength of our work ethic and scope of our dreams.” By pointing out “the son of a barkeep is Speaker of the House,” the President identified a unifying principle in which 535 lawmakers and the President can agree....
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the nomination of Kevin Techauto be United States Attorney for the Northern District of IowaWednesday, February 12, 2014
Mr. President,
I’d like to share a few words of support of Kevin Techau, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking an Inspector General to explain a failure to implement whistleblower protection laws by not informing Justice Department employees of their rights to contact Congress and then threatening retaliation if a disclosure is made.
Grassley wrote to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz after discovering...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking information from the federal agency in charge of medical research oversight on how it disciplines responsible parties in fraud cases.
Grassley’s inquiry to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Research Integrity came after an Iowa State University scientist falsified AIDS vaccine results in...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Iowa League of Postmasters, AGFE Local 2955 Iowa Air National Guard, AGFE Local 2119 Rock Island Arsenal, the IRS Local Taxpayer Advocate for Iowa, the American Pharmacy...
Q: Which reforms is the Senate Judiciary Committee considering to the criminal justice system?
A: A generation or so ago, homicides and other crimes of violence were linked to a rise in illegal drug trafficking. Policymakers across all levels of government zeroed on efforts to make the nation’s streets safer and public squares more secure for the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it will begin to receive data under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Feb. 18. The agency said it will post the data on its website by the end of September 2014. Grassley is the co-author of the bipartisan...
WASHINGTON -- Five members of the Senate Finance Committee today expressed strong disappointment at the IRS’s decision to award $62.5 million of employee bonuses, despite government-wide budget cuts, and asked for reconsideration of the decision and an explanation of current and future bonus plans.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking...
WASHINGTON -- Five members of the Senate Finance Committee today expressed strong disappointment at the IRS’s decision to award $62.5 million of employee bonuses, despite government-wide budget cuts, and asked for reconsideration of the decision and an explanation of current and future bonus plans.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined in calling for an independent military justice system and reiterated his support for the Military Justice Improvement Act, which is up for a Senate vote next week.
Grassley is an original cosponsor of this bipartisan measure introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, which would move the decision...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will introduce a resolution strongly denouncing the Obama Administration’s coercion of states into adopting Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in federal grants and flexibility waivers.
The resolution is co-sponsored by Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley...
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General releases report today showing major problems in discount drug program serving the poor, uninsured
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 – A group of Republican Senate and House lawmakers released statements today in response to a report the lawmakers requested of the Office of the Inspector General...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is among a bipartisan group of senators seeking help from two key federal agencies to put out information and reach out to foster youth about various federal programs that could help them succeed.
“Foster youth often don’t know about the resources available to them,” Grassley said. “As a result, the kids don’t...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will participate in 13 meetings in Iowa during the week of Feb. 17 as part of his annual 99-county tour.
Grassley has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year for a meeting since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.
On Feb. 17, 18 and 19, Grassley will be in Oelwein, Calmar, Cresco, Eagle Grove,...
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 by a vote of 68-32. Grassley voted against the measure.
“I’m extremely disappointed that my provisions to place a hard cap on farm payments and better define who can receive those payments were stripped down to such a great extent that they...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the Department of Justice to publicly disclose its opinions, analyses and conclusions concerning the lawfulness of all executive orders proposed by the President.
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Sexual abuse and domestic assault are some of the most heinous crimes. Most people agree that these are areas where mandatory minimum criminal sentences are very much needed.
I’m concerned that the absence of mandatory minimum sentences is causing serious problems in deterring these terrible acts of sexual assault and domestic violence. Too...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Phillip Ramirez and Drew Piersma have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Students work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity. I...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today won approval of several provisions that would ensure tougher sentences on perpetrators of sexual assaults and domestic violence, as well as arms suppliers of terrorists.
Grassley’s amendments were adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee during the...
