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Supreme Court Responds to Grassley's Request for Audio, Video Coverage of Health Care Reform Arguments Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following comment after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts informed him that video broadcasting will not be allowed of the landmark health care case that will be heard before the Supreme Court next...

Boxer, Grassley Introduce Measure To Curb Excessive Taxpayer-Funded Salaries For Government Contractors Measure Limits Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursement to $400,000 per Year, Extends Cap to All Government Contractor Employees Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) this week introduced the Commonsense Contractor...

Grassley Statement on Sunshine Week, Transparency in the Federal Government  Prepared Floor Statement Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Sunshine Week Delivered Thursday, March 15, 2012 Mr./Madam President,    This is Sunshine Week.  Sunshine Week is observed annually to coincide with the birthday of...

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Effort to Make Medical Devices Safer The Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients Act would implement long overdue reforms and help save lives Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), introduced the bipartisan Ensuring Safe Medical...

Senators Seek Two-Year Extension of Wind-Energy Tax Credit WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Mark Udall, Scott Brown, Tom Harkin, Dean Heller, Ron Wyden, and Michael Bennet today proposed a two-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bipartisan proposal would prevent a lapse in the...

Political, Partisan Tactics Being Used in Violence Against Women Act Debate Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after claims that Republicans were blocking the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization.  Grassley offered a full substitute during Judiciary Committee consideration of the bill. “The Violence Against Women Act...

Returning to Regular Order with Judicial Nominations, President Doesn't have Nominees for More Than Half of Vacancies Groh, Fitzgerald Voted On  Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On the Nominations of Gina Marie Groh to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of West...

Grassley Encourages More Bite from Defense Watchdog WASHINGTON – Calling the audit work of the Defense Department’s inspector general a mission of the highest importance, Senator Chuck Grassley today urged auditors to double down on improvements to their work with stronger recommendations, a greater focus on fraud and appropriate criminal referrals,...

Americans Want Senate to Focus on Jobs, Economy, Gas Prices, Not Political Statements on Judicial Nominations  For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after the Senate Majority Leader cancelled 17 cloture votes on nominees for district court judgeships.  Grassley argued in a...

Grassley: Trade Cases Undermine Need for New Enforcement Center Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s forthcoming announcement of a new trade case against China over export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods.  Last week, the...

Setting the Record Straight, 17 Cloture Petitions on Judicial Nominees  Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Remarks on District Court Cloture Petitions Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Mr. President, I rise to speak regarding judicial nominations, and to respond to some of the claims made by my...

FOIA Requests Stifled Under Current Executive Branch  Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary “The Freedom of Information Act:  Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public’s Right to Know.”   Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing...

Reid Files Cloture on 17 Judicial Nominations Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Majority Leader filed cloture on 17 judicial nominees.  The Senate has regularly confirmed judicial nominees throughout the 112th Congress, similar to previous congresses. In addition, the...

Q&A: Sunshine and Accountability Q:    What is Sunshine Week? A:    In 2005, a group of advocates, including journalists, launched a national initiative to encourage individuals to play an active role in their government at all levels and to work to give them access to information about their government.  Sunshine Week...

Comprehensive BSE Rule Released Grassley Leads Effort to Move Stalled Rule Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget cleared the comprehensive BSE rule and the Department of Agriculture released the rule for public comment. Grassley, along with Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, led a bipartisan group of...

Grassley Asks Justice Department for Details on its “Thousands” of Cases Brought on Mortgage Fraud WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today asked the Department of Justice for detailed information about the “thousands” of mortgage fraud cases the department has brought forward and about the claim...

Grassley discusses domestic trafficking of foster youth Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Speakers’ Series Domestic Trafficking of Foster Youth Thursday, March 8, 2012 – 2 p.m. U.S. Capitol Visitors Center – SVC-209 Click here for the video. I’d like to thank everyone for coming today and participating in today’s event...

Grassley, Durbin Raise Concerns About “Specialized Knowledge” Standard in Visa Program Grassley, Durbin Raise Concerns About “Specialized Knowledge” Standard in Visa Program             WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin are raising concerns about potential changes being made to the L...

Senate Approves Leahy-Grassley Bill To Increase Penalties For Counterfeit Drugs   WASHINGTON – The Senate Tuesday night unanimously approved a bill authored by U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to increase penalties for trafficking counterfeit drugs.  The legislation responds to recommendations made by the U.S....

Senate Foster Youth Caucus Panel to Focus on Sexual Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care WASHINGTON – A Senate Foster Youth Caucus speakers’ series started by Senators Chuck Grassley and Mary Landrieu continues tomorrow morning with a discussion on the sexual trafficking of girls in the foster care system. Landrieu and Grassley will host the March 8 event,...