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Unconstitutional Power Grabs Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Unconstitutional Power Grabs Thursday, January 26, 2012 I addressed the Senate recently on President Obama’s so called “recess” appointments when the Senate was not in fact in recess.  I described at length why this is an...

State of the Union address M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:     State of the Union address DA:    Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Below is a comment from Senator Chuck Grassley regarding tonight’s State of the Union address by President Obama. “Americans are looking for leadership.  The 13...

Senator Grassley's Twitter Account Senator Grassley's staff noticed that his Twitter account had been compromised a few minutes after the first false Tweet was posted, and staff immediately called Twitter to obtain access to the account so the password could be changed.  The password has been changed, and Senator Grassley controls the account...

Grassley Pursues Details of Questionable Contact Related to LightSquared WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the principal behind the LightSquared wireless project to explain a questionable contact to Grassley’s office that intimated benefits for Grassley if he softened his inquiry of government approval of the project. Grassley wrote to...

Questioning the Constitutionality of President Obama's "Recess" Appointments Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On The Nomination of John Gerrard and President Obama’s Four Recent “Recess” Appointments Monday, January 23, 2012 Mr. President, Just over a month ago, on December 17, the Senate...

Q&A on Controversial Recess Appointments Q:    Why are recess appointments in the news? A.    On Jan. 4, President Obama bypassed the Senate and appointed Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three members of the National Labor Relations Board.  His move is highly controversial...

  West Point, Naval Academy select young Iowans for admission     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Aloysius Richard TeKippe of Earlham has been selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, and Matt Truninger of Clinton has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,...

Lawmakers Call for HHS Secretary Sebelius to Meet With Keokuk Area Hospital Representatives Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today urged U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to meet with representatives from the Keokuk Area Hospital to discuss the hospital’s...

Grassley on PIPA Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the Senate’s Protect IP Act. “It’s critical we protect the intellectual property rights of our businesses and fight online infringement, but at the same time, we can’t do harm to the internet, the Constitution, or the ability of businesses to...

Obama’s rejection of the Keystone pipeline project M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Obama’s rejection of the Keystone pipeline project DA:    Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley commented on the President’s decision today to stop the international Keystone XL pipeline...

Grassley on SEC Inspector General's Departure Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement that David Kotz, inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is leaving his position.  Grassley has worked with whistleblowers and conducted other oversight of the agency to help ensure it fulfills its mission...

Grassley meetings in Iowa to continue next week WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has meetings scheduled with Iowans in 16 counties next week. Beginning on Monday, Grassley will be in Centerville, Albia, Chariton, Corydon, Garden Grove, Mt. Ayr, Creston, Osceola, Winterset, Greenfield, Panora, Grimes, Grand Junction, Boone, Ames, and Le Grand. Already...

President's proposal on U.S. trade agency consolidation Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Obama’s proposal to reorganize and consolidate U.S. trade agencies. “The enactment of trade agreements has been a hard slog with the President.  Any reorganization that disrupts trade negotiations and expanded markets for...

Grassley Seeks Information from GPS Community Related to FCC, LightSquared Inquiry WASHINGTON – In keeping with a pledge, Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked for documents from three companies that make or use Global Positioning System devices regarding their communications with the Federal Communications Commission on an agency waiver granted to the wireless...

Obama administration backtracks on student loan announcement M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Obama administration backtracks on student loan announcement DA:    Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Last year, Senator Grassley asked President Obama for clarification on the legal authority to...

  Q&A on Admission to the U.S. Service Academies     Q:    How do young Americans get a place at the U.S. service academies? A:    Starting more than 200 years ago, the U.S. service academies have educated and trained the best and the brightest to lead and command the Armed Forces in service to the...

Final IG Report on Immigration Services Shows Work to be Done on Immigration Benefits Procedures Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a report he requested from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s office confirmed the accounts he heard from whistleblowers about the undue pressure placed on Immigration Service Officers to approve...

Accountability Needed President Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray is unacceptable because it violates both the letter and spirit of the Constitution.  The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch of government.  The President upended years of Senate practice and more than 90 years of Justice Department precedent by bypassing...

IG Report Reveals that Immigration Adjudicators Being Pressured to Approve Immigration Benefits Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a draft copy of a report he requested from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s office confirmed the accounts he heard from whistleblowers about the undue pressure placed on Immigration Service Officers to...

Senators Press Administration on Ignoring 90 Years of Legal Advice from Justice Department WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is leading Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee questioning the administration’s decision to ignore more than 90 years of legal precedent in making four controversial recess...