Anti-Terrorism Legislation is 13th Judiciary Bill to Become Law under Chairman GrassleyWASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress today overwhelmingly overturned President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is an original cosponsor of the legislation and, as chairman, led it...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, today called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consider investigating...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Delay of the Survivors’ Bill of Rights”Tuesday, September 27, 2016Mr. President, I had hoped to be on the floor today to celebrate the passage of the Survivors’ Bill of Rights. However, as is the case far too often in Washington, political...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers demanding answers on why they have neglected to complete flood mitigation projects in the Cedar Rapids region and have put the public’s safety at risk.As the Senators noted, “In 2014, the Water...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional office in Cedar Rapids and the federal building in which the office is located are closed due to flooding and are expected to remain closed for the duration of this week ending on Friday, September 30, 2016.The regional staff continue to be available to provide assistance to Iowans with any casework...
Today, the independent Office of Special Counsel announced that it helped restore a scientist to his position at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after his agency sidelined him for speaking out on Zika testing effectiveness. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leading advocate for whistleblowers, made the following comment on today’s...
Over the weekend, Sen. Grassley received numerous updates and talked with Iowans in several cities in Eastern Iowa preparing for floods. Photos are available here. Senator Chuck Grassley Flood SpeechFloods of 2016Delivered Monday, Sept. 26, 2016Iowa is once again faced with severe flooding throughout Eastern Iowa. It was only eight...
Last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the Department of Veterans Affairs why it spent $20 million on art in recent years, despite backlogs for patient care. The Palo Alto VA facility spent a particularly high amount, according to reporting of OpenTheBooks.com. Grassley received responses from the VA. He made the following comment on the...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Council Bluffs, Donna Barry, will be holding open office hours in Audubon, Harrison, Crawford, Carroll, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Cass, Adams, Montgomery, Monona, Mills, Fremont and Taylor counties on Sept. 28, 29 and 30, and Oct. 4 and 5. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the Government Accountability Office to review whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking effective steps to comply with the federal law making fugitive felon status grounds for termination from living in public housing.
“It is essential that the Federal Government ensures the safety...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today met with top staff for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to discuss preparation efforts for expected flooding in the Cedar Valley. Grassley also has talked with Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett. Grassley made the following comment on the flooding preparation efforts so far. “The governor’s office is working with...
Grassley, Johnson Warn of Potential National Security Risks, Political Influence
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson are seeking an explanation for internal Department of Homeland Security communications directing staff to process as many...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today called on the Senate to pass their bipartisan juvenile justice reform bill after the House of Representatives cleared a nearly identical bill by a vote of 382-29.
“Juvenile justice programs help local communities work with youth who...
WASHINGTON – The American Farm Bureau Federation recognized Sen. Chuck Grassley with its “Friend of Farm Bureau” award for his reliable support of agriculture and his advocacy on behalf of Iowa farmers.“Agriculture accounts for a large portion of the Iowa economy,” Grassley said. “I’m committed to ensuring farmers...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte are calling on the Justice Department to explain its role in advising the Obama Administration in its plan to relinquish authority of key internet domain name functions. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the chairmen express...
WASHINGTON – Growth Energy presented Sen. Chuck Grassley with its 2016 “Fueling Growth” award, which the group called its “highest honor given to congressional leaders who advocate for renewable fuels like ethanol and consumer choice at the pump.”“As I often say, ethanol is ‘good, good, good’ – good for...
Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bicameral resolution in support of our Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans. The resolution expresses the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period from January 9, 1962 –...
Senate Floor Statement of Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExpiration of the EB-5 Regional Center ProgramSeptember 22, 2016In 1990, Congress created the EB-5 visa, which was intended to create new employment for U.S. workers and to infuse new capital into the country. Two years later, Congress revised the EB-5 category by...
WASHINGTON – In 2010, an interagency working group, including agents from the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies with national security responsibilities, recommended discontinuing the EB-5 immigrant investor program’s regional center model because of widespread fraud and national security concerns. However, some of the working...
