WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to aid in the fight against human trafficking. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and cosponsored by Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein of California, would renew existing programs that make...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following audio and video messages for Christmas and the New Year. They can be downloaded below:Grassley Christmas Message (33 second video)Grassley New Year Message (34 second video)Grassley Christmas Message (18 second audio)Grassley Christmas Message (27 second audio)Grassley New Year...
Statement Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteePassage of the First Step Act of 2018Wednesday, December 19, 2018VIDEO M. President, today is a good day for representative government. A good day for the taxpayer. And a good day for safe streets and strong families.Last night, by a vote of 87-12, the Senate...
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By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
In a July 21, 2017 memo, the secretary of defense, James Mattis, made promising comments about his ambitions to end wasteful spending at the Pentagon. He wrote that he expected “leaders at all levels in the department to exercise the utmost degree of...
WASHINGTON – The Senate tonight passed once-in-a-generation reforms to America’s prison and sentencing system to reduce recidivism, save tax dollars and promote safe communities. The bipartisan First Step Act uses evidence-based recidivism reduction programs to help inmates successfully return to society after serving their sentence. It also...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyTribute to Becky WeichhandExecutive Director, Congressional Coalition on Adoption InstituteTuesday, December 11, 2018During this season of Advent, millions of Americans join Christians around the world to celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ. A central tenet of Christianity is borne in the belief that...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois made the following statement on the Senate’s 82-12 vote to hold debate and a final vote on the First Step Act this week.“Tonight the Senate decided overwhelmingly to wrap up debate and hold a final vote on the...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Senate’s consideration of the revised First Step ActMonday, December 17, 2018VIDEO We’re here today to begin debate on the First Step Act of 2018—the most significant criminal justice reform bill in a generation.Our country is based on...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding his vote against the Yemen War Powers Resolution, S. J. Res. 54, and his vote in favor of S. J. Res. 69, which calls for peace negotiations for Yemen and condemned the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and named the Crown Price of Saudi Arabia as responsible for his...
Q&A: New Farm BillWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: Why did you vote against the 2018 Farm Bill?A: For years I have worked to restore fiscal integrity to the farm safety net. Protecting the financial viability for America’s farmers and ranchers strengthens U.S. food security and national security. Farm families are integral to the social...
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, created a social media series called #CornWatch that gave followers an insider look at farming operations and tracked the progression of the corn crop grown on the Grassley family farm in New Hartford, Iowa from planting through harvest. The series concludes for the year this...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that he will have a new Chief of Staff in the new year as longtime aide Jill Kozeny departs and a member of his current Judiciary Committee staff steps into the role.Aaron Cummings will begin the position on January 2.Others on Grassley’s senior staff leadership team in Washington remain in...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement with respect to the substantive input from certain law enforcement organizations in the revised First Step Act released.“When we set out to update and reform our criminal justice system, we sought the expertise from a broad range of stakeholders...
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Senate Finance Committee Tax Priorities for the 116th CongressWednesday, December 12, 2018VIDEO Mr. President,As the 115th Congress winds down, I’d like to reflect on the enactment of historic tax legislation and what’s ahead in the New Year.In December of 2017, Congress passed, and the...
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, to secure new protections for minors and improve accountability measures in the federal juvenile justice grant program.“Kids in our juvenile justice system need safety, fairness and treatment that...
Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Passage of the 2018 Farm BillTuesday, December 11, 2018VIDEO I’d like to begin by thanking Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for their hard work in putting together the 2018 Farm Bill. It was a long and difficult process and they negotiated in...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to replace a 2015 rule put in place by the Obama Administration that gave authority to the federal government to regulate on nearly all of the land in Iowa.“I commend...
Grassley Op-ed: Iowans inspired legislation to hold drug manufacturers accountableU.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA couple years ago, I received a letter from an Iowan whose son had a severe peanut allergy. She wrote about how the price of an EpiPen, a popular anti-allergy prescription drug device, had skyrocketed. Though she and her family couldn’t...
