WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, along with Sens. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Dianne Feinstein of California and Reps. Steve Stivers of Ohio and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts pressed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to update outdated regulations on partial filling of Schedule...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Most Transparent Supreme Court Confirmation Process in HistoryJuly 31, 2018VIDEOOver the last several days, the Minority Leader has continued his unprecedented partisan interference with the business of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition to these...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are seeking an investigation into allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse at ICE and HHS detention facilities charged with holding immigrants.“These allegations of abuse are extremely disturbing...
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have requested Attorney General Jeff Sessions detail steps the Justice Department is taking to adhere to the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act and return U.S. citizen children to their parents. The letter...
*Note: Sen. Grassley has been a lead advocate for whistleblowers’ rights and protections during his time in the U.S. Senate. In 2014, Grassley announced his plan to create the bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus to raise awareness of the need for adequate protections against retaliation for private sector and government employees who call...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein of California sent a letter to Iván Duque, president-elect of the Republic of Colombia, to congratulate him on his recent presidential election and express their interest in working together to stop the exportation of cocaine from Colombia to the United...
Op-ed: Fixing Flores agreement is the only solution to immigrant family separation and detentionUSA Today | July 29, 2018By Sens. Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis and Ted CruzLike millions across our country, we too were horrified at the sight of thousands of children being separated from their parents. As parents ourselves, we can only imagine the pain...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today requested special access to documents related to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s legal work in the White House, as the committee evaluates his nomination to the Supreme Court. In a letter to National Archives staff at the George W. Bush Presidential Library, Grassley sought...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma seeking more information into what happened in the case of an elderly Iowa woman who passed away seemingly due to lapses in care by staff at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center, Iowa. The letter is in...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding today’s workforce development and employment roundtable led by President Donald Trump, Governor Kim Reynolds, Rep. Rod Blum, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Peosta, Iowa.“Thanks to the...
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Transparency in Prescription Drug AdvertisingThursday, July 26, 2018VIDEOEvery American within earshot of a television has heard ads for prescription drugs. These ads promise patients relief from nearly every medical problem. The pharmaceutical companies want you to know there is a drug on the market to help...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold three town meetings at the beginning of August as a part of his annual 99 county meetings. Grassley will be in Palo Alto County on August 6, Audubon County on August 7 and Adams County on August 9.“Representative government is a two-way street. I’m one half of the process and the people of Iowa are...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Supreme Court Confirmation ProcessJuly 25, 2018VIDEO This morning I listened to remarks by the Minority Leader. For a minute, I was worried that Senator Harry Reid was back disguised as Senator Schumer. After all, I used to hear a lot of false comments...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJudge Kavanaugh and Democrat Leaders’ Document DemandsJuly 24, 2018VIDEO I come to the floor today to respond to remarks made this morning by the Minority Leader. And to add some additional context that he left out.He spoke on the nomination of Judge...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s announcement that farmers who have been negatively impacted as a result of the Administration’s ongoing trade negotiations will receive short-term federal aid to offset the financial damage caused by...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding Robert Wilkie’s confirmation to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.“Robert Wilkie has dedicated his life to defending and serving his nation as a member of the armed forces and a distinguished public servant. Mr. Wilkie proved he has the...
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh returned the bipartisan Judiciary Committee questionnaire Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein sent to him on July 13. The questionnaire can be found HERE. Related materials and appendices can be found HERE.“I appreciate Judge Kavanaugh’s diligent and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received a letter from U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson. This comes as a response to an oversight letter Grassley sent to Department of Defense Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn A. Fine on June 6, seeking answers on why the department was wasting taxpayer dollars on individual toilet...
NOTE: In an article published by the New York Times, evaluations of Judge Brett Kavanaugh by his former law students reveal his strengths as a professor and provide insight into his constitutionally-focused legal philosophy.“Over the last decade, about 350 law students at Harvard, Yale and Georgetown expressed views on classes offered by Judge Brett M....
