WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host a briefing for committee members on the administration’s efforts to reunite families separated after illegally entering the country. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services will update the committee...
WASHINGTON – Building on previous Senate Budget Committee oversight work on the DoD audit, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Chairman Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Ranking Member Bernard Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct an independent review of the reasons behind Department...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Dean Heller of Nevada, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Tim Scott of South Carolina and Johnny Isakson of Georgia in reintroducing the IRS Accountability Act of 2018, which gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner clear authority to fire senior officials...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Need for Aggressive Oversight at the U.S. Department of DefenseJuly 11, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss the continuing need for aggressive, hard-hitting oversight of the Department of Defense. That need is as great today as it ever was. Waste is alive and well...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Fox News Channel, CNN, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV this morning to discuss President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Video clips of his appearances can be found below. Fox News...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa discusses in a video address a White House meeting he attended Tuesday, July 10, with Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Joni Ernst, Rep. David Young, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, numerous administration officials and dozens of state and local Iowa elected leaders.Video of...
WaPo Fact Check: Left’s Claim on Kavanaugh “An Extreme Distortion”Kavanaugh’s Opinion “A Mainstream View” NOTE: The Washington Post is again debunking spurious claims from the Left about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record, describing the most recent attack as “an extreme distortion” and calling...
Judge Kavanaugh Clerks Laud Nomination to Supreme Court“Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications to join the Supreme Court are beyond question.” WASHINGTON – Following the announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, a group of the judge’s former clerks from...
NYT Op-ed: “A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh”In an op-ed published by the New York Times, Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar makes a compelling case for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.“The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump’s finest hour, his classiest...
Grassley: Judge Kavanaugh a Respected Jurist VIDEOWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the meeting, Chairman Grassley congratulated Judge Kavanaugh on his nomination and discussed the general...
NOTE: Today, Sen. Grassley released an oversight letter he sent to Department of Defense Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn A. Fine which has gone unanswered. Grassley is seeking answers on why the Defense Department is wasting $10,000 of taxpayer money on individual toilet seat covers for C-17 cargo planes.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa recently sent a letter to Department of Defense Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn A. Fine seeking answers on why the department is wasting $10,000 of taxpayer money on individual toilet seat covers and whether he and his investigation team are looking deeper into this and other possible examples of egregious...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) tonight made the following comment on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.“Judge Kavanaugh is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees to come before the Senate. His...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the President’s Forthcoming Supreme Court NominationJuly 9, 2018VIDEOTonight, the President will announce his nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy created by Justice Kennedy’s recent retirement....
WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Trump’s nomination of a Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, makes the case in a video address for increasing transparency and confidence in the federal judiciary by allowing cameras in federal...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement today regarding the passing of former Iowa Governor Bob Ray:“Governor Ray leaves behind a legacy of public service whose humanitarianism and visionary leadership as the state’s chief executive will enrich our state for generations to come. A soldier, statesman,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa 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...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s regional directors based in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo will hold traveling office hours in 38 counties across Iowa throughout July. Iowans are invited to stop by during the scheduled hours to seek assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has a long record of conducting government oversight to ensure the government of and by the people works for the people. In today’s video, Grassley details the Teapot Dome scandal, a series of bribes and cover-ups in the Harding administration that shaped Congress’s role in government oversight. The...
