WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, released the following statement today regarding the resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt:“President Trump made the right decision. Administrator Pruitt’s ethical scandals and his undermining of the President’s commitment to biofuels and Midwest farmers were...
DEMOCRATS VS. REALITY ON SCOTUS NOMINATION DEMOCRATS: President Trump’s nominee could overturn the Affordable Care Act.REALITY: Justice Anthony Kennedy voted to strike down the Affordable Care Act. Even if the same case were to come before the Court, and Justice Kennedy’s replacement voted the same way, the law would still be upheld, because...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it plans to move forward with disaster recovery efforts in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with funding allocated in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 for Fiscal Year 2018 Supplemental Short-term Damage Repairs & Long-term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan. The working estimate for the project is...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa speaks about the important role government transparency plays in preserving our American heritage in a special Independence Day video address. The video can be found here and the text can be found below.Today the United States of America celebrates our nation’s independence. Americans will gather...
NOTE: Sen. Grassley is releasing five videos, one every day this week, examining the history of oversight as a part of a summer-long initiative highlighting the importance of congressional oversight. Monday’s video can be found here.WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has a career long record of advocating for government oversight to...
THE GINSBURG STANDARD: No Hints, No Forecasts, No Previews…And No Special Obligations
‘Judges…Are Bound To Decide Concrete Cases, Not Abstract Issues’
As outside special interest groups and advocacy organizations pledge to impose ideological and policy litmus tests on President Trump’s nominee to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, take a look back at what...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is releasing five videos every day this week examining the history of oversight as a part of a summer-long initiative highlighting the importance of congressional oversight. Grassley has championed congressional oversight throughout his Senate career, keeping close tabs on the judicial and executive...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) urged the Supreme Court of the United States to release same-day audio recordings of all arguments heard before the high court.“By releasing same-day audio recordings of all oral arguments, the Court has a unique opportunity to open up its proceedings...
WASHINGTON – The Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released its annual report to Congress on its Open Payments database. Open Payments is a mandatory, national disclosure program created by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, legislation authored by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa. The program...
Q&A: ImmigrationWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What needs to be done to fix our nation’s immigration policies?A: By all accounts, the current immigration system is broken. The last major overhaul was adopted 32 years ago in 1986. Unfortunately, the Immigration Reform and Control Act did not live up to its promises.In exchange for amnesty, the...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill to implement the Marrakesh Treaty and facilitate access to printed works for persons who are blind or have print disabilities yesterday unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) would implement the treaty to address the problem of the global “book famine” by providing, with...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement on today’s Senate passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.“The bipartisan Farm Bill passed today by the Senate, with my support, gives American farmers a number of victories. It will help fund programs that promote American agricultural products abroad to increase exports,...
Grassley Speaks to Media Following Kennedy Retirement(Audio/Transcript)WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa spoke to members of the media outside of his office in Washington, D.C., following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. A transcription is available below and audio is available here. Grassley also...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the passage of a bipartisan amendment he co-sponsored with Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to release detailed information about the quality of its 133 nursing homes nationwide. The senators filed the amendment in response...
WASHINGTON – Following Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement today that he will soon retire from the Supreme Court of the United States, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made this statement: “For more than three decades, Justice Kennedy served with great distinction on the Supreme Court of the United...
It’s Time for Action on E-Verify
Making the E-Verify system mandatory would protect American workers and deter document fraud.By Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
& Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas
Bloomberg
When Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, it was hailed as a victory for border security in exchange for an...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement regarding EPA’s proposed volume obligations for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard.“Buried in this proposal is the alarming admission that Administrator Pruitt has already cut at least 2.25...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan proposal to empower and protect whistleblowers across the federal bureaucracy was signed into law yesterday. The Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act permanently extends a program requiring each inspector general office to designate an official focused on whistleblower protection issues. The law was introduced by Senate...
*NOTE: Senator Grassley kicked off a summer-long initiative highlighting the importance of congressional oversight with a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Grassley has championed congressional oversight throughout his congressional career, keeping close tabs on the judicial and executive branch to make sure the government of the people and by...
