Grassley Op-ed: “America First” Means a Modernized NAFTAU.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa BreitbartJanuary 26, 2018 During his speech to the American Farm Bureau at its annual convention, President Trump said that “farmers deserve a government that serves their interest and empowers them to do the hard work that they love to do...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today made the following statement regarding the White House’s plan to curb illegal immigration and provide legal status for people illegally brought to the United States by their parents.“We all agree that Congress needs to act to address those who were brought here...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is today pressing the FBI for answers about a series of concerns raised in recently produced text messages exchanged between FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok.
In his letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Grassley first notes that the two FBI officials shared a worry...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on today’s confirmation of Alex Azar to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).“Mr. Azar is respected by both Republicans and Democrats and has been unanimously...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Oversight of the Justice Department and the Need for TransparencyJanuary 24, 2018VIDEO I wanted to come to the floor today to talk about the Judiciary Committee’s important oversight and investigations work over the past year. There are a lot of issues...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson wrote a letter to the Justice Department Office of Inspector General Tuesday regarding the revelation that the FBI did not preserve text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page for the time period between...
The Fort Dodge Messenger’s editorial board praised Senator Grassley’s work on the tax reform bill and his unique perspective in advocating for farmers. Grassley, a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Finance Committee, is one of only two farmers serving in the U.S. Senate. Grassley penned an op-ed in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement after voting for legislation that would provide funds to re-open the federal government and end a three-day shutdown. The legislation includes a six-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which Grassley voted for in the Senate Finance Committee and spoke...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement after the failure to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded resulted in the shutdown of the federal government.“If the 2016 presidential election proved anything, it’s that Americans wanted a new way of doing things, and just want their...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement on the death of Deputy United States Marshal Christopher David Hill. Hill was killed in the line of duty today while executing an arrest warrant in Harrisburg, Penn., for a fugitive who had made terroristic threats. “Deputy Hill’s...
Following years-long work and leadership from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), bipartisan legislation to step up enforcement against perpetrators of crimes targeting senior citizens, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Protection Act, passed Congress and became law late last...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCHIP ReauthorizationJanuary 18, 2018VIDEOMr. President, should the Children’s Health Insurance Program be reauthorized? Of course it should.CHIP has a long history of strong bipartisan support. We need to get something passed so the government doesn’t shut down.In regards to CHIP being a...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Joni Ernst and Congressman Blum, once again met with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to advocate for the inclusion of funding for the Cedar Rapids flood damage reduction and flood risk management project in the Administration’s budget for Fiscal Year...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue today made the following comments regarding the Durbin-Graham-Flake immigration proposal, which fails to adequately address border security, enforcement, chain migration and diversity visas, while expanding legal status to immigrants who knowingly...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Consideration of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017January 16, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I stand today in support of S. 139, the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. As we know, the first responsibility of government is to...
Grassley Among Top Supporters of Transparency, Among Most Effective at Getting Bills Signed into Law, Missed Zero VotesWASHINGTON – GovTrack, an independent organization that tracks federal legislation and information about Members of Congress, recently released its annual “Report Card,” a special year-end project that reports the...
The Cedar Rapid Gazette’s editorial board praised Sen. Grassley’s bipartisan work to ensure proper funding of the nation’s waterways, which Iowa’s agriculture industries rely upon to export. Grassley and his colleagues wrote a letter to White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney calling for adequate funding for waterways in next...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today sought clarity from Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson following reports that he mischaracterized information in his bipartisan interview with committee investigators. Grassley is asking Simpson, through his attorney, whether his statement to the Committee is accurate, in light...
Symposium Led By Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Will Include Federal Judges, Members of the Legal Community, Iowa High School Students and Educators WASHINGTON – As part of his longstanding effort to engage Iowans in our system of representative government, uphold the separation of powers and foster participation in civic life, U.S. Sen....
