Q&A: E15 Year-RoundWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What is the Renewable Fuel Standard?A: In 2005, Congress amended the Clean Air Act with passage of the Energy Policy Act to create the renewable fuel standard (RFS). This came after revelations that a common fuel additive to help gasoline burn more completely, MTBE, was contaminating water and linked...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa called on Google to explain what steps it is taking to protect the personal information of its platform users following revelations that glitches exposing personal information on the social platform Google+ went unaddressed for three years.In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai,...
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed into law legislation authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa to help states prevent and respond to crimes targeting vulnerable children. The Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018 extends and updates law that makes resources available to the National Center for Missing and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa joined Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota in sending a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging them to investigate and respond to recent cases of AFM, a serious nervous system condition that causes patients’ muscles to weaken and other...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump nominated Iowan Douglas J. Strike to serve as the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa after a joint recommendation from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa.“Mr. Strike has served Iowa as a law enforcement officer for more than 34 years, most recently as the Chief of Police for the...
WASHINGTON — Landmark legislation reforming the music licensing laws, which Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley steered through the committee process, was signed into law today. The bipartisan Music Modernization Act, brings outdated music licensing laws into the 21st century and creates a fairer marketplace for songwriters and...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Martha MacCallum on “The Story” on Fox News Channel, Hugh Hewitt on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” on Salem Radio Network, Laura Ingraham on “The Laura Ingraham Show” and Tony Perkins on “Washington Watch” to discuss the confirmation...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons requesting the FTC conduct an assessment of potentially anticompetitive contracting practices between insurers and hospital systems in the United States deliberately designed to prevent consumers’ access to quality, lower...
Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaReligious Freedom in China and TaiwanTuesday, October 9, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, Tomorrow, October 10th, is the 107th national day of the Republic of China on Taiwan. I would like to extend my congratulations to the people of Taiwan on this occasion and to express my appreciation for U.S.-Taiwan...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, made the following statement today regarding President Trump’s announcement that he has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin the process of allowing year-round use of E15 gasoline.“Opening the door for year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol is a...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett M. KavanaughOctober 6, 2018VIDEO I rise one final time in support of Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Democratic leaders did...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa discussed the final floor vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News Channel. Video can be found here. -30-
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement ahead of the final confirmation vote for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Audio of the full statement can be found here and the text can be found below.It’s a great day to get Judge Kavanaugh...
Q&A: USMCAWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: How will USMCA improve trade between the United States, Mexico and Canada?A: The updated trilateral trade agreement between our three countries modernizes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that for 24 years has governed cross border trade and investment between the United States and our northern...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and a bipartisan group of 16 other senators in condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of religious minorities and actions to limit free expression and practice of faith in the People’s Republic of China. Joining Grassley and Perdue in this effort are U.S. Sens....
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United StatesOctober 5, 2018VIDEO One-hundred days ago, Justice Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. Shortly thereafter, on July 9, the...
BackgroundThe Senate Judiciary Committee has engaged in a thorough and robust investigation of allegations raised against Judge Kavanaugh. Throughout the last month, Committee staff members have collected statements, letters, and calls from individuals around the country. The reports range from substantive allegations of sexual misconduct, to short messages...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined “Fox and Friends” on Fox News Channel and “Mornings with Maria” with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network to discuss today’s procedural vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Video of the interviews can be found below. Fox...
BackgroundAt the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request, the FBI opened a supplemental background investigation into Judge Kavanaugh. It’s his seventh FBI background investigation in 25 years, going back to 1993. The request was for an investigation into current credible allegations against Judge Kavanaugh.In the course of its investigation, the...
