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...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley renewed his request for evidence, for a third time, in another letter to attorneys Debra Katz, Michael Bromwich and Lisa Banks, following a “non-sequitur” response from the lawyers to a letter sent by the senator earlier this week.Grassley said the evidence in question has been...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa led a press conference today to discuss the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Video of the press conference can be found here and a transcription of Grassley’s remarks can be found below.Thank you, Mr....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. “I’ve now received a committee staff briefing on the FBI’s supplement to Judge Kavanaugh’s...
WASHINGTON – Pursuant to last Friday’s request from the Senate Judiciary Committee, the administration instructed the FBI to conduct a supplemental background investigation with respect to the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The FBI has now concluded that supplemental investigation, and the White House delivered the updated...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley last night renewed his requests for evidence in a letter to attorneys representing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Notably, The Washington Post reported that it viewed evidence cited by Ford that has not been turned over to the committee.“[Dr. Ford’s] testimony hinges on evidence to...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System seeking answers to ensure Iowa veterans are receiving the proper care they have earned and deserve. “Iowa veterans rightly expect the VA to properly manage crucial medical appointments, especially with...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congress sends broad, bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic to President Trump to be signed into law.
This sweeping legislation is a culmination of months of bipartisan work by five committees in the Senate and eight committees in the House of Representatives, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by U.S. Sen....
During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford indicated that she had not been made aware of multiple offers made by Chairman Chuck Grassley to send staff to California to interview her, a format that she said she would have preferred. Those offers were made in public statements and in statements directly to Dr....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the ongoing supplemental FBI background investigation for the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.“The FBI conducts background investigations in accordance with the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Heather Wilson seeking answers as to why the 60th Ariel Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base is purchasing cups that cost $1,280 each. Reports indicate that this squadron has spent nearly $56,000 on these cups over the past three years.
“This latest example of...
WASHINGTON – Every year, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa selects 10 young Iowans to nominate to each of the U.S. Service Academies including the Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. Grassley encourages Iowa students to consider applying to all of the U.S. service academies because each one...
WASHINGTON – U. S. Sen. Chuck Grassley joined Rep. Rod Blum and the entire Iowa Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump in support of Governor Kim Reynolds’ appeal of the Administration’s decision denying Individual Assistance under FEMA for Marshall and Polk counties. The letter was signed by Grassley, Blum, Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeking information on whether the U.S. Department of Justice has made efforts to look into Confucius Institutes and their potential obligation to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
“As an extension of the Chinese government, the...
Congress needs to stand up for rural America and pass a responsible Farm BillBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaLast month, I completed my annual 99 county meetings for the 38th year in a row. At almost every one of those meetings, Iowans asked about the progress Congress is making on a new Farm Bill. The challenges surrounding international trade have created...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, released the following statement regarding the newly finalized trade deal between the United States, Mexico and Canada.“I commend President Trump for his commitment to securing a better trade deal for America that includes both Mexico and Canada. This new deal increases market...
October 1, 2018 UPDATED NOTICE OF CAUCUS HEARING The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing entitled: “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”, in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. By order of the...
