WASHINGTON – Iowa’s U.S. Senators today announced their joint recommendations to the President of individuals to serve as U.S. Attorneys in the Northern and Southern districts of Iowa.“These individuals have the necessary qualifications to effectively serve the public at the helm of the U.S. Attorney offices in Iowa. They have distinguished...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota have re-introduced two bills that would give students and their families better information about the costs of college. The bills continue the senators’ long-time collaboration to help college students avoid sticker shock and insurmountable debt.
“College sticker prices...
22 Senators Join Grassley’s Brief Urging Supreme Court’s Review of Antiterrorism Act Case
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley led 22 Senate colleagues in
calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision undermining the ability of U.S. victims of international terrorism to seek justice. ...
WASHINGTON –Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Patrick Leahy introduced a resolution observing this week as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The resolution recognizes the Senate’s commitment to raising awareness about the unique needs of crime victims and their families.
Grassley and Leahy’s resolution expresses...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement after Neil M. Gorsuch was sworn in today as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: “Congratulations to Justice Gorsuch on joining the U.S. Supreme Court. His record shows that he understands a judge’s job is to...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has this week reintroduced legislation to ban packer ownership of livestock after seeing continued impact of consolidation within the livestock industry.Over the last several decades large packing companies in the poultry and pork industries have moved to concentrate and vertically integrate. The beef industry is...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold two town meetings in Iowa April 18 and April 20 as part of his annual 99-county meetings. “Representative government is a two-way street. I’m one half of the process and the people of Iowa are the other half. You can’t have representative government without dialogue between...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement following the overnight U.S. military strikes in Syria.“The use of chemical weapons by Assad against his own people, including women and children, is an atrocious act and a crime against humanity,” Senator Grassley said. “Assad’s actions follow a policy under...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has cosponsored the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, S. 870, a bipartisan bill to strengthen and improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions.
“It’s common sense that Medicare policies should help prevent a heart attack or...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein today introduced legislation to support computer forensics training opportunities for state and local law enforcement agencies. The
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 authorizes for the first time the National Computer Forensics...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuchto Serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court“He will make a superb Justice.”VIDEO Before we vote on Judge Gorsuch, I'd like to discuss briefly why I’m so pleased that he’ll soon be Justice...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a bipartisan group of senators including Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis calling for the Department of Defense (DOD) to...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to Serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court“A Shield and a Sword”Thursday, April 6, 2017 Mr. President, we’re now well on our way to confirming Judge Gorsuch as the next Justice of the Supreme...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today continued his support of rural health care, introducing bipartisan legislation to permanently extend key Medicare rural hospital programs critical to five Iowa hospitals and many others around the country. “These programs bring a lot of value for rural residents and taxpayers,” Grassley said....
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding the vote to return to historical precedent to confirm Supreme Court nominees by a simple majority vote margin after Senate Democrats performed the first successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee in the history of the United States. “Like 2013,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced legislation to support at-risk youth and those who enter the juvenile justice system. The
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 takes steps to reduce unnecessary incarceration of youth, improves...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to Serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court“Nothing will Stick”Thursday, April 6, 2017VIDEO Within the next hour or so, we’ll learn whether the Minority will come to their senses, or...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan coalition of Senators today renewed the Campus Accountability and Safety Act—legislation to combat sexual assault on college and university campuses by protecting students, promoting equity, and strengthening accountability and transparency for institutions. The bill was reintroduced by U.S. Senators Claire...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined a bipartisan group of 39 senators in a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to prioritize reopening China’s market to U.S. beef in his discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
“Opening this market to U.S. producers would create substantial opportunities for farmers and...
