Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released interim final rules to increase competitiveness in the livestock and poultry industry. Grassley fought to ensure competition was addressed in the 2008 farm bill, which required the proposed rules. A family farmer himself, Grassley has led the...
More than $4.7 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Recouped from Fraudsters in 2016 AloneWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s False Claims Act reforms helped the federal government recover more than $4.7 billion from fraudsters in fiscal 2016, according to a Justice Department announcement today. That brings the total amount of taxpayer dollars...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a long-time proponent of renewable fuels as part of an all-inclusive energy strategy to meet the country’s tremendous energy needs. He made the following comment on the nominations of Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma, to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today said that the hearing for Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions is on track after returning the committee questionnaire last week.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General.“The materials provided to the committee by Senator Sessions are in large part public documents that anyone can find on his official Senate website. It’s information that’s been...
WASHINGTON – Following an investigation into the practice of fetal tissue transfers and the federal laws governing the practice, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is referring several Planned Parenthood affiliates and companies involved in fetal tissue transfers, as well as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to the FBI and the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa urged President-elect Donald Trump to counteract high prescription drug prices by addressing drug misclassifications under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and making sure laws to fight monopolistic behavior are enforced. Grassley is working to understand the reasons behind the high cost of EpiPens. The...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress just approved a slate of measures championed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to improve government accountability, cut waste and empower whistleblowers. The measures were approved as both chambers prepared to bring the 114th Congress to a close.The measures include Grassley’s Inspector...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement on congressional oversight of the cyberattacks targeting political organizations and political operatives.“I’ve been asking questions of intelligence officials, and will be staying involved, about the cyberattacks targeting political organizations and political...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised the final passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, which includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016. This bill addresses the civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers and drinking water and wastewater funding programs through the Environmental...
IG Empowerment Act Now Awaits President’s Signature to become Law
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today passed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s legislation to expand tools for inspectors general to identify and address fraud, waste and misconduct in government. The Inspector General Empowerment Act restores Congress’ intent to...
WASHINGTON—The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, today announced that the hearing for Attorney General nominee, Senator Jeff Sessions, will be held on January 10-11, 2017.Sessions returned the committee questionnaire today, and after speaking with incoming Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Grassley scheduled...
Man previously convicted of illegal re-entry into United States is charged in Kansas with sex crime against a childWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), today called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to provide...
Please note: Senator Grassley has heard from Iowans who have had this problem where the Department of Veterans Affairs won’t pay for emergency care because the veterans have Medicare even though Medicare doesn’t cover all of the cost, whereas veterans with no other insurance would have it fully covered. “Common sense dictates...
Last year, Senator Grassley released the results of his investigation into federal agencies’ use of paid administrative leave and endorsed the report’s recommendations to rein in overuse of the largely unproductive, expensive practice. Grassley then sponsored legislation to reform federal paid leave and put a cap on the practice. Following Senate...
WASHINGTON – After introducing their bipartisan bill back in January to increase oversight and eliminate wasteful federal spending, Senators Jon Tester and Chuck Grassley today celebrated the passage of their Administrative Leave Act, which will now head to the President’s desk for signature.
“I came to Washington to clean this place up and this bill...
In September, Sen. Chuck Grassley and fellow senators asked the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to examine the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) oversight of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. After the letter, Grassley continued to push for OIG involvement. Grassley learned that CMS knew...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today met with Rep. Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Grassley is a senior member and former chairman of the Finance Committee, which will consider the nomination. Grassley made the following comment on the meeting.“I...
Washington, D.C. -- Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it will take steps to improve consumer access to hearing aids, including by not enforcing the requirement for a medical evaluation or waiver in order to acquire hearing aids. Earlier this month, Warren...
Sen. Chuck Grassley is the co-author of legislation that would reduce the excessive use of paid leave by federal agencies. Grassley developed the legislation after an in-depth investigation finding that agencies sometimes put employees on paid leave for years, either to avoid making tough management decisions or to sideline whistleblowers. The...
