Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General."Senator Sessions is a respected member and former Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee who has worked across the aisle on major legislation. He knows the...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement that it will begin implementing a key provision in the landmark law addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which...
WASHINGTON – Today Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley joined a bipartisan coalition of senators, led by John Cornyn (R-Texas), in introducing the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act, legislation that will prioritize the U.S. Department of Justice COPS grant applications of law enforcement agencies that use that funding to hire veterans....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised Senate passage of a bill he co-sponsored that will improve the responsiveness and performance of the Veterans Crisis Line, the confidential, toll-free hotline for veterans seeking suicide prevention and crisis resources help from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders.“We’ve seen...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he appreciated ChemChina’s response to his questions following a recent Judiciary Committee hearing of potential mergers of the seed and agrochemical industries, but his concerns remain about the company’s possible use of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
“China, through State-owned Enterprises,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs to “conduct a thorough investigation” into the treatment of a Johnston veteran who committed suicide. U.S. Army veteran Curtis Gearhart reportedly was told he would have to wait five to six weeks for an appointment for severe headaches, which...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is urging the acting inspector general of the Department of Defense to “consider the need to step up the war on waste” in light of aggressive reporting on waste by another watchdog agency. “When I compare the aggressive reporting on waste by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) with what...
Inquiry Follows Inspector General Audit Revealing Inadequate Oversight Controls
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking details on Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) payments to a confidential source who was reportedly engaged in a personal relationship with a DEA supervisor.
According to media reports, an Atlanta-based...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Iowans have until January 1, 2017, to submit requests for tickets to the 58th Presidential Inauguration Swearing-In-Ceremony through his office. Iowans interested in requesting tickets should submit their names and contact information on Grassley’s website:...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today said the Department of Justice should reconsider its decision to refuse to appear voluntarily at a Judiciary Committee hearing on issues related to the EpiPen’s reported misclassification under Medicaid and resulting overcharges to the taxpayers. “This is a problem that...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment honoring Veterans Day.“For all the honorable men and women who join the U.S. Armed Forces and serve our country in uniform, the United States must uphold its promises made to these patriots who put their lives on the line to protect and defend our sacred freedoms. Whether it’s providing...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, along with 20 other senators and 67 representatives filed an amicus brief urging the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to nullify an Obama Administration effort to broadly expand federal regulation of land and water in the United States. The plan, commonly known as the “Waters of the United...
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Nov. 30, on the potential settlement between the Justice Department and Mylan, maker of the EpiPen, on overcharges to the taxpayers through the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Grassley made the following comment on the status of hearing...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today sought records from the Office of Inspector, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over the identification in 2009 of EpiPen’s misclassification that led to significant overcharging of the taxpayers. The inspector general also is invited to testify at the Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy today are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to review Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ business practices with respect to EpiPens for possible anticompetitive behavior. The senators’ request follows news reports that Mylan engaged in exclusive contracts with...
Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced that they will introduce the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016. The bipartisan legislation would make certain types of hearing aids available over the counter (OTC) and remove unnecessary and burdensome requirements that currently create barriers...
WASHINGTON – Today, following reports that the Department of Defense has overpaid millions in taxpayer funds for EpiPen purchases, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called on Mylan to reimburse the Department of Defense (DoD) for past overpayments for the EpiPen Auto-Injector. Mylan’s...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement regarding the FBI’s renewed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized use of a private email server as Secretary of State:
“For months now, I’ve been urging the FBI to provide details regarding the scope of its investigation. The American people deserve to know...
For Immediate ReleaseFriday, December 18, 2015Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Senate passed an omnibus bill. Grassley voted against the measure.“Omnibus appropriations bills are never the best way forward. Republicans made a commitment to individual spending bills. The Appropriations Committee worked...
