WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today spoke at a rally of Central States pension fund holders at the U.S. Capitol. He described the Government Accountability Office (GAO) inquiry under way at his request. The inquiry will look at the Department of Labor’s role in the decline of the fund. The correspondence on the GAO review is...
MidAmerican Energy Company today announced plans to build Wind XI, a project it said will add up to 2,000 megawatts of wind generation in Iowa, at a total project cost of $3.6 billion. The company called the announcement “a giant step toward realizing the company’s vision of 100 percent renewable energy for customers in the state.”...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced a bill introduced by Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy to improve the process for FBI employees who report fraud, waste or misconduct. The bipartisan FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act establishes key FBI whistleblower safeguards similar to the protections already in...
WASHINGTON – The Senate last night passed a resolution introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, coinciding with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, to raise awareness about the unique needs of crime victims and their families who play an important role in the judicial process.
Each year,...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryThe Supreme Court and the Remarks of President Barack Obama at the University of ChicagoTuesday, April 12, 2016Mr. President,Before I turn to my prepared remarks, I’d note that the Minority Leader came to the floor this morning to complain, again, that...
Sen. Chuck Grassley is the author of the original production tax credit for electricity from wind and has successfully worked to renew the tax credit ever since. Late last year, he secured a long-term, five-year extension and phase-out of the tax credit, intended to give the industry certainty for investments and job creation. Grassley notes that...
Reports Reveal Sharp Increase in Human Smuggling; Coyote Caught 23 Times, Never Charged
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking details on the Obama Administration’s handling of criminals who profit from human smuggling of undocumented immigrants, including children, into the United States. Grassley’s questions...
At a Finance Committee hearing today on “Cybersecurity and Protecting Taxpayer Information,” Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the IRS hasn’t implemented several no cost and low-cost recommendations to protect taxpayer information. Grassley, former chairman of the Finance Committee and current chairman...
On Tuesday, April 5, the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth held a briefing on Capitol Hill. The briefing is part of a series focused on why children are coming into foster care. The briefing highlighted “The Impact of Substance Use and Mental Disorders on Child Welfare Involvement.” Read more here.-30-
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeConsideration of Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.to be a District Judge for the Middle District of TennesseeMonday, April 11, 2016Today, the Senate is expected to confirm Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. to be a district judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. I offer my...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Iowa Council on Foundations, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, the Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association, the Children Advocacy Summit, the Iowa...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program, has begun to discuss an issue important to Sen. Chuck Grassley: new methods of “improving efficiency and preserving access to emergency care in rural areas.” The commissioners discussed a possible new...
WASHINGTON – Sen Chuck Grassley and Sen. Dianne Feinstein are asking the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to account for how the agency can monitor and evaluate the success of U.S.-funded projects in Afghanistan when watchdogs have found major problems with fundamental facts such as the accurate locations of health care facilities provided...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to combat tax return theft by perpetrators who steal the identities of innocent Americans. The Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016 strengthens penalties for identity thieves, establishes enhanced sentences for crimes against vulnerable and frequently...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to combat tax return theft by perpetrators who steal the identities of innocent Americans. The Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016 strengthens penalties for identity thieves, establishes enhanced sentences for crimes against vulnerable and frequently...
Sen. Chuck Grassley, as then-chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over taxes, played a large role in drafting the Pension Protection Act of 2006. That bill became law and contained the most sweeping reforms of pension funding rules since 1974, helping to guarantee that companies uphold their pension promises to workers. The...
Video of the speech is available here. Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley on Admiral Losey Whistleblower InvestigationDelivered April 6, 2016Mr. President, I come to the floor today to tell a story about how a distinguished naval career was ruined by abuse of suspected whistleblowers. The end-result is a mixed bag of good and bad. In...
The pro-marijuana lobby claims today’s hearing on the Justice Department’s enforcement priorities on marijuana lacked data and relied on anecdotes. But there was a lot of data. In Colorado, from 2012 to 2014, the number of hospitalizations related to marijuana increased 70%, the number of traffic deaths related to marijuana rose 20%, and...
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley, one of the only working family farmers in the United States Senate, is continuing his work to ensure the farm program returns to its original intent to help small- and medium-sized farms weather the highs and lows of farming that are out of a farmer’s control.
Grassley is introducing the Farm Payment Loophole...
