WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today said that many families are rightly confused and frustrated with the adoption situations in several countries around the world.
Members of the Judiciary Committee listened to emotional testimony during a committee...
Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “National Adoption Month: Stories of Success and Meeting the Challenges of International Adoptions”Wednesday, November 18, 2015The family is the foundation of American society. For millions of Americans, the season of Thanksgiving gives us an...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today made the following comment on the 2015 National Drug Control Strategy released today by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.“The Administration has had some successes in reducing youth alcohol and tobacco use. ...
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 Citizens’ Climate Lobby, the Iowa Soybean Association, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, the Iowa Biodiesel Board, Coalition for Access Now, the University of Iowa...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 16, 2015Contacts: Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-2292Jill Gerber (Grassley), 202-224-6522
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Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter today to...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Paris Attacks and Syrian RefugeesMonday, November 16, 2015Mr. President, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the people of Paris and all those affected by Friday’s terrible attacks by Islamic extremists. As we all know, hundreds of innocent...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley received the Champion for Children Award by the Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth for his leadership on juvenile justice reform. The group commended Grassley for his work to eliminate life without parole sentences for crimes committed as children.“It’s an honor to receive...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said today that he will convene a hearing on the Puerto Rico fiscal situation. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. Grassley said his goal with the hearing is to help committee members and the...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s possible attempt to move enemy combatants housed at Guantanamo Bay to U.S. soil. Congress has passed and the President has signed into law several bills that restrict any move to transfer these detainees to the United States. Most...
Remarks of Sen. Chuck GrassleyDes Moines Veterans Day Ceremony 2015Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015I am honored to be here with so many Americans who have served our country in uniform. Thank you for defending freedom.Margaret Thatcher once said, “Americans and Europeans alike sometimes forget how unique is the United States of America.No other nation...
The video is available here.Senator Grassley on Veterans and Their ServiceMy message today is recognizing and thanking the nation’s 21 million veterans.Iowa is home to more than 226,000 of these patriots who answered the call to serve in the Armed Forces.As a nation, we owe them a debt of gratitude.We also owe them a responsive, competent Department of...
****Hearing Notice****Drug Caucus to Hold Hearing on Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border, Oversight of U.S Counterdrug Assistance to MexicoWASHINGTON -- The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, will hold a hearing entitled, “Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border and...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSpecial Government Employees and Clinton Email InvestigationNovember 10, 2015Mr. President, oversight of the Executive Branch by the Congress is as old as our Constitution and it is a critical role.I believe oversight leads to better government, better laws and saves the taxpayers money.That is why I...
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin, Assistant Democratic Leader, today are introducing bipartisan legislation that would reform the H-1B visa program, consistent with Congress’s original intent, by ensuring that qualified American workers are given the first opportunity at high-skilled job...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is sending a letter to Labor Department Secretary Tom Perez about a rule governing anhydrous ammonia retailers.
The letter is in response to a revised regulation where the Labor Department and OSHA re-interpreted a statute governing aspects of process safety of facilities after an ammonium nitrate explosion in West,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is drilling down on the Defense Department task force that led to the construction of an excessively expensive $43 million natural gas filling station in Afghanistan. The now-defunct Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) cost $800 million in its mission to facilitate economic development in...
Suspect had Prior Run-In with Immigration Officials & was Awaiting Removal Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte are seeking more information on a man with gang ties who allegedly attacked a police officer after being released by immigration officials.
Jose Misael...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold an injunction that temporarily stops the Obama administration’s implementation of its deferred action plan. “Thanks to the Fifth Circuit, the injunction on the President’s unlawful maneuvering...
