Sentencing Commission amendment allows for the release of thousands of federal inmates this November Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch for information about the thousands of federal prison inmates who will be...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the White House nominated Judge Leonard Strand to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.Grassley recommended Strand to the White House after an extensive effort by a Judicial Selection Commission that Grassley formed...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today secured Finance Committee passage of tax incentives for wind energy, biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol in a bipartisan tax extenders bill. The bill also contains long-time Grassley-sponsored provisions on tax deductions for higher education tuition and school supplies bought by teachers. The inclusion...
Nearly a year ago, in August 2014, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked the Drug Enforcement Administration why it paid an Amtrak secretary $854,460 over 19 years for train passenger information it could have received for free, according to an inspector general report. Grassley was and is concerned that the DEA might have paid for the information instead...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today led a bipartisan group of 36 senators in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the proposed volumes it set for biodiesel production under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“While the proposal is a...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the leaders of the Finance Committee to hold a hearing on the 340B prescription drug pricing program in light of a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showing there is a financial incentive at participating hospitals to maximize revenue through the difference between the cost of the drug...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa secured the inclusion of tax incentives for wind energy, biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol in the bipartisan tax extenders bill the Finance Committee will consider on Tuesday. The bill also contains long-time Grassley-sponsored provisions on tax deductions for higher education tuition and school supplies bought...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa included provisions in the education bill passed by the Senate today on gifted and talented students, school stability for foster youth, and civics education involving the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. “The bill returns much control of how best to teach children to states and local school...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee this week unanimously passed legislation to extend whistleblower protections for employees who provide information to their employer or the Department of Justice regarding criminal antitrust violations. The Criminal Antitrust Anti-retaliation Act was introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck...
The Finance Committee today held a hearing on an undercover operation from Congress’ auditing and investigative agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), that found that the government-run health care program enrolled 11 of 12 fake applicants in 2014, then automatically re-enrolled them for 2015. In response to a question from Sen....
In June, Sen. Chuck Grassley introduced comprehensive legislation to build on his prior work to improve customer service and hold the IRS accountable to the public. He made the following comment on the National Taxpayer Advocate report released today, documenting poor customer service by the IRS.“The National Taxpayer Advocate has reported to...
WASHINGTON – The Senate this week unanimously cleared bipartisan legislation to extend an expiring antitrust exemption that allows certain colleges and universities to collaborate on issues of need-based financial aid. The legislation, introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy and Senator Mike Lee,...
Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck GrassleyEvery Child Achieves ActDelivered Wednesday, July 15, 2015 In 1965, Congress passed the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. The centerpiece of that law, then as now, is Title I funding provided as a block grant to local school districts to...
WASHINGTON – Leaders on the international trade and judiciary committees in the Senate and House of Representatives expressed grave disappointment with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) adoption of an international intellectual property treaty without full consideration of concerns expressed by the United States and many other impacted...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is making inquiries to Planned Parenthood and the Justice Department following media reports of a video describing in detail Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvesting of fetal tissue.
The video shows Planned Parenthood’s Senior Director for Medical Services, Deborah...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that the deadline for fall internships for college-age Iowans has been extended. Applications will now be accepted through August 1, 2015.
Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C., office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement of a nuclear agreement with Iran.“I’ve always been skeptical about an agreement with Iran that fails to fully dismantle its nuclear program. This is a country that sponsors terrorism and has a history of hiding its nuclear program from outside inspectors....
Prepared Remarks of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaBefore the American Soybean AssociationTuesday, July 14, 2015 Good afternoon-- thank you for inviting me to speak with you today, I always enjoy seeing farmers in our nation’s Capital. I know it’s hard to justify getting away from the farm, but I assure everyone it’s very...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced that he will convene a hearing to explore the ramifications of the Obama administration’s lax enforcement of immigration policies and the impact it’s having on the families of victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. The hearing will be held...
