WASHINGTON – Following a series of letters by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, investigating allegations of improper use of agency resources and questionable hiring practices at the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), more than a half dozen whistleblowers have come forward to corroborate these allegations and shed light on...
Remarks of Sen. Chuck GrassleyAmerican Council On Renewable Energy Policy ForumThursday, April 23, 2015 I’m glad to have this opportunity to be with you this morning. You represent many of the leaders in the renewable energy industry. I’m a long-time supporter of efforts to diversify our energy supply with clean-burning,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed committee passage of an amendment he co-sponsored to prioritize agricultural trade technical assistance for businesses and sectors that engage women farmers and entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Women in developing countries can benefit from the technical assistance agricultural trade...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed committee passage of legislation that will increase opportunities for expanded trade markets for U.S. products, including agricultural products, manufactured goods and financial products from Iowa. “Iowa farmers, manufacturers and services providers would like access to new...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act passed the Senate by a vote of 99 to 0. As Chairman, Grassley shepherded the bill through the committee, which passed on a 19 to 0 vote.The Senate-passed bill also includes human trafficking legislation introduced by Grassley...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on a report released by the House Committee on Ways and Means on the IRS’ spending on priorities other than its essential roles of taxpayer service and fraud prevention, leading to what the agency itself called “abysmal” customer service this tax season. Grassley is a senior member and former...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is continuing to press the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to answer questions about the agency’s detainment of a University of California-San Diego college student in 2012 who was left without food or water for five days. Grassley initially began asking questions about the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act of 2015 that would permanently authorize and require employers to use the E-Verify program, an Internet-based system that assists employers in determining the eligibility of employees to work...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the IRS commissioner to account for weaknesses in computer systems that create opportunities for taxpayer or employee data to be lost, corrupted or stolen.
“Protecting taxpayers’ information and ensuring efficient and appropriate administration of the tax system are of paramount concern,” Grassley wrote to...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) admitted it erred in granting deferred deportation to a known gang member who is now charged with four counts of 1st degree murder in North Carolina. In a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, USCIS stated that Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez’s...
Grassley Resolution to support the mission and goals of 2015 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which includes increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims and survivors of crime in the United States.
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WASHINGTON -- An inquiry by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led the Justice Department to correct its initial reply to whistleblower claims about hiring practices at the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). In its initial response to Grassley’s first inquiry about the hiring claims, DOJ falsely told Grassley that...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reinstate Trade Promotion authority. Grassley is a senior member and former chairman of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over trade.“The introduction of Trade Promotion Authority legislation is welcome. The development of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised key Senate committee passage of legislation to identify and serve high ability students from underserved groups. Grassley is the lead sponsor of the TALENT Act, or the To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act. Much of the TALENT Act was included in the...
In September 2014, Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote to the National Science Foundation and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), a federal grant recipient, to express concern over NEON’s spending of federal funds on parties, alcohol and lobbying and the National Science Foundation’s apparent sanction of that spending. Grassley...
Prepared Remarks of Sen. Chuck GrassleySpeech to the National Pork Producers Council, Washington, D.C.Thursday, April 16, 2015 I am glad to be here with you, and I hope you had a good breakfast that included either ham or bacon to get your day started. Thank you for inviting me here. I think it is really important that you’re in...
WASHINGTON – Following a review process that welcomed all interested Iowa lawyers for consideration, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is recommending to President Barack Obama two outstanding Iowans for open judgeships on the federal...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is requesting an explanation for why nearly all of the names on the Justice Department’s gun ban list in the “mental defective” category belong to veterans or their dependents.
“It’s disturbing to think that the men and women who dedicated themselves to defending...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today asked the Justice Department and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for an update on the investigation of alleged misconduct by IRS personnel, including Lois Lerner, in connection with their handling of applications for tax-exempt status by certain conservative...
