WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect taxpayers, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, and deter future fraud and abuse, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to rescind tax write-offs for illegal corporate behavior. The Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act would close a...
Lacking Federal Mandates, 80 Percent of U.S. Biodiesel Producers Scaled Back Production in 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today led a bipartisan group of 32 Senators in pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to live up to its legal obligation to...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas, the former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to reduce frivolous lawsuits that bog down the United States legal system and cost businesses billions of dollars every year.
The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that strengthens the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the nation’s premier open government law. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is an original cosponsor of the legislation. The bill was authored by Senator John Cornyn of...
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and John Boozman of Arkansas have introduced legislation that makes certain the needs of high ability students are included in federal education policy. The bipartisan proposal is the TALENT Act, or the To Aid...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today pressed the top U.S. health care official on whether her agency will be able to offer any help to the Iowans and Nebraskans who were hit financially by the recent failure of CoOportunity, the co-op created through the federal health care law."I’ve heard from an Iowa couple who are out thousands...
WASHINGTON – ?Legislation introduced today by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative Doug Collins of Georgia seeks to end the practice of enacting federal regulations through sue-and-settle litigation. This tactic, used by federal agencies and like-minded special interest groups, circumvents the normal rulemaking...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan as the new co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth. “Senator Stabenow is a hard worker and a good listener,” Grassley said. “She’ll bring her energy and experience to focus on the ways to improve the quality of life of kids...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) continue their support of rural health care into the new Congress and have introduced new legislation to permanently extend two key Medicare rural hospital programs. “These programs bring a lot of value for rural residents and taxpayers,” Grassley said....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today praised unanimous Senate passage of legislation to prevent military and veteran suicides and improve access to good mental health care.“It’s tragic to hear of men and women who serve their country, then suffer because they don’t get the help they need,” Grassley said....
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA Improvement Act was introduced by Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Mark Warner (D.Va.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to enhance the already successful Section 529 college savings plans.“These reforms will make it even more appealing for parents to use 529 college savings...
WASHINGTON – ?Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today again pressed Attorney General Eric Holder for answers on the Justice Department’s handling of alleged instances of intentional and willful surveillance abuses by National Security Agency employees. In September 2013, NSA’s Inspector General revealed to Grassley that it had...
WASHINGTON – ?A document provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa revealed that of the 36,007 criminal aliens released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Fiscal Year 2013, one thousand have since been convicted of new crimes.
According to the 38-page document provided by the Department of Homeland Security, the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has received a Legislative Champion award from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs for his work to “improve the lives and health of mothers, children, and families, including those with special health care needs.”“The program that serves so many mothers and children has...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement after the hearing for U.S. Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch was completed. “I appreciate Ms. Lynch coming before the committee. She has impressive qualifications, but a number of members want to know whether those qualifications can transfer to...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Senate’s approval of bipartisan legislation authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The bill passed 62 to 36.“The application to construct this pipeline was submitted to the Obama administration more than six years ago. While it’s good news to approve this...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined senators Jim Inhofe, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter and Ted Cruz in reintroducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act. This legislation would change a dangerous policy that allows individuals in the country illegally who have been detained for six months to...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today introduced legislation to encourage pharmacists to serve older Americans in communities lacking easy access to doctors or where pharmacists are more convenient to visit for certain services than doctors. “A lot of people in...
