WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding today’s workforce development and employment roundtable led by President Donald Trump, Governor Kim Reynolds, Rep. Rod Blum, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Peosta, Iowa.“Thanks to the...
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Transparency in Prescription Drug AdvertisingThursday, July 26, 2018VIDEOEvery American within earshot of a television has heard ads for prescription drugs. These ads promise patients relief from nearly every medical problem. The pharmaceutical companies want you to know there is a drug on the market to help...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold three town meetings at the beginning of August as a part of his annual 99 county meetings. Grassley will be in Palo Alto County on August 6, Audubon County on August 7 and Adams County on August 9.“Representative government is a two-way street. I’m one half of the process and the people of Iowa are...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Supreme Court Confirmation ProcessJuly 25, 2018VIDEO This morning I listened to remarks by the Minority Leader. For a minute, I was worried that Senator Harry Reid was back disguised as Senator Schumer. After all, I used to hear a lot of false comments...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJudge Kavanaugh and Democrat Leaders’ Document DemandsJuly 24, 2018VIDEO I come to the floor today to respond to remarks made this morning by the Minority Leader. And to add some additional context that he left out.He spoke on the nomination of Judge...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s announcement that farmers who have been negatively impacted as a result of the Administration’s ongoing trade negotiations will receive short-term federal aid to offset the financial damage caused by...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding Robert Wilkie’s confirmation to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.“Robert Wilkie has dedicated his life to defending and serving his nation as a member of the armed forces and a distinguished public servant. Mr. Wilkie proved he has the...
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh returned the bipartisan Judiciary Committee questionnaire Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein sent to him on July 13. The questionnaire can be found HERE. Related materials and appendices can be found HERE.“I appreciate Judge Kavanaugh’s diligent and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received a letter from U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson. This comes as a response to an oversight letter Grassley sent to Department of Defense Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn A. Fine on June 6, seeking answers on why the department was wasting taxpayer dollars on individual toilet...
NOTE: In an article published by the New York Times, evaluations of Judge Brett Kavanaugh by his former law students reveal his strengths as a professor and provide insight into his constitutionally-focused legal philosophy.“Over the last decade, about 350 law students at Harvard, Yale and Georgetown expressed views on classes offered by Judge Brett M....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has not missed a vote in the United States Senate in 25 years. July 20, 1993 marks the date when his current consecutive voting streak began. The last vote Grassley missed occurred in 1993 when he was in Iowa due to the terrible floods that ravaged the state. “Representative government only works...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Marco Rubio of Florida announced new cosponsors of the bipartisan Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act, including Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,...
Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTribute to Eugene SukupThursday, July 19, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I come to the floor today to recognize an agricultural innovator, inventor, and dear friend – Eugene Sukup.Eugene’s is the quintessential bootstrap American success story.After settling in Iowa during the Dust Bowl and serving his...
Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Tribute to Governor Robert D. Ray
Thursday, July 19, 2018
VIDEO
M/M President, I rise today to pay tribute to my good friend and an exceptional Iowan whose life and legacy will be remembered in my home state for generations to come. As the people of Iowa mourn the loss of our 38th governor, I would like to share a...
NOTE: Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the current and past chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently introduced legislation to clarify intent requirements in criminal laws and regulations. As Congress works to improve fairness in the criminal justice system, improving clarity in the criminal laws should be an important...
WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement on the announcement by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a task force to explore the importation of prescription drugs under certain circumstances as a way to reduce drug price increases in the United...
NOTE: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sponsored the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation is supported by 32 senate cosponsors comprised of 16 Republicans and 16 Democrats and by scores of stakeholder and advocate groups. The bill was favorably reported out...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement regarding the committee review of documents relevant to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.“This will be my 15th Supreme Court confirmation hearing. It will be the most...
WASHINGTON – Fact checkers have been busy doling out Pinocchios, context and corrections on Democratic attacks since President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court. Democratic leaders’ claims on Kavanaugh’s nomination and his record on precedent, health care, the rule of law and presidential power are...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received a letter from Francis S. Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary federal government agency responsible for medical and public health research. The letter is in response to a May 16 oversight letter that sought information about an NIH study on the long term...
