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...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Courts Are Not Where We Make PolicyJuly 17, 2018VIDEO I’d like to take a moment to discuss the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. I think the debate surrounding his confirmation has highlighted the...
“The indictment from the Special Counsel’s office includes allegations that Russian military officials were involved in an attempt to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election through cybersecurity hacking. U.S. intelligence officials continue to confirm that no vote tallies were changed as a result. Nevertheless, these are serious charges...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and the entire Iowa Congressional delegation invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to Iowa to meet with those who are counting on EPA to uphold the President’s commitments to maintain the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)."Renewable fuels are...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation that will let the federal government take action against price fixing by OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have cosponsored...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will join Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Joni Ernst in welcoming Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon to Iowa tomorrow, Friday, July 13, 2018. Grassley will join Reynolds, Ernst and McMahon for a women’s small business roundtable. Grassley will be available to local media from 11 a.m. to 11:15...
Editorial Boards Across America Praise Judge Kavanaugh “If one were to create an ideal résumé for the position of Supreme Court justice, it would not look terribly different from Brett Michael Kavanaugh’s” “Kavanaugh is a highly qualified ‘originalist’ who will help return the U.S. Supreme Court to its proper...
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), approved the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018, which makes needed improvements to the Antiterrorism Act of 1992, which was also authored by Grassley. The legislation will better ensure that American victims of international terrorism can obtain justice...
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), approved the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018, which makes needed improvements to the Antiterrorism Act of 1992, which was also authored by Grassley. The legislation will better ensure that American victims of international terrorism can obtain justice...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host a briefing for committee members on the administration’s efforts to reunite families separated after illegally entering the country. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services will update the committee...
WASHINGTON – Building on previous Senate Budget Committee oversight work on the DoD audit, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Chairman Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Ranking Member Bernard Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct an independent review of the reasons behind Department...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Dean Heller of Nevada, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Tim Scott of South Carolina and Johnny Isakson of Georgia in reintroducing the IRS Accountability Act of 2018, which gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner clear authority to fire senior officials...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Need for Aggressive Oversight at the U.S. Department of DefenseJuly 11, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss the continuing need for aggressive, hard-hitting oversight of the Department of Defense. That need is as great today as it ever was. Waste is alive and well...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Fox News Channel, CNN, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV this morning to discuss President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Video clips of his appearances can be found below. Fox News...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa discusses in a video address a White House meeting he attended Tuesday, July 10, with Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Joni Ernst, Rep. David Young, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, numerous administration officials and dozens of state and local Iowa elected leaders.Video of...
WaPo Fact Check: Left’s Claim on Kavanaugh “An Extreme Distortion”Kavanaugh’s Opinion “A Mainstream View” NOTE: The Washington Post is again debunking spurious claims from the Left about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record, describing the most recent attack as “an extreme distortion” and calling...
Judge Kavanaugh Clerks Laud Nomination to Supreme Court“Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications to join the Supreme Court are beyond question.” WASHINGTON – Following the announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, a group of the judge’s former clerks from...
NYT Op-ed: “A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh”In an op-ed published by the New York Times, Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar makes a compelling case for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.“The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice is President Trump’s finest hour, his classiest...
Grassley: Judge Kavanaugh a Respected Jurist VIDEOWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the meeting, Chairman Grassley congratulated Judge Kavanaugh on his nomination and discussed the general...
