WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a joint report on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s highly-invasive surveillance program that monitored employees who contacted Congress and the media with concerns...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today testified before a House committee on the Food and Drug Administration’s aggressive email monitoring of employees who were concerned about the safety of certain medical devices and released an investigative report on the monitoring with Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,...
Statement of Senator Charles E. Grassley
Before the United States House of RepresentativesCommittee on Oversight and Government ReformHearing, “Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: Protecting the Rights of Federal Whistleblowers”February 26, 2014
Thank you, Chairman Issa, for calling this important hearing and for the great work you and your staff have...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Katie Marie Gibson of Sioux Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, N.Y., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Gibson is the daughter of Carolyn and Thomas Gibson. She will graduate in May from Sioux Central High School. Gibson participated in...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
On How the Senate Should OperateDelivered Monday, February 24, 2014
Mr. President, either tonight or tomorrow, the Senate will consider several district court nominees. These nominees will be brought up, considered by the Senate, and in all likelihood, confirmed in short order.
As I’ve mentioned several times,...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters, the Society for Public Health Education, Disabled American Veterans, ONE, the Iowa Alliance of YMCAs, the American Alliance of Museums, the Iowa...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) urged the top U.S. trade negotiator to negotiate a comprehensive and acceptable agreement with Japan that will increase market access for all agricultural products as part of the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
In a letter to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that summer internships for college-age Iowans are available, and applications are due March 15.
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 Waterloo. There are two, six-week summer...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the Obama Administration to explain a new requirement that employers certify that they did not reduce their workforce to become eligible for a delay in complying with Obamacare.
“If the Obama Administration is so certain that PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) will not lead to a reduction in...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Zachary Weston of Cedar Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Weston is the son of Julia and J. Michael Weston. He will graduate in May from Washington High School. Weston participates in swimming, tennis, Madrigal...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Anamaria Angel of Waukee has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
Angel is the daughter of Jeanie Angel of Waukee. She will graduate in May from Van Meter High School. Angel participated in softball, track, concert band and...
After nearly six years of rigorous regulatory review, approval for the more than 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline remains in limbo. The TransCanada Corporation awaits a U.S. Presidential Permit to begin construction of the transcontinental infrastructure connecting a 36-inch pipeline system from Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Nebraska....
Q: What is the status for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project?
A: After nearly six years of rigorous regulatory review, approval for the more than 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline remains in limbo. The TransCanada Corporation awaits a U.S. Presidential Permit to begin construction of the transcontinental infrastructure connecting a 36-inch...
It’s an ongoing challenge for the U.S. government to attract and retain quality military recruits. When men and women sign up, they receive notice of the terms of service and potential retirement benefits. The government enters into a compact of sorts with these patriotic citizens in exchange for their service to the country.
That’s why it bothered me...
Whistleblowers are patriotic citizens who bring to light waste, fraud and abuse that is hidden in the depths of the federal bureaucracy. That’s why it’s disturbing to learn that the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General might be requiring some whistleblowers to sign non-disclosure agreements that fail to include information about an...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa requested a report from the Government Accountability Office, released today, called: “Medicaid/Demographics and Service Usage of Certain High-Expenditure Beneficiaries.” Grassley made the following comment on the report. The report is available here.
“If Congress is going to look at changing Medicaid to make it...
Q: Is there a one-stop shop for frequently asked questions during tax filing season?
A: The Nobel-winning physicist Albert Einstein reportedly said, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” That’s something coming from the man whose last name is interchangeable with genius. The Presidents’ Day holiday weekend typically kicks off the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following comment on guidance from the Obama administration designed to guide banks in serving marijuana sellers in states that have legalized the drug.
“Marijuana trafficking is illegal under federal law, and it’s illegal for banks to deal with marijuana sale...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have introduced bipartisan legislation to reinstate a tax incentive for the production of domestic biodiesel that will help spur job creation and boost America’s supply of cleaner alternatives to imported fossil fuels.
The measure, the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and...
