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Eye on the Prize: Feeding the World by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley For generations, Iowans have answered the call to feed the world.  That noble vocation continues today as farmers across the state haul in the fall harvest.  Their labor will help curb the pangs of hunger and malnutrition in poverty-stricken communities around the world. Today’s...

  Grassley Seeks Clarification of DNI Clapper Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for further explanation as to why employees who are needed to ensure the national...

Congress Regularly Amends Laws, Obamacare is Not "Settled" Law Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley Delivered Friday, October 04, 2013   Mr. President, I come to the floor to take issue with a remark made by the President on Tuesday regarding Obamacare.  He said, and I quote: The Affordable Care Act is a law that passed the House, that passed...

Statement from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Capitol Hill shooting incident Statement from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Capitol Hill shooting incident: Senator Grassley was at the National World War II Memorial with veterans from the Quad Cities visiting through the Honor Flight program when the Capitol Hill shooting incident...

Grassley Comments on Director of National Intelligence Testimony before Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the committee’s oversight hearing of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.  During the hearing Director of National Intelligence James...

Grassley Presses Park Service to Open Memorials on National Mall             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is questioning why open air public memorials on the National Mall are being closed to the public due to the partial government shut-down....

Grassley Weekly Schedule 10/1/13 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session.  Though the federal government is in a partial shutdown, Senator Grassley’s office will continue to answer calls in Iowa and Washington to receive input from Iowans and accept casework.  Incoming email and postal mail...

Judge Rejects Obama Administration Bid to Have Fast and Furious Case Dismissed, Clears Way for Case to Move Forward Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement after Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the Obama administration’s arguments that the court had no jurisdiction to resolve the...

Grassley Seeks Top IRS Nominee’s Views on Private Debt Collection, Whistleblowers WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the IRS commissioner nominee for his views on two key subjects prior to confirmation proceedings:  the use of private contractors to collect tax debts the IRS doesn’t target and problems encouraging whistleblowers to...

Grassley on Votes Against Procedural Motions, Continuing Resolution on Government Funding Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on his votes against procedural motions and the continuing resolution to fund the government.   “My votes today were based on opposition to Obamacare.  I’ve been committed to using every tool to...

  Grassley Seeks Answers from Drug Companies on Providing Required Discounts     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has written to two drug companies on behalf of an Iowa hospital that is not receiving required discounts on two drugs, despite a federal program to help uninsured patients with deeply discounted drugs.  Grassley is...

  NSA Inspector General Responds to Grassley about Intentional Surveillance of Americans     Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee made the following statement on the response he received from the National Security Agency Inspector General to his August 27 letter.  Grassley asked the Inspector General...

  Inspector General Report Heightens Need to Question Funds in Undercover Operations at Law Enforcement Agencies     Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Justice released a scathing report about the lack of...

  Grassley Presses EPA to Increase Transparency and Address Reports that RIN Market is Being Exploited by Wall Street         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the transparency of the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market and provide assurances...

Q&A on the Federal Debt Ceiling Q: Why is the federal government expected to reach the debt ceiling yet again? A: The simple answer:  Washington spends too much.  Think of it this way.  How long could your household operate by spending more money each day every day that outstrips your earnings, savings and investments?  That’s...

Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call for IG Review of Surveillance Authorities Senators Request “a full accounting of how these authorities are being implemented across the Intelligence Community” WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of nine Senate Judiciary Committee members, led by Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of...

Grassley on Government Settlement Over “London Whale” Trades Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the government’s settlement with J.P. Morgan over the firm’s “London Whale” trades.  The trades were the subject of a nine-month investigation by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.  Grassley follows...

The Enforcement of Mandatory Minimums Prepared Floor Statement for the Record of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee The Enforcement of Mandatory Minimum Sentences Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Mr/Madam President, the Attorney General has recently announced that the Department of Justice will not charge certain drug offenders in...

Q & A on Farm Safety Q: Why should people pay attention to National Farm Safety and Health Week? A: One of the busiest seasons of the year is fast approaching in Iowa.  Heads of household can breathe a sigh of relief.  It’s not yet tax season.  Over the course of the next couple of months, tens of thousands of Iowa farmers, hired hands...

Considering the Options on Syria The White House has whipsawed on possible U.S. military action in Syria.  First, the Secretary of State went public with an urgent plea to address the abhorrent use of chemical weapons.  The President seemed to agree on the urgency, then slowed down and said he’d seek congressional approval.   Later, when...