Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Department of Justice filed a consent decree in the proposed acquisition by Tyson Foods of Hillshire Brands that would require Tyson to divest its sow purchasing business, Heinold Hog Markets, before the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing for a response to unanswered questions regarding the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) conduct during the mistreatment and detention of Daniel Chong, a University of California-San Diego college student. Grassley has been asking...
The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General confirmed today it “has been conducting an investigation of alleged payments for information by Drug Enforcement Administration personnel to an Amtrak employee.” Sen. Chuck Grassley raised questions about the $854,460 in payments in a letter to the DEA last month. Grassley made the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to the influx of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the southern border is causing concern among Iowans.
In a letter today to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Grassley wrote, “If Congress is going to appropriate...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today sought data on the process of investigating government watchdogs accused of wrongdoing. A recent case involving the inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration took almost two years to resolve while the inspector general was on paid leave, prompting concerns that the investigative...
WASHINGTON – Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has disclosed information about its release of 169 undocumented immigrants in fiscal 2013 who had been convicted of a “homicide-related” offense and were awaiting deportation proceedings. In a response to a letter from Senator Chuck Grassley, ICE officials indicated that more than 130 zip...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold five town meetings in Iowa during the week of Sept. 1 as part of his annual 99-county tour.
With these meetings, Grassley will have been to every one of the state’s 99 counties this year for meetings with Iowans. Grassley has held a meeting in every county, every year since he was first elected to serve in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the Drug Enforcement Administration why it paid an Amtrak secretary $854,460 over 19 years for train passenger information it could have received for free, according to an inspector general report. Grassley is concerned that the DEA might have paid for the information instead of working cooperatively...
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are pressing the President to release a 14-month overdue report on “Protecting Whistleblowers with Access to Classified Information.”
The President requested on Oct. 10, 2012...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Internal Revenue Service’s guidance released today, further implementing new incentives for whistleblowers to come forward on tax fraud. Grassley authored the 2006 whistleblower improvements.
“Today’s guidance takes some positive steps, such as treating net operating losses so the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on the President’s signing into law of legislation to reform problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Grassley voted for the legislation and has advocated for several of its key reforms, such as making it easier to remove senior employees for poor performance. Grassley made the following...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing the Justice Department to heavily scrutinize the proposed acquisition by Tyson Foods of Hillshire Brands.
In a letter sent late yesterday, Grassley said he was concerned about how the merger could increase concentration and decrease competition in the U.S. pork...
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, is a long-time advocate for independent agency inspectors general. Grassley has been concerned by problems inspectors generals have had accessing necessary information from their agencies. For example, the Peace Corps inspector general was stonewalled simply trying to get access to...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley tonight said that an alternative solution on the southern border issue was not allowed a vote by the full Senate. He said the Senate majority tonight continued its practice of not allowing debate on amendments to legislation being considered by the body.
Tonight, the Senate finished consideration of a bill to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that addresses sexual assaults on college and university campuses by protecting and empowering students and strengthening accountability and transparency for institutions, including penalties for non-compliance with the legislation’s new standards for...
WASHINGTON – A Senate Resolution designating July 30, 2014 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day has passed the Senate. The resolution was sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden, who will be the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus when it begins next year. The resolution comes on the anniversary of...
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee held a hearing on the False Claims Act. Grassley is the author of the 1986 qui tam amendments to the False Claims Act which empower private citizens who have information about fraudulent activity by government...
