WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are calling for answers in the aftermath of the tragic New Year’s Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
Grassley and Johnson are demanding the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS), Defense...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) today reintroduced the Justice for Murder Victims Act. The bipartisan bill would strike down the “year-and-a-day” rule, a 13th century legal precedent that prohibits a defendant from being prosecuted for murder if their victim dies more than a year-and-a-day...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong farmer, highlighted the needs and priorities of family farmers during a hearing to consider Brooke Rollins’ nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture. Grassley discussed the importance of payment limits, reining in federal spending and enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act. He also drove home the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today reintroduced the Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act. The bipartisan bill would require price disclosures on prescription drug advertisements to empower patients and reduce bloated spending on...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to keep local law enforcement and first responders safe from lethal narcotics exposure.
The Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act would use existing Justice Department funds to equip...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined his Senate Finance Republican colleagues in praising President Trump’s executive order to end the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) global tax overreach. Senate Finance Republicans’ joint statement...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve recruitment, retention and support for foster parents. The Recruiting Families Using Data Act would address the nationwide shortage of foster parents by directing states to modify data collection efforts that address recruitment challenges and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today questioned Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Grassley highlighted the importance of reining in the federal budget, protecting whistleblowers and responding to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. Grassley and Cortez Masto unanimously passed a similar resolution last Congress. Further information on...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The...
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Topics include: President Trump’s inauguration and legislative priorities, birthright citizenship, President Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and World Health Organization, the Tiktok ban, deportations and former-President Biden’s preemptive pardons.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order restoring American energy dominance:
“President Trump said today he wants to lead a ‘revolution of common sense,’ and embracing an all-of-the-above energy approach is a way to do just that. Enhancing domestic energy production by expanding...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive orders to secure the border:
“Americans voted overwhelmingly for President Trump because they want safety restored throughout our nation. Today, the will of the American people was set into action....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Grassley-backed Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft or burglary. The bill was amended to expand detention requirements for illegal immigrants found to have assaulted a police officer or...
Q: What are you doing to stop human trafficking? A: Although it’s hard to believe human trafficking and forced labor exists in the 21st century, these horrible crimes take place right underneath our noses, even in rural America. Over the years, I’ve learned that children, runaways, foster youth and migrants are targeted for illicit sex trafficking and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in launching the bipartisan Inspector General (IG) Caucus. The IG Caucus will support federal watchdogs in their efforts to ensure government accountability and compliance with the law.
“Inspectors General play an essential role in...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on “The Nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States: Day 2”
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Good morning, everybody. Welcome back for our second day of the hearing on Ms. Bondi’s nomination for Attorney General. As I...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today spoke with Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent about the importance of reducing sky-high spending, protecting whistleblowers at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and responding to congressional oversight.
Video and excerpts of his...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that strengthened the False Claims Act, is urging the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the law’s critical qui tam provision, which allows whistleblowers to bring lawsuits against fraudsters on...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on “The Nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States”
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to this very important hearing to consider the nomination of former Florida Attorney General...
