Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Grassley is a senior member of the Finance Committee, where he served as chairman and ranking member. “These programs have served older Americans and those in need admirably for 50 years. I support these programs, and I’m...
The Senate today passed a long-term highway funding bill and a short-term highway funding bill. The short-term bill, already passed by the House of Representatives, funds programs for another three months. The House bill includes several veterans priorities that Sen. Chuck Grassley supports, including expanding eligibility for more veterans to...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the False Claims ActJuly 29, 2015Mr. President, On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress passed the very first whistleblower law in the United States. It read:[I]t is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States . . . to give the...
ISIS Ransacking Cities and Using Historical Artifacts to Finance Operations, Scheme Could be Terrorist Group’s Second Largest Source of Revenue Administration Needs Authority to Restrict Imports of Smuggled Antiquities from Syria Companion Legislation Already Passed House Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Bob...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Latest Supreme Court SessionJuly 28, 2015Mr. President, there is a misconception that our Supreme Court is conservative. But in the term that just ended, the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of Obamacare. It read the plain language of that...
WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice pressing the Antitrust Division to review JBS USA’s proposed acquisition of Cargill Inc.’s pork unit.
Grassley expressed concern that the merger will increase concentration and decrease competition in the U.S. pork industry. “If the JBS-Cargill deal is...
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives last night passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy and Senator Mike Lee to extend an expiring antitrust exemption that allows certain colleges and universities to collaborate on issues of need-based financial aid. The...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to revise and increase its proposed volume obligations for renewable biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2014, 2015, and 2016.
“The RFS has added value to agriculture markets and energized many rural economies across Iowa and the nation,” Grassley wrote to...
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 Falls Chamber of Commerce, Missouri River Energy Services, the National Coalition of Parent Centers, Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor, the American...
Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a copy of an audit of the Omaha Housing Authority, following a series of Nebraska Watchdog stories. HUD has released the audit at Grassley’s urging. Grassley is a long-time advocate for government transparency and for making sure HUD conducts proper oversight of...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Caucus on International Narcotics Control, was among several senators who urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to re-instate a popular take-back program for unused opioids and other prescription drugs. The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed in a letter to Grassley that it...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Senate’s vote that came short of a procedural step on a vote to repeal the President’s health care law. Grassley voted in favor of the procedural step toward repealing the law. “Obamacare has led to far too many people losing the coverage they had and liked, and...
WASHINGTON – Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Charles Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry requesting details about the State Department’s proposed changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The...
WASHINGTON— Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, all members of the Iowa congressional delegation have added their support for Gov. Terry Branstad’s request for a federal declaration of a major disaster for the state as a result of severe weather during that occurred during the period of June 20, 2015 and June 25, 2015. The letter was signed by Grassley, Sen....
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, and Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers today expressed great concern with an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel that allows the Justice Department to deny access to records sought by the Inspector General.The Inspector General Act of 1978 authorizes the Inspector General to access...
Sen. Chuck Grassley has received a response from the American Red Cross related to his inquiry on spending on earthquake relief in Haiti. He made the following comment on the response.
“I still have a lot more questions for the Red Cross. It’s unclear why the Red Cross enters into contracts with other organizations stipulating that details of...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed legislation from Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse that would ensure that at-risk youth are fairly and effectively served by juvenile justice grant programs. Their legislation updates existing law by promoting improved transparency and accountability at the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review various aspects of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, including federal oversight of the program. According to the GAO, this program is the largest source of federal assistance for developing affordable rental housing with an estimated cost of $8 billion in...
