WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker today cosponsored the Secure and Succeed Act, bringing its cosponsors to 10. The Secure and Succeed Act, which provides legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and prevents others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future, is also sponsored by Senators...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted 16-5 to advance comprehensive legislation aimed at reducing mandatory minimums for certain non-violent offenders to help law enforcement devote their resources to targeting drug kingpins, manufacturers and violent criminals. Under this bill, judges would be better able to take individual...
WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)today requested specific information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding their oversight activities of nonprofit hospitals. The senators, in a letter, asked Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter for details regarding the agency’s monitoring and enforcement practices of the...
Two more senators and law enforcement group join criminal justice reform effort WASHINGTON – In the last 24 hours, two additional cosponsors have joined the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 22. The bill will receive a vote this morning in committee. Watch the Senate Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Johnny Isakson today cosponsored the Secure and Succeed Act, which provides legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and preventing others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future. The Secure and Succeed Act, the only immigration proposal to...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Senate Immigration DebateFebruary 14, 2018VIDEO I rise today to express my frustration with the current status of the immigration debate in the United States Senate. It amazes me that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle simply aren’t...
Public SupportHarvard-Harris Poll:65% versus 35% support a DACA deal that ends chain migration, eliminates the visa lottery, and secures a border with a wall79% think immigration should be based on skills, rather than family ties 61% think current border security is inadequate79% want secure borders rather than open borders68% oppose Diversity Visa...
WASHINGTON – Sponsors of the Secure and Succeed Act tonight are releasing legislative text of a framework aimed at providing legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and preventing others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future. The legislative text includes technical updates from a prior...
American Association for Cancer Research Interview with Senator Chuck GrassleyAACR Interviews Members of CongressTuesday, February 13, 2018 Can you share with our readers, many of whom are cancer survivors, advocates, and researchers, your personal connection to cancer? My wife Barbara is a breast cancer survivor. Diagnosed 30 years ago, our family...
Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Minority Leader’s objections to debating immigrationFebruary 13, 2018VIDEO About 20 minutes ago, our Majority Leader, Senator McConnell tried to move debate along on an immigration bill, and I’m puzzled that the Minority Leader, Senator Schumer,...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the introduction of the Secure and Succeed ActFebruary 12, 2018VIDEO I rise today to announce the formal introduction of an amendment to H.R. 2579, the vehicle for immigration. This amendment, which is co-sponsored by Senators Cornyn, Tillis, Lankford,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today introduced legislation that will help families access life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions.
Children with complex medical needs cannot always receive the highly specialized care they need within their home state. When that happens, parents must work...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan.“President Trump was right in his State of the Union Address to call on Congress to find creative solutions to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure. Nearly everyone agrees we’ve got to rebuild our...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst, today released the following joint statement regarding the nomination of C.J. Williams to serve as a District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa based in Cedar Rapids. Williams was one of four Iowa lawyers recommended by...
WASHINGTON – As part of their continued efforts to conduct oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) discovered a...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold four town meetings on February 21, February 22 and February 23 as part of his annual 99 county meetings.“Representative government is a two-way street. I’m one half of the process and the people of Iowa are the other half. You can’t have representative government without dialogue between...
WASHINGTON – A group of U.S. Senators tomorrow will introduce a common-sense proposal aimed at providing legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and preventing others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future. Their proposal, which mirrors the White House framework announced by President Trump,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Rachel Brand: “Rachel Brand is an incredibly talented lawyer and Iowa native who has served our country very well in her role as Associate Attorney General. As the Justice...
