NOTE: In an op-ed in the Des Moines Register today, Story County, Iowa, Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald expressed support for the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa. The proposal is cosponsored by 28 senators, evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, and is supported...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today gave remarks at a panel discussion to explore how teacher leadership can improve instruction, elevate the teaching profession and raise student achievement. The bipartisan event, presented by Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, is the third in a series on innovations in education. Among the panelists at the...
Following lackluster proposals from the courts, Committee will examine harassment in the judiciaryWASHINGTON – Following the release yesterday of a report on workplace misconduct by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts (AOUSC), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced a hearing on the topic of sexual harassment and other...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and more than 20 of his Senate colleagues in submitting an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Gee v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the case currently prohibits states from eliminating taxpayer...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reiterated the need for Congress to pass bipartisan measures aimed at improving competition in the prescription drug market and expand access to lower-cost generic medications. His statement followed newly-announced FDA guidance documents aimed at preventing brand name drug...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s announced decision requiring certain divestitures and enforcement provisions in the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto.“I’m grateful that the Justice Department undertook a thorough...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s announced decision requiring certain divestitures and enforcement provisions in the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto.“I’m grateful that the Justice Department undertook a thorough...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, continues to be a leader in the fight against opioid addiction and abuse.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug overdose deaths between 2015 and 2016 were opioid-involved...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day.“I hope Iowans take time today to observe Memorial Day and give proper attention to the Americans who have served in the military, those who have given their lives on the battlefield and those who have served and since passed away....
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, this morning approved five pieces of legislation that will address the national opioid crisis. Chairman Grassley released the following statement. A brief description of each approved bill follows.“Today, we took several steps forward in beating back the opioid...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced Dr. Keith Mueller of Iowa City and Ms. Susan Thompson of Des Moines this morning at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities.” Video of Dr. Mueller’s...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Whistleblower Protections at the FBIMay 24, 2018VIDEO Mr. President, I want to clear up a few things. I have been seeing reports that individuals within our federal law enforcement agencies want to talk to Congress about problems they have seen on the job....
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to protect American victims of international terrorism and ensure access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror. The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 makes needed improvements to the Antiterrorism Act...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, signed onto bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, the Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental Health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times (FARMERS FIRST) Act, which provides the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, introduced the bipartisan Building Capacity for Family Focused Residential Treatment Act, a grant program to help child welfare agencies, treatment centers or non-profit organizations establish evidence-based, family-focused residential treatment programs.As longtime...
WASHINGTON – Today, the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018, or VA MISSION Act for short, passed in the Senate. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, includes a provision cosponsored by Sen....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today called on the Justice Department to provide unredacted copies of text messages between two FBI officials whose politically-tinged missives called into question their impartiality during their work on politically sensitive investigations. Reviews of less-redacted versions of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, in sending a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative, urging the Administration to protect national security interests when negotiating the U.S.-China trade...
