WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is expressing concern that the Defense Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) may have compromised its independence by apparently reviewing and editing the agency’s response to an inquiry from another inspector general, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The issue is...
Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the latest release of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request and subsequent court case. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over the Freedom of Information Act. “The...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after speaking with a Department of Homeland Security official about the terrorists who were recently captured in Houston and Sacramento and entered the United States as refugees. “The Obama administration keeps assuring the American people that they have...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the State Department Inspector General released an evaluation of the Department of State’s FOIA processes for requests involving the Office of the Secretary. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The committee held...
• Myth # 1: Firearm purchases at gun shows do not require a background check due to the “gun show loophole.”• Facts: o When the President and others refer to the “gun show loophole,” they imply that there are no background checks being done at gun...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced plans to introduce legislation to help families locate missing loved ones who have Alzheimer’s disease, autism or other related conditions that may cause them to wander. The legislation will reauthorize the expired Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, and include new provisions...
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement to use executive authority to tighten firearms controls:“America’s response to recent tragedies involving guns should include a thoughtful review of not only how, but also why they happened....
In letters to the relevant federal agencies, Sen. Chuck Grassley has pressed for the removal of unnecessary barriers to scientific research into the medical risks and benefits of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of the marijuana plant that may help children with severe epileptic seizures and other conditions. In June, at the request of...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold nine town meetings in Iowa Jan. 6 through Jan. 8 as part of his annual 99-county meetings. With these meetings, Grassley will begin his 36th year holding meetings in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. Grassley has held a meeting in every county, every year since he was first elected to serve...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa marked a series of policy and government oversight accomplishments in 2015, continuing his tradition of grass roots involvement with Iowans and casting his 12,000th vote in the U.S. Senate. Grassley achieved many of his goals as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Finance, Agriculture and...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has nominated 41 Iowa students for consideration for appointments to the U.S. service academies. “Young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection on our state and signal continued excellence in the U.S. armed forces. These candidates’...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today recognized the 150th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Law by passing a resolution commemorating some of the school’s achievements. The resolution was introduced by Iowa’s two U.S. senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst. The University of Iowa...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that two Iowans who have been nominated by President Barack Obama for federal judgeships will be voted on by the full Senate early next year. In an agreement between both the Republican and Democratic leaders announced on the Senate floor earlier this week, Iowans Leonard Strand of Sioux City, and...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeEB-5 and the OmnibusThursday, December 17, 2015Mr. President, At 1:30 am Wednesday morning, an omnibus appropriations bill was filed to keep the government operating for the remainder of the fiscal year. This bill, which will be voted on by the House on...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill to curb waste, fraud and abuse in federal agency travel and purchase cards spending. The Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015 (S. 1616), introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today made the following comment on the National Institute of Health’s 2015 Monitoring the Future survey of youth habits on illicit drug and tobacco use. The survey shows the decreasing use of a number of substances,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today praised the inclusion of a five-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit, his provisions to enhance Section 529 college savings plans, his measures to protect taxpayer rights and more welcome provisions in the newly released bipartisan, bicameral omnibus budget and tax package before...
