In light of the Department of Veterans Affairs waiting list scandal, Congress passed legislation including reforms such as giving veterans an option to receive medical care outside of the VA system when access to VA care is limited using a “choice card.” The Department of Veterans Affairs is interpreting that provision in a way that will disadvantage...
WASHINGTON – To raise awareness of the need for adequate protections against retaliation for private sector and government employees who call attention to wrongdoing, Sen. Chuck Grassley today led a bipartisan group of senators in launching the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. “As a long-time whistleblower advocate, I constantly...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona in pressing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña for details surrounding agency policies that freed a convicted burglar with a reported history of making violent threats who was facing...
WASHINGTON – To raise awareness of the need for adequate protections against retaliation for private sector and government employees who call attention to wrongdoing, a bipartisan group of senators today launched the Whistleblower Protection Caucus. The caucus will foster bipartisan discussion on legislative issues affecting the treatment of...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFebruary 24, 2015High-Skilled ImmigrationMany of my colleagues know that I have been fighting for years to end the abuse of the H-1B visa program and help disadvantaged U.S. workers who are harmed by the program. So, today, I would like to draw my...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s veto of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.“I’m disappointed President Obama vetoed the bipartisan, broadly supported Keystone approval legislation. He said Congress ‘cut short’ his review, even though it’s been more than...
WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed Clay Mitchell of Buckingham, Iowa, to testify at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding “The Agricultural Act of 2014 implementation after one year and Farm Credit Administration pending nominations.”“This hearing provided a very necessary...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced a new fellowship program in his state offices for Iowans with recent military service. “This program will help these veterans gain experience working with the public and providing constituent services,” Grassley said. “It’s a good opportunity for the candidates...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that summer internships for college-age Iowans are available, and applications are due March 15. Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C., office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo. There are two, six-week summer...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. ***** Please note two Iowa witnesses at hearings Tuesday. ***** Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Iowa State Association of Counties, Mission: Readiness, KCRG-TV, the Iowa Medical Society, the Polk County...
WASHINGTON – A Government Accountability Office report released today revealed challenges facing whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including limited protections for whistleblower disclosures and long delays in addressing retaliation claims. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, requested the GAO...
The IRS today announced a delay in the enforcement of a little-known penalty under the President’s health care law facing small business owners who help their employees pay for their health insurance. These small business owners are facing fines of as much as $100 per day per employee for helping their employees purchase health insurance. ...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has a new online tax survey for Iowans to share their views on changes they would like to see in the federal tax code. Grassley launched the survey from his position as a co-chair of a bipartisan working group on individual tax reform.“The tax code is too complicated,” Grassley said....
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to deter human trafficking in the United States. The Combatting Human Trafficking Act, which includes the text of three bills passed by the House of Representatives, would:clarify that federal grant resources can be used to meet...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFederal Drug ProsecutionsThursday, February 12, 2015Mr. President, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I’ve mentioned publicly that I’m open to certain federal sentencing, or prison reforms. But I’ve tried to make it clear that I’m...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the confirmation of Ashton Carter as secretary of the Department of Defense. Grassley is a long-time watchdog of Defense Department spending, including fixing the broken accounting system within the agency. He released a report on the accounting problems in November 2013.
“When I met...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Tobey Allison Yates and John “Jack” Linden Worthington have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2015-2016 school year.“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Students...
WASHINGTON – Today, leaders on the international trade and judicial committees in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives called on the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, to ensure all WIPO members have an equal voice in amending the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin....
Legislation Improves Accountability Standards and Reduces Health Care CostsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today introduced the bipartisan Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act of 2015 to improve maternity care for women and newborns, and reduce health care costs. The bill is also cosponsored by Senators...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today led Finance Committee passage of bipartisan legislation supported by Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Joe Donnelly of Indiana to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies. These small companies largely serve rural communities, which rely on this...
