Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 by a vote of 68-32. Grassley voted against the measure.
“I’m extremely disappointed that my provisions to place a hard cap on farm payments and better define who can receive those payments were stripped down to such a great extent that they...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the Department of Justice to publicly disclose its opinions, analyses and conclusions concerning the lawfulness of all executive orders proposed by the President.
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Sexual abuse and domestic assault are some of the most heinous crimes. Most people agree that these are areas where mandatory minimum criminal sentences are very much needed.
I’m concerned that the absence of mandatory minimum sentences is causing serious problems in deterring these terrible acts of sexual assault and domestic violence. Too...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Phillip Ramirez and Drew Piersma have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Students work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity. I...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today won approval of several provisions that would ensure tougher sentences on perpetrators of sexual assaults and domestic violence, as well as arms suppliers of terrorists.
Grassley’s amendments were adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee during the...
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Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAgricultural Act of 2014Thursday, January 30, 2014
Mr. President, I rise to speak about the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill.
This farm bill process has been long, hard and no doubt frustrating for all who have been involved. Some of us on the Senate...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tonight made the following comment on President Obama’s State of the Union address.
“The Constitution created three branches of the federal government and checks and balances among the branches that are fundamental to our strength as a nation. Based on that, the President should use his pen and phone to build coalitions on...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyBefore the United States SenateOversight at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDelivered Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Recently, the Obama administration has been talking a lot about income inequality and poverty.
The U.S. has spent trillions of dollars in the last fifty years fighting the so-called “War...
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 National Guard Association, Enlisted Association, and Warrant Officers Association; the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; the Association for Supervision and...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyReflections on the War on PovertyDelivered Monday, January 27, 2014
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January 8, 2014, marked the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s call for a War on Poverty. This anniversary provides a time to reflect on and re-evaluate its twin aims of poverty relief and economic...
with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What are the federal service academies?A: The United States has five federal service academies: the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.; and, the U.S. Coast Guard...
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect investors and the integrity of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) BrokerCheck program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a bipartisan letter last month asking FINRA to clarify and strengthen standards for expungement of investor complaints against brokers. After...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin today were among a bipartisan group of 31 Senators who sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy. The letter is part of an ongoing effort to urge the agency to make changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2014 rule. The Senators share concerns...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review the conditions that have led to propane cost spikes in Iowa.
“The recent propane supply shortage and price increases are causing hardship for the many rural Iowa families that use propane to heat their homes,” Grassley said. “I’m asking the agency that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Al Franken (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and twenty-six of their Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday urging the agency to firmly support the future of biofuels and revise its...
Prepared for delivery at 3 p.m. Central TimeStatement of Senator Chuck GrassleyHearing in the Heartland: Supporting the Renewable Fuel StandardJanuary 23, 2014
I’d like to thank Governor Branstad and all the state officeholders for co-hosting this event with me. I’m happy to be here to facilitate the process of representative government.
The...
Congress is still working to reach an agreement on a farm and nutrition bill. There are a few sticking points that have proven to be difficult to resolve. Originally, the nutrition provisions were widely thought to be the toughest issues to work out for the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees. It seems, though, that this...
The most important responsibility of the federal government is to protect our national security, while at the same time preserving our civil liberties. This is a responsibility that’s getting harder to meet. Rapid changes in technology are making enemies more lethal, the world more interconnected, and privacy more subject to possible intrusion....
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, made the following comment after President Barack Obama spoke about the ongoing intelligence activities of the National Security Agency.
“I’m glad the President has finally weighed in on these important issues. He reaffirmed his Review Group’s conclusion that these...
Q: What is Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)?
A: The Constitution vests authority in Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations. And the President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed. As anyone who pays any attention to Washington knows, it’s not easy to get 535 lawmakers to agree even on what day of the week it is....
