Senator Grassley's 99 county meetingsQuestions have been raised by political entities about Sen. Grassley’s meetings with Iowans during the on-going Senate recess. I’m writing with information about these meetings, which are structured as they have been for years, despite partisan assertions to the contrary.Sen. Grassley’s had at...
Earlier this month, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, asked the Department of Justice to weigh in on the newly emerging problem of the exploitation of nursing home residents on social media. Today, the Department of Justice announced the launch of 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces to “bring together federal, state and...
Under pressure from Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released updated salary data for the top executives at public housing authorities nationwide. The state and local housing authority executives are prohibited from exceeding a congressionally imposed cap on the amount of federal money that can be used for...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Caucus on International Narcotics Control, earlier this month led the Senate to overwhelming passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act on opioid addiction. Prior to that, he led the bill through the Judiciary Committee. The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Co-chairman of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, will hold a hearing entitled, “Is the Department of Justice Adequately Protecting the Public from the Impact of State Recreational...
Iowa, Nebraska Senators Seek Clarification on Administration’s Failure to Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators from Iowa and Nebraska are demanding an explanation for why the Obama Administration didn’t detain an undocumented immigrant charged in an Omaha drunk driving incident that led to the death of a young Iowan. Senators Chuck Grassley, Deb...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, Debbie Stabenow, Joni Ernst and Sherrod Brown are calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to review China National Chemical Corporation’s (ChemChina) proposed acquisition of Syngenta for any potential effects on U.S. national security and the American food system.
“The food and agriculture sectors are part of...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee made the following statement in response to a speech given by Vice President Joe Biden regarding his tenure as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. As Chairman, Biden refused to consider 44 judicial nominees.
“No matter how hard the White House tries to rewrite history, it...
Grassley: U.S. Military Academy Selects Council Bluffs StudentWASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Harrison Christian Jones has received a fully qualified offer of appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the 2016-2017 school year.Jones is the son of Kelly and Christian Jones of Council Bluffs. He...
Sen. Chuck Grassley is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, which would help make sure Medicare addresses diabetes prevention rather than simply manage the disease. The bill includes authorizing expanded enrollment in preventive programs such as those run by the Young Men’s Christian Associations of...
Grassley: U.S. Military Academy Selects Ames StudentWASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Hannah Hart Schwartz has received a conditional offer of appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King Point for the 2016-2017 school year.Schwartz is the daughter of Dr. Colleen Schwartz and Dr. Adam Schwartz of Ames. She...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and 17 other senators today urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set high blending targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2017, in keeping with congressional intent and to follow through on agency commitments to get the RFS back on track. The senators...
Grassley: U.S. Military Academy Selects Bettendorf StudentWASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Robert Martin Beardsley has received a fully qualified offer of appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King Point for the 2016-2017 school year.Beardsley is the son of Kim and Bob Beardsley of Bettendorf. He will...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is working to correct a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practice that interferes with the Second Amendment rights of former military service members. The agency is reporting veterans and dependents who need help managing their VA benefits to the National Instant Criminal Background Check...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley joined a bipartisan group of senators in urging the Obama Administration to fully utilize a trade enforcement tool enacted last year.
“Trade violators ought to be held accountable,” Grassley said. “The Obama Administration should use every tool Congress has provided to crack down on foreign companies or...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is asking the Justice Department why it appears to have prosecuted so few IRS impersonation scams, despite the vast prevalence of such crimes.
“This is a serious issue that demands a strong response,” Grassley wrote to Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates. “Robust federal...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Wounded Warrior Project for a detailed account of its spending amid news reports that the organization spent money excessively on priorities other than serving veterans.
“If true, these allegations are a breach of faith with donors, taxpayers, and, more importantly, veterans,” Grassley wrote to the chairman of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today received formal confirmation that the watchdog for U.S. military spending in Afghanistan will audit the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the Defense Department’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO). Grassley requested a formal, comprehensive audit after the watchdog, the Special...
