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...
Senator Chuck Grassley today on the Senate floor asked unanimous consent for the Senate to begin consideration of a bill to ensure that inspectors general across the federal bureaucracy have timely access to all records needed to complete a thorough and independent investigation. Grassley’s unanimous consent request was objected to by Senate minority...
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the final rules on the actively engaged provisions of the 2014 farm bill. Grassley led the effort to get passed in both the Senate and the House provisions that would have established a farm payment cap of $250,000 and tightened loopholes that have...
As Part of a Comprehensive, Bipartisan Report on the High Cost of Hep C Drugs, Senior Finance Members Collected Data on Drug Costs, Prescription Volume, and Patients Treated in All 50 States, D.C.State Medicaid Programs Imposed Access Restrictions Due to Budget Constraints, Yet Sovaldi Still Dominated Drug SpendingWASHINGTON – An investigation released...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut have urged the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to consider the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015, a bill that would keep the creation of the National Liberty Memorial – a monument to commemorate the tens of thousands of slaves and free black...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session and members are negotiating the omnibus appropriations bill as well as the renewal and extension of tax incentives, including those for wind energy, biodiesel and Section 179 equipment expensing that helps farmers and small businesses. The Senate...
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to Secretary of State John Kerry, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote that cooperation from the State Department had increased, but the committee’s highest priority request remained unanswered.
Grassley said that the committee’s top priority, a request regarding Bryan Pagliano’s emails, had not been...
WASHINGTON – A bill to help address the treatment of mentally ill offenders by the criminal justice system cleared the Senate last night. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley shepherded the bill through the committee in April. The bipartisan bill was sponsored by Senator Al Franken and was cosponsored by Grassley along with...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed bipartisan legislation that would strengthen the United States’ national security laws by ensuring that the government can successfully investigate and prosecute nuclear terrorists. The bill was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement on the proposed merger of DuPont and Dow Chemical. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over antitrust policy.“DuPont and Dow are two titans of American industry and the proposed merger demands serious scrutiny. Federal regulators are responsible...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy today introduced legislation to improve the response to FBI employees who call attention to fraud, waste or misconduct within the bureau. The FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act brings the FBI’s whistleblower disclosure protocols in line with all...
Video of the floor speech is available here.Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck GrassleyOn Terry Branstad as the Longest-serving Governor in U.S. HistoryDelivered Thursday, December 10, 2015Mr. President, I’d like to recognize the Iowa governor, Terry Branstad, on a significant milestone. On December 14, 2015, Governor Branstad will become the...
WASHINGTON – As part of their ongoing effort to provide a fiscally responsible solution to the growing financial, debt and economic crises in Puerto Rico, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the Puerto Rico...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is looking into a $43 million compressed natural gas station in Afghanistan, the task force that spent $800 million, including the gas station cost, and allegations that the Defense Department may have retaliated against an Army colonel for expressing concern about a lack of accountability at the task force. The Defense...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa included provisions in the education bill given final Senate approval today on gifted and talented students, school stability for foster youth, and an emphasis on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in any federally funded civics education program. Senate approval of the conference committee report on...
