WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is continuing to press the Obama administration about its efforts to find a solution to the Going Dark problem that may be hindering law enforcement efforts to obtain important information to help stop future terrorist attacks. Grassley is concerned about maintaining the...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after learning of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.“Justice Scalia was an intellectual giant. His originalist interpretation of the Constitution set the standard for the court. He had an unwavering dedication to the founding...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after learning of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.“Justice Scalia was an intellectual giant. His originalist interpretation of the Constitution set the standard for the court. He had an unwavering dedication to the founding...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee members are pressing for information about a possible interview surge of thousands of Syrian refugees in an attempt by the Obama administration to expedite their entry into the United States.
The letter was led by Chairman Chuck Grassley and signed by committee members Orrin Hatch, David Vitter, Thom Tillis, Jeff...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the nomination of Judge Leonard Strand of Sioux City to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 93-0. “Judge Strand’s integrity, legal acumen and appreciation for the Constitution will make him an exception judge in the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Garrett L. Dunn, Zachary J. Gilbert, Alexander Joseph Gudenkauf and Patrick Vicente Ramirez, have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2016-2017 school year.“Students work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity. Admission to the service...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Ross Francis Otte of Clive has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2016-2017 school year. Otte is the son of Frann and Kevin Otte. He will graduate in May from Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines. Otte has participated in...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Michael Finbar Berry of Cedar Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2016-2017 school year. Berry is the son of Mary Anne and Sean Berry. He will graduate in May from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. Berry has...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today cleared the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act to address the growing opioid abuse epidemic that is gripping the nation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley led the bill through the Committee with the help of its sponsors, senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, Amy...
Sen. Chuck Grassley has long been an original co-sponsor of legislation to permanently bar state and local governments from taxing access to the Internet. The Senate today gave final approval to the provision as part of a customs enforcement bill, approved on a vote of 75 to 20. The bill now heads to the President, who is expected to sign it....
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJuvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act of 2015February 11, 2016Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up and pass the bipartisan Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 with an amendment at the desk.I introduced this...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa drafted the 2006 provisions that improved the IRS whistleblower office to cut tax fraud. The IRS has released its whistleblower office’s Fiscal Year 2015 annual report to Congress. The report says that since 2007, whistleblower information has helped the IRS collect more than $3 billion in taxes that otherwise...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked two federal agencies with relative success in limiting paid administrative leave for employees, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor, to describe their best practices and challenges in implementing curbs on such leave. Grassley’s inquiry came soon before a key Senate committee passed...
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill that would reduce federal paid administrative leave, protect whistleblowers and taxpayer dollars. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) are sponsors of the bill,...
Prepared Remarks of Senator Chuck GrassleyChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeBefore the Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime & IncarcerationTuesday, February 9, 2016Good afternoon. I’d like to first thank the law enforcement leaders, including people like former Attorney General Mike Mukasey, for supporting the bill and demonstrating that...
WASHINGTON – The murder of a 19-year-old in Massachusetts by at least two teens with suspected ties to the MS-13 gang has prompted questions about how the suspects entered the country. Seventeen-year-olds Jose Vasquez Ardon and Cristian Nunez-Flores are charged with the murder. According to media reports, Nunez-Flores is originally from El Salvador,...
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment on President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget released today. “The President says his proposal is about looking forward but it looks like a repeat of the past. This proposed budget is more of the same of what we’ve seen from the Obama Administration on more spending, more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to expand manufacturing opportunities for Army arsenals. The Army Arsenal Revitalization Act, S. 2516, would provide Army arsenals, such as Rock Island Arsenal, the tools they needed to be more competitive,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt requesting information on why the agency failed to fully implement two key recommendations made by an internal...
