WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment coauthored by Ranking Member Patrick Leahy and Chairman Chuck Grassley to ensure that companies cannot intimidate whistleblowers by threatening them with lawsuits for trade secret theft. Leahy and Grassley have long worked together to strengthen whistleblower...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised unanimous committee passage of a bill substantially similar to a bill he co-sponsored to restrict the ability of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to profit from the sale of looted antiquities. “We need to destroy ISIS rather than support its funding,” Grassley said....
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to Medicaid coverage for eligible former foster youth. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), young people...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Andrew Wilson Shumway of Des Moines has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2016-2017 school year. Shumway is the son of Ellen and Scott Shumway. Shumway will graduate in May from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines....
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that John Logan Buck, Jr. of Dallas Center has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2016-2017 school year. Buck is the son of John Buck, Sr. and the late Lorelle Buck of Dallas Center. He will graduate in May from Dallas Center-Grimes High School....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today the application deadline has been extended for a fellowship program in his state offices for Iowans with recent military service. Applications are now due February 15. “This program is designed to help veterans gain experience in the civilian workforce, and in this case, provide...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake are requesting the immigration records of a man who allegedly offered up the three-year-old girl he was babysitting for sex. The suspect, Francisco Rios-Covarrubias is being held in Mesa, Ariz., on kidnapping, molestation, child abuse and sex trafficking...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today sent a letter to the health care and patient community requesting responses to the policy questions raised in their report, “The Price of Sovaldi and Its Impact on the U.S. Health Care System,” released on December 1, 2015. The...
Sen. Chuck Grassley released the following statement about the filibuster led by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid to prevent a vote on overriding a presidential veto of the Senate resolution to disapprove the Waters of the U.S. rule. Grassley is a cosponsor of the resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst. A resolution of disapproval...
WASHINGTON – The Senate this week passed bipartisan legislation from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Jerry Moran of Kansas and fellow senators to extend a Medicare demonstration program that helps rural hospitals in sparsely populated states keep their doors open.“By extending the demonstration...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and Tom Carper (D-Delaware) have introduced legislation to define the conditions for federal agency use of paid administrative leave in statute for the first time. The Administrative Leave Act of 2016 will cut down on excessive, abusive, expensive leave and protect whistleblower...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on a hearing of the Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee regarding Department of Defense mismanagement and wasteful spending in Afghanistan, chaired by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). Grassley has sought a formal audit of the Defense Department’s Task Force for Business...
Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Business MeetingTo Markup the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Thank you Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for all your work on this important piece of legislation....
Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Immigration and the National InterestHearing titled “Why Is the Biometric Exit Tracking System Still Not in Place?”January 20, 2016
Twenty years ago, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. A vital...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeConsideration of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015Tuesday, January 19, 2016Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4038, also known as the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act. This bill would prohibit...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley will be a guest on public affairs programs hosted by Cindy Kohlmann on KDTH radio in Dubuque and Charlie Stone on KSCJ radio in Sioux City.On Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will preside over a Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley reminds Iowans that his office is available to help with U.S. Capitol building tours and other arrangements for those planning a trip to Washington, D.C. Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst also scheduled a reception to meet Iowans visiting the nation’s capital during many Iowa schools’ spring break the week...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The entire Iowa congressional delegation, led by Iowa Congressman David Young, today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose 2017 ethanol and 2018 biodiesel Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) consistent with enacted law. The letter, signed by Iowa Congressmen David Young, Rod...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing the State Department and Justice Department for details on how a known terrorist involved in an attack on American officials was able to remain outside the reach of U.S. authorities. The terrorist continued to recruit for and plot future attacks, despite assurances from the...
