Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on his vote against the budget deal approved by the Senate early this morning.“Government shutdowns don’t save money. They cost money, and they’re best avoided. Defaulting on the nation’s debts is also something to avoid. But this budget deal lifts the debt ceiling to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined the grand opening of the DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol Facility in Nevada. The facility converting corn stover and crop residue into ethanol is the biggest cellulosic ethanol facility in the world. Grassley has long-championed efforts to cultivate the state and nation’s tremendous...
Suspect Previously Deported following Domestic Violence Charges
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte are seeking more details regarding the kidnapping and repeated sexual assault of a woman by a man who is in the country illegally and was previously deported twice.
According to a...
Klobuchar, Grassley Call on Federal Trade Commission to Protect Consumers from Anticompetitive Pay-For-Delay Patent Settlements In a letter to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, the senators urged the FTC to aggressively challenge any anticompetitive settlements where brand-name drug companies pay generic drug companies to delay marketing lower cost...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) are once again pressing a top cabinet official about a government agency’s use of cell-site simulator technology, which can sweep up the cell phone signals of innocent Americans. Following news reports that the Internal Revenue Service is...
WASHINGTON – The Senate yesterday unanimously passed a resolution marking October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The bipartisan measure was introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and cosponsored by Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Amy Klobuchar...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today spoke at a forum of historical experts and educators on the looting of antiquities to fund ISIS and his bill with Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to help stop the peddling of ill-gotten antiquities in the United States. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (S. 1887/H.R. 1493)...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeCommemorating National Domestic Violence Awareness MonthTuesday, October 27, 2015
Mr. President, last week I introduced a resolution to commemorate the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which takes place each October. I thank...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is cosponsoring legislation to address and prevent sexual harassment and assault at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The proposal follows allegations of sexual assault involving NOAA staff and contractors, and addresses inadequate reporting and protection protocols for...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is requesting details regarding the September 4, 2015, murder of 17-year-old Virginia boy allegedly by three individuals who entered the United States in 2013 as unaccompanied minors at the southern border. Two of the three suspects may have gang ties, according to news reports. All three...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has notified Attorney General Loretta Lynch of attempts by staff within the U.S. Marshals Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility to limit whistleblower communications with Congress, which are expressly protected by law.
In a letter to Lynch, Grassley described how Sharon Duncan of...
Prepared Floor Statement Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaStatement for the RecordPresident Obama’s Judicial Nominations and Lawrence Vilardo of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New YorkMonday, October 26, 2015 Today, the Senate confirmed the 316th judicial nominee during President Obama’s presidency, so...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley met with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, the University of Iowa College of Nursing and University of Iowa Hospitals.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowa families from Johnston, Cedar Falls,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa continues to drill down on agencies’ use of extensive paid administrative leave, now focusing on the Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA). In a letter to the agency, Grassley cited its “troubled record” on paid leave, including reportedly placing employees on such leave pending investigations into their...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Bureau of Prisons officially responded to his request for information regarding the decision to remove pork from the federal prisons’ menus. After Grassley learned of the removal and asked questions, the bureau reversed its decision and put pork back on the menu....
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Justice Department’s announcement of a lack of criminal charges against Lois Lerner in the IRS targeting scandal. Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is a senior member and former Chairman of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over the IRS.“The lack of...
Senators Seek Copyright Review to Provide Clarity for Consumers
WASHINGTON (Thursday, October 22, 2015) – In order to help the public navigate a world in which software makes virtually everything function, from refrigerators to tractors, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined together...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Davenport, Penny Vacek, will be holding open office hours in Henry, Lee and Des Moines counties on Tuesday, November 10. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views. Vacek’s schedule is...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which grants judges greater sentencing flexibility for certain low-level drug offenders and establishes recidivism reduction programs, while targeting violent criminals. The bill passed the committee by a vote of 15-5. The bill passed today includes...
