Chuck Grassley
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Recent News About Chuck Grassley
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Help Iowa Farmers Join Carbon Credit Markets, Benefit From Conservation Practices
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The U.S. Senate today passed legislation backed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that will allow Iowa farmers to capitalize on conservation practices and actions that combat climate change.
Judiciary Committee Advances Two Grassley-Backed Bills To Televise Federal Court Proceedings
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The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced two bipartisan bills backed by Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that would require televised coverage of federal court proceedings.
Wealthy Special Interests Kill Program To Boost Investment In Rural, Economically Challenged Communities
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today condemned a blockade of their bipartisan bill to reform and extend the EB-5 investor visa program, which expires on June 30.
Congress Passes Grassley Bill To Save CFTC Whistleblower Program
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The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation authored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to preserve a whistleblower program in danger of collapsing under its own success.
Bipartisan Senators Slam Pentagon For Continued Lack Of Clean Audit
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A bipartisan group of senators is criticizing the Defense Department’s continued failure to obtain a clean financial audit, and pressing the department to prioritize the longstanding and documented issues preventing it from achieving that goal.
Grassley Questions Witnesses At Senate Ag Hearing On Cattle Market Transparency
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today questioned witnesses at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing to examine cattle markets, transparency and prices from the cattle producer to consumer.
Grassley To Hold Town Meetings In Kossuth, Ida And Calhoun Counties
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings in Kossuth County on Tuesday, June 29, Ida County on Wednesday, June 30 and Calhoun County on Thursday, July 1 as a part of his annual 99 county meetings.
Grassley, Ernst, Braun Introduce Legislation To Make Commonsense Water Rule Permanent, Provide Certainty To Iowans
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Sen. Chuck Grassley joined Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in introducing the Define WOTUS Act, a bill to legislatively define the “waters of the United States,” (WOTUS) and make a reasonable, workable definition of the term permanent.
Grassley: Our Democracy Doesn’t Need Fundamental Re-Write
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following statement after voting against consideration of Democrats’ multi-year partisan campaign to federalize American elections and strip states of key election management decisions.
Grassley Joins Cotton, Colleagues To Withhold Visas From Chinese Military Affiliates
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is joining Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Mike Braun (R-Indiana) to introduce the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Visa Security Act, legislation to prohibit individuals currently or previously employed or sponsored by Chinese military institutions from receiving student or research visas to the United States.
Bipartisan Judiciary Committee Senators Scold DOJ’s Oversight Blockade
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Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today engaged in an impromptu bipartisan discussion about the Justice Department’s repeated failures to respond to congressional oversight inquiries from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Grassley Statement On Supreme Court Decision In ACA Lawsuits
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement in light of the 7 to 2 Supreme Court ruling to dismiss pending lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act for lack of standing.
Durbin, Grassley Statement On GAO Report On Prescription Drug Advertising’s Impact On Medicare Spending
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report they had requested entitled, “Prescription Drugs: Medicare Spending on Drugs with Direct-to-Consumer Advertising,” which found direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements of prescription drugs drive drastic increases in Medicare costs:
Following Garland Proclamations, Grassley Seeks Follow-Through On Commitments To Respect Oversight Authority Of Congress
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland took the Justice Department to task for its continued failure to respond to congressional oversight inquiries, particularly those relating to political considerations in light of Garland’s recent statements.
Judiciary Committee Republicans Press DOJ For Details On Response To Disclosure Of Protected IRS Records
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led an effort to press the Justice Department and FBI for details about any investigation into the disclosure of sensitive taxpayer records to the news media.
Q&A: Border Security Update With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
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Q&A: Border Security Update With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Whitehouse, Grassley & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing International Day Against Drug Abuse & Trafficking
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Today, the Co-Chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing a resolution marking June 26, 2021 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Grassley, Rosen Urge Interior Department To Include Fair Returns For Public Lands Act In Federal Oil And Gas Program Review
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) sent a letter to U.S Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, urging the Department – which is in the midst of a comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program – to include their bipartisan Fair Returns for Public Lands Act as a policy recommendation in their finalized report.
Grassley Supports Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Dairy Consumption And Recognizing Hard Work Of America’s Dairy Producers
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and 13 colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution in support of the designation of June 2021 as “National Dairy Month.”
