Chuck Grassley
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Mother Of Iowan Killed By Illegal Immigrant Testifies Before Congress
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Michelle Root of Modale, Iowa, today testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on policy proposals that would legalize certain illegal immigrant populations.
Grassley Joins Colleagues In Calling On SBA To Speed Up Relief To Struggling Live Event Venues
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and several colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible.
Iowa Senators Press Vilsack On Biden’s Actions On WOTUS, RFS
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are pressing their fellow Iowan, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, on recent actions by the Biden administration that have the potential to harm Iowa’s agriculture industry.
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill To Strengthen Successful IRS Whistleblower Programs
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are today introducing the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act, which would strengthen the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) successful Whistleblower Awards Program.
Lee, Grassley Introduce TEAM Act To Reform Antitrust Law
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolies (TEAM) Act to reform our nation’s antitrust laws.
Grassley, Durbin Statement Supreme Court First Step Act Ruling On Low-Level Drug Offenders
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tarahrick Terry v. United States, a case related to the interpretation of provisions of the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA) and the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010:
Senate Passes Grassley-Gillibrand Bill Improving Access To Benefits For Disabled Officers & Their Families
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The Senate last night unanimously passed bipartisan legislation authored by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to better ensure that law enforcement and first responders who are disabled in the line of duty have prompt access to the benefits they’ve been promised.
Q&A: Cyberattacks in America With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
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Q&A: Cyberattacks in America With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Grassley: Politically-Motivated Probes Are A Serious Offense; So Are Classified Leaks
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Justice Department Inspector General’s review of investigative activity, including subpoenas, targeting records of certain Members of Congress and congressional staff:
Grassley, Tester, Rounds Unveil Bill To Combat Anti-Competitive Practices In Meat Processing Industry That Threaten Nation’s Food Supply
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to announce new, bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries that threaten the nation’s food supply and national security following last week’s ransomware attack on JBS, the country’s largest meat supplier.
Grassley, Klobuchar Call On CMS To Prioritize New Rural Hospital Program
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure a timely and stakeholder-driven implementation of the new and voluntary Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Medicare payment designation.
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Bipartisan Durbin, Grassley Criminal Justice Bills
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Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance two bipartisan criminal justice reform bills authored by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee —the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021 and the First Step Implementation Act of 2021.
Biden Admin Plan To Restart Central American Minors Program Faces Questions
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is seeking information from the Biden administration about announced plans to restart the Central American Minors program (CAM), through which certain minors from three countries could be considered for refugee resettlement or parole in the United States.
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Make Summer Meal Programs More Flexible
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and several colleagues to introduce the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act to add flexibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which offers children free lunch and snacks in the summer.
Grassley Announces Staff Office Hours In Ten Counties
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Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) regional director based in Des Moines will hold traveling office hours in ten counties around central Iowa throughout June.
Grassley, Jordan Again Seek Biden Admin Plan For Deadly Fentanyl Knockoffs
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Congressman Jim Jordan (R, Ohio-4), ranking members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees today renewed their request for the Biden Administration’s views on deadly fentanyl analogues.
King, Grassley Introduce Legislation To Ensure Charitable Donations Reach Working Charities
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U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are introducing bipartisan legislation to reform tax laws that cover charitable donations, so that philanthropic funds are made available to working charities within a reasonable time period.
Senate Passes Cortez Masto-Grassley Bill To Provide Mental Health Support For Law Enforcement Officers
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The U.S. Senate last night unanimously passed the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act. The bill, authored by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), would encourage the adoption of law enforcement peer counseling programs across the country and ensure that the information disclosed during peer support counseling sessions by federal law enforcement officers is kept confidential.
Grassley To Defense Dept.: Cloud Computing Contract Questions Remain Unanswered, Other Approaches Show More Promise
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is once again pushing for answers and potential changes in the Defense Department’s approach to the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program.
