Chuck Grassley
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Recent News About Chuck Grassley
Casey, Grassley, Leahy, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Older Workers From Discrimination
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to re-introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA).
Grassley, Klobuchar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Allow Cameras In Federal Courts
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and five of their Senate colleagues reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand the public’s window into federal court proceedings by allowing television cameras in federal courtrooms.
Lawmakers Reintroduce Litigation Funding Transparency Bill
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Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure of third-party litigation financing agreements in civil lawsuits.
Judiciary Committee Senators Slam Biden-Induced Border Crisis, Demand Information About Extent Of Crisis And Government Response
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Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today slammed the Biden administration’s self-induced border crisis and are pressing officials for information about how the administration is responding to the crisis amid the ongoing pandemic.
Q&A: Tax Season & Tax Scams With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
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Q&A: Tax Season & Tax Scams With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
To Avoid Deadly ‘Game Of Whack-A-Mole,’ Law Enforcement Groups Urge Extension Of Critical Tool To Combat Lethal Fentanyl Analogues
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The nation’s leading law enforcement groups are calling on Congress to extend a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) authority that allows the rapid scheduling of deadly synthetic substances responsible for hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths throughout the opioid epidemic.
Grassley, Leahy Introduce New EB-5 Investor Visa Integrity Reforms
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a senior member and former chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021 to address fraud and national security vulnerabilities in the EB-5 investor visa Regional Center Program, which has been exploited and abused for years.
Grassley, Durbin Introduce Bill To Put Cameras In The Supreme Court
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Judiciary Committee today introduced legislation to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised.
Feinstein, Grassley, Peters, Curtis Introduce Bill To Confront Rising Threat Of Methamphetamine
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Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) today introduced the Methamphetamine Response Act, a bill declaring methamphetamine an emerging drug threat which would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement and make public a national plan to prevent methamphetamine addiction and overdoses from becoming a crisis.
Grassley Joins Ernst In Seeking Accountability For How Tax Dollars Are Being Spent In Schools
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As a longtime supporter of Sunshine Week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing legislation that would bring further transparency to how tax dollars are being spent in schools.
GAO Reports Find Agencies Withheld More Information From The Public In Recent Years
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Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Senator Patrick Leahy, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Senator John Cornyn to issue the following statement in recognition of Sunshine Week—held each year to highlight the importance of government transparency—after the release of two Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that found that agencies increasingly withheld information under FOIA during the period between 2012 and 2019:
Grassley Leads Colleagues In Pushing DOJ To Review Obstruction Of Justice In Ongoing Probe Of States’ COVID Response In Nursing Homes
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of lawmakers in calling on the Justice Department to continue its probe into whether state officials failed to comply with federal guidelines or requirements for participation in federal programs in their response to coronavirus infections among seniors and nursing home residents.
Grassley, Leahy, Feinstein Introduce Bill To Reinforce Transparency In Wake Of Supreme Court FOIA Decision & Recent Regulations
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today, along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California), introduced the Open and Responsive Government Act, to reverse recent developments that undermine the public’s right to access information and hold government accountable.
Grassley Joins Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Background Checks
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would help states enforce existing laws against individuals who attempt to purchase firearms but have no legal right to do so.
Q&A: Sunshine Week With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
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Q&A: Sunshine Week With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Grassley, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Fair Returns For Public Lands Act To Ensure Taxpayers Get Fair Share For Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Fair Returns for Public Lands Act, legislation to update the nation’s outdated public lands royalty system and ensure that taxpayers and rural communities get fair returns on leases of public lands for oil and gas production.
Grassley Joins Colleagues In Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation To Permanently Repeal The Death Tax
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Sen. Chuck Grassley joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and dozens of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax.
Senators Seek Inspector General Review Of Biden Admin Decision To Put Intelligence Leader On Leave
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U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) are seeking an expanded investigation of the circumstances leading to the placement of National Security Agency General Counsel Michael Ellis on administrative leave, following public reports that raise concerns of political pressure from the new administration.
