From Press Release U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA 1) introduced his first bill, the No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act. This legislation would prohibit Members of Congress from ever engaging in lobbying activities after they leave office. “I firmly believe that the privilege of serving your constituents should […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the announcement that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will also seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States: “Marco is a friend and colleague whom I greatly respect. We’re both the sons of immigrants […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Hillary Clinton is running for President: “Hillary Clinton just announced what we’ve known for a long time — she’s running for president, again. But the good news is that we’re ready for Hillary […]
From Press Release Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) issued the following statement in response to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s entrance into the 2016 presidential race. Rick Santorum said: “I know Hillary Clinton. I served with Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton does not have the right vision to […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), released the following statement regarding President Obama’s meeting with Raul Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba: “Keeping up with a disturbing trend of this administration, President Obama is in the process of striking another very bad deal, now with the communist […]
From Press Release U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement on the EPA’s announced time for issuing Renewable Fuel Standards for 2014 through 2016: “Farmers and the entire renewable fuel sector in Iowa need a strong and long-term RFS to conduct and grow their businesses. While I […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a Justice Department memo warning all employees and contractors to refrain from engaging in commercial sex. The memo, however, did not establish a zero-tolerance policy that Grassley requested requiring […]
From Press Release In response to the EPAs time for issuing Renewable Fuel Standards, U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA 3) released the following statement: “The ay from the EPA in issuing a time for Renewable Fuel Standards has been frustrating because I know that Iowa farmers, businesses, and all […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to update the committee on its investigation into the alleged misconduct by federal judge Mark Fuller. Fuller is a judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today welcomed confirmation from the State Department Office of Inspector General that the inspector general will review the department’s use of the Special Government Employee program. “This program is meant to be used in a limited way to give the government […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced today that the committee will hold a hearing on the nation’s asset forfeiture laws. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 15, at 10 a.m. (ET) in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is seeking answers from the Obama Administration on why it reportedly won’t disclose documents regarding the relationship between the Treasury Department and mortgage financing firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that resulted in billions of dollars […]
By The Iowa Statesman Again taking to his page, Dr. Ben Carson “clarified” his previous Easter statement with the following: “In my opinion, being tolerant of someone else’s beliefs is not a denial of faith in Christ as our Savior. Through our example of acceptance and , we […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is seeking details surrounding the decision to hire a U.S. Marshals Service (U) contractor after the Justice Department failed to dispel concerns over claims of a quid pro quo agreement. In March, Grassley asked […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking for details of disciplinary actions taken against Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives employees who were involved in Operation Fast and Furious. While some personnel have been discipd for misconduct, some agents […]
By The Iowa Statesman Following the announcement that U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has officially entered to the 2016 presidential race, the other mainstream Republican in the race — so far — congratulated his friend and said he was loing forward to the primary campaign that lie ahead. “I am […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spe to a packed room in Leton, KY, this morning and ivered a lengthy and star-studded opening salvo in what most political observers say could be one of the most electrifying presidential primary processes in modern history. Advancing a motto […]
From Press Release U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the leaders of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today announced the witness list for the caucus hearing on the quota system used to manage controlled substances in medicine in light of a recent report from the […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is about to officially announce his candidacy for President of the United States. The speech, which is being held in Leton, KY, is being broadcast by C-SPAN. Click here to watch live.
By The Iowa Statesman Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, seen by many as the candidate to beat in the 2016 Republican presidential nomination process, committed a felony when he filled out his voter registration form in 2009. According to a report by the New York Times published this morning, […]
By The Iowa Statesman Is Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign already sunk before it’s begun? According to several grassroots Christian conservatives in Iowa, a statement he made this weekend on social media may have torpedoed any chances he had in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The probable Republican presidential candidate […]
From Press Release Former Republican presidential candidate, U.S. Senator, and Chairman of Patriot Voices Rick Santorum issued the following statement in response to the nuclear framework agreement negotiated between the United States, its allies, and Iran. Rick Santorum said: “Trust but verify is a common refrain in foreign policy, […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas released the following statement in response to President Obama’s agreement with Iran: “President Obama’s agreement with Iran, the details of which he has largely kept secret, is as he said ‘historic’ because of the catastrophic risk it poses to the security […]
By The Iowa Statesman As the only announced and officially filed mainstream candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to advantage of the opportunity to unveil his first political TV spot. “Blessing” will run on cable and local television markets in Iowa, New Hampshire, […]
By The Iowa Statesman According to the Associated Press, Iran and world powers sealed a breakthrough agreement Thursday outlining limits on Iran’s nuclear program to keep it from being able to produce atomic weapons. The Islamic Republic was promised an end to years of crippling economic sanctions, but only […]
By The Iowa Statesman Famed televangelist Robert H. Schuller, a native of Alton, has passed away after a battle with esophageal cancer, according to his family. The former pastor of “Hour of Power,” which he hosted from his Crystal Cathedral in Garden City, CA, was 89. Schuller was born […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday praised a recent Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announcement that the Bureau of Prisons has reversed plans to retaliate against a whistleblower who exposed waste and wrongdoing. The bureau’s decision comes after inquiries were […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has a long record of protecting and encouraging whistleblowers. He is the co-author of the whistleblower provisions beefing up the federal False Claims Act against taxpayer fraud and the author of the provisions improving the whistleblower office at the Internal Revenue […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement after the White House announced they would be withdrawing a U.S. hold on the annual aid package to Egypt. The hold has been in place since October 2013. “I am glad that President Obama finally decided […]
From Press Release U.S. Reps. Rod Blum (R-IA 1) and Beto O’Rourke (D-TX 16), announced the formation of the bipartisan Congressional Term Limits Caucus today. “As someone coming to Congress from the private sector, I believe Washington suffers from a lack of fresh, innovative ideas and the courage to […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today released the following statement about the Justice Department’s new policy regarding the use of asset forfeiture in connection with structuring offenses. “I’ve long expressed concern about structuring being the basis for civil asset forfeiture, […]
From Press Release Members of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest are investigating potential workplace retaliation against Department of Homeland Security employees for faithfully discharging the duties of the office in which they serve even though they conflict with President Obama’s immigration policies. The committee […]
From Press Release U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) last week introduced the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015. This legislation will remove Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) impediments to market competition and innovation in America’s transportation fuel market. “The EPA’s onerous regulation of fuels is artificially limiting options […]
By The Iowa Statesman In light of the controversy surrounding Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following statement today in support of that state’s governor, Mike Pence, and the effort to defend religious liberty and protect against government efforts to […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor It’s relatively easy to become a candidate for the highest office in the nation. Create a candidate committee with your state’s Secretary of State, file a Form 2 with the Federal Election Commission, and you’re officially a candidate for President of the United States. And […]
From Press Release U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT) today called on the Justice Department to investigate allegations of misconduct by federal prosecutors in cases related to the 2007 Moonlight Fire in California. The officials in question allegedly failed to […]
From Press Release Following the 9/11 Review Commission’s findings of inadequacies in the intelligence operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and related whistleblower complaints, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is asking the Justice Department’s Inspector General (IG) to investigate claims of […]
From Press Release Last night, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) voted in favor of the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2016. Senator Ernst released the following statement upon final passage: When Iowans sent me to Congress, I pledged to cut wasteful and out of control spending that has […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA 3) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson this morning as he appeared before Young’s House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. The Congressman’s questioning centered on the Office of Inspector General’s independent report of the EB-5 program which revealed DHS […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today made the following comment on the new initiative from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on opioid abuse: The agency’s approach shares some of […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on the Justice Department to adopt a zero-tolerance policy for employees who purchase sex following an Inspector General report revealing that Drug Enforcement Administration employees attended “sex parties” with prostitutes while abroad. In […]
From Press Release U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released the following statement and a video today: When I was a boy, I dreamed of being an athlete. I listened to those baseball games on the radio, and I envisioned myself as a man out in center field […]
From Press Release Building on past success and what might be new momentum, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is a lead co-sponsor of newly re-introduced legislation to repeal the federal estate tax, better known as the death tax, that punishes family farmers and business owners on the death of […]
From Press Release U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to hold the department’s deputy secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, accountable for granting favoritism to politically connected parties. Grassley’s follow an Inspector General report indicating that Mayorkas personally […]
From Press Release U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week offered four amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution. The amendments would: Prohibit taxpayer money from paying for first class airfare; Improve mental health care services for veterans; Reform the allowance and perks available to former U.S. Presidents; and Ensure […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been named a member of the Advisory Council of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, joining other members of Congress and child welfare advocates to advise the institute on policy efforts to help children. “I’m glad to work with an […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today encouraged state treasurers to explain the merits of the Section 529 college savings plans that are so popular nationwide. State treasurers generally administer the plans. Grassley has a pending bipartisan bill that would add flexibility to these college spending plans. […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is a long-time watchdog of Defense Department spending, including fi the bren accounting system within the agency. He released a report on the accounting problems in November 2013. When he met with now-confirmed Defense Secretary Ashton Carter as a nominee, Grassley […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed changes to the “actively engaged” provision of the 2014 Farm Bill. “The rule proposed by USDA today regarding who can qualify as ‘actively engaged’ in farming to make them eligible […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA 3) announced this afternoon that he has been named to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. Young remains the only member of the Iowa egation, House and Senate, on the powerful committee which is responsible for […]
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