Sen. Chuck Grassley is a long-time whistleblower advocate. Grassley made the following comment on the findings of the independent Office of Special Counsel that a Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower exposed significant and continued patient wait times at the Phoenix VA.

Q: Are you satisfied the incoming administration will stand strong for the Renewable Fuel Standard?

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced and cosponsored a package of bills aimed at protecting Americans by improving the nation’s immigration laws.

Bill to restore congressional scrutiny of expensive regulations reintroduced

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), along with Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and 23 other cosponsors, reintroduced the “Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny” (REINS) Act as one of the first bills filed in the 115th Congress (S. 21).

Support grows for legislation in the new Congress

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for answers on whether it sought to recoup tax dollars overpaid for EpiPens from drug maker Mylan and added a new request, for two additional drugs reportedly misclassified under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Dilaudid and Prilosec.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has a long record of seeking accountability from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and public housing authorities in fulfilling their responsibilities. Grassley described his oversight and ongoing concerns in a meeting today with Dr. Ben Carson, President-elect Trump’s nominee to serve as HUD secretary.

January 3, 2017

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States for Tuesday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 325 of the Senate Russell Office Building.

By order of the Chairman.

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Today, the Budget Committee chairman introduced a resolution to provide for Obamacare repeal and set a path forward for a replacement. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a member of the Budget Committee, made the following comment.

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