WASHINGTON DC (May 18, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a longtime advocate for inspectors-general and government oversight across political party and administration, today renewed his call for a detailed written explanation for President Trump’s announced termination of inspectors-general.

WASHINGTON DC (May 18, 2020) — A bipartisan group of senators led by Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today introduced legislation to boost oversight of trillions in tax-payer-funded pandemic relief by helping the special watchdog quickly onboard critical oversight staff. The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authority Act allows the office to bypass the lengthy government hiring process to so it can quickly ramp up oversight operations.

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WASHINGTON DC (May 14, 2020) — The Senate last night passed a bipartisan resolution supported by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) commemorating National Police Week 2020. The resolution honors the selfless dedication and sacrifice made by law-enforcement officers across the country to protect and serve American communities.

WASHINGTON DC (May 12, 2020) — Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), lead authors and sponsors of the First Step Act — landmark criminal-justice reform legislation — today submitted a bipartisan Amicus Brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States of America v Alan L Mapuatuli, a case related to the reduction of the second-strike and third-strike drug mandatory-minimums. 

WASHINGTON DC (May 12, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today is again calling on the Justice Department to show its work in the case against Lieutenant General Michael Flynn.

WASHINGTON DC (May 11, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today sent a bipartisan letter with 13 of his Senate colleagues to Congressional leaders seeking additional funding for programs at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would assist pork producers who are being forced to depopulate livestock herds because of restaurant and meat-proces

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WASHINGTON DC (April 8, 2020) – In a letter sent to senators on May 7, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated the department would modify the regulatory guidance for both the production tax credit (PTC) and the energy investment tax credit (ITC).

WASHINGTON DC (May 7, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke the afternoon of Tuesday, 5 May, via phone with Attorney General William Barr regarding the Justice Department’s and Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the federal prison system. The senators issued the following statement about that call.

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