WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Grassley and Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and nine Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would clarify and s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Investigates 'Prohibited Access' Files at FBI, Demands Accountability for Document Destruction and Obstruction in Mueller Investigation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on recent revelations in a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysis he released exposing the FBI for placing certain Crossfire Hurricane files u  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Investigates 'Prohibited Access' Files at FBI, Demands Accountability for Document Destruction and Obstruction in Mueller Investigation WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on recent revelations in a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysis he released exposing the FBI for pl  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led 10 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would resolve conflicting court decisions by clarifying penalties for viol  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Fox News to Discuss His Oversight of Biden FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss his oversight revealing the Biden-era Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed to over 1,000 FBI employees across the country. Grassl  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Fox News to Discuss His Oversight of Biden FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss his oversight revealing the Biden-era Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: * * * Record Number of Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Grants Awarded in Iowa 91 Fuel Retail Locations Received Grants Today 427 Fuel Retail Grants Awarded in FY25 * WEST DES MOINES, IA - During its last scheduled meeting during Fiscal Year 2025, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) today awarded more than $1 million in cost-share grants to support the installation of E1  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * New Grassley Report Shows Biden DOJ Sent Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Soros-Backed, Soft-on-Crime NGOs * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a Majority staff report exposing the disastrous consequences of the Biden Department of Justice's (DOJ) grants to two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - the Soros-backed Vera Institute of Justice and Impa  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * New Grassley Report Shows Biden DOJ Sent Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Soros-Backed, Soft-on-Crime NGOs The Biden administration doled out millions to promote progressive policies in District Attorney offices and push transgender housing in prisons * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today re  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Grassley Pushes Back Against Baseless Democrat Obstruction of DOJ Nominees * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling out Senate Democrats for obstructing Department of Justice (DOJ) nominees and undermining the Senate's advice and consent role. Grassley today went to the Senate floor to request unanimous passage of Patrick Davis' nomi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Religious Freedom Must Not Be Taken for Granted * Q: What have you learned about the FBI's bias towards American Catholics? A : From my top spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'm pushing to get answers from the FBI about its efforts during the Biden administration to tie certain Americans of Catholic faith to violent extremist views. New information I recently released showed the anti  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Sarah's Medicaid Lies * Last night, out of touch Sarah Trone Garriott staged political circus to make false claims about the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," which would protect and strengthen Medicaid for the most vulnerable in our community. Her message was loud and clear: she'd rather hike taxes on Iowa families by 23% than cut off handouts to illegal immigrants and able-bodied freeloade  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, the month of June is considered National Dairy Month, and this has been going on for decades and decades. And to kick things off, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a bill that is entitled the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act." That was voted o  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- On June 4, 2025, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on five judicial nominations, including Whitney Hermandorfer for the Sixth Circuit and four district court nominees for Missouri. He urged bipartisan support, noting that 80% of recent judicial nominees received bipartisan backing despite political differences. Grassley expressed concern over potential blanket holds on U.S. Attorney nominees, cautioning that suc  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Waterman to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nomination of David Waterman to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by a voice vote. Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. Waterman has been nominated for this position two  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Waterman to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nomination of David Waterman to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by a voice vote. Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. Waterman  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Senator Joni Ernst Triples Down on Telling Constituents "Well, we are all going to die." Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could strip healthcare from 281,000 Iowans, and Ernst doesn't care * DES MOINES - Okay. It's now official. Joni Ernst is nothing but a mean girl. At her town hall on May 30th, Joni Ernst infamously told a constituent concerned about Medicaid cuts that "Well we all are going to di  more