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Radio Iowa
April 14, 2018
Senator Joni Ernst late Friday said allied strikes against Syria make it clear the use of chemical weapons “will not be tolerated. ... As of 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican Congressman Steve King of Kiron and Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa City, had not issuedÃâà...
HuffPost
April 11, 2018
Chuck Grassley Wants Vote On Bill To Protect Special Counsel ... Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday he wants a vote as soon as possible on legislation to limit President Donald Trump's ability to ... Grassley said if he gets agreement from Sen.
Sioux City Journal
April 2, 2018
After the killing of 17 people in the Florida school, the students asked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to stop taking money from the NRA. I think we should question Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst and Rep. Steve King of Iowa if they also take money from the NRA and, if they do, ask them to stop.
Arkansas Times (blog)
April 1, 2018
For the last year, Foster — empowered by his boss, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the committee's chairman — has been the behind-the-scenes architect of an assault on the FBI, and most centrally its role in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaignÃâà...
Boone News-Republican
March 31, 2018
A: Social media has reinvented the way Americans share and digest news and information. As an early adopter of Twitter, for example, I embraced its efficiency to communicate a message, unfiltered, to a broad audience. Technology giants such as Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, haveÃâà...
CNNMoney
March 26, 2018
Yet another lawmaker wants Mark Zuckerberg to testify about the data mining scandal that continues to haunt Facebook. On Monday, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Facebook CEO to appear at an April 10 hearing about data privacy.
Iowa City Press Citizen
March 20, 2018
A letter to Chuck Grassley: Why not treat Trump the way you treated Bill Clinton? ... Sen. Grassley, have there not been more than sufficient examples of immorality, dishonesty and contempt for the judicial process to cause you to take a ... What happened to the principled senator who spoke up in 1999?
The Real Deal Magazine
March 19, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley is blaming “moneyed” New York developers for crushing proposed legislation that would have extended the EB-5 visa program for five years. In a series of tweets on Friday, the Republican senator from Iowa indicated that his “EB-5 Reform Act” would not be included in the upcomingÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
March 17, 2018
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., told The World-Herald that she prefers the committee process but also said that there are a variety of ways to legislate. Even bills that have come to the floor without extensive work by Senate committees represent areas that have been thoroughly debated, such as immigration,Ãâà...
Washington Examiner
March 1, 2018
Chuck Grassley announces hearing on Parkland shooting: 'Government must be held accountable for its mistakes' ... Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said events like the Valentine's Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead should be a reason to "come together in aÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
February 28, 2018
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley set a record two years ago for the longest time in the U.S. Senate without missing a vote. But on Wednesday, the Iowa Republican disclosed he's having what he called a routine outpatient surgery on Friday that he hopes won't break his streak. Grassley, in his weekly conferenceÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
February 24, 2018
The Tribune News Service recently reported that Sen. Chuck Grassley received $232,337 from the National Rifle Association last year. I am disappointed to hear that our senator's vote is for sale, but I guess I should be encouraged that at least his vote is relatively expensive. I also should note that Sen.
Washington Examiner
February 21, 2018
The blue slip was not intended to give a single senator the power to veto the president's nominees for political or ideological reasons. But in 1956, Sen. James Eastland, D-Miss., became chairman of the Judiciary Committee and decided to change tradition. He imposed a strict policy requiring bothÃâà...
CBS News
February 15, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley said Thursday that he plans to sit down with Sens. Dianne Feinstein and John Cornyn ... Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the second day of confirmation hearings on the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be U.S. attorneyÃâà...
agprofessional.com
February 14, 2018
Listen to AgriTalk every morning at 10am central on your local station, Agweb.com, or find it on wherever you get podcasts. ( Farm Journal ). AgriTalk Host Chip Flory talks a wide range of issues with Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley including 199A, the budget, and his thoughts on the hold-up of nominee BillÃâà...
TIME
February 9, 2018
As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley decided to overturn an unwritten rule that both home-state senators had to consent to a judicial pick for it to move forward. Using paperwork known as “blue slips,” senators from the minority party could use the process to halt theÃâà...
ProPublica
December 31, 1999
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley and ranking member Sen. ... Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the committee's chairman — has been the behind-the-scenes architect of an assault on the FBI, and most centrally its role in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possibleÃâà...
San Francisco Chronicle
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON — Just hours before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was set to testify on Capitol Hill, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that the technology industry is “long overdue” for an examination of its privacy and transparency practices.
Fortune
December 31, 1999
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before my committee on Tuesday. It's garnering a lot of fanfare, but it's important to stay focused on the reason for the hearing: to gather information and begin an open dialogue about how we address growing consumer privacy concerns.
CNN
December 31, 1999
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley told CNN, "I think it would be suicide for the President to fire him. I think the less the President says about this ... "I think thematically he's said similar things before so I don't think that that's anything new in my opinion," Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from NorthÃâà...
Fox Business
December 31, 1999
Sen. Chuck Grassley: I have confidence in Robert Mueller. Sen. Chuck Grassley, (R-Iowa), on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Mueller investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley said on Tuesday that he still trusts Special Counsel Robert Mueller and that it would be reckless forÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
December 31, 1999
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and the top Democrat on the committee, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, wrote a letter to a lawyer ... Left: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (notÃâà...
KTLA
December 31, 1999
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning firearm accessory regulation and enforcing federal and state reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background CheckÃâà...
CNN
December 31, 1999
Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says if President Donald Trump were to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, "it would be suicide." Source: CNN. CNN Original Series on CNNgo. Watch Full episode on. Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. HFR SEPTEMBER 13Ãâà...
ThinkProgress
December 31, 1999
Ten days ago, University of Wisconsin junior Marsha Howard found herself the target of an elected official, when Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) directed his constituents to “exprress outrage” at the women's basketball player for not standing during the national anthem during Wisconsin's road game againstÃâà...
Washington Examiner
December 31, 1999
On one side, there is Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, representing oil refiners' complaints about the Renewable Fuel Standard. The refiners argue that the ethanol mandate is costing them through the hefty sums they have to pay for ethanol credits, or RINs, to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's standardÃâà...
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