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Grassley miffed at Waters of U.S. veto, filibuster

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley isn’t happy about one of President Barack Obama’s most recent vetoes. He’s also upset with the way Congress blocked one of his Iowa colleague’s attempt to reign in the control of the EPA. A joint resolution introduced in September and sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst, S.J.R. Res. 22, was vetoed by President Barack Obama on Jan. 19. The resolution would have blocked the new federal “waters of the United States” regulations that would affect the streams, ponds and rivers in Jasper County and across Iowa. Read More

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Grassley to hit the trail for nearly every GOP presidential contender

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the veteran Iowa Republican known for visiting all 99 of the state’s counties every year, will hit the trail this week and appear with nearly all of the remaining GOP presidential candidates, an aide said Monday. After appearing with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump on Saturday in Pella, Iowa, Grassley will attend campaign events this week for Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. “Sen. Grassley’s committed to doing everything he can to elect a Republican president this year,” said Grassley spokeswoman Jill Gerber. “He wants to help unite Iowa Republicans so that the Republican nominee for president carries Iowa, a battleground state, in November.” Grassley is also making plans to attend events for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Gerber said, who added that the senator offered to appear at events for every GOP candidate. Read More

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Editorial: Congress must address Obama’s secrecy

Eighty years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland said that “an informed public is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment.” It was true then, and it’s true today. Nothing is more threatening to a democracy than a government that operates in secrecy. That’s what makes the Obama administration’s stubborn refusal to uphold the principles of open government not just discouraging, but dangerous. In the Obama administration, federal agencies that supposedly work for the people have repeatedly shown themselves to be flat-out unwilling to comply with the most basic requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Read More

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Obama details executive action on gun restrictions

The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a series of new executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence and making some political headway on one of the most frustrating policy areas of President Obama’s tenure. The package, which Obama plans to announce Tuesday, includes 10 separate provisions, White House officials said. One key provision would require more gun sellers — especially those who do business on the Internet and at gun shows — to be licensed and would force them to conduct background checks on potential buyers. Obama would devote $500 million more in federal funds to treating mental illness — a move that could require congressional approval — and require that firearms lost in transit between a manufacturer and a seller be reported to federal authorities. Read More

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How Efforts to Overhaul Visa Program Failed on Capitol Hill

For more than a year, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley had been pushing to overhaul a controversial program that gives green cards to foreigners who invest at least $500,000 in certain businesses. So when congressional leaders last week moved forward with a 10-month extension of the so-called EB-5 program without any changes, the Iowa Republican was less than pleased. Read More

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Grassley blasts EB-5 immigration program extension

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley blasted congressional leaders and real estate lobbyists Thursday for voting to extend a controversial immigration program known as EB-5 without enacting changes Grassley said would cut down on fraud, corruption and terrorism threats. “This failure to heed calls for reform proves that some would rather side with special interest groups, land developers and those with deep pockets,” the Iowa Republican said on the Senate floor. Read More

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Senator Grassley blasts EPA’s cutting of ethanol level in fuels standard

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is lashing out at the Environmental Protection Agency after it lowered the required amount of corn-based ethanol in the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard on Monday. Grassley, a Republican, blasted the agency and the Obama Administration for what he says is a clear violation of federal law that can only benefit the oil industry. He says the EPA is selling biofuels short. “The EPA just doesn’t appreciate that farmers and biofuel producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by Congress — by law,” Grassley says. “So, EPA, by cutting this back, is going against the law that Congress passed.” Iowa is the nation’s number-one ethanol producer. Read More

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Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs

Justice Department watchdogs ran into an unexpected roadblock last year when they began examining the role of federal drug agents in the fatal shootings of unarmed civilians during raids in Honduras. The Drug Enforcement Administration balked at turning over emails from senior officials tied to the raids, according to the department’s inspector general. It took nearly a year of wrangling before the D.E.A. was willing to turn over all its records in a case that the inspector general said raised “serious questions” about agents’ use of deadly force. Read More

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The GOP’s Submission Hold

The Wall Street Journal November 26, 2015 By  KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL When… Read More

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Grassley turns up heat on Clinton, State

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is amping up his investigation into Hillary Clinton's email setup and the special work status of one of her top confidantes — just as the Democratic presidential front-runner's allies are accusing Grassley of using his oversight authority to hurt her campaign. Grassley (R-Iowa) took two new steps last week. On Wednesday, he issued a letter to former Clinton aide Heather Samuelson, who screened Clinton's emails as secretary of state to initially determine which ones would be turned over to the government and made available publicly, and which ones were deemed private and would later be deleted. Among other things, the missive, obtained by POLITICO, asked what level of security clearance Samuelson had at State; several hundred of Clinton's emails, which she routed through a private server, have since been deemed classified. Read More

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