Charles 'Chuck' Grassley

Republican Chuck Grassley was first elected to the Senate in 1980, defeating Democrat John Culver, father of Iowa Gov. Chet Culver. Grassley, a member of the Finance Committee, is seeking his sixth term in the Senate. He began his political career as a state representative from 1959-74 and served three terms in the U.S. House from 1975-81.

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Congressional Office Cuts: A Dog and Pony Show -- Damaging to Oversight

By Paul D. Thacker

Shortly after taking over as speaker of the House, John Boehner moved to enact a campaign pledge: trimming five percent from congressional office budgets, saving taxpayers around $35 million a year. ...

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Report: Pentagon Didn't Fully Investigate Child Porn Allegations

By Hugh Collins

The Pentagon is facing criticism after admitting that it failed to thoroughly investigate allegations that employees were viewing child pornography. "These cases were not considered a priority by the ...

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Senate Republicans Grill Point Man on Health Care Law

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON (Nov. 17) -- Republican senators today grilled President Barack Obama's point man on the new health care law, vowing that the next Congress would keep a close eye on the federal agency that ...

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Is Chuck Grassley Married?

By Nia J Stanley

Chuck Grassley is the incumbent U.S. senator from Iowa and the Republican nominee running for re-election against Democratic nominee Roxanne Conlin. As part of a Politics Daily series about the major ...

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How Old Is Chuck Grassley?

By Nia J Stanley

Chuck Grassley is the incumbent U.S. senator from Iowa and the Republican nominee running for re-election against Democrat Roxanne Conlin. As part of a Politics Daily series about the major candidates ...

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May 24, 2012

Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case

Source: The Countrywide - Karnes City TX

Two U.S. prosecutors in the corruption case of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens face suspensions without pay for engaging in reckless professional misconduct by failing to disclose evidence that could have helped him, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

May 22, 2012

Senator threatens to cut judges' budget

Source: The Weekly Standard - Washington DC

Judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals plan to vacation in Hawaii on the taxpayers' dime, but they might see their budget cut by Congress as a result. "

May 22, 2012

Feds probe Mandel, Renacci donations, Obama shuns Capitol Hill Dems, GOP sets deadline for Holder, Jaczko out, GOP targets 9th Circuit Hawaii trip, Pelosi?s Way, Karzai: Rohrabacher banned, trivia

Source: Politico

OBAMA SHUNS CAPITOL HILL DEMS -- Manu Raju writes for the hometown paper: GOP SETS DEADLINE FOR HOLDER -- "Republicans have a new ultimatum: If Eric Holder doesn't deliver a trove of Fast and Furious documents to Capitol Hill by mid-June, the House will vote to hold him in contempt of Congress," POLITICO's Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan report.

May 21, 2012

David Lyle: On Judicial Nominations, Media Should Focus On Vacancy Crisis, Not Thurmond "Rule"

Source: County Fair

The Senate is scheduled to consider the nomination of Paul Watford, one of President Obama's stalled judicial nominees, on May 21.

May 21, 2012

Cap on executive salaries for contractors fizzles in the House, could reemerge in the Senate

Source: Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC

Under the House defense authorization bill, the formula used to calculate how much agencies should reimburse contractors for executive pay will remain intact.