A new bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate is aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic in rural areas of the United States. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) teamed to introduce the bill (pdf), which is called the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act. Among the provisions are codifying a Department of Justice program that…
New Bill From Sens. Grassley, Ossoff Aims to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Rural Areas
Sens. Grassley, Ossoff Introduce Bill to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Rural Areas
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate is aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic in rural areas of the United States. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have teamed to introduce the proposal (pdf), which is called the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act. Among the provisions are codifying a Department of Justice program that…
‘Dangerous Precedent’: Grassley on Justice Department Ordering Release of Trump Tax Returns
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) order on Friday to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns appears to be purely political and sets a dangerous precedent, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. In 2019, the department said the returns did not have to be given to Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Ways and…
Former Iowa Lawmaker Finkenauer Announces Bid for US Senate
Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she will seek to succeed incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. “I’m Abby Finkenauer, and I’m running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for,” the 32-year-old Democratic candidate said on social media as she announced her run…
GOP Senators Propose Curbs on Low-Rate World Bank Loans to Beijing
WASHINGTON— China, the world’s second-largest economy, has been exploiting the World Bank by receiving low-cost loans meant for poor nations, and it’s time to stop this practice, a group of prominent China critics in the U.S. Congress say. The Chinese economy has grown rapidly over the past four decades, yet the World Bank still considers…
Republican Senators Seek to Stop World Bank From Funding Beijing
WASHINGTON— China, the second largest economy in the world has been exploiting the World Bank by receiving low-cost loans meant for poor nations, and it is time to stop this practice, say a group of prominent China critics in U.S. Congress. The Chinese economy has grown rapidly over the past four decades ,yet the World…
Grassley, Johnson Seek Intel Records on Hunter Biden’s Chinese Business Associates
Two Republican senators are asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) and intelligence community for any and all intelligence records tied to foreign nationals with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who had business dealings with Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. In their letter (pdf) to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and…
Grassley Demands Update From Feds on Women That Falsely Accused Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked the FBI for an update on his criminal investigation referrals of women who falsely claimed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them. Kavanaugh was accused by a number of women in 2018 during a heated confirmation battle of assault, but all of the women later recanted their claims or…
Bipartisan Proposal Would Place Cameras in the Supreme Court
A newly introduced bipartisan proposal would put cameras in the Supreme Court and require all open proceedings of the nation’s top court to be televised. The Cameras in the Courtroom Act would take sessions where members of the public are already allowed to observe in person and require their broadcast, enabling people offsite to watch…
Grassley Tells Biden Administration ‘Stop Politicizing’ Threat Assessments
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday took issue with a newly released threat assessment on domestic violent extremism because it did not thoroughly take into account anarchist extremists who terrorized U.S. cities last summer. “FBI Dir Wray told Congress much of domestic extremism in 2020 was frm anti-govt elements (anarchists+militias) But Biden admin assessment totally…
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