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By U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley WASHINGTON — Pressure to go along to get along starts early in life. A student who tells the teacher about playground misbehaviors may face taunts as a tattletale. Teens feel social pressure not to report mischief by their peers. Later in life, employees...

By U.S. Sen. Churck Grassley WASHINGTON — Underemployment is up. Wage growth is down. Job openings are up. Hiring is down. Student debt is up. Job optimism is down. Consumer debt is up. The personal savings rate is down. Federal regulations are up. Consumer confidence is down. What’s...

WASHINGTON — Heading off to college triggers a range of emotions for students and their families. For those moving to campus, lugging boxes from the parking lot to the dorm adds to the knot of anxiety that won’t seem to go away. And for every student, turning the page on life’s...

QUESTION: What are Inspectors General? ANSWER: Congressional oversight is a primary means for the legislative branch to strengthen our system of checks and balances. In addition to exercising power of the purse and conducting oversight hearings and investigations, lawmakers added...

By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — To some observers, it might seem awfully tedious work, not worth the effort. Congressional oversight requires patience, resilience and earnestness. Tracking down answers, obtaining documents and interviewing whistleblowers typically are...

By U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — It’s vacation season across America. That means family road trips are under way and the traveling public is paying even closer attention when they pull up to the pump. America’s road warriors have long cherished...

By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — Internships on Capitol Hill offer a valuable learning experience for young people to get hands-on experience in the workplace. For those interested in public policy and politics, it’s an exceptional way to see how the legislative branch...

ST. PAUL — The Renewable Fuels Association says major oil companies strong-arm retailers that sell gasoline under their brand names to avoid using any more plant-based ethanol than legally necessary. Independent gasoline stations are four to six times more likely to sell higher...

By U.S. Sen Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — There are few things more sacred to the individual rights of citizens of the United States than the Bill of Rights. The Founders embraced the natural rights of individuals and secured for posterity these timeless principles to thwart infringement...

By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — It’s a tale as old as the Republic. When whistleblowing forces wrongdoing out from the shadows, Washington lurches away from the bull’s eye. Bully pulpit indignation seeks to smooth ruffled feathers, duck accountability and deflect...

By U.S. Senator Charles Grassley WASHINGTON — During the recent two-week break in the congressional calendar, I continued my 2014 road trip across Iowa in April, visiting with Iowans in schools and on-the-job in their hometown communities. For the last 34 years, I have held meetings...

By U.S. SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY As the first session of the 113th Congress ends, year-end performance reviews are under way. Public opinion of Washington is remarkably low. The mismanaged roll out of the federal health insurance website and broken promises from the President have frustrated...

By U.S. Sen. Churck Grassley WASHINGTON — Among the objectives named in the preamble of the Constitution, the Founders specified one of the primary responsibilities of governance for the newly formed republic is to provide for the nation’s common defense. For more than two...

By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley WASHINGTON — As its market share dips, Big Oil is doubling down to swat down its perennial piñata. This time around, petroleum producers and food conglomerates are using environmental groups as political cover to gain traction on efforts to pull...