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USA PATRIOT Act Extended   Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate voted to extend the USA PATRIOT Act.   “The Senate vote was a reaffirmation of the importance of these expiring authorities that help secure our nation.  The three expiring provisions have...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Free Trade Agreements Mr. President, I’ve been a long-time supporter of free trade.  It’s a good thing when American businesses, manufacturers, and farmers have more market access for their products.   I’ve also been a long-time supporter of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and...

B-1Visa in Place of H-1B Visas   M E M O R A N D U M   TO:         Reporters and Editors RE:          B-1 Visa in place of H-1B Visas DA:         May 25, 2011   Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment...

Baucus, Grassley Report Details Financial Relationship Between Drug Company, Physicians Who Lobbied the FDA Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and senior Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter and a new Committee Report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detailing the financial relationship...

Feinstein, Grassley Release Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Report on Mexico   Senators Urge Congress and Administration to use report as a blueprint for cooperation with Mexico to combat drug trafficking             Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and...

  SEC approves whistleblower rules     M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC approves whistleblower rules Da:      Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa helped to enact provisions beefing up the Securities and...

Council Bluffs Fire Department to Receive More Than $70,000 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $71,500 grant to the Council Bluffs Fire Department from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program’s Fire Prevention Program.   The fire department will use the funds to purchase dual...

Grassley says doing nothing is surest way to kill Medicare as we know it, urges Senate Democratic leadership to join a real debate to save Medicare Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Wednesday, May 25, 2011     {11:09:08 NSP} (THE PRESIDING OFFICER) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT...

GAO report on tax-owing stimulus contractors M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       GAO report on tax-owing stimulus contractors Da:      Tuesday, May 24,...

Inspector general report on SEC lease M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley Re:       Inspector general report on SEC lease Da:      Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa...

Grassley Seeks to Learn Outcome of SEC’s Handling of Referrals WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to describe how the agency resolved referrals involving the firm SAC Capital.  Grassley has a record of conducting oversight of federal agencies and regularly tracks whether the SEC is doing its job...

Extending the USA PATRIOT Act   Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley On the Motion to Proceed to the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Monday, May 23, 2011   Mr. President.  We find ourselves again in the situation of extending key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.  These three provisions, roving wiretaps, section 215...

LANDRIEU, GRASSLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN TOWN HALL ON FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION WASHINGTON – United States Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tomorrow will participate in a town hall event on the Intersection of Foster Care and Education, hosted by Fostering Media Connections and Harvard University Law School Child Advocacy Program. The...

Salute to Graduates Congratulations to all the high school and college graduates who this month celebrate hard-earned academic achievements and scholastic success.  Enjoy the pomp and circumstance and school traditions, from the caps and gowns to the commencement speeches and graduation ceremonies.  By earning a high school diploma or advanced...

Q & A: Helping Veterans Access Health Care Q.  Can veterans access telehealth services?   A.  Telehealth uses telecommunications technologies to deliver health care services, including medical consultations, prescriptions, preventive care and curative medicine.  Using telehealth could mean a phone call with a doctor about symptoms,...

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to help ranchers and farmers stay competitive            Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Jon Tester, D-Mon., introduced a bill today that would target unfair meat packer practices that negatively...

Ranking Member Grassley Statement following Vote on Judicial Nominee Goodwin Liu Fails   Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the nomination of Goodwin Liu failed to receive the required 60 votes.  The 60 vote threshold became a Senate precedent after Democrats adopted the Schumer Rule and...

Grassley Discusses Nomination of Goodwin Liu   Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley The nomination of Goodwin Liu to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday, May 18, 2011   Mr. President,   As I said over the past two weeks, by any fair measure, we are moving judicial nominees at a very brisk...

Ranking Member Grassley Hearing Statement on Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System   Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary “Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System”  Wednesday, May 18, 2011   Mr. Chairman.    I want...

Grassley questions White House claims about how small business loan funds would be used WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking a White House official to account for the contradiction between a White House blog post and statements from the Secretary of the Treasury and other officials about the relationship of the Small Business Lending Fund, or...