News Releases

Grassley, Colleagues Call for China to End Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senior Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today demanded an end to China’s violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) that cost the U.S. tens of...

Grassley Comment on Wasteful Spending at Public Housing Authorities Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been tracking wasteful spending at public housing authorities including those in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Puerto Rico.  He made the following comment on an audit released today, showing the Philadelphia Housing Authority wasted millions of dollars...

Q & A: The Independent Payment Advisory Board Q.  What is the Independent Payment Advisory Board?   A.  The Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare was created by the health care overhaul enacted last year.  The board is scheduled to be established in 2015.  If Congress doesn’t act to repeal or change it, this board...

  Grassley Presses Agency for Answers on Wireless Network Project     WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is seeking disclosure and transparency from the Federal Communications Commission about a new wireless Internet network project that appears on a fast track for approval from the agency, despite concerns about the impact on other...

More Than $900,000 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants totaling $940,926 to the University of Iowa.   According to the Department of Health and Human Services, $565,938 will be used to fund allergy, immunology and transplantation research, and...

Grassley Urges Action for Keystone Pipeline with Canada Senator Says the Decision is Important for American Consumers Paying High Gas Prices WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make a prompt decision on the international Keystone XL pipeline project.   “Consumers need action on high gas prices, and we...

Nearly $2 Million to Des Moines International Airport WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $1,900,000 grant to the Des Moines International Airport.   According to the Department of Transportation, the Des Moines airport will use the funds to...

More Than $100,000 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa has received a $101,299 grant from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to fund the project entitled “Collaborative Research: Simulation Based Design...

Grassley: Report Shows SEC’s Revolving Door Must Be Slowed M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC revolving door report Da:      Friday, May 13, 2011 Today the non-profit Project on Government Oversight released a report analyzing whether the...

  Judiciary Committee Senators Unveil Targeted Bill To Counter Online Infringement       WASHINGTON (Thursday, May 12, 2011) – Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Thursday renewed bipartisan efforts to counter the illegal online sale of counterfeit goods.  Legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Orrin Hatch...

Grassley comments on President's announcement to seek two-year extension to the term of FBI Director   Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the President announced that he would seek a two-year extension to the term of FBI Director Robert Mueller.  The Judiciary Committee...

  Civil Rights Assessment at USDA       M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Civil Rights Assessment at USDA DA:     Wednesday, May 11, 2011   Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Department of Agriculture...

Ranking Member Grassley statement on nominee for to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia   Prepared Floor Statemen t of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination of Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Wednesday, May11,...

Ranking Member Grassley Reacts to President Obama's Immigration Speech Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding President Obama’s speech in El Paso, TX on immigration.  Grassley is ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over federal immigration...

Grassley urges SEC Chairman to make sure new whistleblower office is effective WASHINGTON – Seeking an effective whistleblower office to help fight financial fraud, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider proposed regulations for the whistleblower provisions created by the financial...

Ranking Member Grassley Statement on the Nomination of Edward Chen   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Nomination of Edward Chen, to be United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California Tuesday, May 10, 2011                 Mr....

Grassley Opposes Deputy Attorney General Nominee   Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley The Nomination of James Cole to be Deputy Attorney General Monday, May 9, 2011   Mr. President,    I rise in opposition to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of James Cole to be the Deputy Attorney General at...

Grassley, Kohl: Nursing Home Residents Receive Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs for Off-label Uses, Inspector General Report Shows WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin wrote to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to a new report showing that 88 percent of the powerful antipsychotic...

  Iowans Talk Gas Prices and National Debt     Unlike Congress, families in Iowa can’t spend more money than they bring in year after year.  At least not without facing grave financial problems. Unlike Congress, Iowans can’t increase their paychecks by passing a law to boost their income.  On the contrary, the big spenders in...

Q & A: May is National Foster Care Month Q.  What is National Foster Care month?   A.  Since 1988, May has been designated National Foster Care Month to call attention to the issues facing the foster care community, which consists of more than 400,000 children nationwide, more than 6,000 of whom live with one of Iowa’s approximately 2,700...