News Releases

Grassley to Visit Eleven Iowa Counties During the Congressional Recess in August               WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will continue his annual tour of Iowa with visits to 11 Iowa counties during the first week of the Congressional recess. He will hold town hall...

Grassley Recognized as Champion for Americans with Disabilities Grassley receives award from American Association of People with Disabilities            WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today received the Justice for All Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities at their 17th...

Grassley Wins Approval of Amendment to Require Department of Homeland Security Agencies to Use Employer Verification System For Immediate Release   Thursday, July 26, 2007   Grassley Wins Approval of Amendment to Require Department of Homeland Security Agencies to Use Employer Verification...

GAO Mail Processing Report Released Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the Government Accountability Office released its report, "Mail Processing Realignment Efforts Under Way Need Better Integration and Explanation." According to the GAO, the report describes the status of the initiatives by the U.S. Postal...

Grassley urges conferees for FDA legislation to include Senate-sponsored reform initiatives in final report             Mr. GRASSLEY.  Mr. President, I’m here today to speak about S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, and H.R. 2900, the Food and Drug Administration...

Grassley Continues to Press Each Federal Agency and its Contractors to Use Employer Verification System               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that would reiterate the need for the agencies of the...

Grassley Works to Limit Impact of Burdensome Homeland Security Regulation on Rural America             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill that would help limit the scope of a new rule that could put an undue burden on...

Iowa Senators Introduce Resolution Honoring 133rd Infantry               WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin today introduced a Senate resolution “honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of the 133rd Infantry (‘Ironman Battalion’) of the Iowa National...

Senators reveal effort by the FDA to suppress scientific dissent and downplay safety concerns             WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are sounding the alarm about a second senior FDA official who was sidelined after voicing safety concerns about the diabetes drug Avandia,...

Senators Seek Information from Education Loan Non-profit WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with Sen. Max Baucus, committee chairman, have asked an education loan non-profit group a series of questions about its management, structure, and expenses. The inquiry to EduCap comes after The Washington Post...

Grassley wants public to know more about nursing homes that fall short of federal health and safety standards WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley wants a watch list created to alert the public about nursing homes nationwide that have repeatedly failed federal health and safety standards. "The public isn’t able to know as much as it ought to...

The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act: Frequently Asked Questions On July 19, the Senate Finance Committee approved the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act by an overwhelming vote of 17-4.   Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Orrin G....

Grassley Initiatives Included in Higher Ed bill            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that provisions he has pushed for were included in the Higher Education Authorization Bill that passed the Senate today.  Grassley has twice introduced legislation that would have made similar...

Grassley Concerned about Sun Microsystems' Lack of Cooperation in IG Audit WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to Sun Microsystems to express dismay and concern about the company’s apparent lack of cooperation with a General Services Administration Inspector General audit. In today's letter to Sun, Grassley says, "I wish to make...

Grassley Questions USDA about Farm Payments to Dead Farmers            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today continued questioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a Government Accountability Office report that revealed the Agriculture Department had paid $1.1 billion in farm payments to...

Grassley Concerned about Sun Microsystems' Lack of Cooperation in IG Audit WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to Sun Microsystems to express dismay and concern about the company’s apparent lack of cooperation with a General Services Administration Inspector General audit. In today's letter to Sun, Grassley says, "I wish to make...

Grassley Introduces AMT Penalty Relief Bill WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has introduced the AMT Penalty Reduction Actof 2007, as announced at a recent hearing. His statement of introduction follows.   Statement of Introduction on the AMT Penalty Reduction Act of 2007, S. 1855 Monday, July 23, 2007 Mr....

Hearing on Oversight of Government Tax Policy in Farm Country Closing Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance            Thank you, Chairman Baucus, for holding this hearing.  When we debated the budget earlier this year, I raised the scarcity of...

Charitable sector abuse outlined by IRS             Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member, have a long history of promoting the integrity of the charitable sector with careful oversight of tax laws favoring charities.  The senators continue...

Grassley: IRS Report Shows Non-profit Hospitals Often Provide Little Charity Care Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released an interim report summarizing responses from almost 500 tax-exempt hospitals to a May 2006 questionnaire about how they provide and report benefits to the community. Providing community benefit is required for hospitals...