News Releases

Grassley: U.S.-Oman Trade Pact Yields Market Access for U.S. Farmers, Manufacturers Following is the Senate floor statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade.  The Senate today gave final passage to H.R. 5684, U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, on a vote of 63 to...

Grassley Concerned About Smithfield-Premium Standard Farms Merger WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today expressed strong reservations about a possible merger between Smithfield Foods and Premium Standard Farms. The merger brings Smithfield Foods, the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats in the United States, as well as the...

Grassley: More federal dollars to help Iowans sign up for prescription drug program WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that another $214,268 in federal funds is on its way to Iowa to help Medicare beneficiaries sort through their options with the Medicare prescription drug...

Senators: Tithing Allowed During Bankruptcy, Court Decision Wrong WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch and Jeff Sessions today questioned a court decision made in a New York bankruptcy case. The Senators said in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that the decision "inaccurately interprets how tithes are to be treated under the...

Grassley on Senate Passage of the Port Security Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the port security bill approved by the Senate yesterday. "I’m glad to see this legislation pass the Senate. For the past several months, I’ve worked with my colleagues, Senator Stevens and Senator Inouye on the...

Wyden, Grassley, Senate Rules Committee Leaders Announce Offensive Against Secret Holds              Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Trent Lott (R-MS) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) today announced a new offensive against the Senate’s practice of secret holds,...

Grassley Directs Effort to Ensure More Charitable Care from Non-profit Hospitals   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today directed his staff to develop proposals on ways to make sure non-profit hospitals deliver their fair share of care to the poor and community benefit. "Federal, state and local governments...

2006 Tax Return Filing Season Impact of Delayed Legislative Action on Widely-Applicable Tax Relief Provisions Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, asked his staff to explore the 2006 tax filing season impact of delaying legislative action on the extension of widely applicable tax provisions. He made the following statement on his...

Grassley Accepting Applications from Young Iowans Wanting to Attend Military Academies Senator Also Invites Students Interested in Attending West Point to attend Meetings           WASHINGTON— Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he is accepting applications from students interested in attending the United...

Grassley to Honor 9-11 Victims at Commemoration Event            WASHINGTON– Sen. Grassley today will participate in a memorial ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11,...

Shut Down Tyranny in the 21st Century by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    A new chapter in American history was launched in 2001 when a ring of murderous terrorists hijacked commercial jets and plowed them into New York City skyscrapers and the Pentagon just outside the nation’s capital.   By striking a blow at the heart of America’s financial...

Grassley Concerned about Incomplete Information in FBI's Investigative Data Warehous            WASHINGTON– Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the FBI to provide more information about the agencies providing resources to the Investigative Data Warehouse, the new database being used to pull together...

Grassley Takes Aim at Stock Options Backdating, Executive Compensation Tax Loophole WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today pressed government officials for details on how they are prosecuting the latest corporate scandal of stock options backdating, which enriches top executives at the expense of rank-and-file workers and shareholders. Grassley also said he...

Grassley on the Departure of CMS Administrator McClellan Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the departure of Dr. Mark McClellan as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Grassley was a key author of the legislation that created the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The...

Get a Head Start on College Tuition by Sen. Chuck Grassley    Students across Iowa are into a new school year. Meanwhile, parents gear up for the hustle and bustle of extra-curricular activities, homework schedules and school events.  Whether sending off a kindergartner to the classroom or a high school senior, all parents share something in...

Grassley questions Medicare about mistaken premium refunds, works to prevent more errors              WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the Medicare Administrator to account for the computer error that reportedly caused 230,000 Medicare beneficiaries to erroneously receive refunds of...

Spending Abuses Riddle Federal Budget By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    Most government reports don’t generate an awful lot of interest from those outside the Beltway. But one recent report by congressional auditors gives the taxpaying public an opportunity to gauge how lawmakers digest budget-making.   The audit by the nonpartisan...

Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Pension Reforms, Savings Incentives, Charitable Package Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over taxes, played a large role in drafting the Pension Protection Act of 2006, working closely with Sen. Mike Enzi, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...

Grassley Announces Meeting With Newton Community Leaders and Federal Agencies             NEW HARTFORD – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he has arranged a meeting between several federal government agencies and Newton community leaders to discuss federal assistance for Newton in the wake of the...

Grassley Announces Meeting With Newton Community Leaders and Federal Agencies             NEW HARTFORD – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he has arranged a meeting between several federal government agencies and Newton community leaders to discuss federal assistance for Newton in the wake of the...