GAO report confirms concerns with BRAC-Rock Island Arsenal
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TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: GAO report confirms concerns with BRAC-Rock Island Arsenal
DA: March 5,...
Beefing Up Food Safety
By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
It seems consumers have been inundated lately with product safety recalls. From toys containing lead paint to contaminated pet food that alarmed millions of parents and pet owners in the last year. Now the safety of the blood thinner heparin is being questioned after deficiencies...
Grassley secures independent review of FDA approvals based on narrow health benefits
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley has asked for an independent assessment of how the Food and Drug Administration follows up on the effects of medicines that it approves based on narrowly defined benefits.
"The way things have turned out with drugs like...
Lawmakers Object to Department of Agriculture’s Obstruction of Audit of its Civil Rights Practices
Investigation Involves Record of Civil Rights Problems at Department
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congressman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) today questioned the U.S. Department of...
Grassley Q & A: Women’s History Month
Q: What is Women’s History Month?
A: Women’s History Month is observed every March. For me, it’s an annual reminder that my mother owns her own piece of Iowa women’s history. In 1920, just days after ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the...
Grassley presses FDA for more information about foreign inspections, drug safety
For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Grassley presses FDA for more information about foreign inspections, drug safety
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley has sent another letter to the Food and Drug Administration about its program for inspecting overseas...
Grassley Supports Andean Trade Preference Extension, Pledges Continued Vigilance of Issues of Concern
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
H.R. 5264 — Andean Trade Preference Extension Act
February 28, 2008
Mr. President, this week the House passed a 10 month extension of our unilateral trade preferences for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and...
Grassley: NAFTA Opt-out Sentiment Misses Huge Benefits to U.S. Exporters
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: NAFTA opt-out statements
Da: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on whether the United States should opt...
Senator Grassley comments on support for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act,
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TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Jill Kozeny, 202/224-1308
for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
RE: Support for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, S.2029
DA: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance,...
Grassley Q & A: Home Heating
Q: What has Congress done to ease the burden of high heating costs on low-income families?
A: When it comes to the weather, it just doesn’t seem like Iowans can catch a break this winter. One week it’s freezing rain and heavy snow and the next week it’s sub-zero temperatures and even colder...
Grassley Urges IRS to Fix Unreasonable Electronic Filing Deadline for Family Farmers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to fix a computer problem that leaves many family farmers unable to file an electronic tax form until its due date.
"Farmers who are trying to file their tax returns should get...
Grassley, Leahy, Specter Applaud Focus on Most Effective Tool Against Fraud of Taxpayer Dollars
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Arlen Specter today said that a Judiciary Committee hearing to be held next week on the False Claims Act will bring to light harmful court...
Grassley: Stanford’s Student Aid Spending May be Latest in Trend, Small Iowa College Offers Example of Commitment to Students
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Stanford University’s student aid announcement
Da: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy, has...
Grassley Q & A: Economic Stimulus Package
Q: What is the Economic Stimulus Package all about?
A: Over the course of the past several months, a slump in the housing market and slowed economic growth have caused concern in the homes of millions of Americans. Leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives heeded the advice of...
Nursing Home Oversight
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
If only Congress could pass a law that would guarantee the well-being of each and every resident living in a U.S. nursing home. Nearly 1.7 million nursing home residents and their loved ones could rest easier if it were only that simple.
About 10 years ago, I started a crusade to raise...
Des Moines Recruiting Battalion to be Deactivated
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after learning that the Army would be consolidating the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion headquarters to Minneapolis. Grassley and the Iowa congressional delegation have written several letters to the Secretary of the Army. Grassley also...
Grassley says hold on imported blood thinner component underscores questions about FDA foreign inspections
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley is asking questions about whether deficiencies at a Chinese manufacturing plant that’s never been inspected by the Food and Drug Administration could be behind adverse reactions in hundreds of U.S....
Grassley Asks Government to Stay Out of the Way of Victims of Terror Seeking Justice
Senator authored law that allows Americans to sue terrorists for financial compensation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with several colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State...
Grassley works to ensure gifted and talented students keep support
For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Grassley works to ensure gifted and talented students keep support
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the U.S. Secretary of...
nursing home care bill introduced
WASHINGTON — Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl today are introducing legislation to improve the quality of care in nursing homes with more and better information for consumers provided by the federal government on the Nursing Home Compare website,...
