News Releases

  • 10.03.2011

    Grassley, Baucus Uncover Medicare Gaming by Home Health Agencies Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and senior Finance Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a Finance Committee staff report showing tactics used by major for-profit home health companies to game Medicare.  The result has been waste...
  • 09.30.2011

    Q & A on Chinese Currency and U.S. Exports with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q:        What’s the effect on Americans when China undervalues its currency? A:        China’s policy of intervening in its currency markets to limit or halt the appreciation of its currency, the yuan,...
  • 09.30.2011

    Prescription Medicine Abuse and Teen-agers by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse is increasing, especially by teen-agers.  Parents should educate themselves and their teen-agers about this problem before it’s too late.   The expert findings are alarming.  The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health...
  • 09.30.2011

    Grassley Seeks Answers on Taxpayer Role in LightSquared/GPS Interference Problems M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       LightSquared Da:      Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to the Federal Communications...
  • 09.28.2011

    Grassley Asks Stimulus Watchdog About Solyndra WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked the top watchdog of stimulus money whether the office received any indications of problems regarding now-defunct energy company Solyndra and whether the watchdog office plans to take any action going forward to try to account for the $528 million in stimulus...
  • 09.28.2011

    Grassley Questions Misuse of Taxpayer Money by Government Employees Ranking Member Grassley letter to Attorney General Holder about misuse of a government credit card and taxpayer money at the Justice Department
  • 09.27.2011

    Road to Recovery by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley As Americans stare down a road of economic uncertainty, the White House has issued yet another spending plan that it says will put Americans back to work.  Shoveling more tax dollars out the door can’t make up for the President’s first stimulus plan that turned out not to be so shovel-ready after...
  • 09.27.2011

    Grassley Presses President Obama for Answers to Backdoor Amnesty Policies               WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is leading 18 colleagues in questioning the administration’s immigration policies that go beyond the scope of the law and allow people who...
  • 09.26.2011

    Grassley Presses for Additional Information on Conference Expenditures Review             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked Jacob Lew, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to provide further information about his review of conference expenditures throughout the federal...
  • 09.26.2011

    Senate votes on continuing resolution M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Senate votes on continuing resolution DA:    Monday, September 26, 2011       Here is a comment from Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa regarding his votes tonight on temporary funding measures,...
  • 09.26.2011

    Grassley, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Combat Transnational Organized Crime Establishes new penalties for drug traffickers Washington—U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, have introduced legislation to help combat the international drug trade.  The...
  • 09.23.2011

    Senate Designates October as “National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month” WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today adopted a resolution designating the month of October 2011 as “National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month” to raise attention to the problem of prescription medicine abuse, especially by teen-agers.  Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa co-sponsored the...
  • 09.23.2011

    Q&A on the Securities and Exchange Commission with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q:        What’s the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission? A:        The SEC was created during the Great Depression, in the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, when the public’s faith in...
  • 09.22.2011

    Feinstein, Grassley Release Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Report on Central America Violence Outlines strategies for Congress, administration to help reduce violence, improve security in Central America             Washington—U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck...
  • 09.22.2011

    Grassley, Hatch, Upton Seek Accounting of Oversight of Discount Drug Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Orrin Hatch, and Rep. Fred Upton today asked for a detailed accounting of how much oversight the federal government performs of a discount drug program that’s meant to provide prescription drug access for Medicaid beneficiaries but whose...
  • 09.21.2011

    Grassley Presses for Answers on Terrorist Financing/Tax Evasion Settlement               WASHINGTON – In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee, Senator Chuck Grassley pressed for answers about the Justice Department’s handling of a multi-million dollar fraud case...
  • 09.21.2011

    Grassley Presses for Answers on Terrorist Financing/Tax Evasion Settlement                         WASHINGTON – In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee, Senator Chuck Grassley pressed for answers about the Justice...
  • 09.20.2011

    Grassley: Report Shows Need for Ethics Reform at SEC M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       David Becker report Da:      Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the report from the Securities and...
  • 09.20.2011

    Grassley, Issa Send Letter to Acting Inspector General about Concerns with Release of Tapes Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa send a letter to Acting Inspector General Cynthia Schneder about the release of tapes that may compromise the congressional investigation.
  • 09.20.2011

    Permanent, Loving Homes for Kids WASHINGTON --- Legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley today won unanimous approval of the Finance Committee as part of a larger proposal to extend federal child and family services programs.              Grassley’s initiative involves regional partnership grants...