Q & A: Lightning Speed on LightSquared
Q. What is LightSquared?
A. LightSquared is a company developing a wireless broadband network that would provide network capacity to communication service providers, such as cable and Internet providers, not directly to consumers. The company says its business model would increase...
Grassley says Senate resolution helps keep spotlight on important issues for children, families in the foster care system
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said Senate approval last night of a resolution that designated May as National Foster Care Month for the 23rd consecutive year helps to raise awareness about the challenges facing children and...
Grassley Elicits Confirmation of Risk to U.S. Market Share Over Korea Trade Agreement Delay
WASHINGTON -- In response to a question from Sen. Chuck Grassley, a top U.S. trade official confirmed today that U.S. agricultural producers are indeed at risk of losing valuable market share in Korea to the European Union because the United...
Leahy, Grassley, Feinstein, Chambliss Introduce Bill To Extend Mueller’s Term
Leahy, Grassley, Feinstein, Chambliss Introduce Bill To Extend Mueller’s Term
WASHINGTON – The top Democrats and Republicans of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence introduced legislation Thursday to address President Obama’s...
ILLINOIS & IOWA DELEGATIONS CALL FOR MEETING WITH ARMY SECRETARY TO DISCUSS REPORTS OF POSSIBLE JMTC CLOSURE AT ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – After learning that an internal task force at the Army Materiel Command (AMC) is considering relocating Rock Island Arsenal’s Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC), a bipartisan group of...
USA PATRIOT Act Extended
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate voted to extend the USA PATRIOT Act.
“The Senate vote was a reaffirmation of the importance of these expiring authorities that help secure our nation. The three expiring provisions have...
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Free Trade Agreements
Mr. President, I’ve been a long-time supporter of free trade. It’s a good thing when American businesses, manufacturers, and farmers have more market access for their products.
I’ve also been a long-time supporter of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and...
B-1Visa in Place of H-1B Visas
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: B-1 Visa in place of H-1B Visas
DA: May 25, 2011
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment...
Feinstein, Grassley Release Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Report on Mexico
Senators Urge Congress and Administration to use report as a blueprint for cooperation with Mexico to combat drug trafficking
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and...
Baucus, Grassley Report Details Financial Relationship Between Drug Company, Physicians Who Lobbied the FDA
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and senior Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter and a new Committee Report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detailing the financial relationship...
SEC approves whistleblower rules
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: SEC approves whistleblower rules
Da: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa helped to enact provisions beefing up the Securities and...
Council Bluffs Fire Department to Receive More Than $70,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $71,500 grant to the Council Bluffs Fire Department from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program’s Fire Prevention Program.
The fire department will use the funds to purchase dual...
Grassley says doing nothing is surest way to kill Medicare as we know it, urges Senate Democratic leadership to join a real debate to save Medicare
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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GAO report on tax-owing stimulus contractors
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To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: GAO report on tax-owing stimulus contractors Da: Tuesday, May 24,...
Inspector general report on SEC lease
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley
Re: Inspector general report on SEC lease
Da: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa...
Grassley Seeks to Learn Outcome of SEC’s Handling of Referrals
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to describe how the agency resolved referrals involving the firm SAC Capital. Grassley has a record of conducting oversight of federal agencies and regularly tracks whether the SEC is doing its job...
Extending the USA PATRIOT Act
Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley
On the Motion to Proceed to the USA PATRIOT Act Extension
Monday, May 23, 2011
Mr. President. We find ourselves again in the situation of extending key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. These three provisions, roving wiretaps, section 215...
LANDRIEU, GRASSLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN TOWN HALL ON FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION
WASHINGTON – United States Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tomorrow will participate in a town hall event on the Intersection of Foster Care and Education, hosted by Fostering Media Connections and Harvard University Law School Child Advocacy Program. The...
Salute to Graduates
Congratulations to all the high school and college graduates who this month celebrate hard-earned academic achievements and scholastic success. Enjoy the pomp and circumstance and school traditions, from the caps and gowns to the commencement speeches and graduation ceremonies. By earning a high school diploma or advanced...
Q & A: Helping Veterans Access Health Care
Q. Can veterans access telehealth services?
A. Telehealth uses telecommunications technologies to deliver health care services, including medical consultations, prescriptions, preventive care and curative medicine. Using telehealth could mean a phone call with a doctor about symptoms,...
