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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to help ranchers and farmers stay competitive            Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Jon Tester, D-Mon., introduced a bill today that would target unfair meat packer practices that negatively...

Ranking Member Grassley Statement following Vote on Judicial Nominee Goodwin Liu Fails   Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the nomination of Goodwin Liu failed to receive the required 60 votes.  The 60 vote threshold became a Senate precedent after Democrats adopted the Schumer Rule and...

Grassley Discusses Nomination of Goodwin Liu   Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley The nomination of Goodwin Liu to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday, May 18, 2011   Mr. President,   As I said over the past two weeks, by any fair measure, we are moving judicial nominees at a very brisk...

Ranking Member Grassley Hearing Statement on Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System   Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary “Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System”  Wednesday, May 18, 2011   Mr. Chairman.    I want...

Grassley questions White House claims about how small business loan funds would be used WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking a White House official to account for the contradiction between a White House blog post and statements from the Secretary of the Treasury and other officials about the relationship of the Small Business Lending Fund, or...

Ranking Member Grassley Presses Holder for Timely Response to Questions, Reiterates Unanswered Requests   WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is reiterating the need for a timely response from Attorney General Eric Holder to his Questions for the Record for Holder during the Attorney General’s May 4th appearance before...

Grassley, Colleagues Call for China to End Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senior Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today demanded an end to China’s violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) that cost the U.S. tens of...

Grassley Comment on Wasteful Spending at Public Housing Authorities Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been tracking wasteful spending at public housing authorities including those in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Puerto Rico.  He made the following comment on an audit released today, showing the Philadelphia Housing Authority wasted millions of dollars...

Q & A: The Independent Payment Advisory Board Q.  What is the Independent Payment Advisory Board?   A.  The Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare was created by the health care overhaul enacted last year.  The board is scheduled to be established in 2015.  If Congress doesn’t act to repeal or change it, this board...

  Grassley Presses Agency for Answers on Wireless Network Project     WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is seeking disclosure and transparency from the Federal Communications Commission about a new wireless Internet network project that appears on a fast track for approval from the agency, despite concerns about the impact on other...

More Than $900,000 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants totaling $940,926 to the University of Iowa.   According to the Department of Health and Human Services, $565,938 will be used to fund allergy, immunology and transplantation research, and...

Grassley Urges Action for Keystone Pipeline with Canada Senator Says the Decision is Important for American Consumers Paying High Gas Prices WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make a prompt decision on the international Keystone XL pipeline project.   “Consumers need action on high gas prices, and we...

Nearly $2 Million to Des Moines International Airport WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $1,900,000 grant to the Des Moines International Airport.   According to the Department of Transportation, the Des Moines airport will use the funds to...

More Than $100,000 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa has received a $101,299 grant from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to fund the project entitled “Collaborative Research: Simulation Based Design...

Grassley: Report Shows SEC’s Revolving Door Must Be Slowed M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC revolving door report Da:      Friday, May 13, 2011 Today the non-profit Project on Government Oversight released a report analyzing whether the...

  Judiciary Committee Senators Unveil Targeted Bill To Counter Online Infringement       WASHINGTON (Thursday, May 12, 2011) – Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Thursday renewed bipartisan efforts to counter the illegal online sale of counterfeit goods.  Legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Orrin Hatch...

Grassley comments on President's announcement to seek two-year extension to the term of FBI Director   Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the President announced that he would seek a two-year extension to the term of FBI Director Robert Mueller.  The Judiciary Committee...

  Civil Rights Assessment at USDA       M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Civil Rights Assessment at USDA DA:     Wednesday, May 11, 2011   Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Department of Agriculture...

Ranking Member Grassley statement on nominee for to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia   Prepared Floor Statemen t of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination of Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Wednesday, May11,...

Ranking Member Grassley Reacts to President Obama's Immigration Speech Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding President Obama’s speech in El Paso, TX on immigration.  Grassley is ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over federal immigration...