News Releases

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...

Grassley urges SEC Chairman to make sure new whistleblower office is effective WASHINGTON – Seeking an effective whistleblower office to help fight financial fraud, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider proposed regulations for the whistleblower provisions created by the financial...

Ranking Member Grassley Statement on the Nomination of Edward Chen   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Nomination of Edward Chen, to be United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California Tuesday, May 10, 2011                 Mr....

Grassley Opposes Deputy Attorney General Nominee   Prepared Floor Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley The Nomination of James Cole to be Deputy Attorney General Monday, May 9, 2011   Mr. President,    I rise in opposition to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of James Cole to be the Deputy Attorney General at...

Grassley, Kohl: Nursing Home Residents Receive Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs for Off-label Uses, Inspector General Report Shows WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin wrote to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to a new report showing that 88 percent of the powerful antipsychotic...

  Iowans Talk Gas Prices and National Debt     Unlike Congress, families in Iowa can’t spend more money than they bring in year after year.  At least not without facing grave financial problems. Unlike Congress, Iowans can’t increase their paychecks by passing a law to boost their income.  On the contrary, the big spenders in...

Q & A: May is National Foster Care Month Q.  What is National Foster Care month?   A.  Since 1988, May has been designated National Foster Care Month to call attention to the issues facing the foster care community, which consists of more than 400,000 children nationwide, more than 6,000 of whom live with one of Iowa’s approximately 2,700...

Leahy, Grassley Roll Out New Anti-Fraud Legislation Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act WASHINGTON (Thursday, May 5, 2011) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation Thursday to bolster law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute fraud.  The Fighting...

  Grassley renews call for voluntary disclosure by influential disease and medical advocacy groups     WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing to make the case for public disclosure of industry support for disease and medical advocacy groups.               From 2006 to...

  Disaster Aid to Iowa after Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Wind     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said President Barack Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for Iowa, triggering the release of FEMA funds to help Iowa recover from the severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds that occurred on April 9-10,...

Grassley and Conrad Push For Better Access To Quality Rural Health Care Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Ease Restrictions On Physician Assistants Washington -- Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are working to make it easier to receive quality health care in rural areas throughout our nation.  Today, the Senators...

Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Ethanol Delivered May 04, 2011 Mr. President, it is not going to surprise any of my colleagues or the public at large that a lot of times I come to the Senate floor to speak about agriculture and to speak about ethanol. What brings me to the floor today is the ongoing crusade by the Wall Street Journal, in an...

  Grassley-Conrad Bill Boosts Domestic Energy Production     Washington – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Kent Conrad of North Dakota today introduced bipartisan legislation to update ethanol tax policies in an effort to boost domestic energy production and increase America’s energy independence and security. The bill also has the...

Grassley: Potential Movement on Trade Agreements Gives Hope to U.S. Producers M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Pending trade agreements Da: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Administration’s agreement to move forward with technical discussions with Congress on all...

Introduction of the Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Introduction of the Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Mr. President, I’m pleased today to be joined by a number of my colleagues in introducing the Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011, an important piece of legislation that...

Grassley, Issa Press Justice Department to Provide Congress with Accurate Representations of Operation Fast and Furious               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today pressed Attorney General Eric Holder to provide a complete and accurate accounting of the...

Grassley: Report Shows Veterans Affairs Hospitals Must Ensure Safety of Medical Equipment Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a requester of a Government Accountability Office report released today that found that the Department of Veterans Affairs has inadequate procedures to protect the safety of veterans who receive care using medical equipment and...

Grassley on Income Mobility and the Tax Code Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing on Income Mobility, Purpose of Tax Code Tuesday, May 03, 2011 The topic of today’s hearing -- whether the distribution of tax benefits and burdens is equitable -- is an important one. However, I would argue that there is a more important question we...

Grassley, Issa Letter to Holder about Justice Department Denials of Gunwalking Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa Response to Attorney General Eric Holder on Justice Department's Second Denial Letter in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' strategy known as Fast...