Grassley Comment on the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after the Unites States Senate passed the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act.
“In 1982, the last time we reauthorized the Voting Rights Act, I said that it was our duty as Congressmen and women, to guarantee...
Grassley Works to Pass Water Resources Development Act
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Chuck Grassley reiterated the need to update the lock and dam system on the Mississippi River in order for America’s farmers to remain competitive with the rest of...
Grassley: University of Northern Iowa Projects Included in Spending Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor and Health and Human Services has included funding for two projects at the University of Northern Iowa as part of its...
Grassley: Iowa Transportation Projects Included in Spending Bill
Subcommittee Passes Bill Today
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies has included funding for several transportation projects in Iowa as part of...
Grassley Questions Attorney General about HHS view of Congressional Oversight, DoJ Views on FBI Retaliation of Arab Specialist, DoJ handling of Tax Deductible Settlement
Question of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
re. Advice from the Department of Justice to the Department of Health & Human Services
Tuesday, July 18,...
Grassley, Colleagues Urge Fixes to Maximize Beneficiaries’ Medicare Drug Coverage
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, and 19 fellow senators have urged the agency in charge of the Medicare drug benefit to use...
Grassley: Iowa Economic Development Projects Included in Spending Bill
Subcommittee Passes Bill Today
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies has...
Iowa National Guard Approved for More Than $22 Million for Facilities
Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee Passes Spending Bill
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the...
Grassley Works to Give Whistleblower Protections to Legislative Branch Employees
WASHINGTON – In an effort to keep Congress living by the same rules as everybody else, Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation that would give the same whistleblower protections to employees in the...
Partisan Torpedo Didn’t Sink Medicare Rx
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Some of my favorite visits with Iowans take place inside the local coffee shops and cafes where conversations turn lively when a matter of public policy hits close to home.
A few years ago older citizens and near retirees voiced significant concern about the lack of...
Word On: Student Loans
Q: Are you pushing to restore the federal deductibility of student loan interest?
A: Most definitely. From my position on the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, I have led the effort for almost 20 years to allow taxpayers to take an above-the-line tax deduction on their federal taxes for the interest paid on...
Grassley Advances Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage of his legislation to improve funding for and access to family treatment programs that help families in Iowa and elsewhere overcome methamphetamine addiction and the resulting family...
IRS, electronic fraud detection system
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: IRS, electronic fraud detection system
Da: Friday, July 14, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, yesterday questioned Eric Solomon, currently nominated to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy, about serious problems with the...
Grassley Amendment to Protect Tax Dollars Accepted on Spending Bill
WASHINGTON -- As part of his long standing effort to promote good-government and protect tax dollars, Senator Chuck Grassley today said his amendment to shed light on exactly who gets federal contracts for border security was accepted to the Senate's version of the...
Grassley: Iowa Projects Included in Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee Spending Bill
Law Enforcement Projects Receive Committee Endorsement
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects have been included in the Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice...
Grassley, Baucus ask CMS to revisit plans for how it pays hospitals for inpatient procedures
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are asking the government to retool its proposal for updating the system that pays hospitals for inpatient procedures that are covered by Medicare.
Grassley and Baucus said that changes need to be made to make sure...
Grassley Asks Bush to Reconsider Iowa Request for Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked President George Bush to consider an appeal made by Iowa to designate a major disaster declaration for Johnson, Jones and Muscatine counties. The counties were struck by tornadoes and severe weather in April.
Grassley’s letter follows...
North Korea Missile Launches
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below regarding the July 4 missile launches by North Korea.
“It shouldn't have been a shock as North Korea has been trying to get our attention and the world’s attention, and saber rattling is one way to do...
Grassley Demands Answers from CIS about Continued Internal Corruption
WASHINGTON – The arrest of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee for allegedly illegally selling naturalization certificates has sparked further questions from Senator Chuck Grassley about internal corruption...
