WASHINGTON – The bipartisan sponsors of a Senate bill to combat corporate secrecy that provides anonymity to terrorists, money launderers and other international criminals today welcomed the announcement that the advocacy organization Global Witness will use the $1 million TED Prize to campaign for corporate transparency around the world.
Sen. Carl Levin,...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Katie Marie Gibson of Sioux Rapids has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Gibson is the daughter of Carolyn and Thomas Gibson. She will graduate in May from Sioux Central High School. Gibson participated in volleyball,...
Sometimes the fight against illicit drugs seems to take one step forward, two steps backward. But we have to take inspiration from tragic consequences to work even harder.
The U.S. Senate just passed a resolution I co-sponsored designating National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness Week.
Congress and law enforcement work to get synthetic drugs off the streets...
On March 25, the U.S. Capitol will host an extraordinary event. A new statue will be added to the National Statuary Hall Collection. A statue of Iowa’s own Norman Borlaug will be unveiled in National Statuary Hall in the south wing of the U.S. Capitol.
Dr. Borlaug was raised on a farm near Cresco. A humanitarian and renowned agricultural scientist, Dr....
Q: What is the Library of Congress?
A: Known as the nation’s library, the Library of Congress is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. It serves as the primary research arm of Congress. Home to 36 million books and more than 121 million maps, films, audio and video recordings, photographs and other treasures of human knowledge and creativity, the...
The advocates, parents and legislators who work toward better results for kids in foster care have good news to report.
The U.S. Senate has given unanimous approval to a bipartisan amendment I co-authored that would help to get children in the foster care system enrolled in available child care programs as quickly as possible by making them eligible for a...
By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
From the earliest days of the republic, America’s Founders fought tooth and nail to strike the proper balance between an effective federal government, the sovereignty of the states and the natural rights of individuals. The timeless principle of self-governance embodied by the Constitution preserves the blessings of...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution co-sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa designating this week as National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness Week.
“Congress and law enforcement work to get synthetic drugs off the streets but cynical manufacturers work all the time to put out new varieties,” Grassley said. “Public awareness is a...
Video of the speech can be found here.
Read the text of the Stop Cloture Abuse Resolution that would amend the Senate rules here. I have addressed the Senate several times in recent weeks about the need to restore the Senate as a deliberative body. I am very concerned that the Senate is no longer living up to its reputation as the World’s Greatest...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has given unanimous approval to a bipartisan amendment co-authored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would help to get children in the foster care system enrolled in available child care programs as quickly as possible by making them eligible for a paperwork grace period.
“The goal is to get these children into safe and secure child...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today praised the Department of Education’s response to a call from a bipartisan group of senators to reach out to foster youth about available college aid and other resources that could help them succeed.
“Foster youth often don’t know about the resources available to them,” Grassley said. “As a result, the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will participate in 16 meetings in Iowa during the week of March 17 as part of his annual 99-county tour.
Grassley has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year for a meeting since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.
On March 17, 19, 20 and 21, Grassley will be in Waukon, Monona, Oelwein, Calmar,...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, said the decision of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to disqualify CSHM, LLC from the Medicaid program “will protect both taxpayers and vulnerable children receiving dental care in the Medicaid program.”
The...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a report from the Government Accountability Office that shows serious integrity issues with the Optional Practical Training program.
The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows foreign students to obtain temporary...
WASHINGTON – Arguing that “we’re past the point of tinkering with the current system,” Senator Chuck Grassley today worked to build bipartisan support for the Military Justice Improvement Act in advance of a vote of 55 to 45 by senators which defeated the bill on a procedural motion that required three-fifths of the votes for passage.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking Northwestern University for documents on a medical device implanted in patients for heart valve repair. Grassley wrote to the university in 2008 and 2009 about the Myxo device over allegations that the device had not been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before it was implanted in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairman of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, today welcomed three news members to the caucus: Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
“There’s a tremendous need to shape helpful public policy for foster youth,” Grassley said. “The more senators interested in the cause, the...
