News Releases

  • 11.13.2013

    Grassley on New Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the Obamacare enrollment numbers released by the Administration today. “Since Oct. 1, my office has received 4,358 emails from Iowans in opposition to Obamacare and 669 emails supporting Obamacare.   Many of the emails in opposition are from...
  • 11.12.2013

    Stricter Penalties for Selling Candy-flavored Illegal Drugs to Children Washington—U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced the Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act of 2013 to increase federal criminal penalties for drug dealers who entice...
  • 11.12.2013

    Grassley Outlines D.C. Circuit Standard Set in 2006 Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Motion to invoke Cloture on the nomination of Cornelia Pillard, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Mr. President, I’m speaking in opposition to...
  • 11.08.2013

      Grassley, Hatch Release Enrollment Data from Four Health Insurance Companies     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah today released enrollment data from the four health insurance companies participating in the Washington, D.C., exchange set up via the President’s health care program.  The Obama...
  • 11.07.2013

    Q&A on National Adoption Month Q: Why is National Adoption Month observed in November? A: During this season of thanksgiving, millions of American households open their homes to friends and family from near and far.  We come together to celebrate cherished traditions that have been handed down for generations.  Hospitality, hearth and harvest...
  • 11.07.2013

    Grassley Seeks Answers on Key Anti-fraud Protections in Obamacare WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is seeking answers from the Obama administration on indications that Obamacare will bypass key anti-fraud protections. “I am alarmed at indications that the Administration may try to exempt the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) from...
  • 11.06.2013

    Grassley Works to Reform Military Justice System BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS JOINED BY SURVIVORS, RETIRED GENERAL, ADVOCATES KICK OFF FINAL TWO-WEEK PUSH FOR CREATING AN INDEPENDENT MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM -- DEFENSE BILL EXPECTED ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THANKSGIVING Military Justice Improvement Act Will Be Offered as Amendment to Annual Defense Bill - The...
  • 11.06.2013

    Corporate Settlement Tax Deductibility Bill Introduced Reed-Grassley: Fines and Penalties For Wrongdoing Should Not be Tax Deductible WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect taxpayers, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, and deter future fraud and abuse, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing legislation to rescind tax...
  • 11.05.2013

    Grassley, Fellow Senators Press for Action to Keep Robust Rural Broadband Infrastructure Improvements WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is among two dozen senators urging the newly confirmed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, to take steps to allow for the continuation of broadband infrastructure investment in rural...
  • 11.04.2013

    Obama's Judicial Nominations Have a 99 Percent Approval Rate Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nominations of Debra M. Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi Gregory Howard Woods, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District...
  • 11.04.2013

    Health Care Rollout is Short on Transparency It’s hard to believe healthcare.gov has been online more than a month already.  The website wasn’t ready for primetime when it was launched.  Technical experts say there are serious design problems.  The Obama Administration has suggested people call instead of going online, but that doesn’t help...
  • 11.04.2013

    Grassley on SAC Capital Advisors’ Guilty Plea Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement that SAC Capital Advisors has agreed to plead guilty to insider trading violations.  Grassley, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department to crack down...
  • 11.04.2013

    Farm and Food Bill Negotiations Begin The conference committee on the farm and food bill started in earnest last week.  Provisions I authored to establish a farm payment cap of $250,000 and close loopholes used by non-farmers to game the system were included in both the Senate and House bills.  Congressman Jeff Fortenberry sponsored the provisions...
  • 11.04.2013

    D.C. Circuit Caseload Doesn’t Justify Additional Judges The District of Columbia Circuit Court has one of the lowest, if not the lowest, caseloads of all the circuit courts in the country.  An objective review of the court’s workload makes clear that the workload simply doesn’t justify adding judges to this court, particularly when additional...
  • 11.04.2013

    Sesquicentennial Salute to Gettysburg Address It was seven score and 10 years ago.  On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his now legendary Gettysburg Address.  Four months after the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, the President returned to the site to remember the 51,000 Americans who lost their lives in the three-day...
  • 11.01.2013

      Grassley on the Diversion of Non-profit Funds, Letter to American Legacy Foundation      M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       Diversion of funds from non-profits Da:      Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a...
  • 11.01.2013

    Final comprehensive BSE rule released Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a final comprehensive rule on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).  The rule had been in the works for several years, but stalled within various agencies of the federal...
  • 10.31.2013

    D.C. Circuit Caseload Doesn't Justify Additional Judges Grassley Floor Statement on Patricia Millett Nomination Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Motion to invoke Cloture on the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia...
  • 10.30.2013

    Opening Statement Budget Conference Committee Meeting I’m glad to be here to get to work with our House colleagues to reconcile our differences on the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution.  This is regular order.  This is how this process is meant to work. Our country is on an unsustainable fiscal course, yet this is the first time since 2009 since...
  • 10.30.2013

    Q&A: Budget Conference Q: What are the next steps to resolve the budget impasse in Washington? A: The 16-day partial government shutdown ended with a deal to appoint a budget conference that includes 29 lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.  The bicameral, bipartisan panel is tasked with reaching an agreement on government...