"Don't Touch Stamp" on Payment Limits Reform in Farm and Food Bill Conference Negotiations
Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry today made the following statements before the first official meeting of the farm and food bill conference committee later today. Grassley and Fortenberry authored provisions in the Senate and House bills...
Infosys to be Fined for Immigration Fraud
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after learning from multiple media reports that the federal government is expected to fine Infosys for immigration fraud and abuse of U.S. visa programs. Grassley has been working to root out waste, fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program. As...
Grassley Weekly Schedule 10/28/13
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Iowa Hospital Association, the Cedar Rapids Physician Hospital Association, ProLiteracy, students from...
Grassley Internships Available, Applications Due Nov. 15
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that spring internships for college-age Iowans are available,and applications are due Nov. 15.
Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C.,office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport,...
Q&A on the Farm and Food Bill?
Q: What is the status of the farm and food bill?
A: The clock is ticking for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to renew the federal farm and food bill that would set public policy for agriculture, nutrition, conservation, disaster assistance and rural development for the next five years. In...
Grassley, Hatch Seek Enrollment Data from Key Health Insurance Companies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah are seeking enrollment data from four key health insurance companies participating in the President’s health care program amid news reports of technical problems inhibiting accurate, successful...
Hatch, Grassley Request Contractors Detail Role, Work on Healthcare.gov
In letter to 47 Federal Government Contractors, Senators Seek Detailed Information on Work, Cost & Deliverables Performed on Federal ObamaCare Exchange Website
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance and Judiciary Committee Ranking Members Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent...
Senators: Report Confirms Financial Incentives of Physician Owned Distributorships Leads to Increased Surgeries
HHS Inspector General Finds Doctors Perform More Surgeries Using Medical Devices They Have Financial Stake In, Putting Patients At Risk
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said today...
False Claims Act Continues to Show Its Value
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund released a report showing that the False Claims Act provides a 20:1 benefit to cost ratio in fighting health care fraud for the federal government.
Grassley is the author of the 1986 law updating the...
EPA Won’t Appeal Court Decision on Wastewater Treatment Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following statements regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision not to seek Supreme Court review of an...
Grassley Letter to Comey on Boston Bombing Communication
Ranking Member Chuck Grassley's letter to FBI Director Jim Comey about the Boston bombing and communication among law enforcement agencies.
Grassley Votes Against Continuing Appropriations Act for 2014
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: the Continuing Appropriations Act for 2014, H.R. 2775
DA: Wed., October 16, 2013
Below is a statement from Senator Chuck Grassley regarding his...
Grassley, Issa Question National Park Service on Poor Planning, Inconsistencies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today questioned the National Park Service’s apparent lack of planning and inconsistent decisions that led to poor treatment of park patrons during the partial government shutdown.
“Our...
Grassley Advises Iowans on Postal Mail Delays to Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is advising Iowans to call or email his offices for a faster response than via postal mail to Washington during the partial government shutdown. Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley’s office in Washington...
Grassley, Issa Letter to ATF Director Jones About Fast and Furious Whistleblower Book
Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and Chairman Darrell Issa letter to ATF Director B. Todd Jones about the ATF's denial of Whistleblower John Dodson's request to publish book about Operation Fast and Furious.
Grassley Releases Report Showing Continued Need for Tightening Farm Payment Loopholes
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released a Government Accountability Office report showing that additional changes are needed to the eligibility requirements for being “actively involved” in farming. The GAO also wrote in the...
Eye on the Prize: Feeding the World
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
For generations, Iowans have answered the call to feed the world. That noble vocation continues today as farmers across the state haul in the fall harvest. Their labor will help curb the pangs of hunger and malnutrition in poverty-stricken communities around the world.
Today’s...
Grassley Seeks Clarification of DNI Clapper Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for further explanation as to why employees who are needed to ensure the national...
Congress Regularly Amends Laws, Obamacare is Not "Settled" Law
Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Delivered Friday, October 04, 2013
Mr. President, I come to the floor to take issue with a remark made by the President on Tuesday regarding Obamacare. He said, and I quote: The Affordable Care Act is a law that passed the House, that passed...
Statement from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Capitol Hill shooting incident
Statement from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Capitol Hill shooting incident:
Senator Grassley was at the National World War II Memorial with veterans from the Quad Cities visiting through the Honor Flight program when the Capitol Hill shooting incident...
