News Releases

Secret holds reform in the U.S. Senate. M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Secret holds reform in the U.S. Senate. DA:    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley, co-author of the resolution adopted in 2011 to end the practice of secret holds in the U.S. Senate, made this comment about...

IRS on accessing taxpayer emails M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    IRS on accessing taxpayer emails Da:    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today pressed the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to account for recent media reports stating that agency internal...

Tax Filing Day M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Tax Filing Day DA:    Monday, April 15, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment on Tax Filing Day, the annual federal income tax deadline. “Tax Filing Day is a good day to remember that, on average, every American taxpayer works...

Q&A on the Keystone XL Pipeline Q:    Why do you support the Keystone XL Pipeline? A:    The crude oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast called the Keystone XL pipeline would provide 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day and help to counteract insufficient domestic oil supplies and reduce America’s dependence on less...

Grassley plans meetings in Central Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold constituent meetings in Central Iowa on May 2. Grassley said he has planned town meetings in Eldora, Marshalltown and Boone.  He also will tour Burke Corporation in Nevada and have an hour-long meeting with employees there. “Representative government is a two-way...

Grassley statement regarding the launch of the official website for the National Physician Payment Transparency Program M E M O R A N D U M   To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Sunshine Act website up Da:    Thursday, April 11, 2013   Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the comment below about today’s...

  Grassley Unveils Legislation to Lessen Burden on Second and Eleventh Circuit Courts                 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley introduced legislation to ease pressure on the heavy workloads on the Second and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, which are two of the busiest...

Regulatory Reform Initiative Seeks Sunshine, Accountability, and Pro-Jobs Environment WASHINGTON – Working to create an environment for private-sector employers to create jobs and to increase transparency, Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Doug Collins are introducing legislation that would end the practice of enacting federal regulations through...

Questions to Consider on the Group of Eight Immigration Bill  Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Questions to Consider About Group of Eight Immigration Proposal Thursday, April 11, 2013 Mr. President, For months, members on both sides of the aisle have been working to find common ground...

Tribute to Margaret Thatcher Mr. President,     I would like to take a moment to pay tribute to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who passed away Monday. In the 1970s, Britain was mired in debt and even had to go to the IMF for a bailout.   Britain was known then as “The Sick Man of Europe” – how we think of Greece...

Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Regarding President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal 2014 President Obama sent his budget to Congress today, two months late and after action in the House and Senate. His proposal raises taxes and increases government spending.  It turns off the sequester even though the sky hasn't fallen under the sequester,...

Grassley Statement on the Motion to Proceed to the Reid Gun Control Bill Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee The Motion to Proceed to Reid Gun Legislation Tuesday, April 9, 2013Click here for video of the speech.     Mr. President, earlier today, I met with families from...

Grassley works to try to educate the EPA about agriculture, rural America WASHINGTON – Senator Grassley weighed in this week with the President’s nominee to serve as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. A Senate hearing to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy is set for Thursday morning in the Committee on Environment and...

Grassley schedule this week M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, April 8, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley is scheduled to meet with Iowans in Washington for Ecumenical...

Q&A on Drones Q:    What is prompting heightened concern about drones? A:    Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are most commonly known as part of overseas operations tracking down and killing members of terrorist organizations.  Going back to a letter sent in October 2011, I’ve sought access to information from the Obama...

Grassley to Give Floor Speech, Writes to Firm in Health Care Stock Spike Incident WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will give a speech on the Senate floor today circa 2:30 p.m. Eastern on his concerns that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has loose controls and poor records of the communication of non-public information regarding...

  Grassley Questions Possible Gender Bias in H-1B Visa Program         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today pressed for answers about a possible bias against women in the H-1B visa program.     In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet...

Unique Rules for Budget Allow Senate Votes on Amendments Outcome Reveals Downside for Democratic Leader, Upside for Democratic Process What we saw unfold in the Senate budget vote-a-rama just before the Easter recess is important in evaluating competing claims about the reason for dysfunction in the Senate. Democratic leaders push an aggressive narrative...

  Grassley: U.S. Air Force Academy Selects McClelland Student     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Christopher M. Haijsman of McClelland has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2013-2014 school year. Haijsman is the son of Sherry and Michael Haijsman.  He will...

Grassley Seeks CMS Timeline, Communications on Key Policy Decision Affecting Investors WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the top government health care agency for a timeline and details of the communications on a key Medicare policy decision this week that reportedly moved stock prices when correctly predicted by an outside firm prior to...