Senator Grassley, Congresswoman Slaughter React to GAO Report On Political Intelligence
Duo Plan To Re-Introduce Political Intelligence Disclosure Requirements
Today, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) released the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on Political...
Grassley: N.C. Hospitals Draw Attention to Concerns in Discount Drug Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa disclosed the results of his inquiry into a discount prescription drug program, known as 340B, used by three N.C. hospitals to the federal agency in charge of overseeing the program, showing how the hospitals appear to be making sizeable...
Q&A on Tax E-Filing
Q: What is IRS Free File?
A: IRS Free File provides free access to private-sector tax preparation software and e-file options to taxpayers who made $57,000, or less, in 2012. The idea is to help federal taxpayers prepare more accurate tax returns and get the credits and...
Grassley, Hatch Ask if Sequester Affects Health Exchange Set-up Grants
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah today asked the Obama administration whether the federal budget sequester will curb the significant amount of federal tax dollars going to states to help them set up health care exchanges under the President’s health...
Iowa League of Cities victory against the EPA
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: 8th Circuit 3-25-13 ruling on EPA rules
DA: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Senator Chuck Grassley made the comment below about the Iowa League of Cities victory in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection...
Grassley Questions Contradicting Testimony by Justice Department Official in Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing a key player in the quid pro quo deal between the Justice Department and St. Paul, Minn. to explain the contradiction between...
Grassley Statement on New Secret Service Director
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after President Obama announced that Julia Pierson would be the new Director of the Secret Service
“During the Colombia prostitution scandal, the Secret Service lost the trust of many Americans, and failed to live up to the high expectations placed...
Grassley begins meetings in 30 Iowa communities
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley this morning began a series of meetings with Iowans in 30 communities, as the Senate is in a two-week break for Easter.
Grassley’s meetings include 19 town meetings, Q&A with students in five high schools, visits to a Lion’s Club and a Kiwanis Club, a Job Corps Center...
FCC Chairman’s Departure, LightSquared Debacle
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: FCC chairman’s departure, LightSquared
Da: Friday, March 22, 2013
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announced departure of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius...
Grassley health-care related amendments
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Reporters and Editors RE: Grassley health-care related amendments DA: Friday, March 22, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley filed two health care related amendments to the Senate budget resolution on the floor. It’s uncertain if the amendments...
Grassley comment on Education Department posting of Mao quote
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about an online report that the Department of Education had posted then removed a comment from Mao Zedong as a “quote of the day” on its National Center for Education Statistics “Kids Zone” website.
“The Department of Education should explain how...
Grassley Amendment to Give Consumer Agency an Inspector General
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today filed an amendment to the budget resolution before the Senate that would provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with its own independent inspector general. “Inspectors general serve as watchdogs, keeping an eye on the executive branch for...
Grassley: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Selects Fairfield Student
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Michael Miller of Fairfield has received an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, for the 2013-2014 school year.
Miller is the son of Jennifer and Luke Miller. He will graduate...
Grassley Blasts Administration for Misleading American People on Release of Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley took to the Senate floor today to condemn the Obama Administration’s misleading information about its release of thousands of illegal immigrants.
The Obama administration initially said that a few hundred illegal immigrants had...
Grassley Amendment Provides for Revenue Neutral Tax Reform
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today filed an amendment to the budget before the full Senate that would strike the requirement to raise nearly $1 trillion through new revenue – most likely through tax increases – and create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for pro-growth, revenue-neutral,...
Grassley Statement During Senate Floor Debate, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution
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Over the ten years I was Chairman or Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, I worked with several Budget Committee chairmen. They were Senator Domenici, Senator Nickles, Senator Gregg, and Senator Conrad. We did not always agree...
Lawsuit Over Key Interest Rate Increases Pressure on Treasury for Fixes
M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Freddie Mac lawsuit over interest rate Da: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois today made the following comment on Freddie Mac’s...
Ending Meat and Poultry Inspector Furloughs
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after an amendment to transfer $55 million in existing agriculture funds to the Food Safety Inspection Service in order to keep food inspectors from being furloughed passed the Senate by voice vote. Grassley has led the effort questioning the...
Grassley Protests Senate Leader Refusing Vote on Air Guard and Reserve Amendment
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the refusal of the Senate Majority Leader to allow votes on amendments such as a bipartisan proposal to freeze funding for the transfer or retirement of Air National Guard and Reserve aircraft demonstrates what he’s been saying about how...
Grassley Welcomes Trade Promotion Authority Call from Administration
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Trade Promotion Authority
Da: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on a statement from Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios...
