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Grassley Urges White House to Finish Sunshine Act Regulations WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the White House to finalize the Physician Payments Sunshine Act regulations that will disclose the financial relationships between drug and medical device companies and doctors. “Congress designed the law so that the data would be publicly...

  Presidential Inauguration     M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Presidential Inauguration DA:    Monday, January 21, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley today attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama to a second term in office and made the following comment.  This...

Grassley Praises IRS Penalty Relief for Farmers M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Tax relief for farmers Da:    Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 This week, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa urged the IRS to provide penalty relief to farmers who are ordinarily required to file and pay all taxes due by March...

Klobuchar, Grassley Renew Efforts to Combat Pay-for-Delay Deals Following Federal Trade Commission Announcement The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today released a report indicating a significant increase in the number of potential pay-for-delay settlements over the past year WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)...

Grassley Statement on President Obama's Gun Violence Proposals Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after President Obama released his proposals to curb gun violence.  Grassley is Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all victims of gun violence.  Gun violence has no...

  Grassley: Iowa City Student Selected by Naval Academy     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Matthew Lee of Iowa City has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 2013-2014 school year.   Lee will graduate in May from City High School.  He is the son of Elizabeth and...

Grassley Requests Penalty Relief for Farmers Due to Late Tax Season WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to grant penalty relief to family farmers who are forced to file their taxes late due to delays in the tax filing season. “Farmers should not be penalized for the President and...

Grassley: Better Tax Enforcement Needed Before Tax Increases M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Noncash charitable deductions Da:    Tuesday, January 15, 2013 A new inspector general report finds an estimated 273,000 taxpayers claimed approximately $3.8 billion in potentially erroneous...

Grassley meetings this week in Iowa WASHINGTON – After attending the swearing-in ceremony of the Iowa legislature this morning in Des Moines, Senator Chuck Grassley will meet this week with Iowans in nine Northeast Iowa communities, including Parkersburg, New Hampton, Delhi, Dubuque, Maquoketa, DeWitt, Davenport, Muscatine, and Cedar Rapids. “I look forward...

Grassley on the Treasury Secretary Nomination M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Nomination of Treasury secretary Da:    Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s nomination of Jacob Lew as Treasury secretary.  Grassley is a...

Grassley plans Chickasaw County town meeting WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley today invited Chickasaw County residents to a town meeting next Tuesday in New Hampton. The meeting is scheduled for 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., on January 15, at the New Hampton Public Library, located at 20 West Spring Street. “I look forward to these events and meetings to...

Q&A on the Federal Income Tax Q:    How much of the revenue going to the U.S. Treasury is federal income tax? A:    Individual income taxes account for about 42 percent of all the money collected by the federal Treasury.  The rest comes from Social Security taxes, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, estate and gift...

  Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Provide Additional Court Options for Federal Law Enforcement Officers Signed into Law     WASHINGTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Chris Coons of Delaware and Representatives Dave Reichert (WA-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8) was signed into law as part of the Defense...

Senate Vote on Year-End Tax Plan M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Senate vote on tax plan DA:     Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his vote against the year-end tax plan. “It'd be one thing to raise taxes to...

Grassley Good Government Amendment Clears Senate WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that his amendment to require the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to identify and relocate vehicles based at their Washington, D.C. headquarters that are used for non-operational purposes to replace those damaged by Hurricane Sandy passed the...

Grassley Nominates Iowa Students to the U.S. Service Academies WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has nominated 39 outstanding Iowa students for consideration for appointments to the United States service academies. “The young Iowans who want to serve our country and enter the academies are remarkable for their accomplishments and leadership.  These...

Using Common Sense When Replacing Federal Government Vehicles Damaged in Hurricane Sandy Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Grassley Amendment #3348 to H.R. 1 the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Act Thursday, December 20, 2012 Mr./Madam President, I want to say a few words in support of...

Voting is the basis of our representative system of government...But, nobody’s vote should be diluted by people voting who aren’t eligible to vote. Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Judiciary Committee The State of Voting in 2012 Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing.  Voting is a vital...

Voter ID in 2012 Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Judiciary Committee The State of Voting in 2012 Wednesday, December 19, 2012     Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing.  Voting is a vital right of citizenship.     It seems today that in any election or in any discussion of voting...

  Gun Found in Mexico at Cartel Shootout May Have Been Purchased by ATF Official Giving False Information     WASHINGTON – Documents provided to Senator Chuck Grassley suggest that a gun purchased by George T. Gillett may have been found at the scene of a Mexican shootout between drug cartel members and the Mexican military.  Gillett was...