News Releases

Grassley, Upton Seek HHS Answers on Questionable Grants for Health Care Exchanges WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan today asked the Department of Health and Human Services to explain waste and what appears to be inadequate or non-existent oversight of the open-ended federal checks awarded to states to establish health...

Grassley Presses for Answers About Alleged FBI Prostitution Case WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing FBI Director Robert Mueller for information about taxpayer dollars possibly being spent on prostitutes for an FBI agent and several cooperating witnesses in the Philippines.     Grassley’s questions come after a motion outlining the...

Senators work to improve lock and dam infrastructure along Mississippi River Recent shutdown of traffic on the Upper Mississippi near Granite City is latest example of the impact that our deteriorating infrastructure has on economy U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck...

Bill to Prevent Abuse of Government Charge Cards on Way to President’s Desk WASHINGTON – A bill that will require federal agencies to put new controls on government charge cards and enforce more stringent penalties for violations by federal employees is on its way to the President for his signature, following final passage by Congress over the weekend. The...

Grassley, Smith Request Information on Obama’s Deferred Action Program             WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith are pressing for additional information about the administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood...

Grassley: Justice Department Fails to Answer Questions about Alleged Threats to News Reporter Senator Chuck Grassley continues to press Attorney General Eric Holder for a complete accounting of a June incident in Louisiana where a senior civil rights lawyer for the department reportedly threatened a journalist.  Grassley initially asked the Attorney...

Grassley Gives Floor Speech on Operation Fast and Furious and the Long-Awaited Inspector General's Report Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Inspector General Report on Operation Fast and Furious Delivered Friday, September 21, 2012 ***Click here for video of the speech. Wednesday, the Inspector General for the Department of Justice issued his...

Grassley, Latham Seek Answers to Concerns Over Bank Regulations Leading to Firings WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Tom Latham of Iowa today asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for details of the federal regulations that are meant to protect consumers from financial fraud but might be penalizing bank employees for old, minor...

Veterans hurt by Majority Leader Reid's actions M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Veterans hurt by Majority Leader Reid's actions Da:    Thursday, September 20, 2012 “This legislation violated the Congressional Budget Act and I voted against waiving that Act, which I routinely do as a matter...

    WASHINGTON – In light of recent press reports of White House personnel involvement in the Colombia prostitution scandal that plagued the Secret Service last spring, Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing for answers to previous inquiries that the White House has ignored.     Grassley sent the White House a letter on April 23,...

Federal Reserve Chairman Underscores Need to Avoid Tax Increases M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Federal Reserve chairman meeting Da:    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment after a Finance Committee member meeting with Federal Reserve...

IG Report on Fast and Furious Released Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which has jurisdiction over the Justice Department, made the following comment after the Inspector General for the Justice Department released its long awaited report on Operation Fast and Furious.  Grassley first began investigating...

Grassley on the Disclosure of Tax Returns by Administration Officials On August 2, the Majority Leader decided that the valuable time of this body would be best employed by speculating on the contents of the tax returns of presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney.  These remarks also touched upon the vetting process of the Finance Committee.  As a...

Announcement by Siemens Energy, Inc. M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Siemens layoffs DA:    Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley made a comment about the restructuring announcement made today by Siemens Energy, Inc. regarding its operations in Fort Madison, Iowa. “My heart...

Grassley Questions Fall-Out between ATF and U.S. Attorney's Office in Reno Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent letters to the U.S. Attorney in Reno, Nevada and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about an apparent fall-out between the two local offices.

Q&A on Crop Insurance and Disaster Relief Q:    What’s the rationale for federally subsidized crop insurance? A:    A stable and affordable food supply is fundamental to national security, and U.S. agriculture helps to feed the world with advanced farming technology and markets to export farm commodities and value-added...

Happy Anniversary, U.S. Constitution It’s something we use every day yet rarely take the time to celebrate.  It’s as solid as the ground beneath our feet and still extremely flexible.  It provides the foundation for what it means to be an American because it enshrines much of what we value as Americans.  Of course, I’m referring to the United...

Grassley Works to Root Out Fraud and Abuse from Student Visa Program WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Senators Chuck Schumer, Claire McCaskill and Dianne Feinstein, introduced legislation, known as the Student Visa Integrity Act, to help reduce fraud and abuse in the Student and Exchange...

Senators Look to Reverse SCOTUS Ruling on Family Farmer Bankruptcies             WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Al Franken have introduced legislation that would reverse a Supreme Court ruling (Hall v. United States) that is leaving family farmers in Chapter 12 bankruptcy proceedings...

Grassley Recognized for “Standing for Small Business” WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has received a “2012 Guardian of Small Business” award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for his 100 percent voting record on behalf of small-business owners. “The record shows that Senator Grassley is a true champion of small businesses,...