Grassley, Feinstein Release Report on Drug Demand Reduction Strategies
Washington—U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today released a bipartisan report entitled Reducing the U.S. Demand for Illegal Drugs that outlines strategies for Congress and the Obama...
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding pressure on the Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
regarding pressure on the Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Mr. President, political leaders from the Democratic side of the aisle are now preemptively charging the Supreme Court...
Grassley Seeks Full Transparency of Public Housing Authority Salaries
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make public the salary data it collected from public housing authorities across the country under pressure from Grassley and amid numerous salary scandals. The Administration...
Grassley Seeks Explanation for Agency Preference for Paper Over Email
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain an apparent preference for providing Congress with paper rather than electronic documents, an irony given the agency’s interest in boosting its cybersecurity funding and expertise. “It’s ironic that...
Unwrapping Debts and Diplomas
New graduates have good reason to celebrate their academic achievements. After all, on average, a college degree remains a good indicator for boosting one’s lifetime earning potential. For many Americans, a college education is a lasting investment in future economic mobility.
After the gilded glow of the cap and...
Q&A on a Budget Framework
Q: What is required of Congress in making a budget plan?
A: The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 says Congress should annually adopt a budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year and at least the following four fiscal years. The annual budget is to be adopted as a concurrent resolution, so...
Grassley, Smith ask about the release of foreign nationals with deportation orders
Inquiry prompted by recent arrest of murder suspect
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Lamar Smith are asking for a full accounting from the Department of Homeland Security of the number of foreign nationals who have been released from federal and state...
Grassley requests independent review of a program for foreign students to work in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Government Accountability Office to assess the federal government’s management of the Optional Practical Training program, which allows foreign students to temporarily work in the United States in their major area of...
Grassley questions new federal grant to research physician who was previously suspended
Senator calls on the National Institutes of Health to set tone for disclosure, accountability
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the National Institutes of Health to explain why it has awarded a $400,000 medical research...
Grassley to meet with Eastern Iowans next week
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will meet with Iowans in Victor, Clinton, Muscatine, West Branch, Eldridge and Maquoketa starting Monday.
Grassley will speak at the Memorial Day service hosted by the Victor American Legion on Monday, May 28.
On Tuesday, he will tour LyondellBasell and meet...
Support of McCain Amendment #2107
I support Senator McCain’s amendment that would allow drug importation from approved pharmacies in Canada.
I have been a long-time proponent of drug importation. I am currently a co-sponsor of the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act, a bill I have worked on for many years with Senator Snowe and...
Senate Passes Grassley Bill to Ban Dangerous Synthetic Drugs
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received full Senate passage of his legislation to impose a nationwide ban on the chemicals used to make the dangerous drugs known as “K2” or “Spice.” As Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, Grassley advanced the legislation, named for a young Iowa...
Grassley: FDA legislation now better protects whistleblowers, charts path to posting of clinical trials.
WASHINGTON – Senators late yesterday agreed to add two provisions sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley to legislation that will renew user fee agreements that fund the Food and Drug Administration.
The first addition is a whistleblower...
Sen. Grassley statement on Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act
Mr. Chairman, I’m pleased to have worked with Sen. Whitehouse on S.2370, the Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act. We worked hard on this language over the past year. The bill we put together eases some of the problems we heard about in...
Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Help Families and Students Understand the True Cost of College
WASHINGTON, D.C. [05/24/12]— U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said families and students will gain a more accurate picture of exactly how much college will cost them before deciding which school to attend under bipartisan legislation...
Judiciary Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Businesses
Washington, DC – With small businesses across the country struggling in the wake of the recession, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved bipartisan legislation by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that would help small businesses facing...
Grassley Welcomes Scrutiny of Justice Department's Handling of Stevens Case
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, today made the following comment on the Justice Department’s release of a report on the Ted Stevens prosecution. The committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, announced his intention to hold a hearing on the...
Grassley on the President’s Visit to Iowa on Wind Energy
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa authored and won enactment of the first-ever wind energy production tax credit in 1992. The incentive was designed to give wind energy the ability to compete against coal-fired and nuclear energy and helped to launch the wind energy industry. He has worked to...
Leahy-Grassley Bill To Increase Penalties For Counterfeit Drugs Adopted In FDA Bill
WASHINGTON (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) – Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to increase penalties for trafficking counterfeit drugs was adopted by the Senate Wednesday as part of a substitute amendment to the Food and Drug...
GIPC study titled “IP Creates Jobs for America”
Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary
GIPC study titled “IP Creates Jobs for America”
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I’m pleased to be here for the release of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Intellectual Property Center’s (GIPC) 2012 state intellectual property jobs...
