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  Q&A on Taxes     Q:    What is Tax Freedom Day? A:    Since 1990, the Tax Foundation has calculated how many days a taxpayer must work from January 1 each year to pay taxes that year, including federal, state and local levies.  Tax Freedom Day is the symbolic day that a taxpayer’s income no longer goes...

Grassley, Turner Seek Estimate of Taxpayer Expenditure on LightSquared Interference Testing WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Michael Turner today asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to account for how much taxpayer money the federal government spent to test LightSquared’s wireless network for interference with...

Grassley to meet with Boy Scouts and Financial Services Employees WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Cedar Falls and Coralville on Thursday, April 12, to speak with participants at local gatherings of area Boy Scouts and financial services workers. “I look forward to these opportunities to hear directly from Iowans and to have the dialogue...

Grassley, Issa Receive White House Response on Interview of Kevin O'Reilly Regarding Knowledge of Fast and Furious Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa receive response from White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler denying an on-th-record conversation with former National Security Council staff...

Grassley in Des Moines on Monday WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Des Moines on Monday, April 9, to mark the opening of Pioneer’s new research facility and to visit the Regional Child Protection Center and the new Developmental Center at Blank Children’s Hospital. Grassley will tour the new Pioneer Beaver Creek Facility at 11 a.m., in advance...

Grassley, Kohl Continue Oversight of Sunshine Act Implementation WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Herb Kohl, authors of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, today outlined substantive points to guide federal implementation of the act.  The senators commented to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the timeliness of...

Grassley to Meet with Community Leaders in Dubuque WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Dubuque on Tuesday, April 10, for a roundtable discussion with community leaders. The meeting was planned to follow up on a February trip to Washington by Dubuque area leaders to discuss economic development issues.  Grassley had to cancel his planned...

Top Republican Judiciary Committee Members Question Obama Administration’s Commitment to Medical Malpractice Reform             WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch...

Q&A on Beef Q:    How do you see the recent attention given to lean finely textured beef? A:    I enjoy and appreciate beef in a meal as often as possible, and I have confidence in this meat product, which comes from a process that separates fatty pieces from beef trimmings to reduce the overall fat content.  There’s...

Grassley to meet with Iowans in Eastern Iowa next week WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Monticello, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids next Wednesday for Q&A with community college students, a service club, and employees at a manufacturing plant.  On Thursday, he will speak with students at the University of Northern Iowa. “I look forward to...

Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Underway to Provide Additional Court Options for Federal Law Enforcement Officers     WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Chris Coons of Delaware and Representatives Dave Reichert (WA-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8) yesterday introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would allow federal law...

  Grassley shines light on egregious spending by Navy on energy-efficiency projects     WASHINGTON – Making the case that important findings of independent audits ought to result in accountability, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking a top Navy official about her rejection of recommendations in an audit regarding a contract which failed to...

Grassley to hold town meetings in Allamakee and Clayton counties WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will be in Waukon and Guttenberg on Tuesday, April 10, for town meetings with local residents. “I look forward to these meetings to hear directly from Iowans and to have the dialogue that’s so important to the process of representative government.  This...

Nominations Proceeding Under Regular Order, Du Nomination Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nominations of Miranda Du to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada Susie Morgan to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday, March...

Grassley, Issa Send New Letter to White House about Fast and Furious Ranking Member Grassley, Chairman Issa send letter to White House Counsel asking to speak with Kevin O'Reilly about knowledge of Fast and Furious

Grassley, Issa letter to White House Requesting Interview with Former National Security Council Staff Familiar with Fast and Furious Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa letter to White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler Asking for On-the-Record Interview with former White House National...

Cantwell, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Senate Coalition Urging Investment in Key Program to Fight Crime Byrne JAG program provides critical assistance for local law enforcement fight against gangs and meth but could face even larger budget cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Friday, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a bipartisan...

Q&A on Cameras in the Courtroom Q:    Who is able to witness arguments made in a case before the Supreme Court? A:    The Supreme Court case to consider the constitutionality of the health care law enacted in 2010 has brought public access to court proceedings front and center.  While arguments are made for and against...

Grassley Receives Jobs Champion Award from the American Wind Energy Association WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received a USA Wind Jobs Champion Award from the American Wind Energy Association for “his determined support and diligent work in helping to create and sustain U.S. jobs in the wind energy industry and its manufacturing supply...

A Safe and Abundant Food Supply Chances are pretty good you’ve enjoyed at least one meal today before reading the words here in front of you.  Due in large measure to generations of hard-working farm families, Americans continue to benefit from a safe and abundant food supply. Much has been said lately about the one percent vs. the 99 percent in...