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Q&A on Gas Prices Q:    What’s the effect of rising gas prices? A:    Affordable energy is a major economic issue.  In 2011, consumers spent a greater percentage of their household income on gasoline than any other year since 1981.  Since January 2009, the average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline has...

Grassley, Kohl Release Nursing Home Quality Study WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., today released a report urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve oversight of the new system being created to monitor the quality standards in nursing homes. The Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

Grassley and Smith to DOJ and DHS: Ninth Circuit Ignores Rule of Law Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing concern about...

Senate vote on the Blunt amendment M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Senate vote on the Blunt amendment DA:    Thursday, March 1, 2012 Senator Grassley made the following comment about his vote today in support of the Blunt amendment.  Senator Grassley is a co-sponsor of the Respect for...

Grassley Seeks Information on State Rate-setting for Medicaid Managed Care Plans WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked each state for information to help determine whether the states and the federal government are conducting enough oversight of their rate-setting for Medicaid managed care plans.   “In light of the billions of dollars...

  Internship applications are due March 15     WASHINGTON — Applications for summer internships with Senator Chuck Grassley are due March 15. Internships are available for college-age Iowans in Grassley offices in Washington, D.C., Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo.  There are two sessions for...

  Grassley: Cedar Falls Youth Selected for the Air Force Academy     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Peighton Elizabeth MacLeod of Cedar Falls has been selected for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2012-2013 school year. MacLeod graduated in May 2011 from Northern University...

Senators Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity Proposal strengthens information sharing and encourages private sector innovation Washington, DC - U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Richard Burr (R-NC) today...

Grassley Skeptical of Need for New Trade Enforcement Center Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s executive order creating a new Interagency Trade Enforcement Center within the office of the United States Trade Representative. “When U.S. trading partners violate their obligations, the U.S. trade representative’s...

Grassley Works to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he’s introducing his bill that would make it unlawful for a packer to own or feed livestock intended for slaughter. “The 2012 farm bill is a great opportunity to deal with vertical integration before it’s too late.  The ag concentration forums provided a...

Grassley seeks top-level review and action against defense spending waste WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today presented Defense Secretary Leon Panetta 16 audit reports that uncovered egregious waste and misconduct at the Department of Defense and called for accountability and the recovery of wasted money. With $500 billion in controversial defense...

Put Brakes on Frivolous Lawsuits Against a staggering national debt that’s surged by $5 trillion in just the last three years, voters will decide in November who will take the reins of Washington’s runaway spending.  In the meantime, the fragile economic recovery is struggling to gain traction.  Job creators in the private sector are vulnerable to...

Grassley, Issa Continue to Press for Answers in Zapata Murder Evidence Reveals that Similar Investigative Tactics to Fast and Furious were Used     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today questioned Attorney General Eric Holder about revelations that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)...

Grassley continues efforts to strengthen hand of military whistleblowers WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley says a new report makes clear that there’s a lot of work yet to do for military whistleblowers who speak up on behalf of rank-and-file troops, national security and fiscal responsibility. “While the situation is improving, there’s a long way to go...

Grassley Responds to the Obama Tax Reform Proposal M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Tax Reform DA:    Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about the tax reform proposal put forward today by the Obama Administration. “The President’s proposal for...

  Grassley: Solon student selected by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy     WASHINGTON – Brady St. John of Solon has been selected for admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, for the 2012-2013 school year, according to U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. St. John will graduate in May from Solon High School.  He is...

Grassley: U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement is Welcome, Speedy Effective Date of Concern Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announcement from the United States Trade Representative that the trade agreement between the United States and South Korea will go into effect on March 15.  Grassley and others have long-awaited the...

  Grassley to hold county meetings this week     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold seven town meetings, visit an Iowa high school, and tour a manufacturing plant during the Senate break this week for President’s Day. Grassley will be in Allison, Jewell, Iowa Falls, Grundy Center, Montezuma, Oskaloosa, Sigourney, Kalona and Marengo...

Q&A on Religious Liberty Q:        What’s behind growing support in Congress for the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act? A:        Lawmakers are responding to a decision by the Obama Administration to disregard the freedom of conscience supported by the First Amendment.  In...

Furman Nomination Before Senate Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination of Jesse M. Furman, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Friday, February 17, 2012 Mr. President:  Today we turn to the nomination Jesse M. Furman, to be U.S. District Judge...