Office of Special Counsel Responds to Grassley, Issa on FDA Whistleblower Case
The Office of Special Counsel responded to a request from Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa to review the Food and Drug Administration's treatment of nine agency scientists and doctors who expressed concern about the safety of certain medical devices. The response...
Grassley, Issa Seek Independent Review of FDA’s Monitoring of “FDA Nine”
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa today asked the independent U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate the Food and Drug Administration’s monitoring of personal email accounts used by nine employees to communicate safety concerns about medical devices to...
Grassley Urges Senate to Pass Synthetic Drugs Ban
Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
“We Must Stop the Spread of Synthetic Drug Use”
Delivered Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Click here for video of the speech.
In the fall of 2010, I came to the floor to speak about my growing concern of synthetic drug use in this country. Specifically, I raised...
Grassley: FCC’s Withdrawal of LightSquared Approval Still Leaves Major Accountability Gaps
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: FCC withdraws LightSquared’s preliminary approval
Da: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Since last April, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked the U.S. Federal...
Grassley, Nelson Say Stalling on BSE Rule Hurts U.S. Beef Producers, Exports
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ben Nelson of Nebraska are leading a bipartisan group of 31 senators pressing the administration to issue a comprehensive BSE rule. The rule has been in the works for several years, but is currently stalled within the Office of...
Grassley congratulates three young Iowans tapped by West Point Military Academy
WASHINGTON – Three Iowa high school seniors have been selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, according to U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
Andrew Meyers of Reinbeck, Jindalae Suh of Iowa City, and Sean Steil of Oelwein have...
President Obama’s budget
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: President Obama’s budget
DA: Monday, February 13, 2012
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about the President’s budget proposal.
“After he was elected, President Obama said he knew the economy couldn’t handle a tax...
Recess Appointments and Judicial Nominee Adalberto Jose Jordan
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Adalberto Jose Jordan to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
Monday, February 13, 2012
Mr. President:
Today we turn to the nomination of Judge Jordan, to be a United States...
Grassley Reacts to Administration's Attempt to Backtrack its Affront to Religious Freedom
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the President attempted to compromise on a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, as part of the department’s implementation of the sweeping Affordable Care Act of 2010, that mandated...
Grassley Bill to Require Televising Supreme Court Proceedings Clears Committee
WASHINGTON – Legislation written by Senators Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin, Judiciary Committee member, to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today by a vote of...
Grassley Outlines Case for Political Intelligence Amendment
Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Political Intelligence Amendment to the STOCK Act
Delivered Feb. 9, 2012
I would like to speak as if in morning business on my amendment to the STOCK Act.
In the dark of night Tuesday, the House released its version of the STOCK Act, which wiped out any...
Iowa congressional delegation meeting with the Secretary of the Air Force
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Iowa congressional delegation meeting with the Secretary of the Air Force
DA: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following...
Breuer Violates DoJ Policy in Advocating for Gunwalking
***Click here to see video of the speech.
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Justice Department Accountability Matters
More Fast and Furious Stonewalling
Thursday, February 9, 2012
For over a year now I have been investigating Fast and Furious, an operation of the Bureau of Alcohol,...
Grassley to continue county meetings later this month
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has scheduled seven town meetings, a visit to an Iowa high school, and a tour of a manufacturing plant when the Senate breaks later this month for President’s Day.
Grassley will be in Allison, Jewell, Iowa Falls, Grundy Center, Montezuma, Oskaloosa,...
Grassley Disappointed Over House Removal of Political Intelligence Disclosure
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the House Republicans’ version of a bill to ban insider trading by lawmakers that removes a Grassley-added provision to require political-intelligence practitioners to disclose their activities for the first time and...
Grassley: Cedar Falls Student Selected for the Air Force Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Ryan Giarusso 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.
Giarusso will graduate in May from Cedar Falls High School. He...
Grassley: High-Skilled American Workers Struggling to Find Jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he is concerned that President Obama doesn’t understand the difficulty that many high-skilled American workers are facing as they look for employment....
Grassley calls on Administration to rescind invasive health care rule
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to rescind the Obama Administration’s health care rule that will force religious affiliated organizations to either abandon their freedom of conscience or pay a fine of up to $2,000 per...
The U.S. Constitution: Built to Outlast Power Grabs
The U.S. Constitution says the President shall address Congress “from time to time” to report on the state of the union. The annual address gives the President an opportunity to take stock of national and foreign affairs and propose policy measures to the legislative branch of government.
It’s...
Grassley Asks for Details about Iowa Farm Service Agency Closures
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is raising questions about the Farm Service Agency office closures recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department has proposed closing 259 offices and other facilities, including three Farm Service Agency offices in...
