News Releases

Grassley: Waterloo Student Selected for Admission to West Point WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Andrew Robert Foster of Waterloo has been selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, for the 2012-2013 school year. Foster graduated from West High School in Waterloo in May 2011.  Since then, he has been...

Grassley Seeks FDA Answers on Targeting of Agency Whistleblowers on Medical Devices WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Food and Drug Administration to account for its treatment of a group of agency scientists who questioned approvals of medical devices in communications with Congress and the White House.  The FDA appears to have punished...

Grassley seeks same transparency from political intelligence professionals as lobbyists Alert:  The Senate just passed Sen. Grassley’s amendment 60 to 39.  Video of Sen. Grassley’s remarks just prior to the vote is available here. WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today offered an amendment to require political intelligence operatives to...

Agriculture Child Labor Regulations Re-proposed Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced it would be re-proposing a portion of its agriculture child labor regulations.  Grassley has vigorously defended the opportunity for kids to work on family farms.  He has said that generations of Iowans...

Grassley: Tax Reform Should Consider Non-revenue Goals Such as Energy Independence Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on Finance Hearing“Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions” Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 There are almost 60 provisions that expired at the end of 2011, and there are even more that expire at the end of 2012. There is...

Q&A on the False Claims Act at 25 Years and $30 Billion in Recoveries Q:        What is the False Claims Act? A:        The False Claims Act is an important tool for combating fraud against the U.S. government or, in effect, the taxpayers.  It’s sometimes called Lincoln’s Law...

Grassley Reacts to New Fast and Furious Report Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the minority staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report excusing senior level Justice Department officials from responsibility for Operation Fast and Furious.   Grassley started conducting oversight of the...

Senators Question Federal Officials Over Inconsistent Immigration Policy Administration Ignores Cook County, Ill. While Suing States Working to Address Illegal Immigration WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is leading a group of senators to continue pressing the administration on its controversial policy to sue states for...

The Erosion of Our Checks and Balances  Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee The Erosion of Checks and Balances Monday, January 30, 2011 One week ago today, I addressed the Senate on President Obama’s decision to bypass the Senate and the Constitution by making four “recess” appointments at...

Grassley Seeks Fulfillment of FCC Chairman Commitment to Make Staff Available on LightSquared WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has asked the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to fulfill his commitment to make agency staff available to discuss the LightSquared wireless project with Grassley staff.   Grassley wants his staff to...

Unconstitutional Power Grabs Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Unconstitutional Power Grabs Thursday, January 26, 2012 I addressed the Senate recently on President Obama’s so called “recess” appointments when the Senate was not in fact in recess.  I described at length why this is an...

State of the Union address M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:     State of the Union address DA:    Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Below is a comment from Senator Chuck Grassley regarding tonight’s State of the Union address by President Obama. “Americans are looking for leadership.  The 13...

Senator Grassley's Twitter Account Senator Grassley's staff noticed that his Twitter account had been compromised a few minutes after the first false Tweet was posted, and staff immediately called Twitter to obtain access to the account so the password could be changed.  The password has been changed, and Senator Grassley controls the account...

Grassley Pursues Details of Questionable Contact Related to LightSquared WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the principal behind the LightSquared wireless project to explain a questionable contact to Grassley’s office that intimated benefits for Grassley if he softened his inquiry of government approval of the project. Grassley wrote to...

Questioning the Constitutionality of President Obama's "Recess" Appointments Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On The Nomination of John Gerrard and President Obama’s Four Recent “Recess” Appointments Monday, January 23, 2012 Mr. President, Just over a month ago, on December 17, the Senate...

Q&A on Controversial Recess Appointments Q:    Why are recess appointments in the news? A.    On Jan. 4, President Obama bypassed the Senate and appointed Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three members of the National Labor Relations Board.  His move is highly controversial...

  West Point, Naval Academy select young Iowans for admission     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Aloysius Richard TeKippe of Earlham has been selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, and Matt Truninger of Clinton has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,...

Lawmakers Call for HHS Secretary Sebelius to Meet With Keokuk Area Hospital Representatives Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today urged U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to meet with representatives from the Keokuk Area Hospital to discuss the hospital’s...

Grassley on PIPA Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the Senate’s Protect IP Act. “It’s critical we protect the intellectual property rights of our businesses and fight online infringement, but at the same time, we can’t do harm to the internet, the Constitution, or the ability of businesses to...

Obama’s rejection of the Keystone pipeline project M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Obama’s rejection of the Keystone pipeline project DA:    Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley commented on the President’s decision today to stop the international Keystone XL pipeline...