Senate Passes Tax Incentive to Encourage Hiring of Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today welcomed Senate passage of a version of the veterans hiring legislation he and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus introduced in January and urged House of Representatives passage as soon as possible.
“These men and women are extremely capable,”...
Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Statement
Operation Fast and Furious, Justice Department Conference Expenditures, and Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
Prepared Opening Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley
Senate Committee on the Judiciary Committee
Executive Business Meeting
Thursday, November 10, 2011
With regard to the judicial...
Grassley: Restored Public Access to Doctor Database Falls Short
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Doctor disciplinary database access
Da: Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been working to restore public access to...
Agency Confirms Poor Oversight of Federal Discount Drug Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today called for effective oversight of the federal discount drug program after the federal agency in charge of it confirmed it has not conducted a single audit since the program began in 1992.
“This program is growing in popularity,” Grassley...
2010 Health Care Reform Law Costing Americans Insurance Coverage and Jobs
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Senator Chuck Grassley made remarks this morning about the impact of the 2010 health care reform law on the individual insurance market and employers, and how it is costing Americans both insurance coverage and jobs.Floor Statement of U.S. Senator...
New Information About Gunwalking Leak
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after attorneys for former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke acknowledged that Burke leaked a sensitive document to the press regarding a whistleblower who had come forward with allegations of gunwalking. The document was deemed so sensitive by the Justice...
Grassley Reacts to Attorney General's Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley released the following statement after Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the Judiciary Committee for a regular oversight hearing.
“The Attorney General did a lot of dodging and weaving today. ...
Tax Incentive Would Encourage Hiring of Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said it’s very good news that the veterans hiring legislation he and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus introduced in January may be included in a larger proposal that the Senate will vote on this week.
“These men and women are extremely capable,” Grassley...
Grassley, Baucus scrutinize practice by health insurers and testing labs
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are asking the leaders of three major health insurance companies and two leading clinical laboratory testing companies for information about a practice where insurers receive discounted pricing from labs in exchange for referrals,...
Kohl-Grassley Generic Drug Bill Would Save Taxpayers Nearly $4.8 Billion, Congressional Budget Office Says
WASHINGTON – A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate finds that a bipartisan bill aimed at cutting costs by encouraging competition from generic drugs would save taxpayers nearly $4.8 billion over the next decade.
CBO...
Grassley: CFTC Chairman Should Recuse Himself on MF Global Holdings Matters
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, MF Global Holdings Ltd
Da: Friday, Nov. 4, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on whether Gary Gensler, the...
Senators Concerned with New Alleged Northern Border Strategy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is leading a group of 14 senators raising concerns about press reports indicating that the U.S. Border Patrol have been directed to stop routine searches of transportation devices entering the United States.
The senators...
Q&A on the National Guard
Q: What role does the National Guard play in the U.S. military?
A: In 1970, the Secretary of Defense presented a Total Force Concept designed to decrease defense expenditures by reducing all facets of the active forces and increasing...
Grassley continues fight for access to records, government accountability
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing his effort to restore public access to data on malpractice payouts, hospital discipline and regulatory sanctions against doctors and other health professionals and to hold accountable the federal government...
Grassley to Place Hold on Two FCC Nominees Over Agency Stonewalling on LightSquared
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa since April 27 has sought information from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would shed light into the process of the agency’s fast-tracking of the LightSquared broadband project. The agency has stonewalled his various...
Grassley: Justice Department Pulling Proposed FOIA Regulations
Open government advocates complained that “lying” diminished integrity of federal government
WASHINGTON – After hearing objections raised by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley about the Department of...
Grassley Concerned about Local Ordinances Undermining Federal Immigration Laws
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley is leading an effort to make sure the Obama administration is not turning a blind eye to local governments that resist in cooperating with federal...
Grassley Urges President, Senate Majority to Take Bipartisan Approach to Encourage Job Creation
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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Mr. President – Just a few weeks ago, the Senate considered a so-called jobs bill that would have provided $35 billion for the purpose of creating or...
Grassley visits with Tyler Smothers, winner of “Achieve with us” social media contest
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Grassley visits with Tyler Smothers, winner of “Achieve with us” social media contest
DA: November 2, 2011
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley met today with Tyler Smothers of...
Senators Express Disappointment Over CMS Response on Sunshine Act
On Oct. 3, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) wrote to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), seeking an explanation for the agency’s missed deadline for drafting the implementing details of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine...
