Word On: Hybrid Cars
Q: What’s your new proposal to promote fuel efficiency and alternative energy?
A: In keeping with my longstanding advocacy to pump up homegrown, renewable energy, I introduced a bipartisan bill in March that would encourage American businesses to buy fuel efficient, alternative energy vehicles. The driving force...
Grassley Nominates Iowans for Federal Judgeship
Senator Announces his Nominees for U.S. District Court Bench
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced his recommendations to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, based in...
Grassley Reverses $500 Million Cut in Social Services Funding, Including $5 Million for Iowa
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won a reversal of a proposed cut in social services funding of $500 million, including $5 million for Iowa. The budget legislation before the Senate Budget Committee, of which Grassley is...
Grassley Works to Improve Immigration Reform Legislation
Iowa Senator’s Amendments Accepted to Legislation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that amendments he offered during debate of the immigration reform bill before the Judiciary Committee have been...
Grassley Puts Hold on Export-Import Bank Nominee Over Brazilian Ethanol Dispute
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today placed a formal hold in the Senate on the nomination for president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The hold...
Raising a Red Flag: Wake Up Call for the Red Cross
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
This year the American Red Cross will celebrate 125 years since Clara Barton founded the disaster relief organization. With more than 800 local chapters blanketing the country, the Red Cross has become a mainstay in communities across America.
A vast network of...
Grassley Bill Offers Businesses Significant Tax Breaks to Buy Fuel-efficient Alternative Energy Vehicles
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly increase tax incentives for business owners who...
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Director Resigned due to Lack of Resources and Alleged Retaliation
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa...
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Director Resigned due to Lack of Resources and Alleged Retaliation
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa...
Trashing Medicare Rx A Mistake
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
When Congress recessed in mid-February, I hit the road in Iowa. I come home when Congress is out of session. Holding face-to-face meetings with Iowans puts things in better perspective.
It gives me a first-hand account on what’s uppermost in the minds of Iowa workers, families...
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Grassley Questions Commitment of Immigration Services to Security and Investigations
Director Resigned due to Lack of Resources and Alleged Retaliation
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa...
Grassley Offers Internships to Iowa College Students, New Graduates
Grassley Offers Internships to Iowa College Students, New Graduates
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for internships in his Washington, D.C. office for...
Nip the Budding Tax Gap
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
A couple of big-dollar stories made big news in February. One tells a story of incredible triumph. The other reveals incredible loss.
In the first, a lottery player strikes it rich with a winning ticket purchased in Nebraska. The ticket holder qualifies for the largest-ever Powerball...
Grassley Decries Democratic Leaders’ Political Hypocrisy on Medicare
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over Medicare, today urged the House and Senate Democratic leaders to stop their election year hypocrisy over the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The text of his letter follows.
February...
Possible FBI Whistleblower Retaliation
Senators Alarmed that FBI Whistleblower may have been Retaliated Against
WASHINGTON --- Senators Arlen Specter, Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley today reiterated the need for whistleblower protections at the Federal Bureau of...
Grassley Decries Democratic Leaders’ Political Hypocrisy on Medicare
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over Medicare, today urged the House and Senate Democratic leaders to stop their election year hypocrisy over the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The text of his letter follows.
February...
Grassley Decries Democratic Leaders’ Political Hypocrisy on Medicare
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over Medicare, today urged the House and Senate Democratic leaders to stop their election year hypocrisy over the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The text of his letter follows.
February...
Eye on the FDA
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
A trip to the local pharmacy to get a prescription filled is a routine errand for many people. Having a well-stocked medicine cabinet has become part of the American way of life.
That’s because pharmaceuticals have become an integral regimen of modern medicine that helps manage pain, curb...
Word On: Medicare Rx
Q: How would you grade the first weeks of enrollment for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit?
A: It’s too early to issue a final mark. I do agree there have been some unacceptable problems since the drug benefit’s launch on January 1. These problems need to be fixed and fixed fast. By all accounts, everyone...
