News Releases

Grassley, Smith Press for Details About Decisions on Deferred Action WASHINGTON – Seeking transparency about a controversial backdoor amnesty proposal from the executive branch, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith are asking Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for...

GRASSLEY, AYOTTE QUESTION ADMINISTRATION’S WARN ACT GUIDANCE Senators ask White House to explain legal basis for covering lawsuit costs after instructing employers to disregard labor law WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) are requesting information from the White House about new guidance from the Office of Management and...

Q&A on the Fiscal Cliff Q:    What exactly is the fiscal cliff? A:    The fiscal cliff is a term being used to describe a set of federal tax increases and spending cuts that will occur if Congress and the President don’t act.  Most immediately, the failure to extend tax relief that is scheduled to expire at the end of...

Grassley Seeks Answers from N.C. Hospitals on Discount Drug Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking three North Carolina hospitals to explain their use of a federal discount drug program after news reports described how the hospitals charge their patients a big mark-up on certain drugs, such as cancer-fighting drugs. “The discount drug...

Grassley Questions Deputy Attorney General About Reno ATF/US Attorney Rift             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking Deputy Attorney General James Cole about his office’s knowledge about the falling-out between the Reno, NV offices for the U.S. Attorney and the Bureau of Alcohol,...

Grassley, Upton Seek HHS Answers on Questionable Grants for Health Care Exchanges WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan today asked the Department of Health and Human Services to explain waste and what appears to be inadequate or non-existent oversight of the open-ended federal checks awarded to states to establish health...

Grassley Presses for Answers About Alleged FBI Prostitution Case WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing FBI Director Robert Mueller for information about taxpayer dollars possibly being spent on prostitutes for an FBI agent and several cooperating witnesses in the Philippines.     Grassley’s questions come after a motion outlining the...

Senators work to improve lock and dam infrastructure along Mississippi River Recent shutdown of traffic on the Upper Mississippi near Granite City is latest example of the impact that our deteriorating infrastructure has on economy U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck...

Bill to Prevent Abuse of Government Charge Cards on Way to President’s Desk WASHINGTON – A bill that will require federal agencies to put new controls on government charge cards and enforce more stringent penalties for violations by federal employees is on its way to the President for his signature, following final passage by Congress over the weekend. The...

Grassley, Smith Request Information on Obama’s Deferred Action Program             WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith are pressing for additional information about the administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood...

Grassley: Justice Department Fails to Answer Questions about Alleged Threats to News Reporter Senator Chuck Grassley continues to press Attorney General Eric Holder for a complete accounting of a June incident in Louisiana where a senior civil rights lawyer for the department reportedly threatened a journalist.  Grassley initially asked the Attorney...

Grassley, Latham Seek Answers to Concerns Over Bank Regulations Leading to Firings WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Tom Latham of Iowa today asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for details of the federal regulations that are meant to protect consumers from financial fraud but might be penalizing bank employees for old, minor...

Grassley Gives Floor Speech on Operation Fast and Furious and the Long-Awaited Inspector General's Report Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Inspector General Report on Operation Fast and Furious Delivered Friday, September 21, 2012 ***Click here for video of the speech. Wednesday, the Inspector General for the Department of Justice issued his...

Veterans hurt by Majority Leader Reid's actions M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Veterans hurt by Majority Leader Reid's actions Da:    Thursday, September 20, 2012 “This legislation violated the Congressional Budget Act and I voted against waiving that Act, which I routinely do as a matter...

    WASHINGTON – In light of recent press reports of White House personnel involvement in the Colombia prostitution scandal that plagued the Secret Service last spring, Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing for answers to previous inquiries that the White House has ignored.     Grassley sent the White House a letter on April 23,...

Grassley on the Disclosure of Tax Returns by Administration Officials On August 2, the Majority Leader decided that the valuable time of this body would be best employed by speculating on the contents of the tax returns of presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney.  These remarks also touched upon the vetting process of the Finance Committee.  As a...

IG Report on Fast and Furious Released Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which has jurisdiction over the Justice Department, made the following comment after the Inspector General for the Justice Department released its long awaited report on Operation Fast and Furious.  Grassley first began investigating...

Federal Reserve Chairman Underscores Need to Avoid Tax Increases M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Federal Reserve chairman meeting Da:    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment after a Finance Committee member meeting with Federal Reserve...

Announcement by Siemens Energy, Inc. M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Siemens layoffs DA:    Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley made a comment about the restructuring announcement made today by Siemens Energy, Inc. regarding its operations in Fort Madison, Iowa. “My heart...

Grassley Questions Fall-Out between ATF and U.S. Attorney's Office in Reno Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent letters to the U.S. Attorney in Reno, Nevada and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about an apparent fall-out between the two local offices.