Good Corporate Citizenship
By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Almost universally, Iowans bemoan the political advertising blanketing the airwaves prior to an election. Beyond the blitzkrieg of campaign television and radio ads, targeted direct mail marketing drives, door-to-door campaign calls and town square political rallies make many voters...
investigation of Harvey Pitt/William Webster issue
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General's investigation into whether Chairman Harvey Pitt concealed information about William Webster from fellow commissioners.
"As a strong supporter of...
Grassley Receives Award for Work to Improve Nursing Homes
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has received an award for "those whose outstanding efforts in public policy have improved the care of nursing home residents." The award came from the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, one of the nation's most...
Grassley Seeks Overhaul of FBI's Translation Unit
Iowa Senator Cites High Stakes in War on Terrorism
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the FBI Director to conduct a top-to-bottom review and to arrange an independent examination of the FBI's translation capabilities given the importance of accurate and timely translations to homeland security and the war on...
Legislative Graveyard
By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
The public’s disdain for partisanship and gridlock in Washington is exposed regularly in opinion polls. It’s also readily apparent in my county meetings in Iowa. Whether I speak at a civic group’s event, visit hospitals, schools, and main street businesses or meet with workers on the...
Word On: Medal of Honor Flag
Q: What is the Medal of Honor Flag?
A: Thanks to the inspiration of a central Iowa army veteran from Jefferson in Greene county, Congress adopted the idea to pay tribute to those who are awarded the U.S. military’s highest honor with an official Medal of Honor flag. In late October, President Bush signed the annual...
Sen. Paul Wellstone
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about the plane crash in Minnesota today that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone and members of his family and staff, as well as two pilots.
"Sen. Wellstone was a good friend, and I am deeply saddened today. Paul Wellstone loved politics and never shied away from a fight for what he believed. I...
Grassley to Host Seminar on Preventing School Violence
U.S. Secret Service Will Make Presentation at Grassley's Invitation
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that Iowa educators and law enforcement officials will have access to the analysis and recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service on preventing school violence during a seminar he will host next month...
Grassley to Host Seminar on Preventing School Violence
U.S. Secret Service Will Make Presentation at Grassley's Invitation
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that Iowa educators and law enforcement officials will have access to the analysis and recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service on preventing school violence during a seminar he will host next month...
Grassley Fights for Whistleblower Protections
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that arguments made in a recent brief by the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor indicates the key point person in the administration does not fully understand or support the protections established for corporate whistleblowers in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act enacted last...
Grassley Urges Improvement of Trade Advisory System
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to continue implementing the recommendations of a new report showing the nation's trade advisory system needs improvement.
"This report is extremely important and timely,"...
Grassley Initiates GAO Review of Key Anti-health Care Fraud Shop
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced he has initiated an outside review of whether changes at the Health and Human Services Inspector General's Office will result in weaker policing of health care fraud.
"The taxpayers fund billions of dollars of...
Money Laundering: A War Industry
By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
For several years I have led the charge in Congress to take international drug traffickers and their sophisticated money laundering schemes to the cleaners. For too long they’ve rinsed their tainted money through the U.S. banking system. But drug dealers and mafia leaders aren’t the...
Word On: Ballot Box
Q: Under proposed election reforms, what changes are in store for voters at the polls?
A: Voters will recall the unbelievable disarray and voting irregularities in Florida following the 2000 presidential election. The mass confusion, hanging chads and court battles definitely will go down in the history books. Most Americans got a...
Grassley Works to Improve Voting Systems
Senator's Legislation Would Help Clean-up Voter Lists and Protect Military Ballots
? Election reform legislation passed today by the U.S. Senate contains two initiatives championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley to improve voter registration lists and make sure ballots cast by U.S. service men and women stationed overseas...
Grassley Bill Stops Government Contracts for Expatriated Companies
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today introduced legislation to bar the award of federal contracts to companies that create phony foreign "headquarters" to escape U.S. taxes.
"These corporations flee the United States to save millions in taxes, and then...
Grassley: Latest Cost Estimate of Capitol Hill Anthrax Clean-up is $41.7 Million
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the latest estimate of the clean-up of last year's anthrax attack on Capitol Hill is $41.7 million, including the Environmental Protection Agency's internal expenses. At Grassley's request, the General Accounting Office is auditing the EPA's...
National Guard Pivotal to U.S. Military
Since Sept. 11, 2001, about 3,000 of Iowa's 9,600 members of the National Guard have been called to active duty at some point during the last year. In the last decade, members of Iowa's National Guard have been deployed to Bosnia, trained in Germany and patrolled the no-fly zone in Iraq. The Iowa Air Guard has...
Word On: Child Tax Credit
Q: Why did so many families fail to take advantage of the newly expanded federal child tax credit that was part of President Bush’s historic tax cut enacted last year?
A: The problem is lack of awareness. And sadly, the Internal Revenue Service has failed to ensure eligible taxpayers claim the new tax breaks according to an...
Accountability at the FBI, Stolen Item from Ground Zero
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about my oversight efforts with the FBI. As many of my colleagues know, I have been trying to improve the FBI for years. Sometimes that means investigating problems that some people would rather coverup. But there is nothing like sunshine to fix what's wrong. I do...
