News Releases

Grassley Schedule M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, February 11, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington with the American Medical Association,...

Jack Lew, Cayman Islands M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Jack Lew, Cayman Islands Da:    Friday, February 08, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the revelation that Jack Lew, President Obama’s Treasury secretary nominee, had money invested in a hedge fund based...

  Leahy & Grassley Press Administration For Legal Justifications To Kill American Citizens Using Drones     WASHINGTON -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter Thursday calling on President Barack Obama to share with the Committee any legal memos on the targeted...

The Motion to Proceed to the Violence Against Women Act Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley The Motion to Proceed to the Violence Against Women Act Thursday, February 7, 2013 Mr. President, there has long been bipartisan support for the Violence Against Women Act.  Too many women are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,...

Health care spending and the federal budget M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    health care spending and the federal budget DA:    Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about an item (Figure 1-3 below) in the Budget and Economic Outlook released today by...

Klobuchar, Grassley Reintroduce Legislation to Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Pay-for-Delay Deals Legislation would help put an end to pay-offs by brand-name drug manufacturers to keep cheaper generic equivalents off the market and help make sure consumers have access to cost-saving generic drugs they need WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar...

President Obama’s remarks on the sequester M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    President Obama’s remarks on the sequester DA:    Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about President Obama’s comments today on the sequester and a budget package. “The...

Grassley Floor Speech: Lessons from the 1986 Immigration Reform Debate To see the video, click here.   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Lessons from 1986 Immigration Reform Monday, February 4, 2013 As we look forward to a debate this year about immigration reform, I want to share my...

  Grassley: Iowa City Student Selected by Naval Academy     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Jackson Peplow of Iowa City has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 2013-2014 school year.   Peplow is the son of Nanci Kohl and Ken Peplow of Iowa City.  Jackson Peplow...

Q&A on the Sequester Q:    What exactly is sequestration? A:    Sequestration is a process of automatic, largely across-the-board permanent spending reductions.  The process was created in 1985 in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act.  More recently, Congress included sequestration as an enforcement tool in the Budget...

Physician Payments Sunshine Act Regulations Released M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Sunshine Act rule released Da:    Friday, February 01, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the co-author, with then-Sen. Herb Kohl, of the bipartisan Physician Payments Sunshine Act, enacted in March...

Grassley Introduces Legislation to Ensure Employers have Proven Tool to Verify Work Eligibility of Employees WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that would permanently authorize and require employers to use the E-Verify program, an Internet-based system that assists employers in determining the eligibility of employees to work...

Russian ban on U.S. beef and pork exports M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Russian ban on U.S. beef and pork exports DA:    Thursday, January 31, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the comment below about a news report that U.S. exports of beef and pork to Russia will be stopped on February...

Grassley, Hatch, Alexander, Enzi, Pitts, Cassidy Seek Details of Long-overdue Attention to Federal Discount Prescription Drug Program WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander and Michael Enzi and Reps. Joe Pitts and Bill Cassidy today sought details of the federal government’s long-overdue attention to the qualification of the...

Grassley plans meetings with Iowans in 16 counties WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has planned meetings with Iowans in 16 counties during the Senate’s upcoming February recess week, including 10 town meetings and question-and-answer sessions with students at four high schools, employees at a manufacturing plant, and members of the Des Moines Rotary...

Grassley Opening Statement -- Committee Hearing on the Causes of Gun Violence Mr. Chairman, what happened at Newtown shocked the entire nation.   We will never forget where we were and how we reacted when we learned that 20 very young children and 6 adults were killed that day.   As a grandfather and great-grandfather, I cannot imagine how anyone...

  Transparency at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development     Statement of Senator Charles E. Grassley Before the United States Senate Transparency at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development January 29, 2013 I come to the floor of the Senate today to speak about one of my favorite topics—transparency. ...

Concern Over Approval of Foreign Purchase of Taxpayer-Funded A123 WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today expressed concern over the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) decision to approve the China-based Wanxiang Group Corps.’ investment in failed stimulus-funded battery company, A123....

Grassley Outlines Shortcomings in Proposed IRS Whistleblower Regulations WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today outlined a series of shortcomings in the Internal Revenue Service’s long-awaited proposed regulations to implement the 2006 whistleblower improvements he authored.  Grassley outlined his concerns in a letter to top IRS and Treasury...

Justice Department Pressed on “Too Big to Jail” Senators Question Whether “Too Big to Fail” Status of Some Wall Street Megabanks Undermines Government’s Ability to Prosecute Large Financial Institutions, Impose Appropriate Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter today to U.S. Attorney General...