Grassley Builds Coalition of Concerned Senators to Urge OMB to Reject Burdensome Propane Regulation
NEW HARTFORD – Senator Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget to take a hard look at onerous regulations on propane that the Department of...
Grassley, Baucus ask specialty hospitals about patient safety after 911 calls for 150 patients
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are asking specialty hospitals in Arizona about patient safety following an investigative report this summer by Phoenix-based KPHO-TV that...
Grassley continues efforts to improve safety for nursing home residents
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the federal government agency that is responsible for helping to safeguard nursing home residents to report on its efforts to improve fire safety at facilities...
Grassley Urges NIH Director to Ensure Employees May Speak to Congress
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has urged the director of the National Institutes of Health to ensure that agency officials do not intimidate federal employees against speaking to Congress. Grassley is concerned that in recent days, several employees at the National Institute of...
FBI Whistleblower Jane Turner
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: FBI Whistleblower Jane Turner
DA: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment...
Grassley: Turf battles in federal bureaucracy result in neglect of possible leads
WASHINGTON--A new joint report from the Inspectors General at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice finds that disputes between agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have...
Grassley to Complete Annual Visits to All of Iowa’s 99 Counties
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will complete his annual visit to all of Iowa ’s 99 counties, visiting seven counties during the week of August...
Chinese officials’ comments on currency
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today expressed concern over comments from Chinese officials that China may liquidate its holding of U.S. treasuries if Congress tries to force a revaluation of the Chinese...
Grassley Seeks FDA Briefing on Steps to Ensure Safety of Foreign-made Medicine
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is asking the Food and Drug Administration for an explanation of its steps to ensure the safety of foreign-made medicine. In a letter to the agency commissioner, Grassley said he is disturbed by reports...
Grassley Q and A: August Recess
Q: What is the August Recess?
A: Every August, both houses of Congress take a one month recess from normal legislative business. While this is called a recess, I believe a more appropriate term is the August district work period. The Senate is generally in session Monday through Friday,...
Grassley Praises Nevada, New York for Pursuing State False Claims Acts, Medicaid Fraud
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment regarding letters posted Wednesday by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services announcing that state False Claims Acts passed by New York and...
Grassley: Iowa Delegation Fights to Keep Des Moines Army Recruiting Battalion Active
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Iowa Congressional delegation revealed that a decision made by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command was against staff recommendations. Last week they sent a letter to the...
Grassley Q & A: SCHIP
Q: What is SCHIP?
A: The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was designed to provide health coverage to low-income, uninsured children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid or have the means to afford private health insurance. As the top Republican Member on the Senate Finance Committee, I...
Sorting Fact from Fiction
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Congress is immersed in the annual give-and-take necessary to pass the 12 spending bills that will fund the federal government for the 12 months starting Oct. 1.
Lawmakers are hammering out the details of a $2.9 trillion budget blueprint that will distribute tax revenue from...
Grassley: GSA IG Will Give Independent Audit
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reiterated the need for the Inspector General of the General Services Administration to perform an audit on a current contract with Sun Microsystems. A previous audit uncovered alleged contract violations...
Grassley Calls for More Investment in Rural Areas Via Tax Credit Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today urged the Treasury Department to ensure that rural communities receive their due share of investment under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. Passed into...
Grassley, Baucus introduce legislation to overhaul Medicare quality program
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus today introduced legislation to overhaul a program Congress created 25 years ago to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, economy and quality of services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. The new legislation would...
Grassley: IRS/Treasury Ideas for Closing Tax Gap are Helpful, Will Require Follow-through
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department,"Reducing the Federal Tax Gap."
"This provides a...
Grassley: Secret Holds Provisions Gutted in Ethics Reform Bill
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today gave tepid support to an ethics reform bill that passed the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 83-14. Grassley voted for the...
Resolution Honoring 133rd Infantry
The Senate resolution honoring the 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard cleared the U.S. Senate late last night by unanimous consent. Here is a copy of the press release from when Senators Grassley and Harkin introduced the resolution.
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Iowa...
