Grassley, Coburn: IG Report Recommends Shut Down of FAA Contracting Program
RESULTS Program to be Disbanded
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma today said that an Inspector General report they requested recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Word On: National Family Day
Q: “What is Family Day: A day to eat dinner with your children?”
A: Launched by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), this national initiative seeks to motivate parents to develop regular, open lines of communication early on with their children. Hectic family schedules in modern...
Grassley’s Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine Nears Final Passage
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has won Senate passage of a House-Senate agreement on his legislation to improve child welfare services, and re-authorize the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, as well as target resources to improve access to family treatment programs...
Senator Grassley comments on the Institute of Medicine’s assessment of the U.S. drug safety system
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, today commented on the newly released assessment of the U.S. drug-safety system completed by the Institute of Medicine of the National...
Senate Passes Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting
Senators commit to efforts to make needed changes to the law next year
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today expressed support for the Senate’s passage of H.R. 3408, legislation that reauthorizes the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act (LMR) until 2010. The Iowa...
U.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Award Meskwaki Code Talkers Commemorative Gold Medals
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that an effort to award Meskwaki Code Talkers with the recognition they deserved cleared its final hurdle in the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed by...
Grassley: U.S.-Oman Trade Pact Yields Market Access for U.S. Farmers, Manufacturers
Following is the Senate floor statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade. The Senate today gave final passage to H.R. 5684, U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, on a vote of 63 to...
Grassley Concerned About Smithfield-Premium Standard Farms Merger
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today expressed strong reservations about a possible merger between Smithfield Foods and Premium Standard Farms.
The merger brings Smithfield Foods, the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats in the United States, as well as the...
Grassley: More federal dollars to help Iowans sign up for prescription drug program
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that another $214,268 in federal funds is on its way to Iowa to help Medicare beneficiaries sort through their options with the Medicare prescription drug...
Senators: Tithing Allowed During Bankruptcy, Court Decision Wrong
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch and Jeff Sessions today questioned a court decision made in a New York bankruptcy case. The Senators said in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that the decision "inaccurately interprets how tithes are to be treated under the...
Grassley on Senate Passage of the Port Security Bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the port security bill approved by the Senate yesterday.
"I’m glad to see this legislation pass the Senate. For the past several months, I’ve worked with my colleagues, Senator Stevens and Senator Inouye on the...
Wyden, Grassley, Senate Rules Committee Leaders Announce Offensive Against Secret Holds
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Trent Lott (R-MS) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) today announced a new offensive against the Senate’s practice of secret holds,...
Grassley Directs Effort to Ensure More Charitable Care from Non-profit Hospitals
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today directed his staff to develop proposals on ways to make sure non-profit hospitals deliver their fair share of care to the poor and community benefit.
"Federal, state and local governments...
2006 Tax Return Filing Season Impact of Delayed Legislative Action on Widely-Applicable Tax Relief Provisions
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, asked his staff to explore the 2006 tax filing season impact of delaying legislative action on the extension of widely applicable tax provisions. He made the following statement on his...
Grassley Accepting Applications from Young Iowans Wanting to Attend Military Academies
Senator Also Invites Students Interested in Attending West Point to attend Meetings
WASHINGTON— Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he is accepting applications from students interested in attending the United...
Grassley to Honor 9-11 Victims at Commemoration Event
WASHINGTON– Sen. Grassley today will participate in a memorial ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11,...
Shut Down Tyranny in the 21st Century
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
A new chapter in American history was launched in 2001 when a ring of murderous terrorists hijacked commercial jets and plowed them into New York City skyscrapers and the Pentagon just outside the nation’s capital.
By striking a blow at the heart of America’s financial...
Grassley Concerned about Incomplete Information in FBI's Investigative Data Warehous
WASHINGTON– Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the FBI to provide more information about the agencies providing resources to the Investigative Data Warehouse, the new database being used to pull together...
