News Releases

Grassley seeks information from long-term care insurance providers WASHINGTON — Sen. Grassley is asking the nation’s top providers of long-term care insurance to provide information about how claims are processed in order to learn more about how effectively the sector is meeting the needs of Americans who have purchased such policies, which has...

Grassley says FDA has duty to protect people who participate in clinical drug trials  WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to implement recommendations stemming from an independent review of the agency’s oversight of clinical trials involving human...

S-CHIP Passes Senate, Iowa's Hawk-I program would benefit Washington, D.C.–Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee tonight applauded final and veto-proof Senate passage, 67-29, of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act.  CHIP provides health coverage to American children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid, but can’t...

Whetting the Whistleblower’s Whistle By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    Growing up, my dad always reached for the pliers in his pocket. It seemed he could fix anything on the farm that needed fixing with this indispensable tool. Workers in every profession reach for must-have tools of the trade to help get the job done.   When I’m working at...

Grassley Statement on SCHIP Senate Passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Senate Passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Thursday, September 27,...

Republican senators support children’s health insurance program             WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch said there is significant support among Republicans for bicameral legislation to reauthorize the children’s health insurance...

SCHIP Grassley comments from News Conference on Legislation to Reauthorize SCHIP Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance News Conference on Legislation to Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program Wednesday, September 26, 2007 The bill before the Senate carries out the SCHIP policy that...

SCHIP compromise maintains fundamental principles Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007  Mr. President, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP– is the product of a Republican-led Congress in 1997.  It is a targeted program designed to provide affordable health coverage for low-income children of working...

Senators Urge for COOL Compromise to be Included in Farm Bill             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with 30 Senate colleagues, today sent a letter to Senator Tom Harkin urging him to include compromise language on Country of Origin Labeling in the farm bill he brings before the...

Grassley Q & A: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month    Q: What is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month? A: This October marks the 22nd observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to promote breast cancer awareness, provide information and stress the importance of early detection of this deadly disease.  Today, breast cancer...

Grassley Q & A: Combating Meth    Q: What is the Combat Meth Act? A: The devastating impact of meth spreads well beyond just drug users. Meth hurts families, particularly the children of meth users, as well as the larger community that gets hit with the damage this terrible drug inflicts on our society. Unlike other drugs, meth can be home...

Grassley urges conferees to support strong FDA reforms WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley said the upcoming September 30 anniversary of Vioxx being pulled from the market is a good reminder about the need for Congress to embrace reforms passed by the Senate and House earlier this year in separate legislative proposals for the Food and Drug...

Grassley comment: Mukasey nominated for Attorney General   Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after President George Bush nominated Judge Michael Mukasey to be the next Attorney...

Grassley, Colleagues Urge IRS to Help Tax Burden of Home Loan Debt Forgiveness on Working Families   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with two fellow Finance Committee members, is urging the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take action to ensure that working families who lose...

Grassley Comment on President Bush's Speech on Iraq Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below in response to the speech delivered tonight by President Bush regarding progress in Iraq.               “This week, General Petraeus delivered the candid, unvarnished progress report that he promised...

Grassley: Appropriations Bill Benefits Iowa Projects and Defense Industries             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects, universities and defense industries will benefit from funding that was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today.  The...

Grassley, Durbin, Leahy, Specter sponsor legislation to fortify taxpayers against fraud WASHINGTONh --- Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin are sponsoring new legislation in response to recent federal court decisions that threaten to limit the scope and applicability intended by Congress with its highly successful 1986 update of the False Claims Act, which...

Grassley comment on newly released JAMA articles and commentary             Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below regarding the analysis released today by JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, regarding the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia.  Sen. Grassley has conducted...

Grassley Q & A: Disclosing drug industry dollars to doctors    Q:        What is the Physician Payments Sunshine Act? A:        I introduced legislation in September that would require manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs, devices and biologics to disclose the amount of...

Grassley Questions FBI on More Alleged Retaliation Against Whistleblowers             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has again reminded the FBI that the law does not allow retaliation against government whistleblowers.  Grassley reiterated his concerns to FBI Director Robert Mueller in a...