News Releases

Mail Security by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The highly publicized cases of anthrax-tainted letters delivered since Sept. 11 have generated understandable concern among the general population and put new pressures on the U.S. postal system and its 800,000-strong corps of workers.   The opening of an anthrax-laced letter addressed to Senate...

Anti-Terrorism Bill A comment follows from Sen. Grassley regarding Senate passage of the anti-terrorism bill. The comprehensive proposal includes two legislative initiatives (S.1371 and S.398) co-authored by Grassley to clamp down on tactics used by international criminals to funnel money through the U.S. banking system. Grassley's bipartisan proposals...

Grassley Reports Gains for Iowa Agricultural Projects Senate Passes Ag Appropriations Bill ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised Senate passage of legislation that appropriates funds for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs for fiscal year 2002. Grassley said the $73.8 billion bill will fund a number of projects that will benefit Iowans. "This bill...

Word On: Bioterrorism   Q: Should Americans be concerned about anthrax and other agents of germ warfare? A: The unfolding stories regarding anthrax exposure and contamination in Florida, New York and Washington have consumed the nation’s attention just a few short weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on America. Although no hard evidence to date...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today asked the Customs Service and the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the sales of counterfeit anthrax remedies. The text of Grassley's letter to those agencies follows. October 17, 2001 Via Facsimile: Customs: 202- 927-2152; FTC:...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged the federal agencies with a role in overseeing charities to help ensure that charities provide quick, fair relief for the victims of Sept. 11. Grassley wrote a letter to four federal agencies and the New York and Virginia...

Grassley, Baucus Work to Open Chinese Markets to U.S. Soybeans ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, lead Republican of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today sent a letter to President Bush urging his action to address the Chinese government's restricted entry of U.S. soybeans. The text of their letter follows. October 15, 2001 The Honorable...

Word On: Unemployment Benefits   Q: What federal benefits are available to dislocated workers? A: The United States enjoyed a growing economy and decling unemployment levels for much of the previous decade. But, fluctuations in the job market are bound to occur. A softening U.S. economy that began last year was further shaken by the terrorist acts on...

Safety in the Skies by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   One month after sheer terror struck America on September 11, the U.S. Senate continued to show unity and resolve. As the American population struggles to return to normalcy and every day life with new terrorist threats looming large, the Senate passed legislation to pump up airport security and...

Grassley Urges Iowans to Help America's Fund for Afghan Children President Bush Establishes Effort ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged Iowa children and families to help the newly created America's Fund for Afghan Children. President George W. Bush last night announced the program and asked every child in America to earn or give $1 to help provide food and...

Grassley, Baucus Examine Customs' Enforcement of Money Laundering ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, lead Republican of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today sent a letter to the U.S. Customs Service to learn whether the agency is adequately enforcing anti-money laundering requirements. Today's request follows a similar request from the...

Grassley Works to Stop Improper Payments for Psychiatric Services in Nursing Homes ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, lead Republican on the Committee on Finance, today asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to end the longstanding problem of improper payments for psychiatric services in nursing homes. Grassley's request letter follows. October 9,...

Economic Booster Shot By Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The devastating acts of terrorism on September 11 have changed life as we know it in America. Pure evil tragically took away the lives of thousands of innocent people when suicide hijackers commandeered four U.S. passenger jets, inflicting immeasurable pain and human suffering. The social,...

Word On: Flying the Flag   Q: What steps should Iowans take to make sure they are properly flying the U.S. flag? A: Since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the American people have united together to mourn those whose lives were lost, to grieve with the victims’ families, to open up their pocketbooks to offer financial...

Grassley Seeks End to Improper Tax Benefits for Illegal Residents ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is seeking an end to the Internal Revenue Service's improper issuance of hundreds of millions of dollars annually to hundreds of thousands of people based on their income earned by working in the United States even though they...

Grassley Awarded for Pursuit of Open Government ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has been honored with a "Sunshine Award" from the Society of Professional Journalists. The organization is recognizing his role in the successful effort to have the U.S. Supreme Court make recordings available to the media during the historic proceedings after the 2000 presidential...

Iowa's U.S. Attorney Nominees Move One Step Closer to Confirmation Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Move Nominations for Senate Consideration ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa's two U.S. Attorney nominees?Charles Larson, Sr. of Cedar Rapids and Steve Colloton of Des Moines?have cleared another hurdle in the Senate confirmation...

Action on Anti-Money Laundering Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment on unanimous approval today by the Senate Banking Committee of legislation to toughen anti-money laundering laws. The approved legislation was sponsored by the committee chairman, Sen. Paul Sarbanes. It included many provisions from two bills Sen. Grassley sponsored earlier this year...

Finance Committee Hearing on Economic Stimulus with Secretary O'Neill Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing today. We need to continue to pursue bipartisan discussions of economic stimulus. This is a thoughtful and necessarily deliberate process that you have put in place. Mr. Chairman, we live in interesting times. The tragic events of...

TAP Pharmaceutical fraud case Today the Department of Justice announced that TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. has agreed to pay $875 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with its fraudulent drug pricing and marketing conduct with regard to Lupron, a drug sold by TAP primarily for treatment of advanced prostate cancer in...