Grassley, Colleagues Remind Korea of Obligation to Accept U.S. Beef Imports
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reminded Korea’s ambassador to the U.S. that Korea’s continued refusal to accept imports of U.S. beef threatens congressional support for a trade agreement between our two countries. Baucus,...
Jarvey Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Judge John Jarvey, the nominee to serve as theUnited States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, has passed the Senate Judiciary...
Grassley, Colleagues Remind Korea of Obligation to Accept U.S. Beef Imports
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reminded Korea’s ambassador to the U.S. that Korea’s continued refusal to accept imports of U.S. beef threatens congressional support for a trade agreement between our two countries. Baucus,...
Grassley Introduces Legislation to Help Black Farmers Receive Justice from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to help thousands of African-American farmers who were denied entry into the Pigford v. Glickman settlement, which ended a discrimination lawsuit...
Grassley Works to Provide Whistleblower Protections to Legislative Branch Employees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he is continuing his efforts to keep Congress living by the same rules as everybody else. He has introduced legislation to that would give the same whistleblower protections to employees in the legislative...
Grassley Schedules Additional Town Meetings During February Congressional Recess
Senator to visit 23 Counties from February 19-23
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit an additional 10 counties during the February Congressional recess on February 22 and...
Grassley comments on Mediacom/Sinclair agreement
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after learning that Mediacom and Sinclair Broadcasting reached a retransmission consent agreement that will allow KDSM in Des Moines and KGAN in Cedar Rapids to again be broadcast on the Mediacom system.
Here is Grassley’s comment.
“I'm...
Word On: Eyes Wide Open on Earmarks
Q: What is a congressional “earmark?”
A: The term refers to the widely used, traditional practice lawmakers use to steer tax dollars towards specific projects or programs. The problem is that it’s common for earmarks to circumvent legislative and oversight channels in Congress. I’ve...
Iowa Senators Re-Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Veterans Suicide
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Tom Harkin, today introduced legislation to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately begin implementing a comprehensive program to prevent suicide...
Grassley, Sensenbrenner See Need for Inspector General for the Judiciary
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today re-introduced legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives to create an Inspector General for the Judicial...
Grassley Comments on Administration Farm Bill Proposal
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after US Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released the administration’s proposed farm bill. Grassley is one of two working family farmers in the Senate and is...
Grassley Urges Energy Secretary to Consider Need to Retain Tariff on Ethanol Imports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to consider the need to retain the U.S. tariff on ethanol imports. In a letter to the secretary, Grassley said the world’s other major ethanol producer –...
Grassley Visits IRS to Get Tax Gap Answers
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) visited IRS headquarters today to ask senior executives at the agency what they will do this year to close the $345 billion tax gap. Baucus and Grassley have identified the tax gap – the gulf between taxes legally owed and taxes actually...
Trade Relations with Latin America
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Trade Relations with Latin America
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Mr. President, I rise to speak on the U.S. trade agenda. There are a number of important items on this year’s trade agenda, including reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority for the President and reauthorizing our...
Sens. Grassley, Dodd Seek Bold Reforms for Drug Safety
WASHINGTON — Renewing their commitment to ensuring FDA-approved drugs are safe once on the market, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are reintroducing legislation to revamp and prioritize the post-market surveillance process within the Food and Drug Administration and to greatly expand...
Grassley Announces Appointments of Young Iowans to Service Academies
Altoona, Denison, Iowa City Natives Receive Appointments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Zachary Ballard of Altoona (Southeast Polk High School) and Matthew Traynelis of Iowa City (West High School)...
Iowan Named Interim U.S. Attorney in Northern District
Dummermuth Expected to be Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that President Bush has named Matt Dummermuth as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Grassley said he expects the...
Grassley/Sessions Amendment to Encourage Government Contractorsto Hire Legal Immigrants Passes Unanimously
WASHINGTON -- An amendment to encourage government contactors to electronically verify the work eligibility of their employees introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley and Jeff...
Grassley Objects to Idea of Lifting U.S. Tariff on Ethanol Imports
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman was quoted in media reports today saying the U.S. tariff on ethanol imports will probably need to be lifted to meet the administration’s goal of increasing the use of renewable fuels. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the...
Grassley Reacts to State of the Union Address
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over issues including taxes and major federal health care programs, made the following comments on President Bush’s state of the union address...
