Grassley Welcomes Permanent Smithsonian Inspector General
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Naming of a permanent Smithsonian inspector general
Da: Monday, March 5, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the Smithsonian Institution’s naming of a permanent inspector general....
Grassley Continues Efforts to Crack Down on Steroid Abuse
Bill Adds a Common Steroid to List of Banned Substances
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that would add dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, to the list of anabolic steroids that are classified as...
Rx Pay-off a Big Consumer Rip Off
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Many people most likely know a fellow Iowan who finds great satisfaction in tracking down the cheapest fuel for sale when it comes time to fill up the gas tank. Saving pennies on the gallon keeps more money in your pocket and somehow yields a psychological boost to those of us...
Grassley Amendment Would Close Loophole that Endangers National Security
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said during debate in the U.S. Senate that he’s working to close a loophole that allows an alien to stay in the country after their Visa has been revoked on terrorism...
Grassley Expresses Concern Over Possible U.S.-Brazil Partnership on Ethanol
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is expressing concern to the President that a possible U.S.-Brazil partnership on ethanol could cause the United States to subsidize the production of foreign ethanol and run counter to the President’s...
Grassley Hand Delivers Disaster Assistance Request to Bush this Morning
For Immediate Release
Friday, March 2, 2007
Grassley Hand Delivers Disaster Assistance Request to Bush this Morning
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley this morning is personally asking President George W. Bush to...
Grassley Expresses Alarm at Poor Executive Compensation Disclosure from Top Non-profits
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: IRS report on non-profits’ executive compensation
Da: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is conducting a wide-ranging review of non-profit practices to ensure...
Grassley Wins Break for Storm-Hit Farmers with Tax Filing Deadline
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today convinced the Treasury Secretary to give a break to Iowa farmers who are unable to file their taxes by the March 1 deadline due to winter storm...
Grassley Asks Treasury Secretary to Assist Iowa Farmers Caught in Major Storms
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today took his own action during a breakfast with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and asked for the Secretary’s help to ensure Iowa farmers without power aren’t penalized for...
Grassley: FBI Should Discipline Supervisors Found to Retaliate Against Agents
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked FBI Director Robert Mueller about the agency’s plans to discipline supervisors who have been found to retaliate against agents who report...
Grassley works to safeguard Smithsonian resources
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking for an accounting from the board governing the Smithsonian of lavish expenditures by the Smithsonian’s top officer and attempts to conceal those expenditures from public view, even while the Smithsonian relies on...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Grassley Writes to Congressional Leaders, Vice President on Smithsonian Problems
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy including tax-exempt groups, continues to question the Smithsonian secretary’s spending and board governance. Today, Grassley sent letters to the House and Senate leaders and Vice...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Grassley: Review of Non-profits’ Political Activity Continues, Despite Fannie Mae Foundation Move
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on Fannie Mae’s announcement that it will close its charitable foundation and will open a new office for corporate giving. Grassley continues to investigate...
Saturday Iraq Vote
Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the United States Senate failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a resolution that expresses a sense of the Congress on the current strategy in Iraq. Grassley voted against proceeding to the bill.
Here is Grassley’s comment.
“This is a rare...
Word On: Daylight Saving Time
Q: Why does Daylight Saving Time start on March 11 this year?
A: During debate on the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Congress expanded incentives for renewable, home-grown energy and traditional, domestic energy supplies to lessen U.S. dependence on foreign oil and strengthen national economic, environmental...
Grassley Schedules Town Meetings During February Congressional Recess
Senator Adds Three Town Hall Meetings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit a total of 27 counties during the February Congressional recess held from February 19-23 and 26. ...
Quad Cities Congressional Delegation Question Defense Department about Use of Rock Island Arsenal in Keeping Soldiers Safe in Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Members of the congressional delegation serving the Rock Island Arsenal have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how the Rock Island Arsenal could be utilized to produce up-armor...
