News Releases

Grassley Opposes House Bill to End IRS’ Private Debt Collection Program, Says Effort is Misguided Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the House bill to terminate the IRS’ private debt collection program. The bill is under House consideration today.   "This bill is dead on arrival...

Grounding Government Jet-Setters  By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    Frequent flyers have come to expect frequent delays, unexpected flight cancellations and packed flights as air travel exceeds levels prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The layovers and uncertainty cause plenty of inconvenience for leisure and business...

Grassley Statement on Tax Title to Farm Bill, Peru Trade Agreement From Senate Finance Committee Mark-Up Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I want to again thank you for your leadership in moving the legislative process forward with respect to our piece of the farm bill and the trade agreement with Peru. The Finance Committee has a long history of responding...

Grassley Welcomes Bipartisan Agriculture Tax Package Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the bipartisan agriculture tax package that he helped to develop. The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act is scheduled for Finance Committee consideration tomorrow. Grassley is also a member of the...

Grassley Works to Stop Abusive Travel Spending WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley along with Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan requested a report from the Government Accountability Office regarding abusive travel spending by federal employees. The report released today reports that high-ranking officials wasted at least $146...

Grassley: Black Farmers Deserve Justice from USDA For Immediate Release   Wednesday, October 3, 2007   Grassley: Black Farmers Deserve Justice from USDA     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to Sens. Tom Harkin and Saxby Chambliss the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, requesting that...

Grassley seeks review of the effect of private equity ownership on nursing home care WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Government Accountability Office to review the effect of private equity ownership on the quality of care provided in the nation’s nursing homes.            ...

Grassley Co-sponsors Wyden-Bennett Healthy Americans Act             WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, this week became a co-sponsor of the Healthy Americans Act, a health care reform bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and Sen. Bob Bennett,...

Grassley Continues Fight to Keep Des Moines Army Recruiting Battalion Active WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said that the Army’s response to an August letter urging that the Des Moines Army Recruiting Battalion be kept active is encouraging in that it makes clear the proposal to close the doors isn’t final.  Army officials reviewing the proposal to...

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...