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...
Grassley Urges Implementation of Trade Agreements This Fall
WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley today hosted a pro-trade rally with key administration officials to express support for advancing the trade agenda, including pending trade agreements, this fall. Attendees included United States Trade...
Grassley Speaks at National Recovery Month Kick-Off
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley yesterday spoke at the kick-off of the 18th annual celebration of Recovery Month. This kick-off also recognized Grassley’s continued support for addictions treatment and recovery...
Grassley Works to Keep in Touch with Next Generation
Senator keeps up with Iowans through social networking sites Facebook, MySpace
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has been keeping in touch with Iowa ’s youngest citizens through social networking sites Facebook and MySpace. Grassley became a...
Carried Interest Part III: Pension Issues
Grassley Statement from Senate Finance Commitee Hearing
Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Hearing, “Carried Interest Part III: Pension Issues.”
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007
Thank you, Chairman Baucus, for calling this hearing, our third hearing on the carried interest issue. The first two hearings...
Grassley, Kohl say public should know when pharmaceutical makers give money to doctors
McCaskill, Schumer, Klobuchar and Kennedy co-sponsor new Grassley-Kohl legislation
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl are introducing legislation to require manufacturers of...
Iowa City Readiness Center Complex Receives Funding in Military Construction Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that $13.186 million was included in the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill that passed the Senate today. The bill...
Grassley, Dorgan Keep Heat on Senate to Include Legitimate Payment Limits in Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has continued to pressure the Senate Agriculture Committee to include reasonable and legitimate payment limits in the farm bill that is expected to soon be debated in the Committee. Grassley, along with Senator Byron Dorgan, sent...
Grassley Comment on Center for Rural Affairs Report on House Farm Bill Payment Limits
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement about the House farm bill payment limits provisions. Grassley has worked with the Center for Rural Affairs to implement a hard cap on farm payments in the upcoming farm bill. He has introduced legislation...
Grassley Asks President to Grant Assistance for Iowa After Devastating Rains Hit State
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to President George Bush asking for prompt consideration of a request for federal assistance for several Iowa counties after heavy storms impacted...
Grassley questions NIH leader about his response to questionable actions of division head
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the director of the National Institutes of Health to address concerns that an internal review he supervised of actions by an NIH division head glossed over...
Census Bureau statistics on the uninsured
Today the Census Bureau released an update on the number of Americans, both children and adults, without health insurance. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on today’s update.
"This should motivate the House and Senate to re-authorize SCHIP this...
