Grassley, Baucus bill would enhance research on pharmaceutical safety and effectiveness
WASHINGTON — Responding to growing concerns about the safety of pharmaceuticals, Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus introduced legislation today to improve the study of medical treatments, including the effectiveness and safety of drugs.
Their proposal would...
Grassley Comments on Amendment to Strike Amnesty Provisions from Immigration Reform Bill
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted against an amendment to strike Title VI of the immigration reform bill. Title VI allows for amnesty of more than 12 million illegal aliens in the United...
Grassley: Four VA Outpatient Clinics Cleared for Opening
Carroll, Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown and Shenandoah Approved
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley tonight learned that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has given final approval for four Iowa outpatient clinics to be opened in...
Grassley comments on Iraq Supplemental Funding Bill
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the Senate voted 80 -14 in favor of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
"I'm glad after many months an overwhelming majority of Congress voted to finally get...
Grassley Questions Big Oil’s Commitment to Lessening U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley last night compared Big Tobacco’s 1994 sworn testimony before a House Subcommittee to sworn testimony made by Big Oil before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this year....
Grassley: What They Forgot to Say About the Trigger
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today revealed several items proponents of the immigration reform bill neglected to say about the “trigger” that will allow more than 12 million illegal aliens to gain greencards if they...
Grassley Welcomes International Designation of U.S. Beef as Safe
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment after today’s announcement by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) classifying the United States as a "controlled risk" country with regard to bovine spongiform...
Grassley Outlines How Amnesty Really Works in Immigration Reform Bill
Top 15 Amnesty Flaws Revealed
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today revealed his Top 15 flaws with the amnesty program in the immigration reform bill being debated in the United States Senate. He pointed out that the...
Grassley: H-1B Reforms Included in Immigration Bill
Senator Remains Concerned About Amnesty
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that several H-1B visa provisions he has forwarded to help American workers were included in the immigration bill that is being debated in the U.S. Senate.
"I can’t support legislation that contains amnesty for illegal...
Grassley Q & A: Memorial Day
Q: What is the history behind Memorial Day?
A: The roots of Memorial Day date back to the years just after the Civil War. Following the Civil War, a group of Union Veterans known as the Grand Army of the Republic annually honored the fallen Union soldiers. Many of the veterans within the Grand Army of the...
IRS’ private debt collection program
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, was instrumental in creating the IRS’ private debt collection program and ensuring proper oversight to protect taxpayers’ rights. Today, Grassley released new findings from the IRS on the effectiveness of and taxpayer satisfaction with the program. He also...
Grassley on China’s Move to Let Yuan Trade More Freely
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the announcement by China’s central bank that it will let the yuan trade more freely.
"This is a positive step, but it’s too early to tell whether...
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s reaction to the proposed compromise on immigration reform announced today
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below regarding the proposed compromise on immigration reform that was announced today. Sen. Grassley is Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Grassley’s...
Grassley Questions Smithsonian Business Ventures’ Management, Performance; Welcomes Resignation
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has been conducting oversight of the Smithsonian Institution as part of his broad review of tax-exempt groups, their accountability for their tax status, and the public service they perform....
Grassley Outlines Opposition to Blanket Renewal of Trade Preference Programs
Today the Committee has an opportunity to evaluate the operation of our trade preference programs. I want to thank our witnesses for being with us today. Some of them have traveled long distances to be here, and I look forward to their testimony. Through our trade preference...
Water Resources Development Act Passes Senate
Iowa Projects Included in Final
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Water Resources Development Act that passed the Senate today authorizes major improvements to the Upper Mississippi River lock and dam system as well as several other projects along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and in...
Sen. Grassley seeks to empower FDA to access drug-risk information from drug makers
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to make sure drug makers fully disclose data from their drug studies to the Food and Drug Administration, and he’s asking the drug-safety agency if it needs new power to collect such information and a major drug maker to...
Sen. Grassley seeks to empower FDA to access drug-risk information from drug makers
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to make sure drug makers fully disclose data from their drug studies to the Food and Drug Administration, and he’s asking the drug-safety agency if it needs new power to collect such information and a major drug maker to...
Sen. Grassley introduces the Hedge Fund Registration Act of 2007-05-15
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is introducing legislation today that would require hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“The goal of my initiative is to...
Grassley Seeks Less IRS Union Activity on Taxpayers’ Dime
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged the Treasury secretary to curb IRS employees’ union activity on the taxpayers’ dime, citing information that IRS employees spend more time on union activity than their counterparts at other federal...
