News Releases

Grassley: K Street’s Crocodile Tears on Tax Loophole Closers Get House Hearing M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: House hearing on tax loophole closers Da: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on today’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing to examine tax...

Women's History Month by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley    Within a few days after the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, my mother exercised her right to vote, becoming one of the first four women in Iowa to visit the ballot box. Looking back now nearly 87 years later, my mother's civic-mindedness arguably secures her a spot in...

Grassley Expresses Concern Over Federal Charitable Giving Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is expressing concern that management changes to the federal employees’ charitable giving program will undermine accountability from charities to donors and potentially discourage donations. Grassley continues a...

Grassley: House Democratic Leaders Fuss Over Halliburton but Slow-walk Corporate Loophole Closers M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Halliburton, corporate loophole closers Da: Monday, March 12, 2007 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on Halliburton’s move of its CEO to...

Inspector General report on National Security Letters            Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following comment after learning of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report on national security letters.  The report showed that the FBI has had no policy or directive to...

Grassley’s Red Cross Modernization Bill Advances Via Committee WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s legislation to modernize the management structure of the American Red Cross has advanced through committee, clearing it for full Senate consideration. "The Red Cross does a very good job," Grassley said. "It can do an even better job with some simple management...

Vote on Security Amendments in Senate The Senate today voted against consideration of a package of amendments that would have enhanced the security requirements in the 9/11 Commission bill currently being debated in the Senate.  The package included a Grassley amendment that would ensure individuals who are on U.S. soil and have their visas revoked,...

Grassley on U.S.-Brazil Agreement to Advance Biofuels M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: U.S.-Brazil cooperation on biofuels Da: Friday, March 9, 2007 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on today’s U.S.-Brazil memorandum of understanding...

Grassley Presents Scholarships to Iowa Students Students from Council Bluffs and Iowa City receive award in Washington             WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley yesterday presented scholarships to Jared Greiner, of Council Bluffs a student at Treynor High School, and Joshua Lipman, a student at Iowa...

Jarvey Clears Senate by Unanimous Vote              WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Judge John Jarvey, the nominee to serve as the United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, has passed the Senate by a vote of...

Grassley: Time for Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Government Credit Cards to Stop For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 7, 2007   Grassley: Time for Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Government Credit Cards to Stop               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said it’s time to stop the reckless...

Agriculture Concentration and Generic Drugs Discussed at Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Mr. Chairman, we need to ensure that the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are being aggressive in their enforcement of the antitrust laws.  An article in the January 8, 2007 Legal Times about the Antitrust Division’s weak merger enforcement record...

Grassley seeks hedge fund registration, says Congress needs to bring about transparency  WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today offered an amendment that would require hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission               “Sunshine can do a lot of good,” Grassley...

Word On: Phone Tax Refund    Q: What is the telephone tax refund?   A:The federal government installed a “luxury tax” at the turn of the last century to apply to the wealthiest Americans who could afford long-distance telephone service. The federal excise tax on long-distance phone calls was enacted to help pay for the Spanish American War....

Commission on Military and Veterans' Health Care/Walter Reed Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement on the situation at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the President’s announcement today on the formation of a bipartisan commission to examine military and veterans’ health care in the United States.   Here is Grassley’s...

Grassley, Feingold Continue Efforts to Ensure Daily Spot Market for Independent Producers                      WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin today introduced legislation to require 25 percent of a packer’s daily kill come...

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...