Iowa Projects Included in Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several projects for Iowa were included in the Foreign Operations spending bill that was passed out of the Appropriations Committee...
Grassley: Iowa Projects Funded in Appropriations Bill
University of Northern Iowa, Save America’s Treasures, Storm and Sewer Projects Included
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley said that several projects for Iowa have been included in the subcommittee appropriations bill for the...
Committee Approves Grassley Legislation to Stop Illegal Sex Trafficking with Tax Code Violations
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee today approved legislation that would use the federal tax code to put behind bars criminals who make money in the underground economy by selling sexual access to girls and...
Grassley’s Committee Votes to Repeal Telephone Tax
WASHINGTON – The telephone excise tax is one step closer to being repealed after a successful Finance Committee vote raised by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
"We’re on the way to ending a quote-unquote temporary tax," Grassley said. "The temporary part means nothing, because this tax has been around since 1898. It...
Grassley, Wyden, Inhofe Pressure Lobbying Reform Conferees to Keep Provision to End Secret Holds
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden and Jim Inhofe are urging conferees to the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act to keep a provision that ends the practice of secret...
Grassley, Kohl, Leahy and Schumer Introduce Bill to Stop 'Payoffs' that Delay Generic Drugs
Washington, D.C.– In the wake of today’s Supreme Court refusal to hear the drug patent case, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. Schering-Plough, top Senate Judiciary Committee members Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Charles Schumer...
Spirit Lake Veterans Outpatient Clinic Gets Go-Ahead
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the Department of Veterans Affairs has given final approval for the opening of the Spirit Lake Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. The Sioux Falls Veterans Affairs Medical Center will...
Sentinel on the Hill Gets Runaround at the FDA
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Americans place their trust in government. As Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, I work to make sure the federal government earns the public’s trust.
As a U.S. Senator, part of my job includes making laws that govern the country.
Of equal or arguably greater importance,...
Sioux City Mail Processing Center update
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after receiving word that the U.S. Postal Service has decided to delay a final decision regarding the Sioux City mail processing center until after a review is completed by the Postal Service's...
Grassley Takes More Steps to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that would require each gallon of motor fuel sold after 2010 to contain at least 10 percent renewable fuel. He introduced the legislation with Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota....
Grassley: Japan’s Planned Inspection of U.S. Beef Plants May Not Yield Resumed Imports
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on Japan’s planned inspection of U.S. beef processing plants as a possible precursor to resumed imports of U.S....
Grassley Questions Energy Department on Identity Security Procedures
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the Department of Energy to explain the recent rash of stolen personal identity information of its employees. Grassley cited numerous examples of stolen personal...
Grassley to Launch First of its Kind Webcast Town Hall Meeting
Senator Encourages Iowans to Log On and Ask Questions
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowans will have the first crack at his ground-breaking webcast town hall meeting. “Straight From Capitol Hill:...
Grassley Urges Retention of Law Benefiting U.S. Exporters, Including Corn Refiners, Pork Producers
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Grassley Urges Retention of Law Benefiting U.S. Exporters,
Including Corn Refiners, Pork Producers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade,...
Justice Department Inspector General Report on FBI Handling of Moussaoui Information
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment after the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released the Moussaoui section of the report “A Review of the FBI's Handling of Intelligence Information Related to the September 11Attacks.”
Here is...
Grassley to Host United Nations Delegation in Iowa
DES MOINES – Sen. Chuck Grassley will host a group of foreign Ambassadors to the United Nations (U.N.) for a short visit to Iowa. U.N. Ambassadors from Colombia, Honduras, Hungary and Mali will participate in the...
Grassley Presses Leavitt to Support SEC Petition for Former Ames Lab Employees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt to quickly approve the Special Exposure Cohort petition filed on behalf of the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State...
