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Grassley Q & A: Caucus 101    Q: What is the history of the IowaCaucus?A: Since 1976, Iowa has been home to the first-in-the-nation Presidential Caucus. Serving as the first caucus state comes with a great responsibility, and Iowans have taken this charge seriously. Candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination understand the...

Grassley seeks thorough review of nursing home use of anti-psychotic drugs             WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked for a review by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services into how anti-psychotic drugs are being used in nursing homes given questions...

Grassley seeks thorough review of nursing home use of anti-psychotic drugs WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked for a review by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services into how anti-psychotic drugs are being used in nursing homes given questions of patient safety and taxpayer liability for the prescriptions,...

Ministries’ response to Nov. 6 inquiry M E M O R A N D U M         To:       Reporters and Editors   Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522   Re:       Ministries’ response to Nov. 6...

Food Safety bill introduced Casey, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Food Safety Legislation EAT SAFE Act of 2007 will help increase the safety of food and agriculture products WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today introduced the first major bipartisan food safety bill. The Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding...

Grassley comments on New IG for the SEC    Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the selection of a new Inspector General for the Securities and Exchange Commission.             Sen. Grassley’s Comment:             “The...

Grassley delivers three AMT speeches Floor Speeches of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Alternative Minimum Tax Delivered Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 Speech 1: I am pleased that we are finally discussing solutions to the Alternative Minimum Tax problem that is poised to swallow 19 million more tax filers this year.  I would have rather gone through this...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Grassley Urges Passage of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement Floor Statement of Senator Charles E. Grassley H.R. 3688: The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Delivered Monday, December 3, 2007 Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Looking at Tax Questions with Nonprofit Media-Based Ministries By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    As the end of the calendar year draws to an end, a spiritual season of worship, celebration and generosity begins. More people are likelier to open their hearts and pocketbooks to charitable causes.   No matter the time of year, charitable giving is...

Chuck Larson, Jr. nominated to be Ambassador to Latvia Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after President George Bush announced his intent to nominate Iowan Chuck Larson, Jr. to be Ambassador to Latvia.               “Chuck Larson has served Iowa as a state senator and served...

Grassley Q & A: Protecting our Rural Veterans    Q: Is there federal legislation being proposed to help veterans?  A: On December 7, 1941, our country was stripped of peace when the naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked. We were immediately drawn into the second World War and brave soldiers from across the United States answered the...

Grassley Welcomes China’s End of U.S.-challenged Trade Subsidies Today, United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced that China has agreed to terminate subsidies that the United States had challenged under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over...

Grassley says independent reviews of FDA employee misconduct will better serve public             WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is praising the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services for restoring independence to investigations of potential criminal misconduct by...

Grassley comments on Former Congressman Henry Hyde Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement on the death of former Congressman Henry Hyde. Grassley and Hyde were two of 16 Republicans who were first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974. "Henry Hyde was one of the sweet 16 who were able to ride to victory in 1974...

Grassley Applauds New Watch List for Quality of Nursing Home Care Senator had asked for public notification of poor performing nursing homes             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the creation of a public watch list to alert consumers and their families of poor performing...

Grassley Questions Fannie Mae, NIH Regarding Use of H-1B Visas WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked Fannie Mae and the National Institutes of Health to provide details regarding their use of H-1B visas when hiring new employees. "While the H-1B program has served a valuable purpose in allowing companies to bring in temporary workers for...

SCOTUS to Release of Audio Tapes from Guantanamo Case   Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the Supreme Court today announced that it would immediately make available the audio tapes of the oral arguments in the Boumediene v. Bush; Al Odah v. U.S.scheduled to be heard next week.   Grassley and Senator Charles Schumer...