News Releases

Grassley Explores New Protections for Retirement Plan Participants ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is pursuing whether Congress should tighten up protections for retirement plan participants in light of Enron's collapse. "Millions of Americans have hundreds of billions of dollars invested in employer-sponsored retirement...

Leave No Child Behind by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Iowa public schools have earned a national reputation for educational excellence. Appropriately, Iowa educators, parents and administrators take pride in their hometown schools. And particularly in rural areas, where the public school often defines a community and in some cases helps anchor the...

Word On: Gifted and Talented Education   Q: What is the Jacob K. Javits program? A: Congress recognized an important need to encourage and develop challenging learning environments for school children in America who are blessed with unique gifts and extraordinary academic talents. In 1988, Congress enacted the "Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented...

Grassley Releases FBI Restructuring Recommendations Iowa Senator a Longtime Advocate for FBI Reform ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today released his recommendations for restructuring the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Grassley is ranking member of the Judiciary Crime and Drugs Subcommittee which is responsible for all major criminal justice legislation before...

Senators Release GAO Review Of Double Standard In FBI Discipline - A review by the General Accounting Office confirms testimony offered during a Senate Judiciary Committee FBI oversight hearing that the FBI gave only mild letters of censure to high-ranking FBI executives whose travel expenses were improperly paid when they attended a former FBI deputy...

Grassley Seeks More Details on Lost IRS Computers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is seeking information on whether approximately 2,300 missing Internal Revenue Service computers contained access to sensitive taxpayer data. Grassley also is asking a key nominee to address this issue. Following are: (1) Senator Grassley's...

Grassley Reacts to Daschle Speech on the Economy ? Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle's remarks today on a new proposal for economic growth. "Over the last year, Senator Daschle has stood like a stone wall in front of every bipartisan economic growth initiative presented on Capitol Hill. As we start a...

Grassley Previews Daschle Speech on the Economy ? Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment in advance of Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle's anticipated remarks on Friday on a new proposal for economic growth. "Over the last year, Senator Daschle has stood like a stone wall in front of every bipartisan economic growth initiative presented on...

Grassley Highlights Imminent Tax Relief -- The bipartisan tax relief bill Congress passed and the President signed into law last spring contains a significant number of tax-cutting provisions that will go into effect soon and should help to build consumer confidence, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, said today. "Parts of the...

National Taxpayer Advocate annual report The National Taxpayer Advocate's 2001 Annual Report to Congress came out this week. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, was instrumental in the creation of the National Taxpayer Advocate's Office, which analyzes taxpayer problems and recommends solutions to those problems. Grassley made...

Grassley Comments on Economic Stimulus Following are excerpts from remarks Sen. Chuck Grassley made Wednesday on the status of the economic stimulus package. The legislation will help displaced workers and give a boost to the economy. The House passed economic stimulus legislation early this morning. Senators will try to bring up the legislation today: Mr....

Grassley Reports Gains for Labor, Health and Education Projects in Iowa Senate Approves Labor, HHS Appropriations; Bill On Way to President -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate passed the final version of the labor, health and education spending bill for fiscal year 2002. The bill that includes funding for several key Iowa projects is now...

Grassley Comments on Farm Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley today commented on the failure of the Senate to invoke cloture on the farm bill. Grassley said he voted against cloture on the bill because the Senate needs more time to develop a strong, bipartisan bill that includes key provisions left out of the strictly partisan version that the Agriculture Committee...

Grassley Takes Careful Approach to Prescription Drug Coverage -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that House-Senate appropriators have included $700,000 for the National Mass Fatalities Institute at Kirkwood Community College in the final version of the labor, health and education spending bill for fiscal year 2002. Grassley worked to gain increased funding...

Senate Vote on Education Reform Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding today's Senate passage of sweeping, bipartisan education reform: "With the President's leadership, Congress has now passed the most fundamental reform of federal education policy in 36 years. The measure is a victory for students, parents, teachers and...

Keeping Iowa Safe by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   In the wake of the September 11 attacks and continued terrorist threats against our country, local communities have stepped up their domestic preparedness efforts to make the homefront more secure. Public health and safety officials have no doubt spent many hours preparing their communities to...

Keeping Iowa Safe by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   In the wake of the September 11 attacks and continued terrorist threats against our country, local communities have stepped up their domestic preparedness efforts to make the homefront more secure. Public health and safety officials have no doubt spent many hours preparing their communities to...

Word On: Green Energy   Q: What is your "green energy" amendment to the farm bill that was adopted in December by the Senate? A: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the United States must take aggressive steps to implement smart energy policies that promote better efficiency, increase renewable energy sources and reduce environmental...

Grassley and WHO-Radio Launch "Adopt an Iowa Soldier" Program connects Iowans on Homefront with Those Serving Country Abroad In an effort to show support for our troops fighting the war on terrorism abroad, Sen. Chuck Grassley and WHO-Radio today joined forces to launch "Adopt an Iowa Soldier." "Adopt an Iowa Soldier" connects Iowans with those in the U.S....

Osama bin Laden Videotape Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment in reaction to the Osama bin Laden videotape. "I haven't seen the tape, but I've heard reports of it. The first thing that comes to mind is Hitler. I never heard a tape of a private conversation of Hitler's, but I bet he was a lot like this. The bin Laden tape is sickening. It shows a...