Class Action Reform
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Class action lawsuits play an important role in holding companies that injure or otherwise endanger a broad group of people accountable. When the damage to an individual isn’t substantial enough to justify the cost of one person bringing a lawsuit, class actions allow a group of people...
President Bush Signs Grassley's Class Action Fairness Bill Into Law
Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, today made the following comment after the President signed into law the Class Action Fairness Act. Grassley first held hearings in 1997 in the Judiciary Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee. He then introduced the Class Action Fairness Act in...
President Bush Signs Grassley's Class Action Fairness Bill Into Law
Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, today made the following comment after the President signed into law the Class Action Fairness Act. Grassley first held hearings in 1997 in the Judiciary Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee. He then introduced the Class Action Fairness Act in...
President Bush Signs Grassley's Class Action Fairness Bill Into Law
Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, today made the following comment after the President signed into law the Class Action Fairness Act. Grassley first held hearings in 1997 in the Judiciary Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee. He then introduced the Class Action Fairness Act in...
Grassley Bankruptcy Bill Passes Committee
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed his bankruptcy reform bill. Grassley praised the committee for leaving the legislation generally intact for the debate by the full Senate. The legislation is expected to be considered by the full Senate the week...
Grassley Announces $75,000 to Support Coalition Mentoring, Discourage Drug use in Iowa
WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today announced that the Mason City Youth Task Force will receive a $75,000 Coalition Mentoring Grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. This funding is part of...
TALENT-FEINSTEIN-GRASSLEY BILL WOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO KEY INGREDIENT USED TO MAKE METH
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)U.S.Senators Jim Talent (R-Mo.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced bipartisan legislation to curb methamphetamine production by moving pseudoephedrine, the primary ingredient to make meth, behind the pharmacy...
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on the Abuse of Anabolic Steroids and their Precursors by Adolescent and Amateur Athletes
Hearing: "The Abuse of Anabolic Steroids and their Precursors by Adolescent and Amateur Athletes"
Date/time: Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 10 a.m.
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington,...
Grassley Introduces Bill to Get Drivers Under the Influence of Drugs Off the Road
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he has introduced a bill that would help states develop and carry out efforts to get drivers impaired by drugs off the road.
Grassley's bill would make grants available to states that have passed legislation to address drugged...
Word On: President’s Budget
Q: What does the President’s budget do to address the budget deficit?
A: Following up on his State of the Union Address, President Bush presented Congress with his annual budget that will meet his goal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009. As a fiscal conservative, I appreciate the President giving Congress a budget that...
Grassley to Visit 20 Communities to Meet with Iowans
Iowa Senator Encourages Local Residents to Come, Ask Questions
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit twenty counties to meet with Iowans during the President’s Day Congressional recess to be held Feb. 21 – 25.
Town meetings are planned for Creston, Mt. Ayr, Leon, Corydon,...
Letter from the Justice Department regarding study in Health Affairs journal
Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a copy of the letter from the Department of Justice regarding a recently released study published in the Health Affairs journal.
Here is a copy of the letter.
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legislative Affairs
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Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley at the Bankruptcy Reform Hearing
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Chairman, I'm pleased the bankruptcy bill is on the Judiciary Committee agenda and that we are scheduled to mark up this bill next week. The bipartisan legislation I just introduced as S. 256 is nearly identical to the 107th Congress H.R. 333...
Grassley: It Should be Legal to Buy Cheaper Prescription Drugs from Other Countries
Senator Sponsors Bill to Ensure Safety of and Timely Access to Lower-priced Pharmaceuticals
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced a bill that would make it legal for U.S. consumers to buy safe prescription drugs from other...
Grassley: More than $1 Million to 10 Fire Departments in Iowa
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1,069,131 in grant funding to 10 fire departments in Iowa. The federal dollars are provided through the Assistance to Firefighters grant program. FEMA is part of the U.S. Department...
Grassley: $26.7 Million in Federal Assistance to 42 Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded 45 grants totaling $26,725,521 to Iowa.
"Strengthening local airports in Iowa is important for economic development and improving the quality of life our rural areas and urban communities,"...
Former IAAP Workers Added to Special Exposure Cohort by Advisory Board
Decision now submitted to Secretary of Health and Human Services
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment regarding the decision by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health to add the class of workers at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant from 1949 to 1974 to the...
Strengthening the Union
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Too often politicians avoid difficult problems facing the nation because the possible solutions are politically charged and hard to achieve. As a result, Washington regularly slips into demagoguery and inaction.
Yet, elected officials have a responsibility to handle the political...
Grassley Renews Effort to Reform Bankruptcy Code
Bill Includes Permanent Chapter 12 Protection for Farmers, New Consumer Protections, Child Support Provisions
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley late yesterday introduced legislation to overhaul the nation’s bankruptcy code.
"It’s time to promote responsible borrowing while also ensuring the safety net offered...
Word On: Combat Meth Act
Q: What is being done to combat the use of methamphetamine?
A: Iowa and other rural states have seen first-hand the power and prevalence of meth over the past few years. In Iowa, the number of meth labs has grown dramatically since the late 1990s, with a record 1,301 meth labs reported in 2004 by the Iowa Division of...
