News Releases

Grassley Learns Anthrax Clean-up Tops $23 Million So Far; EPA Says Final Cost Unknown -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has learned the cost of cleaning the anthrax from the Hart Senate Office Building and other Capitol Hill buildings is already at more than $23 million, and the tab is still running, according to the...

Grassley Goes to the Mat for Family Farmers Senator Works House Floor to Keep Payments Aimed at Small, Mid-sized Producers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today is working with Rep. Nick Smith of Michigan to win support in the U.S. House for a motion that would instruct farm bill conferees to adopt the payment limitations provisions included in the Senate farm...

Grassley Works to Keep Fair Trade Market for Poultry Farmers Iowa Senator Sends Letter to Russian Ambassador ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador to the United States to express concern about Russia's ban on United States poultry imports. Grassley said the ban was unjustified because the United States had met deadlines put...

Nursing home abuse A new report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), requested by Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Breaux, finds that law enforcement plays only a minor role in investigating and prosecuting cases of physical and sexual abuse of nursing home residents. The report is the subject of a Special Committee on Aging hearing today. Grassley,...

Word On: 2001 Tax Forms   Q: Which line on the basic 2001 tax form is causing problems with some filers? A: The IRS says many early filers have made an error regarding the only new line on the standard federal income tax forms: Line 47 of Form 1040; Line 30 of Form 1040A; or Line 7 of Form 1040EZ. Called the Rate Reduction Credit, the line applies to...

Grassley: President Intends to Nominate John Quinn for U.S. Marshal ? President Bush today will nominate John Quinn of Cedar Rapids for U.S. Marshal in Iowa's northern district, said Sen. Chuck Grassley Friday. "John's decades of experience with the Iowa State Patrol, both on the road and working with citizens, make him extremely well qualified to serve as...

Grassley Announces $12.2 Million Available for Guard Anti-Drug Program Funding Could Save Anti-Drug Positions From Being Eliminated in Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced the Defense Department will reprogram $12.2 million in fiscal year 2002 funding for the National Guard counter-drug program. The funding will help save some anti-drug positions in...

Grassley, Leahy Introduce Bill to Make FBI More Accountable for Actions ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is the lead Republican on legislation introduced today to improve accountability within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Key components of the reform proposal reflect Grassley's many years of scrutiny of the nation's largest law enforcement agency. The bill he...

Grassley Works for Increased Immigration Enforcement Senator Urges Cooperation Among Federal, State and Local Officials ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft urging the Department of Justice to empower local police to take action against illegal immigration in their own communities. Grassley said that immigration...

Grassley Receives Distinguished Public Service Award Iowa Senator Recognized as a Voice for Older Americans ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Alliance for Aging Research. The award recognizes Grassley's leadership on behalf of health research that helps aging Americans. "I thought that federal aging...

Grassley Advocates New Pension Protections Since the Enron and Global Crossing controversies erupted, I've been concerned about the larger consequences these bankruptcies have for retirement plans across the country. What we've learned about so far and will continue to explore are problems with manipulation of employer stock in retirement plans. Based on...

Grassley Offers New Protections for Pensions ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that he will introduce legislation that would tighten up protections for retirement plan participants in the future in light of the collapse of the Enron Corp., Global Crossing and other similarly situated companies. Grassley's bill, the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity...

Grassley Works to Ensure Future Military Votes Are Counted Senate Approves Election Reform Amendment ? Troubled by reports of rejected votes cast by overseas military personnel during the 2000 presidential election, Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate approval for his plan to improve the delivery of absentee ballots cast by service members who are...

Grassley Offers Summer, Fall Opportunities to Iowa College Students, New Graduates ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said young Iowans interested in government can apply for internships in his Washington office for the upcoming summer or next fall. The internships are available to Iowans who commit to working either a six-week summer session or September through...

Senators Release GAO Review on Alternative Development Assistance to Colombia Report Finds Efforts Hampered by Lack of Government Control - A General Accounting Office review of U.S. counternarcotics efforts designed to help Colombian drug producers cultivate alternative crops reveals that a lack of control by the Colombian government is hampering the...

Senators Release GAO Review on Alternative Development Assistance to Colombia Report Finds Efforts Hampered by Lack of Government Control - A General Accounting Office review of U.S. counternarcotics efforts designed to help Colombian drug producers cultivate alternative crops reveals that a lack of control by the Colombian government is hampering the...

Senators Release GAO Review on Alternative Development Assistance to Colombia Report Finds Efforts Hampered by Lack of Government Control - A General Accounting Office review of U.S. counternarcotics efforts designed to help Colombian drug producers cultivate alternative crops reveals that a lack of control by the Colombian government is hampering the...

Waxman, Grassley Release Report on Serious Flaws in Key Nursing Home Website ? A new report released today by Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, finds serious flaws in the federal website designed to give the public reliable information about nursing homes. The report reveals that the federal...

Grassley Praises Iowans for Success of Adopt A Soldier Program Hundreds of Iowans Send Greetings to Troops Overseas -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today thanked the hundreds of Iowans who supported U.S. troops through participation in the "Adopt an Iowa Soldier" program. Grassley is marking the end of "Adopt an Iowa Soldier." The program, a team effort between...

nursing home staffing Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has a long history of working to improve the government's oversight of the nation's nursing homes. In 2000, as chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, he secured the release of the first part of a nursing home staffing study, with an original due date of Jan. 1, 1992....