News Releases

Grassley Statement on Senate Vote   Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his vote against Majority Leader Harry Reid’s proposal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority by $2.4 trillion.  Senator Grassley is a senior member of the Budget Committee.  He also is Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and supports a...

Q & A: Tax Expenditures Q:  What are tax expenditures, and why are they in the news? A:  Tax expenditures are defined in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as lost federal income due to provisions in the tax code that exempt or reduce taxes for certain groups, products or activities.  Tax expenditures were intentionally passed by...

Grassley Bill to Ban Synthetic Drug Advances via Committee WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received Judiciary Committee passage of his legislation to ban the chemicals used to make the dangerous drug known as “K2” or “Spice.” As committee Ranking Member, Grassley advanced the legislation, named for a young Iowa man who took his own life...

  Grassley supports Branstad’s request for federal disaster assistance     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the President to grant the request made by Governor Terry Branstad for a declaration of a major disaster in response to the severe weather earlier this month in Benton, Marshall, Story and Tama...

  FCC response on LightSquared     M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       FCC response on LightSquared Da:      Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been seeking disclosure from the Federal Communications...

  Grassley Asks for Education Department Policies for Contact with Investors Seeking to Profit from Agency Information     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the Department of Education secretary to provide details of any policies governing how department employees should handle contact with private investors seeking to profit from...

ATF Officials in Mexico Denied Access to Information by U.S. Counterparts about Reckless Strategy that Allowed Guns to Fall Into the Hands of Mexican Drug Cartels Issa, Grassley release staff report focusing on impact of Operation Fast and Furious on Mexico             "The consequences of arming...

More Than $200,000 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. has received a $242,655 Homeless Prevention Grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.   The funds are distributed through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.  They...

Grassley Praises IRS Decision to Help Innocent Spouses in Tax Cheating Cases M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       IRS lifts innocent spouse time limit Da:      Monday, July 25, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the...

Senate Approves Bill to Stop Abuse of Government Charge Cards by Federal Employees WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate this afternoon passed legislation sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Senator Susan Collins of Maine to require federal agencies to put new safeguards and controls on government charge cards used...

Iowa’s Health Care Waiver Partially Approved, Grassley Comment For your information, a copy of the letter sent today from the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to the Iowa Insurance Commissioner is available here. As described in the letter, the federal government has approved Iowa’s request for a waiver from the medical loss ratio...

Q&A: SAVE Child Support Act Q:        What role does the federal government have in making sure parents meet child support obligations?  A:        The states enforce child support laws.  Since 1975, the federal government has provided funds directly to states to supplement...

Red Tape Keeps Economy Running on Empty Getting the U.S. economy back on track can be achieved by unleashing America’s “vibrant entrepreneurialism.”  That's the phrase the President used to describe the success of America's free market.  I agree the United States’ free enterprise system has been “the greatest force for prosperity the world has...

Grassley Amendment on Non-profit Accountability Advances in Committee WASHINGTON – The Judiciary Committee today approved Sen. Chuck Grassley’s amendment seeking accountability from non-profit groups that would receive federal grants under an expanded prison rehabilitation program.  The Grassley amendment is meant to prevent situations like that of the...

Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011 Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011 Thursday, July 21, 2011Click here for the video.   Mr. President, on August 2nd, our nation will be unable to borrow money to meet our current obligations.  We’ve known for a while that this time was coming.  Our annual deficits have...

Judiciary Committee Approves Kohl-Grassley Bill to Save Billions by Stopping “Pay-offs” That Hinder Competition from Generic Drugs WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Herb Kohl and Chuck Grassley to limit pay-for-delay settlements that keep lower-cost generic drugs off the...

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Grassley at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act   Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing “The Respect for Marriage Act” Wednesday, July 20, 2011   Mr. Chairman, the bill before us today is entitled the Respect for Marriage Act. ...

More Than $500,000 to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $578,012 to make safety and operations improvements at three airports in Iowa. These federal grants are distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration.  They are...

Grassley is Lead Co-sponsor of Bipartisan Measure to Strengthen Child Support Enforcement WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the lead Republican sponsor of legislation introduced today that would give states the tools they need to collect child support from parents who do not pay their support orders. “Ineffective enforcement of child support...

ATF Director: DOJ Response to Fast and Furious Investigation Intended to Protect Political Appointees Chairman Issa and Senator Grassley Press Attorney General Holder with Key Testimony WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today pressed Attorney...