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Illicit Drugs as Candy-flavored Kid Bait In years of working to combat illicit drugs, I’ve seen a lot, but maybe nothing quite as venal and cynical as candy-flavored methamphetamine and cocaine marketed to children.   Law enforcement officers and drug treatment officials have come across methamphetamine, cocaine and other illegal drugs that have been...

Obamacare’s Teachable Moment The Obamacare disaster offers a teachable moment for legislating.  A major policy change that affects the quality of life of millions of people should develop with bipartisanship and consensus.  Its effects should have the full understanding of the American people, the Congress and the President who signs it into...

Assault on Ethanol Misses Its Mark by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley   As its market share dips, Big Oil is doubling down to swat down its perennial piñata.  This time around, petroleum producers and food conglomerates are using environmental groups as political cover to gain traction on efforts to pull the plug on the Renewable Fuels Standard...

Grassley Comments on EPA Proposed Rules that Lower Conventional Renewable Fuels Levels Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements.  The proposed rule released by the EPA lowers the required consumption of conventional renewable...

Grassley on the President’s Reversal on Cancelled Insurance Plans Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Obama’s call for insurance companies to continue already cancelled plans for another year. “For three years, the President has taken out his pencil and eraser and rewritten or delayed his law on the fly when it’s not...

Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Obamacare Implementation Delivered Thursday, November 14, 2013 Mr. President, Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “success” as the correct or desired result of an attempt. I want to discuss the definition of the word ‘success’ as we consider the Affordable Care Act. On the day the bill was signed into law, President...

Grassley, Father from Ames, Iowa, Recognize National Adoption Month Photo can be found here.    WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Robert White of Ames to raise awareness about the importance of adoption during National Adoption Month at an event honoring adoptive families nationwide.  Robert and his wife, Sharon, have been...

Grassley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Support Biodiesel (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led 28 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the Obama Administration to support the American biodiesel industry in its upcoming 2014 regulatory proposal...

Executive Business Meeting Statement, McHugh, Chhabria Markup Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Regarding the Nominations of: Carolyn B. McHugh, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Pamela L. Reeves, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District...

Grassley on New Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the Obamacare enrollment numbers released by the Administration today. “Since Oct. 1, my office has received 4,358 emails from Iowans in opposition to Obamacare and 669 emails supporting Obamacare.   Many of the emails in opposition are from...

Stricter Penalties for Selling Candy-flavored Illegal Drugs to Children Washington—U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced the Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act of 2013 to increase federal criminal penalties for drug dealers who entice...

Grassley Outlines D.C. Circuit Standard Set in 2006 Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Motion to invoke Cloture on the nomination of Cornelia Pillard, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Mr. President, I’m speaking in opposition to...

  Grassley, Hatch Release Enrollment Data from Four Health Insurance Companies     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah today released enrollment data from the four health insurance companies participating in the Washington, D.C., exchange set up via the President’s health care program.  The Obama...

Q&A on National Adoption Month Q: Why is National Adoption Month observed in November? A: During this season of thanksgiving, millions of American households open their homes to friends and family from near and far.  We come together to celebrate cherished traditions that have been handed down for generations.  Hospitality, hearth and harvest...

Grassley Seeks Answers on Key Anti-fraud Protections in Obamacare WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is seeking answers from the Obama administration on indications that Obamacare will bypass key anti-fraud protections. “I am alarmed at indications that the Administration may try to exempt the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) from...

Grassley Works to Reform Military Justice System BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS JOINED BY SURVIVORS, RETIRED GENERAL, ADVOCATES KICK OFF FINAL TWO-WEEK PUSH FOR CREATING AN INDEPENDENT MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM -- DEFENSE BILL EXPECTED ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THANKSGIVING Military Justice Improvement Act Will Be Offered as Amendment to Annual Defense Bill - The...

Corporate Settlement Tax Deductibility Bill Introduced Reed-Grassley: Fines and Penalties For Wrongdoing Should Not be Tax Deductible WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect taxpayers, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, and deter future fraud and abuse, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing legislation to rescind tax...

Grassley, Fellow Senators Press for Action to Keep Robust Rural Broadband Infrastructure Improvements WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is among two dozen senators urging the newly confirmed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, to take steps to allow for the continuation of broadband infrastructure investment in rural...

Obama's Judicial Nominations Have a 99 Percent Approval Rate Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nominations of Debra M. Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi Gregory Howard Woods, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District...

Health Care Rollout is Short on Transparency It’s hard to believe healthcare.gov has been online more than a month already.  The website wasn’t ready for primetime when it was launched.  Technical experts say there are serious design problems.  The Obama Administration has suggested people call instead of going online, but that doesn’t help...