Grassley Statement on Majority Leader's Fairness Rule
Sen. Chuck Grassley today released the following comment regarding the "Fairness Rule" brought forth by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
"Senator Frist today offered a fair proposal for both sides. The proposal is a good faith effort by the Majority Leader to reach across the aisle and make progress...
Grassley Comments Following NIOSH Advisory Board's Recommendation that former IAAP Worker be Part of a Special Exposure Cohort
Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after learning that the Advisory Board meeting in Cedar Rapids recommended the former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant workers for a Special Exposure Cohort. The Board’s decision now...
Grassley Plans to Take Aim at Abusive “Supporting Organizations” for Charities
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, today said they plan to propose reforms to stop the use of "supporting organizations" for generous tax breaks rather than charitable purposes. The senators plan to include...
Word On: Bankruptcy Reform
Q: Why are any changes needed to the bankruptcy system?
A: I have been working for years to make common sense reforms to the current bankruptcy system so that people who are responsible and pay their bills on time don’t have to subsidize the irresponsible actions of a few. Finally, this bipartisan bill has passed both the...
Operation: Military Kids
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Members of the U.S. military have performed heroically throughout our nation’s history, protecting America’s interests and liberating people around the globe. In the three and a half years since September 11, 2001 that grand tradition has continued.
Besides the soldiers...
Grassley Praises President for Signing Comprehensive Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON – Comprehensive bankruptcy reform legislation championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley was signed into law today. Grassley first began investigating possible reform to the bankruptcy code in 1994 when he coauthored a law with the late Sen. Howell Heflin, of Alabama, that...
Grassley Praises President for Signing Comprehensive Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON – Comprehensive bankruptcy reform legislation championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley was signed into law today. Grassley first began investigating possible reform to the bankruptcy code in 1994 when he coauthored a law with the late Sen. Howell Heflin, of Alabama, that...
Word On: Veterans Health Care
Q: What is being done to make sure there is adequate health care available to veterans?
A: As veterans from World War II, Vietnam and Korea continue to age and service members from Iraq and Afghanistan begin to need care, it’s important that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is able to meet their needs. The VA...
Talking Judges to Death
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Politicians are too often known for talking an issue to death. Unfortunately, Senate Democratic leaders have taken this practice to a new extreme by filibustering nominees for the federal judiciary.
The Constitution gives the President the right to nominate federal court judges with...
Grassley Questions Proposed Rule That Could Put Crop Insurance Program at Risk
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he was very disheartened about a proposed rule from the Risk Management Agency regarding the Premium Reduction Plan, which was created to allow insurance providers an opportunity to reduce farmer premiums based on the provider’s...
Grassley Thanks President for Work on U.S.-Japan Beef Trade
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, have thanked President Bush for his direct involvement in encouraging Japan to lift its ban on U.S. beef exports and encouraged his continued involvement. For months, the senators have urged...
Grassley Demands Answers to Declassified Material, Delay in IAAP Claims
Senator Asks for Advisory Board Meeting in Iowa for an Open Discussion
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today demanded answers from the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health about declassified information that was recently made available for NIOSH to...
Farm State Senators Introduce Legislation to Boost Renewable Fuels Consumption
***An audio comment from Sen. Grassley is available by dialing 1-800-545-1267. Then dial 500. The comment is also available via the Internet by visiting Grassley’s website: http://grassley.senate.gov . Then click the link to "news" and then "radio actualities."***
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Farm State Senators Introduce Legislation to Boost Renewable Fuels Consumption
***An audio comment from Sen. Grassley is available by dialing 1-800-545-1267. Then dial 500. The comment is also available via the Internet by visiting Grassley’s website: http://grassley.senate.gov . Then click the link to "news" and then "radio actualities."***
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Farm State Senators Introduce Legislation to Boost Renewable Fuels Consumption
***An audio comment from Sen. Grassley is available by dialing 1-800-545-1267. Then dial 500. The comment is also available via the Internet by visiting Grassley’s website: http://grassley.senate.gov . Then click the link to "news" and then "radio actualities."***
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Grassley to Visit 17 Communities to Meet with Iowans
Iowa Senator Encourages Local Residents to Come, Ask Questions During Town Hall Meetings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit 17 counties to meet with Iowans during the Congressional recess to be held March 21 – 31.
Town meetings are planned for Audubon, Denison, Onawa,...
Grassley Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Bill Passes Senate
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Senate passed the bankruptcy reform bill by a vote of 74 – 25.
"The bankruptcy bill got its legs more than ten years ago when former Sen. Howell Heflin and I got legislation passed in 1994 to form the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. The...
Grassley Introduces Bill to Strengthen Efforts to Stop Steroid Use by Amateur Athletes
Bill would Authorize Funding for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced legislation that would authorize continued federal funding for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency...
Grassley Continues Efforts to Help Gifted and Talented Students and Educators
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has re-introduced legislation to help raise awareness among all teachers of the educational needs of gifted and talented students.
"What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at...
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...
