Lifting Ethanol Import Tariff Won't Help in Lifting Gas Prices
Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Committee on Finance
Delivered Friday, May 5, 2006
Mr. President, I’d like to speak on a matter that has gotten a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. The rising cost of gasoline is hitting all Americans hard. Families, businesses,...
Grassley Asks USDA to Rethink BSE Testing Policy
Grassley Asks USDA to Rethink BSE Testing Policy
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley has written to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns asking him to rethink the Department’s position on not allowing beef...
Lifting Ethanol Tariff won’t Lower Gas Prices for Consumers
Joint Statement of U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Thune
Everyone’s looking for a way to lower gas prices, but lifting the ethanol tariff won’t mean lower prices for consumers. What’s more, it would undermine efforts to make our country more energy independent and reward the oil companies that...
Grassley Comments After Meeting with Postmaster General about Sioux City Mail Sorting Facility
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after meeting with the United States Postmaster General about the situation facing the Sioux City Mail Sorting Facility.
“We...
Grassley Comments on FBI Director Testimony
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after questioning FBI Director Robert Mueller III at an oversight hearing of the Judiciary Committee.
Grassley, who has a long history of conducting oversight of the FBI, was...
Grassley slams FDA for citing fraudulent safety study
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today released information about his ongoing investigation of the Food and Drug Administration regarding the drug-safety agency’s initial approval and post-market surveillance of the antibiotic...
Grassley, Baucus work to protect credibility of Social Security and Medicare public trustees
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus today continued their effort to protect the credibility of both the nomination process and the role of the public trustees for the Social Security and Medicare programs.
In letters to President George Bush and Dr....
Grassley, Sensenbrenner Introduce Legislation to Create Inspector General in Judicial Branch
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation in the Senate to create an Inspector General for the Judicial Branch. Companion legislation was introduced by...
Whistleblowers Key to Success of State Laws Targeting Medicaid Fraud
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley said again today that federal government officials need to make it clear that new state laws aimed at Medicaid fraud must allow whistleblower lawsuits in order for states to qualify for a...
Grassley Honored For His Work in Healthcare
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley has received the 2006 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 2006 National Healthcare Policy Leadership Award.
Grassley received the...
Grassley Applauds President Bush Helping Lower Gas Prices
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: President Bush Opens Energy Supplies
DA: April 25, 2006
Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the commitment by President Bush to grant...
Grassley Brings Iowan to Washington, D.C. to Share Struggles with Meth
Cedar Rapids native participates in hearing as a witness
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said that Iowan Allison Bruno brought a real life perspective on meth abuse to the Senate Finance Committee that he...
Grassley Applauds President Bush Helping Lower Gas Prices
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: President Bush Opens Energy Supplies
DA: April 25, 2006
Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the commitment by President Bush to grant...
Putting a Price Tag on Your Government
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Soon the federal tax-filing deadline will come and go. On its heels, Iowa taxpayers will reach another milestone in the tax calendar year: tax freedom day.
According to an annual report issued by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, Iowa taxpayers will work on average until...
Grassley Urges IRS to Rein in Hidden Expenses to Taxpayers in Free File Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is urging the Internal Revenue Service to rein in the commercial offers and charges for basic services that besiege taxpayers using the IRS’...
Grassley Works to Have Sioux City Postal Service Study Released to Public
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, along with Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Steve King, expressed concern to the United States Postal Service about its refusal to publicly release a study about the future of the Sioux City Postal Service to the community in its current...
Grassley works to prevent, crack down on fraud against new prescription drug benefit
WASHINGTON --- Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are asking Medicare officials to account for the delay in implementing a federal program announced six months ago to combat fraud with the new prescription...
U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meeting
Last night the United States and China announced the results of the 17th annual senior-level meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comments on...
Grassley, Nussle Question U.S. Labor Department's Oversight in CIETC Salaries
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Jim Nussle today questioned the Department of Labor’s oversight of federal funds used by the Central Iowa Employment and Training...
