Senator Grassley Comments on the Failed Attempt to Filibuster Judge Alito
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TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Attempt to filibuster Judge Alito fails
DA: Monday, January 30, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito
To be an Association Justice on the United States Supreme Court
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Mr. President, I support the nomination of Samuel Alito. President Bush...
Protecting Tax Dollars Against Fraud
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
It’s the middle of tax filing season. Right about now many people might question where their hard-earned money goes when it gets to Washington.
We live in a law-and-order society. We believe in the public good that comes from essential services financed by tax dollars....
Reopening of Taiwan Beef Market
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed the reopening of the Taiwanese market to imports of U.S. beef. Taiwan originally closed its market to U.S. beef in December 2003 following the first detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States, and Taiwan reopened its market in April 2005. Following a...
Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley on the Committee Vote for Judge Samuel Alito
Mr. Chairman, I’m pleased to support Judge Samuel Alito to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. While we can’t always accurately predict how an individual will make decisions once he or she is confirmed, we have to trust our judgment and the...
Word On: Federal Budget
Q: What’s in store for the federal budget?
A: It’s a New Year. Congress soon will get down to the business of drafting a new budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year. It would be nice if we could turn a new leaf in Washington. But year after year lawmakers lock horns over taxes and spending. After four years...
Belt-Tightening Needed in the Beltway
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
The budget season tips off in advance of March madness when the president delivers his 2007 budget to Congress on the first Monday in February.
As a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, I will help set the federal spending allowance that Congress uses to fund the...
Grassley Opening Statement At Alito Supreme Court Nomination Hearing
Judge Alito, I’d like to welcome you and your family to the Judiciary Committee. Congratulations on your nomination to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Senate has an important responsibility to confirm to the federal...
Word On: Winter Energy Bills
Q: Will Congress approve more money to replenish the federal home heating assistance program?
A: If I had my way in December, Congress would have approved an extra $2 billion for the federal Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Last summer I supported efforts during passage of the energy bill to...
Grassley: $2 Million to Iowa for Heating Assistance to Low-Income Families
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $2,040,338 in contingency funding to Iowa through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $100 million in...
Grassley: $2 Million to Iowa for Heating Assistance to Low-Income Families
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $2,040,338 in contingency funding to Iowa through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $100 million in...
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment
An audio comment is now available from Sen. Grassley by dialing 1-800-545-1267 and then entering voicemail box number 3-1-1. The comment can also be heard via Sen. Grassley’s website, http://grassley.senate.gov and clicking on the “news” link. Then click the “radio actualities”...
LIHEAP funding wiped out of defense appropriations bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after the Senate voted to defeat ANWR and thus wiping out funding for Iowa through the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program.
Last week, Grassley protested a formula established by Congress nearly two decades ago and then secured...
Grassley Announces Federal Judgeship Application Deadline
Vacancy on U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Iowans interested in applying for a federal judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa should submit their applications by January 13, 2006.
A vacancy on the...
Grassley Scores Major Victory for Families with Disabled Children
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley said the five-year budget plan making its way through Congress includes the bipartisan proposal he’s championed with Sen. Ted Kennedy to help children with disabilities and their...
Grassley fixes plan to distribute additional home-heating dollars this winter
Senator makes sure states in need, including Iowa, will receive extra resources
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has successfully redirected a plan for distributing additional home heating dollars from the federal government this winter that would have shortchanged...
Grassley Disappointed as Ministerial Ends, But Doha Round is Far From Over
HONG KONG -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Senate committee with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over international trade, made the following statement on the near-final draft ministerial declaration circulated at the World Trade...
Grassley: Congress Would Reject Current WTO Draft
HONG KONG -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Senate committee with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over international trade, made the following statement on the draft ministerial declaration circulated at the World Trade Organization Ministerial this afternoon....
Retirement Savings: Big Savings Gap
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Saving for retirement, especially for younger generations, too often doesn’t factor into monthly household budgets. Putting away that first dollar can be the hardest one to save.
Living paycheck-to-paycheck makes it difficult to carve out a portion of income for retirement. But...
Grassley to Natural Gas Companies: Finalize Alaska Pipeline Negotiations
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the three natural gas producers who have rights to the natural gas resources on Alaska’s north slope. The letter, sent with several of Grassley’s colleagues in the U.S. Senate, urges the companies to quickly complete their...
