News Releases

  • 12.22.2009

    Meetings with Iowans in 21 Counties During January Congressional Recess WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that that he will be holding meetings in 21 counties from January 11 - 15.  The visits are part of Grassley’s annual meetings in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. The Senate will not be in session for a scheduled congressional...
  • 12.22.2009

    Grassley Named One of 2009’s Most Influential People in Business Ethics WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is no. 16 on a list of 100 individuals who this year “impacted the world of business ethics in ways that will continue to resonate for many years.”   The Ethisphere Institute describes itself as “a leading international think-tank dedicated...
  • 12.22.2009

    Grassley: Revised Health Care Reform Bill Still Raises Taxes on Middle-income Americans Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley Tax Cuts v. Tax Increases Delivered Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 Yesterday’s early morning vote brings the health care reform bill one step closer to final passage. Regardless of whether the other side has 60 votes, my friends on the other...
  • 12.22.2009

    $125,000 to Iowa State University from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $125,000 grant to Iowa State University in Ames through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. “This funding will help continue a tradition of outstanding...
  • 12.18.2009

    Grassley Q&A: Job Creation through International Trade Q:  How can international trade help create jobs? A:  By opening markets through trade liberalizing agreements with countries around the globe, we increase the size of our marketplace.  And that fosters greater demand for our goods and services, resulting in increased sales for our...
  • 12.18.2009

    Grassley Welcomes IRS Guidance to Help Midwestern Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed IRS guidance to help Iowa businesses and public utilities rebuild after the floods and storms of 2008.  The guidance came after Grassley pushed the agency to publicly answer questions about using tax-exempt bond provisions, which...
  • 12.17.2009

    Grassley launches U.S. Senate caucus to focus on foster youth WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced the formation of a new Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, which he will co-chair with Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  Three young Iowans who have been in and out of the foster care system and now are actively involved in helping other...
  • 12.17.2009

    Transription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Washington. Participating in today's public affairs program is Jim Magdefrau with the belle Plaines Star Press Union in Belle Plaine. Jim, go ahead with your first...
  • 12.17.2009

    Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses Thursday, December 17, 2009   Mr. President,   As I rise today, our nation’s unemployment rate stands at 10...
  • 12.17.2009

    Grassley works to identify Medicare fraud, waste and abuse             WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking top officials why the federal government is failing to deliver an annual assessment of the level of improper Medicare payments for the second year in a...
  • 12.17.2009

    Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses Thursday, December 17, 2009   Mr. President,   As I rise today, our nation’s unemployment rate stands at 10...
  • 12.16.2009

    Grassley, Cornyn Express “Extreme Disappointment” With IRS Oversight Board Response to Huge Challenge of IRS’ Administering of Health Care Reform WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. John Cornyn today expressed “extreme disappointment” with the IRS oversight board’s lack of engagement in addressing the challenges facing the agency under the...
  • 12.16.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  Tomorrow I'm going to be announcing the formation of a new caucus on foster youth, which I'll chair with Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  So it will be a bipartisan leadership.    The purpose of the caucus is to focus attention on the needs of...
  • 12.16.2009

    Grassley Disappointed Over Languishing of Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Under Democratic Leaders M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Biodiesel tax credit extension Da: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member and former chairman of the Committee on...
  • 12.15.2009

    Grassley Presses Army IG to Get to Bottom of Arlington National Cemetery Problems            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the Inspector General at the Department of the Army to get involved in ongoing and mounting investigations of alleged misconduct at Arlington National...
  • 12.15.2009

    Guantanamo terrorists being moved to the heartland   Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the Administration’s decision to move the terrorists currently housed at Guantanamo to a Thomson, Ill. prison.   “I don’t agree with bringing terrorists anywhere in the United States, let alone a stone’s throw from Iowa. ...
  • 12.15.2009

    Grassley seeks action against tax delinquent federal contractors             WASHINGTON --- Following Monday’s report that federal workers collectively owe more than $3 billion in income taxes from 2008, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service about unpaid taxes...
  • 12.15.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Two weeks ago, I urged the Department of Agriculture to make the environmental impact statement for Roundup Ready alfalfa a priority for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.  APHIS is what that's normally called.  Just yesterday, the department...
  • 12.15.2009

    $350,000 to Iowa State University from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $350,000 grant to Iowa State University in Ames through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. “This funding will help continue a tradition of outstanding...
  • 12.11.2009

    Grassley Calls for Increased Efforts to Address Trade Barriers to Indian Market WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today called for improved access for U.S. agricultural products to the Indian market following the release of a U.S. International Trade Commission report showing Indian tariff and non-tariff measures are a serious impediment to U.S....