News Releases

Moratorium on Certain Medicare Providers in High-fraud Areas WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) welcomed action taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid  Services (CMS) to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare program. The agency announced its decision to...

Grassley Co-sponsors Government Employee Accountability Act WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is an original co-sponsor of legislation introduced this week that would give the government tougher tools to deal with senior employees who are placed on leave, often with pay, and might continue in limbo indefinitely while the government makes slow...

State Department on "Special Government Employees" M E M O R A N D U M   To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       State Department, “Special Government Employees” Da:      Thursday, July 25, 2013   Last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote to the State...

  Grassley Raises Concerns about National Security, Immigration Program, Nominee     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today brought to the attention of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs and Intelligence Committees his concerns about Alejandro Mayorkas, the President’s nominee...

Sweetheart Deals Sour Public’s Appetite By Chuck Grassley From food stamps to student loans, federal lawmakers must balance the interests of the taxpaying public with the interests of the public good.  It’s part of the constitutional job description.  As keepers of the public purse, members of Congress make tax and spending decisions that...

  Grassley, Donnelly Introduce Legislation to Keep Check on EPA     WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Joe Donnelly today introduced legislation that would protect livestock and poultry farmers from having their personal information released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Grassley and Donnelly said the bill stems from...

Senators Release Report on Dental Clinics That Skirt Regulations WASHINGTON – Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ban dental clinics from participating in the Medicaid program if the dental...

Grassley Floor Statement on the Nomination of Tom Perez Click here for video of Grassley’s floor statement. Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee The Nomination of Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor Wednesday, July 17, 2013     Mr. President, I will take a few minutes to talk about the...

  Grassley works to reform military justice system for cases involving sexual violence     CLICK HERE FOR NEWS CONFERENCE VIDEO. WASHINGTON  -- Senator Chuck Grassley today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and four other senators, Republicans and Democrats, to build support for the Military Justice Improvement Act. During a morning news...

Inappropriate Access or Disclosure of Politically Connected Tax Records M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Inappropriate Access or Disclosure of Politically Connected Tax Records Da:    Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is looking into inspector general findings that, in...

Report Reveals Doctors Over-Referring Patients for Financial Gain In 2010, Increased “Self-Referrals” Led to More Than 900,000 Unnecessary Referrals Costing Medicare $69 Million WASHINGTON –A report released today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Ways and...

Lessons in Obama Health Care Law The Obama administration’s latest move to push the reset button on the most far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health care policy in four decades offers a vital teachable moment. For starters, the systemic flaw of the law enacted in 2010 and written to take effect at the end of this year puts one-sixth of the U.S. economy...

Q&A on Status of IRS Bonuses Q:    What prompted you to write a letter to the IRS about executive bonuses? A:    In March, $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending reductions started taking effect throughout the federal government.  Triggered by the Budget Control Act of 2011, the sequester was the option of...

  Smith & Grassley Introduce Bill to Combat Lawsuit Abuse     Washington, D.C. – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas, the former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague the United States legal system. The...

Grassley Floor Statement on the Nomination of Jennifer Dorsey to be District Court Judge   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On the Nomination of Jennifer Dorsey, to be United States District Court Judge for the District of Nevada Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Mr. President,     I rise in opposition to the nomination of...

Grassley on Hospital Industry Report on Discount Drug Program M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and editors Re:       Discount prescription drug program Da:       Tuesday, July 09, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is looking into how hospitals are using a...

Grassley Welcomes IRS Statement on Union, Senior Employee Bonuses M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    IRS on union, senior employee bonuses Da:    Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the IRS’ announcement that it will try to stop bonuses for...

Q&A on the Death Tax Q:    Will Congress take up tax reform this Congress? A:    The tax-writing Senate Finance Committee is laying the groundwork to rewrite the federal tax code.  If this effort comes off, it would be much bigger than the garden-variety legislative changes that take place from year to year. ...

  Grassley Receives Champion for Children Award     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received the Champion for Children Award from the First Focus Campaign for Children, a national bipartisan children’s advocacy organization. Cara Baldari and Kevin Lindsey of the First Focus Campaign for Children presented the award to Grassley in...

Senate has Confirmed 198 Obama Judicial Nominees to Lower Courts Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Monday, July 8, 2013 Mr. President, I support the nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, to be...