National Vigil for Lost Promise Clears Senate
Grassley Resolution to Remember Youth Deaths Due to Drugs
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a resolution to designate June 8, 2006 as the day of a National Vigil for Lost Promise passed the Senate late Thursday...
Grassley to participate in meetings on international security
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will discuss international security issues – including terrorism, nuclear arsenals and global health threats – with legislators from European nations at meetings this weekend and early next week in France and Germany.
Grassley said he will be part of a U.S....
Grassley Remains Concerned about Drug Use in America
Legislation to Reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Passes Committee
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that legislation he co-sponsored to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy has been...
Immigration Reform Bill/Cornyn Amendment
Senator Chuck Grassley today said the Senate failed to pass an amendment that would help break down the barriers of information sharing between federal agencies. The amendment, sponsored by Senator John Cornyn of Texas, would have allowed the Department of Homeland...
Grassley Amendments Accepted to Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
Bill Passes Senate, Grassley Votes No
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that despite four of his amendments being accepted to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, he still voted against the...
Grassley seeks permanent repeal of telephone tax
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today applauded the Treasury Department for its decision to return three years of federal excise taxes on long-distance calls, and said he intends to have the Finance Committee consider legislation to abolish the tax all...
Grassley Concerned that ONDCP is Manipulating Data
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Grassley Concerned that ONDCP is Manipulating Data
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said that he is dissatisfied with the Office of National Drug Control Policy response to a recent letter he sent. Grassley’s letter questioned their...
Grassley Looks to Solve Student Housing Issues
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter asking for language to be included in the pending Supplemental Appropriations bill that would fix a provision that adversely impacted disabled students. Grassley sent the letter with...
Chairman Grassley pays tribute to Chairman Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. (1921-2006)
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr.
DA: May 23, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following comment today about Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. (1921- 2006), who chaired the Finance Committee from 1987 to...
Grassley Statement on Stolen VA Data
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Veterans’ data stolen
DA: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following...
Grassley Unveils Top 10 Flaws with Amnesty and Guest Worker of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate is riddled with loopholes and flaws. During a speech on the Senate floor, he...
Statement of Senator Grassley and Summary to Grassley Amendment on the Unlawful Employment of Aliens
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it unlawful for employers to knowingly hire or employ someone who is not authorized to work in the United States; and it required employers to check the identity and work authorization documents of...
Grassley, Vitter Amendment Tightens Loophole in Immigration Reform Bill
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley has won passage of an amendment to the immigration reform bill currently being debated in the Senate.
The amendment, introduced by Grassley and Sen. David Vitter of...
Grassley, Baucus, Stark examine process used to accredit hospitals, seek to improve hospital quality
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress this week asked the Commission responsible for assessing the safety of America’s hospitals and, in turn, determining the eligibility of hospitals to participate in the Medicare program, to answer questions about the...
Grassley to Host Meeting with Newton Mayor and Asst. Secretary of Labor
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will host a meeting with Newton Mayor Chaz Allen and Assistant Secretary of Labor Emily Stover DeRocco on June...
Grassley, Iowa and Illinois Delegation Request Analysis of BRAC Cost Estimates
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that he is concerned that the cost estimates used for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process significantly underestimated the cost of the TACOM-Rock Island...
Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill and amendment 3961, offered by Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia.
“On Tuesday, the Senate had an opportunity to take a positive step forward in securing the border. Senator Isakson from Georgia offered an amendment to commit the Congress to securing the border...
Senator says FDA should stop citing a fraudulent Ketek study, seeks access to information
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley said it’s "mystifying" that the Food and Drug Administration continues to provide information the agency knows is fraudulent about the safety of the antibiotic Ketek, and he’s keeping the pressure on for more information about the...
Senators announce bipartisan bill to allow penalty-free enrollment in new prescription drug plan
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators said today they will seek immediate action on new legislation to waive the enrollment penalty for...
Grassley Comments on the President's Immigration Address
Senator Chuck Grassley tonight released the following statement after the president’s address to the nation.
"Congress has a duty to pass comprehensive immigration reform, but as we found out in 1986, amnesty is not the answer. When I voted for the 1986 immigration reform bill we had one to two...
