News Releases

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...

Statement on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Tuesday, April 11, 2006                “The voluntary enrollment increase in Iowa shows that people are getting...

Grassley Urges Follow-through in U.S.-China Trade Relations WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today urged the senior Chinese official who will take part in this week’s meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to support concrete action following...

Word On: Tax Deadline    Q: What advice do you have for last-minute tax filers?   A: Don’t panic. You obviously are not alone, according to IRS estimates. As of March 24, only 54 percent of the 135 million returns it expects for the 2005 tax year had been filed with the federal tax collection agency. But now it is crunch time for taxpayers...

Senator Grassley Comments on the Immigration Debate in the Senate M E M O R A N DU M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:       Immigration Debate in Senate DA:      April 7, 2006   Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement after two cloture...

Grassley Objects Delay of Combat Meth Act Implementations WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has expressed concern to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about possible delays with the implementation of the Combat Meth Act of 2005.               Grassley said that the benefits of not...

Grassley Will Work to Ensure Better Training of Paid Tax Preparers, Better Electronic Filing Options at IRS WASHINGTON – The inaccurate, sometimes illegal advice from paid tax preparers to taxpayers as found through a government investigation highlights the need for minimum training requirements for tax preparers, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the...

Word On: Good Government    Q: What does a “secret hold” refer to in the U.S. Senate?   A: For nearly a decade, I have worked to end a bit of business-as-usual in the U.S. Senate. A longstanding policy has allowed lawmakers to anonymously place what’s known as a “hold” on a nomination or legislative item under consideration in the U.S....

Sunshine in the Courtroom Legislation Clears Judiciary Committee               WASHINGTON -- Transparency in federal courtrooms today scored a victory when legislation introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, to allow federal trial and appellate judges to...

Transparency in Government Wins Victory in Senate Grassley Secret Holds Amendment Passes Senate             WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley today scored a major victory in his fight to make the federal government more transparent.  Grassley has long been an advocate for ending secret hold in...

Allegations from Red Cross volunteers Today’s news reports described allegations raised by Red Cross volunteers of problems managing resources and volunteers after Hurricane Katrina, even including some possible criminal misconduct. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax-exempt organizations, is receiving such...

Grassley statement on Brazil/WTO Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over international trade, made the following statement after leading an official delegation of Senators and Congressmen to Brazil. The delegation met with government officials and agriculture, business and industry groups and toured...

Grassley: Day #3 from Brazil Wow, what a visit we had today.  We saw a facility that used sugar cane as the source for its ethanol.  In Iowa we see corn being used in the same capacity.  On our way to the plant we saw acres and acres of sugar cane fields growing right beside corn, soybeans and coffee plants. The one major difference in the...