News Releases

Grassley Announces Sixth Ambassadors Tour Iowa Senator Will Introduce Trading Partners to Iowa's Products, People, Places Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 Trading Partners to Iowa's Products, People, Places Washington, D.C. ? Continuing a mission launched in 1986 to promote international trade and boost high-paying jobs and economic activity in Iowa, Sen....

Grassley Works to Stop Export of Dangerous, Classified U.S. Military Equipment Pentagon Demonstrates Lax Attitude Toward Mislabeled Military Parts Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Stepping up pressure on the Department of Defense (DoD) to gain control of its inventory and avert unnecessary problems which could adversely impact national security, Sen. Chuck...

Senators to Seek Limits on Taxpayer-Funded Executive Pay Boxer, Grassley, Harkin Plan Amendment to DoD Authorization Bill Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that they will offer an amendment to limit the compensation defense contractor executives can bill to taxpayers for work on military...

Grassley Wins President's Signature for Program to Help Communities Fight Teenage Drug Use for Program to Help Communities Fight Teenage Drug Use Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 President Bill Clinton today signed into law the Drug Free Communities Act of 1997 (DFCA), a bill introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley to move federal dollars from anti-drug initiatives...

Grassley Wins Endorsement from Senate for Extension of Ethanol Incentive Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Calling it a victory for America's farmers and rural communities, Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised "yet another overwhelming show of support by the Senate for clean-burning, domestically produced ethanol." By a vote of 69 to 30, the U.S. Senate turned back an...

Grassley Legislation to Mandate Specific Billing for Durable Medical Equipment Aging Committee Chairman Testified at Senate Hearing on Medicare Fraud Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking to cut down on rampant waste within Medicare, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced he would introduce legislation in the near future to require the Medicare program to...

Grassley Builds Momentum for Major IRS Reforms Iowa Senator Helps Develop Bi-Partisan Report, Plans Legislative Initiative Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking an IRS that works for the taxpayers not against them, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined in presenting to Congress a formal report which recommends a dramatic restructuring of the federal...

Grassley's Work for Rural Elderly Recognized with National Award Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today received top honors from the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) for his "commitment to enhancing the quality of life for rural older Americans through improvements in policy, planning, advocacy, or services." "It is...

Grassley Wins Overwhelming Support for Ethanol in Finance Committee Iowa Senator Extends Tax Incentive from 2000 to 2007 Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa last night scored a major victory along the way to ensuring an expanded role for clean-burning, corn-based ethanol produced in the United States. "The overwhelming support of the...

Aging Committee Hearing Leads to Bipartisan Legislation Grassley Introduces Bill to Expand Pension Counseling Projects Jill Kozeny 202-224-1308 Following an Aging Committee hearing that highlighted a rise in pension miscalculations, Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a bi-partisan bill to reestablish funding for pension counseling projects which serve...

Grassley Wins Key Provisions for Medicare Beneficiaries in Iowa Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Senator Chuck Grassley today scored major victories for Iowans by winning the approval of a key congressional committee for two amendments to ensure fair treatment for Medicare beneficiaries in Iowa. The positive effect of these measures builds on the progress Grassley...

Grassley Wins Passage of Bill to Promotes Community Anti-Drug Efforts Iowa Senator Works to Stop Teenage Drug Use Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Endorsing the positive difference made by anti-drug coalitions in communities in Iowa and across the country, Sen. Chuck Grassley tonight won passage by the U.S. Senate of his bill to move federal dollars now spent for...

Grassley Wins Approval of Committee Chairman for AMT Legislation Senator Works for Fair Tax Treatment for Ethanol, Interest on Student Loans, Estates Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley announced that the tax relief package presented today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman William Roth of Delaware includes his bill to fix the unanticipated...

Grassley Works for Rural Health Care, Older Iowans Senator Wins Chairman's Endorsement for Important Initiatives Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the comprehensive bill to fund Medicare and Medicaid which the Senate Finance Committee began considering formally today contains many provisions he authored to help meet the...

Grassley Promotes Expanded Use of Ethanol Iowa Senator Cites Benefits to Environment, Farmers, National Security  Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Wednesday will advocate the expanded use of renewable, clean-burning ethanol by hosting a day-long symposium with Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and participating in a two o'clock news conference on Capitol...

Grassley Launches Third Series of Open Forums Across Iowa Senator Seeks Input from Iowans on Aging, Health Care Issues Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ? Continuing his efforts to address two high-priority issues affecting virtually every citizen in Iowa, Sen. Chuck Grassley, the new chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today announced he will lead a...

Grassley Builds Support for Streamlining Judiciary Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 During a hearing today of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Sen. Chuck Grassley built support for his effort to streamline the federal judiciary with testimony from Fifth Circuit Judge Patrick Higgonbotham, who stated "views of the federal...

Grassley to Hold Third Hearing on Judicial Resources Number of Judgeships, Use of Resources to be Discussed Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Continuing his effort to examine the allocation of resources and streamline operations to save taxpayer dollars in the federal judiciary, Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday will hold a hearing to consider the number of...

Grassley Works for Major IRS Reform Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today put his support behind recommendations for major pro-taxpayer reforms identified by a specially convened commission on restructuring the federal government's tax-collecting agency and praised the Clinton administration for taking his advice in supporting a business...

Grassley Announces Opposition to Pentagon Pick for Number Two Job at DoD Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Citing a breakdown of discipline and internal controls that leave the Pentagon's accounts vulnerable to theft and abuse, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa this week informed President Bill Clinton that he is opposed to the nomination of John J. Hamre to fill the...