Grassley works to try to educate the EPA about agriculture, rural America
WASHINGTON – Senator Grassley weighed in this week with the President’s nominee to serve as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
A Senate hearing to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy is set for Thursday morning in the Committee on Environment and...
Grassley schedule this week
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Grassley Schedule
DA: Monday, April 8, 2013
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley is scheduled to meet with Iowans in Washington for Ecumenical...
Q&A on Drones
Q: What is prompting heightened concern about drones?
A: Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are most commonly known as part of overseas operations tracking down and killing members of terrorist organizations. Going back to a letter sent in October 2011, I’ve sought access to information from the Obama...
Grassley to Give Floor Speech, Writes to Firm in Health Care Stock Spike Incident
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will give a speech on the Senate floor today circa 2:30 p.m. Eastern on his concerns that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has loose controls and poor records of the communication of non-public information regarding...
Grassley Questions Possible Gender Bias in H-1B Visa Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today pressed for answers about a possible bias against women in the H-1B visa program.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet...
Unique Rules for Budget Allow Senate Votes on Amendments
Outcome Reveals Downside for Democratic Leader, Upside for Democratic Process
What we saw unfold in the Senate budget vote-a-rama just before the Easter recess is important in evaluating competing claims about the reason for dysfunction in the Senate.
Democratic leaders push an aggressive narrative...
Grassley: U.S. Air Force Academy Selects McClelland Student
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Christopher M. Haijsman of McClelland has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2013-2014 school year.
Haijsman is the son of Sherry and Michael Haijsman. He will...
Grassley Seeks CMS Timeline, Communications on Key Policy Decision Affecting Investors
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today asked the top government health care agency for a timeline and details of the communications on a key Medicare policy decision this week that reportedly moved stock prices when correctly predicted by an outside firm prior to...
Senator Grassley, Congresswoman Slaughter React to GAO Report On Political Intelligence
Duo Plan To Re-Introduce Political Intelligence Disclosure Requirements
Today, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) released the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on Political...
Grassley: N.C. Hospitals Draw Attention to Concerns in Discount Drug Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa disclosed the results of his inquiry into a discount prescription drug program, known as 340B, used by three N.C. hospitals to the federal agency in charge of overseeing the program, showing how the hospitals appear to be making sizeable...
Q&A on Tax E-Filing
Q: What is IRS Free File?
A: IRS Free File provides free access to private-sector tax preparation software and e-file options to taxpayers who made $57,000, or less, in 2012. The idea is to help federal taxpayers prepare more accurate tax returns and get the credits and...
Grassley, Hatch Ask if Sequester Affects Health Exchange Set-up Grants
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah today asked the Obama administration whether the federal budget sequester will curb the significant amount of federal tax dollars going to states to help them set up health care exchanges under the President’s health...
Iowa League of Cities victory against the EPA
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: 8th Circuit 3-25-13 ruling on EPA rules
DA: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Senator Chuck Grassley made the comment below about the Iowa League of Cities victory in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection...
Grassley Questions Contradicting Testimony by Justice Department Official in Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing a key player in the quid pro quo deal between the Justice Department and St. Paul, Minn. to explain the contradiction between...
Grassley Statement on New Secret Service Director
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after President Obama announced that Julia Pierson would be the new Director of the Secret Service
“During the Colombia prostitution scandal, the Secret Service lost the trust of many Americans, and failed to live up to the high expectations placed...
Grassley begins meetings in 30 Iowa communities
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley this morning began a series of meetings with Iowans in 30 communities, as the Senate is in a two-week break for Easter.
Grassley’s meetings include 19 town meetings, Q&A with students in five high schools, visits to a Lion’s Club and a Kiwanis Club, a Job Corps Center...
FCC Chairman’s Departure, LightSquared Debacle
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: FCC chairman’s departure, LightSquared
Da: Friday, March 22, 2013
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the announced departure of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius...
Grassley health-care related amendments
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Reporters and Editors RE: Grassley health-care related amendments DA: Friday, March 22, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley filed two health care related amendments to the Senate budget resolution on the floor. It’s uncertain if the amendments...
Grassley comment on Education Department posting of Mao quote
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about an online report that the Department of Education had posted then removed a comment from Mao Zedong as a “quote of the day” on its National Center for Education Statistics “Kids Zone” website.
“The Department of Education should explain how...
Grassley Amendment to Give Consumer Agency an Inspector General
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today filed an amendment to the budget resolution before the Senate that would provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with its own independent inspector general. “Inspectors general serve as watchdogs, keeping an eye on the executive branch for...
