Broken Promises in 2010 Health Care Law
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Broken Promises in the 2010 Affordable Care Act
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
In 1994, the health care reform bill proposed by then President Clinton failed, in large part, because it would fundamentally changed health care coverage for nearly every American.
In 2009, President...
Grassley, Johnson Push for Legitimate Payment Limits in Upcoming Farm Bill Discussions
Senators Introduce New Legislation to Place Hard Caps and Close Loopholes
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tim Johnson today are introducing legislation that would place a hard cap on the farm payments an individual farmer could receive in a year and would close...
Grassley: Political Intelligence Transparency Falls Due to Majority Leader
Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on the Senate majority leader’s decision to proceed to the House of Representatives-passed version of an anti-congressional insider trading bill instead of the Senate-passed version. The Senate-passed version contains a...
Q&A on Medical Device Safety
Q: What needs to be done to improve the oversight of medical device safety?
A: Post-market surveillance of medical devices should be as effective as possible in order to preserve the fast-track approval process that gets new and innovative medical products on the market for...
Hire U.S. Workers First, Restore Integrity of U.S. Visa System
With spring just around the corner, many Iowans look forward to seasonal rites of passage this time of year. Farmers are itching to get in the fields. Home gardeners anticipate the first shoots of peas and lettuce. Spring cleaning tops the to-do list for many families. School...
Supreme Court Responds to Grassley's Request for Audio, Video Coverage of Health Care Reform Arguments
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following comment after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts informed him that video broadcasting will not be allowed of the landmark health care case that will be heard before the Supreme Court next...
Boxer, Grassley Introduce Measure To Curb Excessive Taxpayer-Funded Salaries For Government Contractors
Measure Limits Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursement to $400,000 per Year, Extends Cap to All Government Contractor Employees
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) this week introduced the Commonsense Contractor...
Grassley Statement on Sunshine Week, Transparency in the Federal Government
Prepared Floor Statement Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Sunshine Week
Delivered Thursday, March 15, 2012
Mr./Madam President,
This is Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is observed annually to coincide with the birthday of...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Effort to Make Medical Devices Safer
The Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients Act would implement long overdue reforms and help save lives
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), introduced the bipartisan Ensuring Safe Medical...
Senators Seek Two-Year Extension of Wind-Energy Tax Credit
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Mark Udall, Scott Brown, Tom Harkin, Dean Heller, Ron Wyden, and Michael Bennet today proposed a two-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bipartisan proposal would prevent a lapse in the...
Political, Partisan Tactics Being Used in Violence Against Women Act Debate
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after claims that Republicans were blocking the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. Grassley offered a full substitute during Judiciary Committee consideration of the bill.
“The Violence Against Women Act...
Returning to Regular Order with Judicial Nominations, President Doesn't have Nominees for More Than Half of Vacancies
Groh, Fitzgerald Voted On
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
On the Nominations of Gina Marie Groh to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of West...
Grassley Encourages More Bite from Defense Watchdog
WASHINGTON – Calling the audit work of the Defense Department’s inspector general a mission of the highest importance, Senator Chuck Grassley today urged auditors to double down on improvements to their work with stronger recommendations, a greater focus on fraud and appropriate criminal referrals,...
Americans Want Senate to Focus on Jobs, Economy, Gas Prices, Not Political Statements on Judicial Nominations
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after the Senate Majority Leader cancelled 17 cloture votes on nominees for district court judgeships. Grassley argued in a...
Grassley: Trade Cases Undermine Need for New Enforcement Center
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the President’s forthcoming announcement of a new trade case against China over export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods. Last week, the...
Setting the Record Straight, 17 Cloture Petitions on Judicial Nominees
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Remarks on District Court Cloture Petitions
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Mr. President, I rise to speak regarding judicial nominations, and to respond to some of the claims made by my...
FOIA Requests Stifled Under Current Executive Branch
Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
“The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure
Information and the Public’s Right to Know.”
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing...
Reid Files Cloture on 17 Judicial Nominations
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Majority Leader filed cloture on 17 judicial nominees. The Senate has regularly confirmed judicial nominees throughout the 112th Congress, similar to previous congresses. In addition, the...
Q&A: Sunshine and Accountability
Q: What is Sunshine Week?
A: In 2005, a group of advocates, including journalists, launched a national initiative to encourage individuals to play an active role in their government at all levels and to work to give them access to information about their government. Sunshine Week...
Comprehensive BSE Rule Released
Grassley Leads Effort to Move Stalled Rule
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget cleared the comprehensive BSE rule and the Department of Agriculture released the rule for public comment. Grassley, along with Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, led a bipartisan group of...
