Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the omnibus spending bill approved today by the Senate.
“Even though this is an effort to govern and try to reverse the Senate’s abdication of its responsibilities to process annual appropriations bills, the bill falls short in achieving true savings and turning around the country’s fiscal...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that new cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that his provisions to place a hard cap on farm payments and ensure that farm payments go to people actively engaged in farming save $387 million over 10 years, which is an additional $210 million over...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Connor Gillette, Neil Harte, Seth Horsley and Peter Meyers have received appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the 2014-2015 school year.
“Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,” Grassley said. “Students work very hard to earn this...
Senator Chuck Grassley today commented on the inclusion of two provisions that will help solidify the future of the Rock Island Arsenal in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill resulted from a budget agreement between the House and the Senate. Both chambers are expected to act on the appropriations bill this week.
“It’s...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington from United Way of Siouxland. Senator Grassley will meet with an Iowa family visiting Washington from Thornton. Senator Grassley will be a guest on public affairs programs hosted by...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will hold 11 meetings in Iowa during the week of January 20 as part of his 99-county tour.
Grassley has held at least one meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. He started this year’s series on Jan. 3 in Floyd and Chickasaw counties. On Jan. 20, 21, 22, and 24,...
Floor Speech by Senator Chuck Grassley on How the Senate Should Work
Delivered Monday, January 13, 2014
Senator McConnell has made a very important call to restore the Senate as the great deliberative body it was designed to be.
I would like to continue to add my voice to that call and expand on some observations I have made previously before the Senate.
The...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the nomination of Robert Wilkins,to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitMonday, January 13, 2014
Mr. President,
Today we’ll vote on the third of three nominees to the D.C. Circuit, Judge Robert Wilkins. I’ll oppose the Judge...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Kennedy Salow of Walker has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2014-2015 school year.
Salow is the daughter of Kim and Joel Salow. She will graduate in May from Center Point-Urbana High School. Salow participated in student council, basketball,...
Q: What does the Federal Reserve do?
A: The Fed was created to stem fault lines in the financial system that many argued bred depositor runs, interest rate spikes and market speculation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The case was made in Congress that the ebb and flow of a growing U.S. economy needed more certainty and that a system was...
WASHINGTON – The Senate earlier this week passed legislation cosponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would allow veterinarians to legally carry and dispense controlled substances away from their brick and mortar facilities. The legislation now awaits action by the House of Representatives.
The Veterinary Medicine Mobility...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter late yesterday asking Director B. Todd Jones of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to respond to new questions related to flawed ATF sting operations nationwide. Recent news reports indicate that ATF has conducted...
WASHINGTON – The Iowa congressional delegation today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revisit a decision to deny reconstruction assistance to several Northwest Iowa rural electric cooperatives following severe weather last spring.
The Iowa delegation is concerned that FEMA may have interpreted the law one way after already...
WASHINGTON – The Senate earlier this week passed legislation cosponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would allow veterinarians to legally carry and dispense controlled substances away from their brick and mortar facilities. The legislation now awaits action by the House of Representatives.
The Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act is in response to a Drug...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congressman George Holding (NC-13) sent a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan requesting answers and documentation regarding the questionable salary and compensation practices of the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA).
Senator Grassley:...
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Nomination of Janet Yellen to be Fed ChairmanDelivered Monday, Jan. 6, 2014
Over the past five years the Federal Reserve has pursued unconventional and unprecedented monetary policy. As vice chair of the Fed, Janet Yellen has been a strong proponent of these policies. As chair, she is likely to continue these...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will begin holding meetings with Iowans in every county again next year with meetings in Floyd and Chickasaw counties on Friday, Jan. 3.
“Representative government is a two-way street, and it’s strengthened by dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,” Grassley said. “I look forward to...
WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley has joined 42 other senators in requesting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to stop unlawful regulations on small family farms.
Since 1976, Congress has exempted small, family-run farms with 10 or fewer employees from OSHA regulations. However, in a 2011 memo, OSHA asserted that on-farm grain...
Homegrown Energy That Makes Sense
The U.S. Senate exhibits more bipartisanship than what makes the biggest headlines. This week, a bipartisan group of 16 senators met with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to deliver a single message: The agency’s proposed reduction of the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014 would...
Budget Deal: Too Much Spending, Too Little Discipline
This week, the Senate gave final approval to the House-Senate budget deal that sets upcoming levels for government spending.
While I appreciate the bipartisan effort that brokered this budget deal, I couldn’t support the proposal. It spends an additional $63 billion over the next two...
