News Releases

New GAO Report on Meth Ingredient Restrictions M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    GAO report on meth ingredient restrictions Da:    Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), “State...

Grassley Statement at Comprehensive Immigration Reform Hearing Statement for the Record of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Wednesday, February 13, 2013 “Immigration reform is a perilous minefield of emotionally charged issues.  One cannot but consider any such...

  Grassley, Johnson, Enzi, Brown Push for Legitimate Farm Payment Limits     Senators Introduce New Legislation to Place Hard Caps and Close Loopholes     WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Tim Johnson, Mike Enzi and Sherrod Brown today are introducing legislation that would place a hard cap on the farm payments an individual...

Reaction to the State of the Union Address Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley President Obama is a talented speaker and his White House has proven to be politically skilled.  At the start of the President’s second term, America needs the White House to set aside its campaign apparatus and take the lead with bipartisan discussions and policy...

SEC’s revolving door M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    SEC's revolving door Da:    Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on a new report from the Project on Government Oversight on the revolving door between the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Grassley in 16 Iowa counties next week WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will meet next week with Iowans in 16 counties.  Grassley will hold town meetings in 10 communities in addition to question-and-answer sessions with students at four high schools, employees at a manufacturing plant in central Iowa, and members of the Des Moines Rotary Club. “I...

Grassley Schedule M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Grassley Schedule DA:    Monday, February 11, 2013 Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week.  The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington with the American Medical Association,...

Jack Lew, Cayman Islands M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Jack Lew, Cayman Islands Da:    Friday, February 08, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the revelation that Jack Lew, President Obama’s Treasury secretary nominee, had money invested in a hedge fund based...

  Leahy & Grassley Press Administration For Legal Justifications To Kill American Citizens Using Drones     WASHINGTON -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter Thursday calling on President Barack Obama to share with the Committee any legal memos on the targeted...

The Motion to Proceed to the Violence Against Women Act Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley The Motion to Proceed to the Violence Against Women Act Thursday, February 7, 2013 Mr. President, there has long been bipartisan support for the Violence Against Women Act.  Too many women are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,...

Health care spending and the federal budget M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    health care spending and the federal budget DA:    Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about an item (Figure 1-3 below) in the Budget and Economic Outlook released today by...

Klobuchar, Grassley Reintroduce Legislation to Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Pay-for-Delay Deals Legislation would help put an end to pay-offs by brand-name drug manufacturers to keep cheaper generic equivalents off the market and help make sure consumers have access to cost-saving generic drugs they need WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar...

President Obama’s remarks on the sequester M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    President Obama’s remarks on the sequester DA:    Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment about President Obama’s comments today on the sequester and a budget package. “The...

Grassley Floor Speech: Lessons from the 1986 Immigration Reform Debate To see the video, click here.   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Lessons from 1986 Immigration Reform Monday, February 4, 2013 As we look forward to a debate this year about immigration reform, I want to share my...

  Grassley: Iowa City Student Selected by Naval Academy     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Jackson Peplow of Iowa City has been selected for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 2013-2014 school year.   Peplow is the son of Nanci Kohl and Ken Peplow of Iowa City.  Jackson Peplow...

Q&A on the Sequester Q:    What exactly is sequestration? A:    Sequestration is a process of automatic, largely across-the-board permanent spending reductions.  The process was created in 1985 in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act.  More recently, Congress included sequestration as an enforcement tool in the Budget...

Physician Payments Sunshine Act Regulations Released M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and editors Re:    Sunshine Act rule released Da:    Friday, February 01, 2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the co-author, with then-Sen. Herb Kohl, of the bipartisan Physician Payments Sunshine Act, enacted in March...

Grassley Introduces Legislation to Ensure Employers have Proven Tool to Verify Work Eligibility of Employees WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that would permanently authorize and require employers to use the E-Verify program, an Internet-based system that assists employers in determining the eligibility of employees to work...

Russian ban on U.S. beef and pork exports M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors RE:    Russian ban on U.S. beef and pork exports DA:    Thursday, January 31, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley made the comment below about a news report that U.S. exports of beef and pork to Russia will be stopped on February...

Grassley, Hatch, Alexander, Enzi, Pitts, Cassidy Seek Details of Long-overdue Attention to Federal Discount Prescription Drug Program WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander and Michael Enzi and Reps. Joe Pitts and Bill Cassidy today sought details of the federal government’s long-overdue attention to the qualification of the...