Senator Charles Grassley

Republican  •  Iowa  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
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11/26/09
The revolution will be twitterized - RT

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley got a rap for his use of the English language after posting the following discourse on the merits of Barack Obama's policies: "Pres Obama while u sightseeing in Paris u said 'time to delivr on healthcare' ...

Source: RT
11/26/09
HI-CALIBER Private Investigations ®: Grassley Pushes Attorney ...

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is urging the U.S. Attorney General to fully answer questions about conflicts of interest in detainee policies at the Justice Department. Grassley asked the questions at a November 18 Justice ...

11/26/09
Muslims Against Sharia Blog

At the end of 2003, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service, signed by the committee's then-chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, and its then-ranking Democrat, Senator Max Baucus ...

11/26/09
Corporate Conflict of Interest Behind Lewin Group Claims

...of federal "death panels" designed to kill off patients by denying care.  Unfortunately, leading politicians like Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have relied on Lewin reports, apparently unaware of the company's underlying conflicts of interest. First, the

Source: Calitics
11/26/09
Government Sachs: The revolving door between Wall Street and White ...

Chris Javens: Ex-tax policy adviser to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Now lobbies for Goldman. Government - Goldman. © Unknown E. Gerald Corrigan. E. Gerald Corrigan: President of the New York Fed from 1985 to 1993. ...

11/25/09
FEMA Waives Rent Collection for Temporary Housing Units Until ...

WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to delay the collection of rent from households remaining in FEMA-provided temporary housing ...

Source: US States
11/25/09
Meet the U.S. Politicians Who Want to See Gay People Dead in ...

Mark “Buenos Aires is the Best Place for Adultery” Sanford. The list goes on: Sen. Mark Pryor, Sen. James Inhofe, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. Sam Brownback, Rep. Heath Shuler, Rep. Mike McIntyre, and Rep. Zach Wamp. ...

11/25/09
The Political Carnival: C Street Tied To Proposed Uganda Law ...

Sam Brownback, R-Kansas; Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wy. Sen. Chuck Grassley; Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. Sen. Bill Nelson, Fla. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C. Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Penn. Rep. ...

11/25/09
Immigration Commissars in Congress Opt for More Economy-Killing ...

Two odd bedfellows -- self-described socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (D.VT) and A+ anti-immigration lawmaker, Chuck Grassley (R. IA) -- are at it again. Earlier in the year, the duo inserted the Employ American Workers Act into the ...

11/25/09
Grassley: Senate health debate will focus on GOP alternatives ...

The Senate's post-Thanksgiving health debate will center around GOP ideas, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested Wednesday.

Source: News
11/25/09
Arkansas the NRSC's NY-23? Not so fast. « America, You Asked For It!

Cornyn, along with Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), David Vitter (R-LA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) held an NRSC fundraiser last week for Arkansas State Senator Gilbert Baker in Washington and there are shouts from every corner that this ...

11/25/09
Senators' Thanksgiving Chores: McCain: 'I'm Frying Two Turkeys ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): My wife does all the cooking; I do the vacuuming and the dusting. My wife cooks for about 36 hours at the farm in Iowa and it will all be gobbled up. The first person is away from the table in 20 minutes. ...

11/25/09
Grassley: Health care debate to focus on GOP alternatives « Iowa ...

When the Senate returns from Thanksgiving break to debate health care reform legislation, the Republicans will push numerous small amendments instead of a singular, comprehensive proposal of their own , U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ...

11/25/09
Lincoln proposes disaster payment legislation | Brownfield

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he's not sure another program is needed, “And now some other members of Congress want more money? You want to make sure that you don't circumvent why SURE was set up.” Senator Lincoln made her comments ...

Source: Brownfield
11/25/09
'Hush Money' Charge in Sacramento Mayor's Sex Scandal Was Part of Probe

Sexual abuse accusations by St. HOPE Academy students against Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson were apparently covered up, possibly with "hush money," according to a 61-page report issued by congressional investigators. Failure of school officials to

Source: Rantburg
11/25/09
Senator pushes for flood victims' relief | GospelScoop Christian ...

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley wants flood victims in his state to receive the same federal tax relief awarded to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Read ». Submitted by scooper 1 day 19 min ago – Made popular 16 hours 36 min ago ...

11/24/09
Explaining the Republican Party « Still liberal at 82

Alexander, Lamar / Senator / TN / “No.” Barrasso, John / Senator / WY / “No.” Bennett, Robert / Senator / UT / “No.” Bond, Christopher / Senator / MO / “No.” Brownback, Sam / Senator / KS / “No.” Bunning, Jim / Senator / KY / “No.”

11/24/09
Uh Oh: Whistleblower Obama Fired Had Uncovered Pay-Offs For Sexual Abuse Involving Supporter

...of school officials to report sexual abuse of minors violates California state law, investigative staff of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) noted in their report on the June firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walp

Source: Say Anything
11/24/09
Alec Baldwin: The Republican Way: Keeping Everything The Way It Is

That company, American Republic Insurance Company, headquarter in Senator Chuck Grassley's home state of Iowa (Des Moine), is one of the companies that Chuck Grassley is so afraid of being "crowded out" by a public option. ...

Source: The Blog
11/24/09
GOP meets in Boone to look at candidates - News

Iowa's Sen. Chuck Grassley Rep. is up for re-election. Democrat Bob Krause or Roxanne Conlin plans to run against him. Gov. Chet Culver is up for reelection, however several Republicans are planning to win the GOP nomination to run ...

Source: Banner News
11/24/09
GOP Group Undermining Robo-Call Laws Has Ties To DCI | TPMMuckraker

A press release sent out by AFF this week -- praising Iowa's Republican senator, Chuck Grassley, for his vote in opposition to health-care reform, and slamming Democratic senator Tom Harkin for his vote in support -- lists Jill Latham ...

11/24/09
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect

What does Khalid Sheik Mohammed have in common with O.J. Simpson? Conservatives seem to think a great deal. First, there was Sen. Chuck Grassley, who said this during Attorney General Eric Holder's Senate testimony last week: ...

Source: TAPPED
11/24/09
Big Education Ape: Sac Mayor: Fiancee Wasn't 'Fixer' - Politics ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, have called into question why Inspector General Gerald Walpin was forced to resign earlier this year. Walpin said he had found evidence that St. HOPE had misused federal ...

11/24/09
Shut Up, He Explained | Popehat

Via Jacob Sullum, a great moment in Orwellian political discourse: Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, proposes an amendment to bar the proposed.

Source: Popehat
11/24/09
I Had to Quash the Debate in Order to Save It - Hit & Run : Reason ...

A few weeks ago, I noted that Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) had introduced an amendment that would prohibit the National Criminal Justice Commission proposed by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) from considering. ... |11.24.09 @ 7:37PM|#. All who think Chuck Grassle

11/24/09
Agencies Withhold Information from the GAO - The Project On ...

In a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), acting GAO head Gene Dodaro cited several instances in which the State Department, the FBI, the Department of Defense (DoD) the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the White House have ...

11/24/09
The Union News.: Obama OK's Justice Fraud

Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, a Democrat, was nevertheless not impressed. "Well," he said, "that's an interesting point of view." Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a Republican, agreed. "I don't know how you could say failure is

11/24/09
It's way past time to end juvenile, sexist cracks against female ...

Let's pretend for a moment that U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley or Sen. Tom Harkin was able to land in an uncomfortable, yet potentially advantageous position on a piece of legislation. In this hypothetical, both men would be simultaneously ...

11/24/09
NRSC gets involved in US Senate race : O.KayHenderson.com

There's been a bit of tit for tat, via email, between the National Republican Senatorial Committee (on behalf of Republican Senator Chuck Grassley) and Democrat Roxanne Conlin, a Des Moines attorney who is running for the U.S. Senate. ...

11/24/09
Conlin calls on Grassley to reject PAC money « Iowa Independent

One of three Democrats vying to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling on the veteran lawmaker to decline all contributions from federal lobbyists and political action committees (PACs). Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin ...

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