Senator Charles Grassley

Republican  •  Iowa  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
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02/25/04
Education, Confident Grammar | Mental Training, Mind Help Tips ...

... Iowa (AP) -- A state official has sent notices to Iowa's 99 county recorders telling them they must comply with an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that legalizes same-sex marriage. JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley says . ...

03/09/05
AFT - Press Center - Releases - 2005 - Statement by Pres. McElroy ...

This legislation would go a long way in supporting states’ ability to provide adequate healthcare, which in turn will reap lasting, positive economic and social benefits for their citizens. The AFT urges Sen. Charles Grassley (R- Iowa), ...

11/20/06
Tenacious G

Charles Grassley, possibly the least colorful — but most tenacious — member of the Senate … Iowa senator a champion of whistle-blowers Sen. Charles Grassley has become Congress’s expert on using whistle-blowers to ferret out waste and ...

12/01/06
Grassley, the FDA, and Ketek

It seems that Senator Charles Grassley (D) Iowa ha asked for information from the FDA on this and that the FDA has not responded appropriately. PharmaLive: Grassley Makes Available Responses from FDA Nominee : ...

Source: QDIS Blog
12/11/06
Senator Starts Investigation of Major NY Museum

Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, pushed for legislation that reduced the tax breaks art donors can receive when they pledge their artworks to a museum over a long period of time. Now he has asked the Museum of Modern Art, ...

12/21/06
Vilsack: "With all due respect to those who support the rain ...

Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, and Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo. "It looks like the Legal Services Corporation learned its lesson," Grassley said in a statement. "I hope $14 cookies and limo rides around town are a ...

Source: State 29
12/26/06
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said services.

profound public health problem, before the door can be opened and the dead on Wednesday morning in the Welsh in-person interviews. Worldwide, only 1500 of the 15000 Republicans by placing strict new caps International Airport, ...

12/27/06
Journamalism Over the Farm Bill

Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Byron L. Dorgan (DN.D.) was approved 2 to 1. It aimed to close loopholes.... As House and Senate negotiators met to reconcile the two versions of the farm bill, Combest chaired the meetings. ...

12/27/06
33. Senator Charles Grassley

While 401(k) plans are likely not on Senator Charles Grassley's current agenda, he remains one of the key figures able to influence the industry's future by virtue of his standing on Capital Hill... (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)

01/03/07
Hello All:

To view and download the 3:15-minute video of Iowa Senator Charles Grassley delivering his "Thanks", go to the Central Iowa Chapter web site at www.desmoines-redcross.org .and click on "*Senator Grassley Thanks Iowa Red Cross Volunteers ...

01/04/07
FBI Dodges Senator’s Questions on Polygraph Screening

The FBI obfuscates and evades in a written response to questions posed by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) regarding the Bureau’s polygraph screening program. Senator Grassley’s questions, and the FBI’s responses, appear at pp. ...

01/05/07
Baucus & Grassley Introduce Legislation to Repeal AMT

and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), incoming and outgoing Chaisr of the Senate Finance Committee, yesterday introduced The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007: Press Release Text of Bill Floor Statement of Sen. Baucus...

01/06/07
[*] Baucus, Grassley introduce bill to repeal AMT, CNN

ranking Republican and former committee chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and three other committee members introduced legislation to fully repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) as of 2007. This bill is really a bellwether for one ...

01/09/07
Rebuttal to DODIG and SSCI on Able Danger

... Congressman Peter Hoekstra (Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence), Congressman Frank R. Wolf, Senator Charles E. Grassley (Chairman, Senate Finance Committee), Senator John McCain, and Senator Joseph Lieberman. ...

01/10/07
Grassley: “I Would Hate to See” Labor/Environmental Standards In ...

Here’s National Journal today: “I don’t see [fast track authority] being extended without some accommodation for labor and the environment, as much as I hate to see that.” - Sen Charles Grassley (R-IA) This is about as honest a ...

Source: Sirotablog
01/10/07
Grassley: ?I would hate to see? labor/enviro standards in US trade ...

Sen Charles Grassley (R-IA). This is about as honest a statement I've seen from someone from the Money Party. Grassley, like other K Street-backed "free" traders in both parties, really do hate the idea of trade deals preventing ...

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01/10/07
CHARLES GRASSLEY: UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

Grassley also expressed irritation with Democratic proposals to tap the Medicare Advantage program, which is designed to ... The Republican/Grassley position is that the amount of taxpayers’ money gets spent on these drugs is a question ...

01/11/07
FDA seeks $87M in fees for drug safety work

That would bring the total amount raised by the prescription drug user fee to close to $400 million. The agency says it's time to modernize, with more supervision for television advertising as well as safety. Sen. Charles Grassley ...

01/12/07
Congress Begins Steps Towards Curbing Mandatory Arbitration ...

Our hat goes off to Iowa Senators Charles Grassley (R) and Tom Harkin (D) for taking a stand on an important, but under-appreciated issue. What's even more notable is that senators from both parties were able to see how this issue ...

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01/16/07
Compounding

... 2006) Letter from David Hoyer (HHS Asst Commissioner for Legislation) to Charles Grassley (02 October 2006) HomeCare article: "CMS to Cut Payments for Compounded Drugs" (28 August 2006) Letter from Mark McClellan to Charles Grassley ...

01/17/07
Thompson scores Corbett, other Iowa supporters

Charles Grassley and Lamar Alexander. Thompson ran the Department of Health and Human Services during President Bush’s first term. He has said he will announce his presidential intentions within a few months.

01/22/07
Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV

The GAO report had been requested by three influential senators: Bill Frist, a doctor, before he stepped down as Republican leader of the Senate; Charles E. Grassley, now the ranking Republican on the finance committee, and Herb Kohl, ...

01/23/07
Democrat Congress Begins Anti-Offshore Attacks

But Levin is not alone in his anti-tax haven views. Others in Congress falsely believe that if you decide to "go offshore" financially, there must be something fishy going on. Another bad example is Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) who is ...

Source: Bob Bauman
01/23/07
My Reaction to the State of the Union

Not surprisingly, this was well-received by Iowa Senator Charles Grassley. I think "giddy" would accurately describe his demeanor as the camera panned on him. The president then got back on track and recommended improving the economy ...

01/24/07
Upper Midwestern US Senators React to State of the Union Address

Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa stated he was impressed with Bush’s overall leadership and his “very ambitious agenda” to make “America energy independent and less reliant on fossil fuel.” Grassley also agreed with Bush’s health ...

01/24/07
Kate Palmer, warbranchpress.com,katesalleypalmer.com - Senator ...

Cartoon by Kate Palmer TITLE: Senator Charles Grassley KEYWORDS: Grassley, Senate,Republicans,caricature,drawing PUBLICATION DATE: Fri, 26 Jan 2007.

01/26/07
What Took Them So Long?

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a co-sponsor of the Sessions amendment, sent a letter Wednesday to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff questioning whether the government required its contractors and subcontractors to participate ...

01/26/07
Selected US Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com 1/25/2007

Charles Grassley Letter requests information regarding how DHS is enforcing the use of the Basic Pilot Program by the federal government. HEALTH. 01/25/2007, Economic Policy Brief: The President's Health Care Proposal: All Risk, ...

01/27/07
UI Held Hostage Day 371 - Jan. 27

Charles Grassley, "Looking Out for Taxpayers by Looking at Donations," Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 27, 2007 Frank DeFord, "Money in College Sports? Let's be Honest," Morning Edition, National Public Radio, January 24, 2007 ...

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01/28/07
Ratting out tax cheats

Sen. Charles Grassley, the Republican from Iowa who last year headed the Senate Finance Committee, then issued his own statement calling for a "clear road map of reform so Treasury and the IRS no longer treat whistleblowers like skunks ...

Official website: http://grassley.senate.gov
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135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3744
Fax: 202-224-6020

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