Senator Charles Grassley

Republican  •  Iowa  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
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11/04/09
Political Tweets : Archives and Public History Digital

By analyzing the purpose and social implications of Twitter as a networking tool, I intend to show how politicians like Senator Chuck Grassley are appropriating Twitter for their political benefit and are doing so without focusing ...

11/04/09
Lessons from the 2009 election results | Washington Examiner

As Senator Chuck Grassley said: "Apologize to the American People and COMMIT SUICIDE!" Especially Rahm, who is frustrated because he can't threaten all of us! BearRight. Nov 4, 2009. Democrats who want to try to make NY23 into a message ...

11/04/09
Grassley hopes weather improves for farmers

Among the agitated farmers is — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who farms near the northeast Iowa town of New Hartford. “As the weather in Iowa turns drier over the next week, it'll be a very critical time in getting our crops out of the ...

Source: Radio Iowa
11/04/09
Beckel Cites Corzine's “Scarlet Letters” | Let Them Fail

Chris Javens: Ex-tax policy adviser to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Now lobbies for Goldman. E. Gerald Corrigan was president of the New York Fed from 1985 to 1993. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1994 and currently is a partner and managing ...

11/04/09
Healthcare Headlines - Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck ...

Healthcare Headlines: Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley: Government Takeover of Health Care. Title. Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley: Government Takeover of Health Care ...

11/04/09
Article

STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Washington. Participating in today's public affairs program are Tom Robinson with K-S-O-M Radio in Atlantic and Gregory ...

11/04/09
Delaware senator proposes tougher U.S. penalties for health care ...

Kaufman's Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (S 386), taking similar steps to investigate and prosecute financial fraud and introduced with Leahy and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), was signed by President Barack Obama May 20. ...

11/03/09
Drug War Madness: Grassley's Gag Rule : Rolling Stone : National ...

Enter unreconstructed drug warrior Sen. Chuck Grassley, who has released the text of an amendment that would ensure the commission not reach any conclusions that threaten 40 years of failure. The commission would be prohibited, ...

11/03/09
Harry Reid: Health Care Bill May Not Be Finished This Year

A lobbying war between two pharmaceutical companies vying to market a generic blood-thinner has prompted an inquiry by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Senate Finance Committee... Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, ...

11/03/09
The Contrarian Book Club Recommendation: “The Family” | The Contrarian

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) [Chairman of Steering Committee] Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) [Former Chairman of Finance Committee] Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) [Former Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee] Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) [Involved in sex ...

11/03/09
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog: University President Salaries Rise and ...

The economy appears to have recovered enough for Senator Chuck Grassley, IA, to resume his critique of the spending habits of colleges and universities. In this press release posted on IowaPolitics.com, Grassley assails the fact that ...

11/03/09
Those Free-Speech Lovin’ Drug Warrior Repubs Like Chuck Grassley

...the Controlled Substances Act or the legalization of any controlled substance listed under the Controlled Substances Act.” “Senator Grassley’s censorship amendment would block what Senator Webb is trying to achieve with this bill,” said Jack Col

11/03/09
The Washington Monthly

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said this morning that climate change legislation "is moving faster than we expected." I'll take that as a good sign. * A new poll shows a plurality of Nebraskans supporting a public option, 46% to 44%. ...

11/03/09
Grassley favors ban on laptops in airplane cockpits

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he's in favor of legislation that would ban laptop computers from the cockpits of commercial jets, as laptops were reportedly the cause of the incident. Grassley says, “Unless it's something that they've ...

Source: Radio Iowa
11/03/09
Government-Appointed Experts vs. Ignorant Voters on Drug Policy ...

Is Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley on the payroll of the drug cartels? Probably. The notorious gangster Al Capone made most of his illegal money from alcohol prohibition. Capone had hundreds of politicians on his payroll. ...

11/03/09
The Yeshiva World » Aaron Rubashkin Testifies At His Son Shalom ...

Attorneys also showed Aaron Rubashkin photos, outside the jury's presence, of the Rubashkins with prominent politicians. Included in the images were U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, and former U.S. Rep. ...

11/03/09
Huff TV: Arianna Discusses Today's Elections, Delayed Vote On "Too ...

A lobbying war between two pharmaceutical companies vying to market a generic blood-thinner has prompted an inquiry by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Senate Finance Committee... Short-Selling (VIDEO): Did It Contribute To The Market's Collapse ...

11/03/09
Sen. Grassley Jumps on Pay Report on Private College President ...

Wasting no time, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R. Iowa) issued a press release about the Chronicle of Higher Education survey of college salaries discussed in our post yesterday. The release says that Sen. Grassley “expressed concern that ...

11/03/09
Remember God - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Lauds Red Cross ...

11/3/2009 11:13:30 AM. The American Red Cross and its ongoing fundraising efforts were recently commended in a news release posted to the web site of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. (source:redcross.org) ...

11/03/09
Drugs, Suicide, and the Law

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) opposes the new policy. “I think that marijuana is a gateway to harder drug use,” he is quoted by the Iowa Independent. “Medical marijuana brings a certain amount of legitimacy to an illegal drug, ...

11/03/09
The immigration fight explained

...which includes a verification program that was added to (unsuccessfully) woo the ranking Republican on that panel, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. But Becerra, a prominent member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, knows that adding the verification prog

Source: The Politico
11/03/09
The Rothenberg Political Report: New 2010 Senate Ratings

It looks like Democrats will get a credible contender against Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R). That doesn't mean he is in imminent danger of losing reelection, but we are moving him from Currently Safe to Clear Advantage. ...

11/03/09
Healthcare reform remains debatable - News

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, member of the Senate Finance Committee, disagreed with Baucus' bill, saying, "It will be clear that this bill is already moving on a slippery slope to more and more government control of health care." ...

Source: Chronicle
11/03/09
Those Free-Speech Lovin' Drug Warrior Repubs Like Chuck Grassley

The censorship amendment, authored by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), could be voted on as soon as this Thursday, Nov. 5. If adopted during the Judiciary Committee markup for Sen. Jim Webb's National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. ...

11/03/09
Grassley Sees Climate Bill Moving Faster Than Expected « S E N A T U S

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Tuesday the “Senate's movement on climate change legislation is faster than Republicans had expected,” The Hill reports. "Yes, it is moving faster than we expected," ...

Source: SENATUS
11/03/09
FailedMessiah.com: [UPDATED] AARON RUBASHKIN TESTIFIES

Attorneys also showed Aaron Rubashkin photos, outside the jury's presence, of the Rubashkins with prominent politicians. Included in the images were U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, and former U.S. Rep. ...

11/03/09
The Brown Daily Herald - Higher Ed Round-up: Two-year colleges ...

The reported salaries were earned before the worst of the economic downturn. Many schools have since frozen salaries, and some presidents, including Simmons, have taken voluntary pay cuts. In a press release, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa ...

11/02/09
Steven Hill: The Problem Is Minority Rule

A lobbying war between two pharmaceutical companies vying to market a generic blood-thinner has prompted an inquiry by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Senate Finance Committee... Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, ...

11/02/09
Lobbying Battle For Senate Climate Bill Intensifies

A lobbying war between two pharmaceutical companies vying to market a generic blood-thinner has prompted an inquiry by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Senate Finance Committee... Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, ...

11/02/09
Ironic Surrealism v3.0 » Health and Human Services Website ...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says the Obama administration may be illegally using government money to spread “propaganda” about health care reform. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, ...

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