DES MOINES – In an alarming admission, Patty Judge told the Sioux City Journal's editorial board that she not only opposes a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, but she also opposes Iowa's balanced budget requirement, saying "I did not think it was the wise thing to do on the state level, and I really do not think it's the wise thing to do for the country." Read More
DES MOINES— The Grassley Committee today unveiled a new ad featuring the voice of Barbara Grassley and focusing on the Senator’s unparalleled work ethic on behalf of Iowans. “His day starts at four. Four-ten he’s running three miles,” says Mrs. Grassley, alluding to Senator Grassley’s habit of running three miles a day, four days a week. Whether you are Republican or Democrat, Iowans know that no one works harder than Chuck Grassley,” said Grassley campaign manager Robert Haus. Read More
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know if the drug manufacturer of EpiPens overcharged states by misclassifying its product and, if it did, what steps the federal agency overseeing Medicaid did to stop it. In letters to both Mylan and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Grassley asked for communications between the two, if civil penalties were imposed and if the Office of the Inspector General was notified. Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2016 DES MOINES— In an editorial board interview with the Sioux City Journal, Patty Judge admitted that she opposes a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Judge’s irresponsible fiscal policies led to her losing reelection in 2010. “Patty Judge says she doesn’t want to ‘tie the hands of future administrations' with a balanced budget amendment, but thankfully she and Chet Culver were prevented from saddling Iowans with an even worse fiscal crisis because of Iowa’s balanced budget amendment,” said Grassley Committee campaign manager Bob Haus. “Patty Judge piled up a mountain of debt, spent way beyond the state’s means and now wants to lecture Iowans against a balanced budget amendment. Her reckless and irresponsible budgeting is what got her kicked out of office in 2010, and with the federal government in nearly $20 trillion of debt, she shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the United States Senate.” Read More
DES MOINES— Patty Judge's history of dodging half of primary campaign debates demonstrates clear record of snubbing Iowa voters The Grassley Committee is calling on debate dodger Patty Judge to accept a Des Moines-based debate hosted by WHO Radio which all Iowa voters statewide would have access to online. Read More
DES MOINES— The Grassley Committee today unveiled a new ad featuring the voice of Barbara Grassley and focusing on the Senator’s unparalleled work ethic on behalf of Iowans. Grassley Works campaign manager Bob Haus said today that the campaign has accepted an invitation from Quincy Media Group for a debate on Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., at Morningside College in Sioux City. The debate will be broadcast on KTIV in Sioux City, KWWL in Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, KTTC in Rochester, MN (serving North Central Iowa), and WGEM in Quincy, IL (serving Southeast Iowa). It will also be streamed live on the stations' websites. Read More
"Concerns have been raised about the loss of head-to-head competition of these transactions, and whether they will reduce incentives to invest in research and development," said Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican and chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. "Concerns have been raised whether these transactions will result in foreclosure of market access by competing seed companies to traits and germplasm, and whether they will enhance these companies to engage in exclusionary conduct." Read More
Did you know that American wind turbines can now produce as much electricity as 17 typical nuclear power plants or 65 coal plants? That’s how much wind power has grown across the U.S. Iowans may already know, but many Americans don’t realize how much wind power reliably contributes to U.S. energy independence. And any Republican or Democrat running for election this fall should pay attention to wind’s rapid growth. Especially since recent polling data show that as wind power grows, so does U.S. voter support for it. Read More
Iowa law enforcement agencies confiscate cash, vehicles and real estate from at least 1,000 people each year as part of a state program in which no proof of crime is required before the government lays claim to personal belongings. That represents a massive increase since the 1980s, when state and local governments reported fewer than two dozen such cases annually, according to data obtained by The Des Moines Register through a public records request. Read More
There’s more at stake than his Twitter account, Sen. Chuck Grassley said about asking the Obama administration to reconsider ceding authority over the internet to a multi-national panel. “If China wanted to censor my Twitter account, they could do it right now,” Grassley said with a laugh. The Iowa Republican is an active tweeter with 102,000 followers on the social media network. Read More
