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Senator Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley's Public Statements on Defense

Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley
Office: U.S. Senate (IA) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1980
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Barbara; 5 Children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay
Birth Date: 09/17/1933
Birth Place: New Hartford, IA
Home City: New Hartford, IA
Religion: Baptist
Date Title Location
March 20, 2013 Grassley Protests Senate Leader Refusing Vote on Air Guard and Reserve Amendment Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Collins, King Among 77 Senators Calling on President to Continue Support of Israel Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Grassley Comments on Hagel Nomination Unknown
Feb. 4, 2013 Q&A on the Sequester Unknown
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to President Obama - Step Up Pressure, Prevent Nuclear Iran Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2012 Letter to President Barack Obama - Iran Washington, DC
Nov. 14, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 14, 2012 DOD Inspector General Oversight Failure Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2012 U.S. Security in Benghazi Unknown
Oct. 5, 2012 Grassley Comments on Cybersecurity Staff Meeting at White House Unknown
Oct. 5, 2012 Keeping Government Accountable Unknown
Sept. 21, 2012 Sportsmen's Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 IG Report on Fast and Furious Released Unknown
Sept. 12, 2012 Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding Embassy Attack in Libya Unknown
Aug. 14, 2012 Senators Issue Joint Statement on Cybersecurity Washington, DC
Aug. 7, 2012 Grassley Wants Answers from Napolitano about Chemical Facility Security Program Washington DC
Aug. 7, 2012 Letter to Zhang Yesui, Ambassador to the United States of the People's Republic of China Washington DC
July 19, 2012 Grassley Says Reid's Strategy to Block Amendments Now Threatens Committee Debate Washington, DC
July 12, 2012 Grassley Opening Statement at Judiciary Executive Committee Meeting Unknown
July 9, 2012 Indictment, Reward in Brian Terry Murder Case Unknown
June 27, 2012 Senators Renew Push to Strengthen Cybersecurity Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Iowa/Illinois Senators Announce that Senate Committee Approves Provisions from their Bill to Increase Workload at Rock Island Arsenal Washington, DC
May 10, 2012 Illinois / Iowa Senators Introduce Bill to Require Strategic Plan for Workload Increases at Rock Island Arsenal Washington, DC
May 9, 2012 Illinois/Iowa Senators Introduce Bill to Require Strategic Plan for Workload Increases at Rock Island Arsenal Washington, DC
March 21, 2012 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
March 14, 2012 Grassley Encourages More Bite from Defense Watchdog Washington, DC
March 14, 2012 DOD Audits Washington, DC
March 12, 2012 Letter to Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
March 6, 2012 Force Structure Cuts by the Air Force Unknown
March 1, 2012 Senators Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Military Detention Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2012 Grassley Seeks Top-Level Review and Action Against Defense Spending Waste Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2012 Politico - How to Tackle Cybersecurity Unknown
Jan. 9, 2012 Q&A on Admission to the U.S. Service Academies Unknown
Dec. 19, 2011 Letter to Jacob J. Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2011 Grassley Statement on Turnover of Terrorist Daqduq Unknown
Dec. 13, 2011 Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Relative to Requiring a Balanced Budget Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Boxer, Grassley Criticize Failure to Limit Exorbitant Taxpayer-Funded Salaries for Defense Contractors Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2011 Boxer, Grassley, Rockefeller Applaud Senate Passage of Amendment Curbing Taxpayer-Funded Salaries for Defense Contractors Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 Introduction of a Measure to Limit Taxpayer-Funded Salaries for Defense Contractors Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2011 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Nominations Washington, DC
July 28, 2011 Defense Department Inspector General Audits Washington DC
July 20, 2011 Opening Statement of Ranking Member Grassley at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act Washington DC
July 5, 2011 Shared Sacrifice in Resolving the Budget Deficit Washington, DC
June 10, 2011 Defense Department Spending Watchdog Lacks Bite Unknown
June 6, 2011 Government Watchdogs Washington, DC
April 29, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Defense Washington, DC
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