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Revenue Proposals in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Proposal Before I get into substance, I'd like to make a preliminary note about process. This committee has a very fine bipartisan tradition. The bipartisan tradition of this committee means bipartisan action here usually means bipartisan success on the Senate floor. Far too often the...

President's Fiscal Year 2003 budget proposal Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on President Bush's Fiscal Year 2003 budget proposal. "It's always up to Congress to go over the President's budget proposal and see whether we agree with the spending and cutting priorities. It's wartime, and we have to...

Grassley, Others File Dissenting Views on Trade Adjustment Bill ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and other Republican members late today filed the following report with the Committee. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS, FARMERS, FISHERMAN, COMMUNITIES AND FIRMS ACT OF 2001 DISSENTING VIEWS OF SENATORS GRASSLEY, HATCH,...

War and Recession by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The president in January spoke with confidence and resolve during his first State of the Union message before Congress. Not known to mince words, President Bush readily acknowledged the United States is at war and struggling to shake an economic recession. But he immediately reassured America that...

Word On: IRS   Q: As taxpayers gear up for another tax season, how is the IRS complying with its congressional mandate for better taxpayer service and accountability? A: The IRS arguably is an easy target for politicians and taxpayers. But the federal tax collection agency often has itself to blame. Consider the annual report recently issued by the...

Grassley Announces $58 Million for Iowa APHIS Programs in President's Budget Includes Funding for National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Amesm ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa will receive approximately $58 million for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) programs?including the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in...

Grassley Nominates Young Iowans to Service Academies ? Praising the outstanding group of Iowa students seeking nominations to the U.S. military academies, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced his selections for placement at the West Point Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,...

President's pension proposal Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has been drafting legislation to tighten up protections for retirement plan participants in light of the Enron Corp.'s collapse. He hopes to introduce his legislation as early as next week. The Committee on Finance has jurisdiction over retirement savings plans...

Grassley Joins Effort to Seek Data on Agency Support of Enron ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today co-signed letters to three government agencies seeking information on any actions they took in support of the Enron Corp. The letters to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment...

Implementation of Anti-Money Laundering Provisions of the USA Patriot Act Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak this morning on an interest that we all share. This committee and this Congress passed important legislation last year to deal with terrorist money laundering. Our interest now is about getting...

Grassley Announces Federal Judgeship Application Deadline ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Iowans who are interested in applying for a federal judgeship in the Northern District of Iowa should submit their applications by Feb. 15. President Bush is expected to nominate an individual to serve as United States District Judge for the Northern District of...

Grassley Seeks Details of Hart Building Health Complaints ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent the following letter to the Senate sergeant at arms regarding complaints of ill health effects from the anthrax clean-up of the Hart Senate Office Building and handling irradiated mail. January 30, 2002 Mr. Alfonso E. Lenhardt Senate Sergeant at Arms Suite S-151 The...

Grassley Hires New Health Policy Director ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has hired a health care policy veteran to serve as his health policy director. Grassley has hired Linda Fishman, a senior policy advisor to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fishman was a member of the professional...

Grassley Praises President's Priorities --- Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed support for the agenda presented by President Bush tonight during his State of the Union address. "The President was both reassuring and realistic about the war. I think Iowans appreciate his candor. We need to be resolute in fighting terrorism. This fight will continue a long time...

Grassley React to State of the Union Address ? Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the State of the Union message delivered tonight by President Bush. "The President's calls for unity and bipartisanship ring with sincerity. They're backed up with results from his first year in office. He showed he can make good on his promises with...

Word On: Trade Promotion Authority   Q: What is Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)? A: The Constitution grants Congress the authority to broker trade agreements involving international commerce. The Constitution also grants the President the authority to speak with foreign nations on behalf of the American people. So, the very nature of our Constitution...

Lessons to Learn from Enron’s Collapse   When the nation’s seventh-largest company files the largest business bankruptcy proceedings in U.S. history, shockwaves are bound to reverberate through economic, political, financial and legal circles. But to the shareholders, workers and retirees who invested faithfully in the Enron Corp. stock, such a...

Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley - Budget Committee Hearing With today's announcement that the federal government is once again facing near-term budget deficits, we're going to hear a lot of talk from the critics about the need to postpone or even repeal last year's bipartisan tax cut. The critics say we should revisit the tax cut for two reasons. First,...

Senate Committee Considers Iowa Judicial Nominees Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing for Melloy, Gritzner ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to consider federal judicial nominees Michael Melloy of Cedar Rapids and James Gritzner of West Des Moines. In July 2001, President Bush nominated Melloy to serve as...

Grassley, Baucus Seek Disclosure of Enron Tax Records ? Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today asked Enron Corp. to publicly disclose all company tax records, including those related to Enron's affiliated companies or partnerships. The text of today's letter transmitted to Enron Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey...