Grassley Urges Energy Secretary to Consider Need to Retain Tariff on Ethanol Imports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to consider the need to retain the U.S. tariff on ethanol imports. In a letter to the secretary, Grassley said the world’s other major ethanol producer –...
Grassley Visits IRS to Get Tax Gap Answers
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) visited IRS headquarters today to ask senior executives at the agency what they will do this year to close the $345 billion tax gap. Baucus and Grassley have identified the tax gap – the gulf between taxes legally owed and taxes actually...
Trade Relations with Latin America
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Trade Relations with Latin America
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Mr. President, I rise to speak on the U.S. trade agenda. There are a number of important items on this year’s trade agenda, including reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority for the President and reauthorizing our...
Sens. Grassley, Dodd Seek Bold Reforms for Drug Safety
WASHINGTON — Renewing their commitment to ensuring FDA-approved drugs are safe once on the market, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are reintroducing legislation to revamp and prioritize the post-market surveillance process within the Food and Drug Administration and to greatly expand...
Grassley Announces Appointments of Young Iowans to Service Academies
Altoona, Denison, Iowa City Natives Receive Appointments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Zachary Ballard of Altoona (Southeast Polk High School) and Matthew Traynelis of Iowa City (West High School)...
Iowan Named Interim U.S. Attorney in Northern District
Dummermuth Expected to be Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that President Bush has named Matt Dummermuth as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Grassley said he expects the...
Grassley/Sessions Amendment to Encourage Government Contractorsto Hire Legal Immigrants Passes Unanimously
WASHINGTON -- An amendment to encourage government contactors to electronically verify the work eligibility of their employees introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley and Jeff...
Grassley Objects to Idea of Lifting U.S. Tariff on Ethanol Imports
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman was quoted in media reports today saying the U.S. tariff on ethanol imports will probably need to be lifted to meet the administration’s goal of increasing the use of renewable fuels. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the...
Grassley Reacts to State of the Union Address
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over issues including taxes and major federal health care programs, made the following comments on President Bush’s state of the union address...
Senate Approves Wyden-Grassley Plan to Get Rid of Secret Holds
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate last night approved a critical ethics and reform bill, S.1 that includes a provision authored by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to prohibit a single Senator from blocking legislation or a nominee without revealing his or her...
Grassley Highlights Committee Passage of Tax Loophole Closers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today praised the committee’s passage of a series of measures cracking down on tax shelter abuses. Grassley developed the bipartisan measures when he was chairman; the Senate passed them before but the House resisted...
Grassley Urges Korean Ambassador to Reverse Korea’s Refusal of U.S. Beef
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today told Korea’s ambassador to the United States that Korea should stop refusing U.S. beef imports – including an Iowa shipment – for invalid reasons, and contrary to Korea’s commitments through the World Trade...
Grassley, Salazar Introduce Resolution Recognizing Need for Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Ken Salazar today introduced a Senate resolution that says “By 2025, America's farms, forests and ranches will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States,...
Bipartisanship Could Fuel AMT Repeal
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
A new year often brings well-intentioned promises to turn a new leaf. Making a resolution to start the year off on the right foot is a ritual shared by many. The same goes for members of Congress.
On the first day of business I put calls for bipartisanship into action....
Grassley Works to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he’s introducing the second part of his concentration agenda which would make it unlawful for a packer to own or feed livestock intended for slaughter.
“Outlawing packer ownership of livestock would make sure the forces of the marketplace would work for...
Taxing Season for Lawmakers and Taxpayers
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
As a federal lawmaker licensed to steer tax and spending policy through the legislative branch of the federal government, I use my leadership assignments on the tax- and budget-writing committees to keep close tabs on hard-earned tax dollars sent in to the federal...
Grassley Introduces First Piece of Competition Agenda
Senator Says Farmers Should Have More Options in Contract Disputes
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley yesterday introduced legislation that would limit mandatory arbitration arrangements made in contracts between farmers and...
Grassley Comments on President’s Address on New Approach to Iraq
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after hearing President Bush’s new approach to helping the Iraqi government control its country.
An audio comment will also be available on Grassley’s website yet tonight. The comment can be accessed through his website,...
Grassley: Taxpayer Advocate’s Report Affirms Need to Fix AMT, Shrink Tax Gap
Sen. Chuck Grassley, outgoing chairman of the Committee on Finance, today issued the following statement regarding the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Report to Congress. The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson, heads the Taxpayer Advocate Service. The Taxpayer Advocate Service is...
