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Grassley floor statement on the government takeover contained in the HELP and House health care bills Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Government Takeover of Health Care Mr. President, some on the other side of the aisle are saying that their bills do not represent a government takeover of the health...

$30,000 to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for Fine Arts WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded two matching competitive grants totaling $30,000 to the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Des Moines Metro Opera. The National Endowment for the Arts will distribute the funds as shown below. •Cedar...

Grassley: GAO Report Shows IRS Wastes Time, Money on Methods to Collect Tax Debt M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: IRS’ tax debt collection Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on a report from the Government Accountability Office released today, “Tax Debt Collection: ...

Grassley: Iowa Firms to Receive $215 Million in Allocation Authority for Investments Through New Markets Tax Credit Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced that three organizations headquartered in Iowa will receive $215 million in allocation authority under the 2009 round of the federal New...

Grassley Intends to Carefully Monitor New HHS Commitment to Focus More Intently on Health Care Fraud WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he welcomed a commitment from the secretary of Health and Human Services to respond more quickly to fraud alerts involving federal health care programs, a commitment that came after Grassley wrote a detailed letter...

Federal Grant Opportunities for Iowa Libraries and Museums WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications for the 2010 National Leadership Grant program.  The deadline for applications is February 1, 2010. “Libraries and museums are building blocks for communities to...

Grassley Q & A: Care for Veterans Q: What services does the VA provide to veterans? A: The Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA as it is commonly referred to, helps veterans who become disabled through an injury, disease, or aggravation of an existing condition while in service to the country. The VA provides health services, cash payments and other...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report   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 Nick Wilkens with KCII Radio in Washington and Doug Rieder with the Glidden Graphic in Glidden.  The...

Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday, October 29, 2009   Mr. President,   Last week, President Obama delivered a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the environment and clean energy.  He...

Grassley letter of inquiry to health information technology companies Click here to view the Grassley letter of inquiry to health information technology companies, including the Cerner Corporation, 3M Company, Allscripts, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Computer Sciences Corporation, Eclipsys, Epic Systems Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Perot Systems...

Grassley Advances Improvements to Nursing Home Quality of Care   WASHINGTON – At Sen. Chuck Grassley’s urging, the health care reform legislation that came out of the Finance Committee earlier this month and is advancing in the Senate contains a series of provisions Grassley co-authored to improve the quality of care in nursing homes.  “Improving...

Grassley Outlines Health Care Reform Tax Increases Senator Grassley Floor Speech on Health Care Tax Increases   President Obama has pledged that he will not raise taxes of any kind on any family making less than $250,000, or any individual making less than $200,000.    On September 12, 2008, in Dover, New Hampshire, Candidate Obama said, “And...

Questions and Answers Regarding Senator Grassley’s Floor Speech Discussing Health Care Reform Plans’ Tax Effects on Middle-Class Taxpayers On October 29, 2009, Senator Grassley delivered a floor speech discussing the Democratic Leadership’s Health Care Reform’s tax effects on middle-class taxpayers.  The text of the speech and charts used in the speech...

China on U.S. pork   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: China on U.S. pork Da: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the announcement that China will re-open its market to U.S. pork...

Nearly $14.2 Million to Cedar Rapids for Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $14,192,069.68 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe flooding in...

Grassley Works to Help Military Personnel With First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a co-sponsor of legislation to help members of the military benefit from the first-time homebuyer tax credit, which is likely to be extended and possibly expanded in the coming weeks.   “Members of the military are serving...

Grassley works to develop feasible rental assistance for flood victims               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for additional relief for 2008 Iowa flood victims who must soon move back into rental...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's News Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  I wanted to tell you about a letter that I sent to the FEMA administrator asking for additional relief for 2008 Iowa flood victims who must soon move back into rental housing.      This month FEMA extended the temporary housing program in Iowa,...

Grassley floor speech about higher premiums that would result from pending health care legislation Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance   As I travel around Iowa, I hear a lot of concern about out-of-control government spending and a massive government takeover of our health care system.  People...

Grassley: Federal Government is Wrong to Keep ACORN in Combined Federal Campaign M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re:  ACORN and the Combined Federal Campaign Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is concerned that the federal government is refusing to omit ACORN from the Combined Federal Campaign. ...