Word On: Student Loans
Q: Are you pushing to restore the federal deductibility of student loan interest?
A: Most definitely. From my position on the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, I have led the effort for almost 20 years to allow taxpayers to take an above-the-line tax deduction on their federal taxes for the interest paid on...
Grassley Advances Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage of his legislation to improve funding for and access to family treatment programs that help families in Iowa and elsewhere overcome methamphetamine addiction and the resulting family...
IRS, electronic fraud detection system
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: IRS, electronic fraud detection system
Da: Friday, July 14, 2006
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, yesterday questioned Eric Solomon, currently nominated to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy, about serious problems with the...
Grassley Amendment to Protect Tax Dollars Accepted on Spending Bill
WASHINGTON -- As part of his long standing effort to promote good-government and protect tax dollars, Senator Chuck Grassley today said his amendment to shed light on exactly who gets federal contracts for border security was accepted to the Senate's version of the...
Grassley: Iowa Projects Included in Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee Spending Bill
Law Enforcement Projects Receive Committee Endorsement
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects have been included in the Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice...
Grassley, Baucus ask CMS to revisit plans for how it pays hospitals for inpatient procedures
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus are asking the government to retool its proposal for updating the system that pays hospitals for inpatient procedures that are covered by Medicare.
Grassley and Baucus said that changes need to be made to make sure...
Grassley Asks Bush to Reconsider Iowa Request for Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked President George Bush to consider an appeal made by Iowa to designate a major disaster declaration for Johnson, Jones and Muscatine counties. The counties were struck by tornadoes and severe weather in April.
Grassley’s letter follows...
North Korea Missile Launches
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below regarding the July 4 missile launches by North Korea.
“It shouldn't have been a shock as North Korea has been trying to get our attention and the world’s attention, and saber rattling is one way to do...
Grassley Demands Answers from CIS about Continued Internal Corruption
WASHINGTON – The arrest of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee for allegedly illegally selling naturalization certificates has sparked further questions from Senator Chuck Grassley about internal corruption...
4th of July Holiday Remarks
WASHINGTON--Sen. Chuck Grassley today released the following comment to celebrate Independence Day. An audio comment can be found at:
http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Radio.Home.
“Today we say Happy Birthday to America. As we celebrate this Independence Day with family and friends, it’s a...
Grassley: Money for Storm Lake Restoration Project Included in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley said that $300,000 for the Storm Lake Restoration Project was included in the Interior Appropriations bill that passed out of committee...
Iowa Projects Included in Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several projects for Iowa were included in the Foreign Operations spending bill that was passed out of the Appropriations Committee...
Grassley: Iowa Projects Funded in Appropriations Bill
University of Northern Iowa, Save America’s Treasures, Storm and Sewer Projects Included
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley said that several projects for Iowa have been included in the subcommittee appropriations bill for the...
Committee Approves Grassley Legislation to Stop Illegal Sex Trafficking with Tax Code Violations
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee today approved legislation that would use the federal tax code to put behind bars criminals who make money in the underground economy by selling sexual access to girls and...
Grassley’s Committee Votes to Repeal Telephone Tax
WASHINGTON – The telephone excise tax is one step closer to being repealed after a successful Finance Committee vote raised by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
"We’re on the way to ending a quote-unquote temporary tax," Grassley said. "The temporary part means nothing, because this tax has been around since 1898. It...
Grassley, Wyden, Inhofe Pressure Lobbying Reform Conferees to Keep Provision to End Secret Holds
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden and Jim Inhofe are urging conferees to the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act to keep a provision that ends the practice of secret...
Grassley, Kohl, Leahy and Schumer Introduce Bill to Stop 'Payoffs' that Delay Generic Drugs
Washington, D.C.– In the wake of today’s Supreme Court refusal to hear the drug patent case, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. Schering-Plough, top Senate Judiciary Committee members Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Charles Schumer...
