News Releases

Grassley: Use Income Taxes Sparingly in Social Security, Medicare ? Congress and the President should use income taxes sparingly in efforts to keep Social Security and Medicare on sound financial ground, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, said today. "Over the next decade, the income tax surplus will total more than $1.8...

Senator Grassley's Weekly Schedule Here are highlights from Senator Grassley's schedule for the week of March 27: On Monday at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 562, Sen. Grassley will conduct a hearing of the Special Committee on Aging to determine whether income tax dollars are the answer to the Social Security and Medicare funding crisis. Income tax proceeds already...

Grassley Cable Show to Stream Live Via Internet ? Tired of watching "Friends?" Want a quality program that answers your questions about Washington, but allows you to still watch "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Well, it might be time to flip off the TV, power up the computer and click your way to Senator Chuck Grassley's first live call-in show available...

Grassley Announces Major Bill for Special Needs of Children ? Joined by families and colleagues, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced a major piece of legislation that will improve health coverage for children with special needs and protect their household income. "When you're a parent, your main objective is to provide for your child to the best of your...

Grassley Comments on Passage of Social Security Earnings Limit Today the Senate passed a bill to repeal the Social Security earnings limit on workers ages 65 to 69. The House approved the repeal on March 1. Sen. Chuck Grassley ? chairman of the Special Committee on Aging ? is an original co-sponsor of a bill to repeal the earnings limit. That bill is the...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on the Crop Insurance Debate Mr President, I stand before you today to support this legislation which will provide farmers in Iowa and around the country sound risk management opportunities. As everyone involved in agriculture knows, the weather is an unavoidable risk that farmers must deal with every day. The...

Grassley Comments on Increased Delta Flights Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the decision by Delta Airlines to expand service at 31 nonstop destinations, including regional jet service between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Des Moines: "Today's announcement by Delta Airlines should be music to the ears of Iowa...

Grassley Statement on Repealing the Social Security Earnings Limit because it sends the wrong message ? that productivity among our older citizens should be discouraged! Let me give you some examples of the people who are hurt by the earnings limit. Delaine Jones works in Glenwood, Iowa. He is 65 years old. He understands that he may live for another couple...

Grassley Wins Two Awards for Service to Older Americans -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today received two awards from prominent health care groups for his work on behalf of older Americans. Grassley received the Alzheimer's Association's Humanitarian Award at the group's annual Public Policy Forum. The award came for his...

Grassley Introduction of Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act AS MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL INDUSTRIES TO MY STATE, IOWA. THE SMALL, INDEPENDENT FAMILY FARMER IS A COMMON THREAD RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF MY STATE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF THAT THREAD IS PULLED, THE ENTIRE FABRIC...

Grassley Statement Regarding MTBE Decision "The Clinton/Gore Administration, attempting to duck its responsibility, gave Big Oil the green light to continue to contaminate with MTBE the water supplies of people throughout America. "There is a clean air and clean water substitute for MTBE that is available this very day: It's called ethanol, and it's made by...

Grassley Takes on Anti-Farmer Stance of Clinton/Gore Administration ATLANTIC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he can only assume that the lawyers at the Justice Department believe the urban myth that food grows on grocery store shelves, in response to their dismissal of a critical provision to help family farmers reorganize debt during tough economic...

Grassley Comments on Drought, Price Reporting Rules COUNCIL BLUFFS ? Responding to the imminent drought forecast for the Corn Belt this crop year, Sen. Chuck Grassley reminds Iowa farmers to finalize their plans for multi-peril crop insurance by the close of business today. The deadline to purchase crop insurance protection for the 2000 crop year expires...

Grassley, Harkin Comment on Airport Improvement Bill Iowa's senators issued comments this afternoon regarding passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the airport improvement bill. The Senate approved the final bill last week, and the President is expected to sign it. Together, Sens. Grassley and Harkin sponsored an amendment to the bill to phase-out...

Grassley Plan Would Give USDA Expanded Power to Challenge Agri-Mergers COUNCIL BLUFFS ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he will introduce legislation next week that gives USDA equal footing with the Justice Department and FTC when the federal government reviews agriculture industry mergers for compliance with the nation's antitrust laws. Grassley said he...

annual audit of Medicare payment Today the Department of Health and Human Services issued its annual report on the number of improper payments through Medicare. The report shows an increase in improper payments to $13.5 billion in Fiscal Year 1999 from $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 1998. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging,...

Ethanol Floor Statement Mr. President, I am pleased to join my Illinois colleague, Senator Fitzgerald, as a cosponsor to his legislation banning MTBE. MTBE water contamination has been found throughout the United States. With every day that passes, more water is being contaminated. The Senate last August soundly passed a resolution calling for an MTBE...

Grassley Takes Lead to Lower Fuel Prices Alternative Fuels Leverage Billions in Savings ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking increased federal funding for research and development of renewable energy sources, including wind energy and ethanol. He said a relatively small investment now could save consumers $20 billion a year from reduced dependence on fossil...

Grassley Comments on OPEC Projections The U.S. Energy Information Administration states in its March 2000 report that OPEC oil export revenues for 2000 are projected to be $211.5 billion, or 59 higher than in 1999, which itself had seen a 34 percent increase from 1998 revenues. (See www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/opecrev.) Here is a comment from Sen. Grassley...

GRASSLEY, GRAHAM OTHERS PRODUCE CONSENSUS LONG-TERM CARE BREAK ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and others today announced a consensus on legislation to help individuals pay for nursing home expenses and other long-term care needs. The package has won the support of two major groups following...