Grassley Q & A: 2007 Health Care Wrap-up
Q: What was included in the end-of-the-year Medicare legislation?
A: Medicare legislation got caught in a back up in 2007 when Congress waited until the 11th hour to pass most all of the spending bills required to keep the...
Grassley: Iowa Eligible for REAL ID Competitive Grants
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today offered assistance to Iowa Governor Chet Culver as the state works to meet criteria set in the REAL ID Act.
“Our state has already been working to update driver’s licenses,...
Added Protections for Federal Whistlbelowers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that whistleblowers who expose waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government will have added protection. Grassley cosponsored the Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act of 2007 that cleared the Senate and will now go to conference with a similar...
Neal Smith Building
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Iowa Reporters and Editors
RE: Neal Smith Building
DA: Thursday, December 20, 2007
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the Senate late Wednesday passed legislation naming...
GAO report on SCHIP coverage of adults
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: GAO report on SCHIP coverage of adults
Re: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, today released a report from Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled, "State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Program...
Grassley: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $106,766 to Iowa
WASHINGTON C Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded grants totaling $106,766 for three projects in Iowa .
The University of Iowa was awarded a $50,400 grant for a project titled “Central America’s Encounter with U.S....
Grassley: More Transparency from Non-profits is Welcome, IRS Makes Good Effort
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: IRS releases revised form for non-profits
Da: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007
Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a final updated version of Form 990, the return that charities and other tax-exempt...
Grassley: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $106,766 to Iowa
WASHINGTON C Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded grants totaling $106,766 for three projects in Iowa .
The University of Iowa was awarded a $50,400 grant for a project titled “Central America’s Encounter with U.S....
Grassley Fears Farm Bill Conference Meddling in U.S.-Mexico Sweetener Trade
Sen. Grassley inserted this statement into the Senate record.
Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
On the Farm Bill Conference Negotiations and Trade in Sweeteners
December 18, 2007
Mr. President, I want to speak about an issue that may come up during the negotiations between...
Grassley, Iowa Delegation Reiterate Support for Des Moines Recruiting Battalion
Army Adds New Criteria, Including Proximity to Professional Sports Teams
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a staff meeting with officials from the Department of the Army revealed that new criteria were added after the Army...
Earthpark
Senator Grassley secured a $50 million federal appropriation in 2003, to help pay for part of Earthpark (formerly known as the Iowa Environmental Project). The total cost of the project was an estimated $150-$200 million. Senator Grassley received the appropriation after a tax-credit bond proposal was dropped during the final stages of...
Grassley Q & A: Bringing Relief to Homeowners
Q: What are you doing to help struggling homeowners?
A: Millions of Americans are feeling the financial difficulties of the nation’s recent housing decline. Faced with increased mortgage payments, many families are confronting the reality of defaulting and losing their home or working with...
Grassley Announces Nominations of Young Iowans to U.S. Service Academies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he has nominated several young Iowans to the United States Service...
Senate to Consider Medicare Legislation Ensuring Physician Payments for Six Months, Helping Rural Seniors Receive Health Care
Grassley, Baucus intend to pursue larger Medicare reform legislation in early 2008
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today unveiled Medicare legislation for...
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
Mr. President, as we approach the end of 2007, one cannot help but look ahead and see that there are many challenges that await us in the second session of...
Grassley urges SEC to tap all available resources
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to remedy the commission’s failure to tap investigative resources provided by Self-Regulatory Organizations by coming up with a plan for the for the commission to consider such information as...
Smearing Lipstick on a Pig
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Conferees from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives soon will meet to merge an overdue farm bill authorizing hundreds of billions of tax dollars over the next five years to pay for federal farm subsidies, nutrition programs, food stamps, rural development, land...
Farm Bill Clears Senate
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill.
Here’s a comment from Grassley.
"I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...
Farm Bill Clears Senate
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill.
Here’s a comment from Grassley.
"I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...
Farm Bill Clears Senate
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill.
Here’s a comment from Grassley.
"I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...
