Grassley Expresses Concern Over Possible U.S.-Brazil Partnership on Ethanol
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is expressing concern to the President that a possible U.S.-Brazil partnership on ethanol could cause the United States to subsidize the production of foreign ethanol and run counter to the President’s...
Grassley Hand Delivers Disaster Assistance Request to Bush this Morning
For Immediate Release
Friday, March 2, 2007
Grassley Hand Delivers Disaster Assistance Request to Bush this Morning
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley this morning is personally asking President George W. Bush to...
Grassley Expresses Alarm at Poor Executive Compensation Disclosure from Top Non-profits
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: IRS report on non-profits’ executive compensation
Da: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is conducting a wide-ranging review of non-profit practices to ensure...
Grassley Wins Break for Storm-Hit Farmers with Tax Filing Deadline
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today convinced the Treasury Secretary to give a break to Iowa farmers who are unable to file their taxes by the March 1 deadline due to winter storm...
Grassley Asks Treasury Secretary to Assist Iowa Farmers Caught in Major Storms
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today took his own action during a breakfast with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and asked for the Secretary’s help to ensure Iowa farmers without power aren’t penalized for...
Grassley: FBI Should Discipline Supervisors Found to Retaliate Against Agents
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked FBI Director Robert Mueller about the agency’s plans to discipline supervisors who have been found to retaliate against agents who report...
Grassley works to safeguard Smithsonian resources
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking for an accounting from the board governing the Smithsonian of lavish expenditures by the Smithsonian’s top officer and attempts to conceal those expenditures from public view, even while the Smithsonian relies on...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Grassley Writes to Congressional Leaders, Vice President on Smithsonian Problems
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy including tax-exempt groups, continues to question the Smithsonian secretary’s spending and board governance. Today, Grassley sent letters to the House and Senate leaders and Vice...
Comment about the removal of protestors from Sen. Grassley’s office in Des Moines
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Protestors in Sen. Grassley’s Des Moines Office
DA: Mon., Febr. 26,...
Grassley: Review of Non-profits’ Political Activity Continues, Despite Fannie Mae Foundation Move
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on Fannie Mae’s announcement that it will close its charitable foundation and will open a new office for corporate giving. Grassley continues to investigate...
Saturday Iraq Vote
Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the United States Senate failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a resolution that expresses a sense of the Congress on the current strategy in Iraq. Grassley voted against proceeding to the bill.
Here is Grassley’s comment.
“This is a rare...
Word On: Daylight Saving Time
Q: Why does Daylight Saving Time start on March 11 this year?
A: During debate on the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Congress expanded incentives for renewable, home-grown energy and traditional, domestic energy supplies to lessen U.S. dependence on foreign oil and strengthen national economic, environmental...
Grassley Schedules Town Meetings During February Congressional Recess
Senator Adds Three Town Hall Meetings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit a total of 27 counties during the February Congressional recess held from February 19-23 and 26. ...
Quad Cities Congressional Delegation Question Defense Department about Use of Rock Island Arsenal in Keeping Soldiers Safe in Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Members of the congressional delegation serving the Rock Island Arsenal have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how the Rock Island Arsenal could be utilized to produce up-armor...
Grassley Receives Trade Award
Iowa Senator Honored for his Leadership in American Trade
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley yesterday received the 2007 Trade and Investment Leadership Award from the Emergency Committee on American Trade (ECAT) for his continued work advancing a trade agenda that...
Grassley to Kick Off Annual Visits to Every Iowa County
Senator will Visit 13 Counties to Meet with Residents and Answer Questions
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will continue his annual tour of Iowa with visits to 13 counties during the February congressional...
Grassley: House Tax Package Misses Opportunity for Small Business Tax Relief, Loophole Closers
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the small business tax relief package scheduled for consideration by the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday.
"Thank goodness the House Democratic leaders...
Grassley, Colleagues Remind Korea of Obligation to Accept U.S. Beef Imports
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reminded Korea’s ambassador to the U.S. that Korea’s continued refusal to accept imports of U.S. beef threatens congressional support for a trade agreement between our two countries. Baucus,...
