Grassley Floor Speech on Historical Perspective: Tax Increases Don’t Solve Deficits
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Tax Increases Don’t Solve Deficits
Delivered Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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EPA Finally Exempts Milk/Milk Product Containers from Oil Regulations
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Grassley, Baucus Say Linking Passport Issuance to Tax Debt Would Require Careful Study
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More Than $13 Million to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded two grants totaling $13,129,440 to the Iowa Department of Transportation through the Emergency Relief Program.
The Iowa Department of...
More Than $1 Million to Creston from FEMA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded disaster relief funding totaling $1,084,242 to Creston the through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
According to FEMA, Creston will use the funds to build a...
First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
Da: Friday, April 8, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote the 2006 law improving the IRS whistleblower office to encourage people with...
Grassley Addresses a Possible Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – In a statement late today, Senator Chuck Grassley discussed the reason there’s a federal government shutdown looming, the message of the last election, and the need to support legislation to make sure U.S. service men and women are paid, if an agreement to fund the...
Grassley: More ATF Whistleblowers Come Forward; Senator Seeks Information on Guidance from Headquarters
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today requested information from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) about guidance it may have given to agents in the field...
Q & A: The Small Business Lending Fund/TARP Money Shuffle
Q. What is the Small Business Lending Fund and what is its relationship to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP?
A. Congress created the Small Business Lending Fund last September to help banks make loans to small businesses. The Small Business Lending Fund is...
Grassley Urges Taiwan to Adhere to the Scientific Evidence on Beef Imports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues in urging Taiwan to end the restrictions the country has placed on beef with trace amounts of ractopamine, an additive used in animal feed. ...
Grassley: Military and civilian support personnel should be paid if government shuts down
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that given the possibility of a government shutdown, the Senate should act immediately to make sure U.S. military service personnel get their paychecks.
“There are hundreds of thousands of American...
Senate Committee Clears Grassley Bill to Bring More Transparency to Federal Courtrooms
WASHINGTON – Legislation written by Senator Chuck Grassley to allow cameras in federal courtrooms has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12-6 margin. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the...
More Than $900,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $916,163 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the money will be used to fund lung disease research.
Each year, local Iowa...
$2 Million Loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding a $2,000,000 loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative through the Electric Guaranteed Loan Program.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to build...
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Responding to Price Fixing by OPEC
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would allow the federal government to take action against price fixing by OPEC, the Organization...
More Than $300,000 to Iowa for Traffic Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $302,676 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funds to support highway...
Grassley: Ames Youth Receives Appointment to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has selected Tobias Gassman for admission for the 2011-2012 school year.
Gassman is a senior at Ames High School and the son of Brigitte and Phil Gassman. The...
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill Making Medicare Claims Data Public
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced legislation to make Medicare claims data public for the first time. The legislation is the product of the senators’ combined efforts – each was working on a method of making the data public and...
Dangers of K2 Drug Highlighted at Hearing
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today co-chaired a hearing on the dangers of synthetic drugs featuring testimony from Mike Rozga, the father of a young man from Indianola, Iowa, who died after taking the drug K2 last summer. Pending legislation to ban the synthetic drugs is named for...
More Than $187,000 to Stanley Fire Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $187,739 grant to the Stanley Fire Department through the federal Operations and Safety Program.
The fire department will use the funds to purchase equipment.
According to the Department...
