Grassley: 37 Counties Eligible for Economic Disaster Assistance
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said the U.S. Small Business Administration has made 37 Iowa counties eligible for low-interest economic injury disaster loans.
The 37 counties eligible to apply for this assistance are: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Crawford,...
Grassley: Packer Ownership Ban Should Help Independent Producers, Not Big Packers
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said the latest proposal before farm bill conferees on the question of packer ownership of livestock gives big packers all the time they need to squeeze out independent producers and take total control of the marketplace.
"The bipartisan legislation...
Grassley: Open Doors to Higher Education for Next Generation of Americans
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has given his support to an effort that would help immigrant teenagers become college-bound.
Grassley has co-sponsored legislation to let young immigrants with undocumented immigration status earn permanent resident status in the United States by graduating from...
DoJ Report
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment in regards to the Audit by the Justice Department Inspector General on FBI's Management Of Information Technology Investments, Report No. 03-09, December 2002 . The report detailed several concerns that Grassley has brought to the attention of senior Justice Department and Federal Bureau of...
Grassley: Independent Producers Need Amendment to Limit Packer Ownership
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a paper prepared by leading agricultural economists who dispute recent commentary on legislation sponsored by Grassley and Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota to ban packer ownership of livestock.
The paper authored by Roger A. McEowen, Peter C....
Grassley: New Report on FBI and Counterterrorism Reveals Serious Shortcomings
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said a new report from the inspector general for the Justice Department underscores the importance of aggressive congressional oversight of the FBI's counterterrorism effort, as previous efforts failed to anticipate terrorist activity.
"Even after the first...
Accountability Issues: Lessons Learned from Enron's Fall
Thank you Senator Leahy for calling this hearing. I agree there are lessons that we can learn from Enron's collapse, particularly with respect to accountability issues. I share in my colleagues' outrage over these events, and truly feel for the workers and innocent investors who lost their jobs and...
Grassley: Over $7 Million in Grants and Loans from USDA
Federal funds for Butler, Jefferson, Clarke, Hamilton, Page, Sioux, Lyon and Poweshiek counties
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that additional rural development grants and loans have been awarded to Butler, Jefferson, Clarke, Hamilton and Page counties from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These...
Grassley: California Consumers, Iowa Farmers and Small Ethanol Producers
Benefit from BP's Commitment to Ethanol
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said that the decision by British Petroleum to voluntarily phase-out MTBE and replace it with ethanol will greatly minimize the financial ruin threatened by the actions of California's elected officials, while giving...
Grassley: Farm Bill Squanders Opportunity to Address Competition, Concentration Concerns
Sen. Chuck Grassley today will vote against the conference version of a new six-year farm bill, saying that the legislation doesn't address the highest priorities of family farmers in Iowa.
"This bicameral agreement shortchanges Iowa farmers. It fails to give...
Grassley: Budget Shows Bush Commitment to Agriculture
? Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding President Bush's fiscal 2003 budget request for agriculture. During last year's congressional budget debate, Grassley sponsored the bipartisan amendment that first secured $73.5 billion for farm spending. Grassley is a senior member of the...
Grassley: 31 Counties Eligible for Economic Disaster Assistance
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said the U.S. Small Business Administration has made 31 Iowa counties eligible for low-interest economic injury disaster loans. The loans are available to small businesses who lost substantial income because of the severe storms and flooding that occured between June 3 and...
Grassley: Iowans Deserve Fairness in Medicare
Senator Unveils Legislation to Improve Health Care Access for Iowans
? Sen. Chuck Grassley introduced legislation today to improve access to health care services for Iowans.
Grassley's health care proposal is focused on Iowa and other states where cost-efficient, high-quality health care is the norm. The...
Grassley: Bipartisan Trade Bill Good for Iowa Workers, Farmers, Businesses
? The U.S. Senate tonight voted 66 to 30 for legislation sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley to help the President negotiate international trade agreements and open new markets for products and services made in the United States.
Grassley said the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids...
Word On: Wind Energy
Q: Has the federal incentive for wind energy production been re-approved?
A: Yes. During a visit to Iowa in early October, the president signed into law a tax bill that extends the federal tax break for harnessing wind power to produce electricity. The renewal of the federal tax credit ought to breathe new life into a pipeline of...
Tax Dodgers Beware
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Hardworking taxpayers in Iowa may rest a little easier. Congress passed in October the most sweeping crackdown on corporate tax schemes in a generation. The hard-fought effort to close tax loopholes ought to generate tens of billions of dollars more in federal revenue during the next decade.
The...
Grassley Highlights Corporate Loophole Closers in New Tax Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said the newly passed business tax bill contains the most significant crackdown on corporate abuses and tax dodges in a generation and will lead to many more companies paying their fair share of taxes – tens of...
$1.4 Million in Value Added Grants to Iowa
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, has awarded grants totaling $1,412,686 to nine Iowa companies through the Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development Grant program.
Grassley created the Value-Added Grant program to support...
Ernst & Young tax shelters agreement
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on today's announcement by the Internal Revenue Service of an agreement with Ernst & Young, LLP, resolving issues relating to an examination of Ernst & Young's compliance with the registration and list maintenance...
Grassley Begins 23rd Year of Visiting Iowa's 99 Counties
and Grassley had the flag flown in honor of their participation.
Following is a list of Grassley visits in January:
Monday, January 20Buchanan County Town Hall Meeting, 8 - 9 a.m., Buchanan County Courthouse, 210 5th Avenue NE, IndependenceDelaware County Town Hall Meeting, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.,...
