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Grassley Economic Growth Package Eliminates Triple Tax on Co-Ops ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has included a provision in his tax relief package that repeals a triple tax on farmer owned cooperatives. The economic growth package passed out of the Senate Finance Committee, of which Grassley is the chairman, late last night by a vote of 12-9. "Farmers need...

Middle East Trade Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comments on the President's Middle East Trade Initiative, as the President described in a speech this afternoon. "I welcome the President's announcement today on an initiative for increased economic, social and political progress in the Middle East. The...

Grassley Expresses Concern About Adequate Tax Guidance for Farmers feeding America, and not becoming bogged down by unclear guidance . Sound, prompt guidance by the U.S. Treasury will avoid that result. Sincerely, Charles E. Grassley Chairman

Grassley Co-sponsors Renewable Fuels Standard Amendment Introduced ? Continuing with his long-standing campaign to promote ethanol, Sen. Chuck Grassley has cosponsored legislation to create a renewable fuels standard. The Renewable Fuels Standard bill has been approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Today, the Grassley backed ethanol...

Grassley Advances Economic Shot in the Arm with Broad, Bipartisan Tax Relief ? Acting to ease economic anxiety, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, last night won committee approval of a broad package of tax relief for individuals, families, and small businesses. By putting more money in consumers' pockets, and by cutting costs for...

Grassley Invites Des Moines Area Superintendents to Meeting with U.S. Education Secretary in June. "The implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act is a particularly pertinent topic these days. I hope the Des Moines area superintendents can take advantage of this opportunity to speak with Secretary Paige," Grassley said. "I think this is an opportunity...

Grassley Requests Continued LIHEAP Funding ? Noting the high number of Iowans still behind in paying energy bills, Sen. Chuck Grassley today requested funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. "Nearly 79,000 Iowa households benefit from LIHEAP, and close-to 25,000 of these households are behind in their energy bills. Adequate funding is a...

Grassley Invites Des Moines Area Superintendents to Meeting with U.S. Education Secretary in June. "The implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act is a particularly pertinent topic these days. I hope the Des Moines area superintendents can take advantage of this opportunity to speak with Secretary Paige," Grassley said. "I think this is an opportunity...

Grassley Advances Economic Shot in the Arm with Broad, Bipartisan Tax Relief ? Acting to ease economic anxiety, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, last night won committee approval of a broad package of tax relief for individuals, families, and small businesses. By putting more money in consumers' pockets, and by cutting costs for...

Grassley Co-sponsors Renewable Fuels Standard Amendment Introduced ? Continuing with his long-standing campaign to promote ethanol, Sen. Chuck Grassley has cosponsored legislation to create a renewable fuels standard. The Renewable Fuels Standard bill has been approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Today, the Grassley backed ethanol...

Middle East Trade Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comments on the President's Middle East Trade Initiative, as the President described in a speech this afternoon. "I welcome the President's announcement today on an initiative for increased economic, social and political progress in the Middle East. The...

Grassley to Mexico: Stop Undermining NAFTA ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today sent a strongly worded letter urging Mexican officials to stop taking actions against U.S. agricultural products that undermine the spirit, if not the law, of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The text of Grassley's letter follows. May 8,...

Grassley Expresses Concern Over Report on Free Trade Area of the Americas Negotiations; Panel Two Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. James Fendell, President, Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America, Miami, Fla. Craig Hill, Vice President, Iowa Farm Bureau...

HCA settlement The Justice Department has finalized its role in the government's pending False Claims Act litigation against HCA and an agreement between the Department of Health and Human Services and HCA to resolve administrative issues regarding HCA hospitals' cost reporting to Medicare. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance,...

WTO approval of FSC/ETI retaliation Today the World Trade Organization authorized the European Union to impose up to $4 billion in additional duties on a variety of U.S. exports because the United States has not completed action to repeal the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on...

Grassley Meets with Administration Officials, Urges Quick Decision on WTO Biotech Case Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, held a meeting this morning in his office with top officials from the White House, the Department of State, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Department of Commerce to discuss the need to move...

Singapore Free Trade Agreement Today, President Bush is scheduled to sign the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement with Singapore's prime minister. The signing comes after months of negotiations and sets the stage for congressional implementation of the agreement, which is expected to take place this summer. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on...

Grassley Works for BioEnergy Program Regulation Changes ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that he expects the final rule for the CCC BioEnergy Program to be published in the Federal Register this week. The CCC BioEnergy Program was created to expand industrial consumption of agriculture commodities by promoting their use in the production of bioenergy. The...

Grassley Urges Continued Effort to Improve Medicare Home Health ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to abandon a proposal to stop collecting data on the quality of care offered to individuals with private insurance who are served by home health agencies. Grassley said the...

GAO Report on Watch lists Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the release of a General Accounting Office study on the federal government's watch lists and information sharing. The report, entitled "Terrorist Watch Lists Should be Consolidated to Promote Better Integration and Sharing" has alarming findings. The report, requested...