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Grassley: Coordination and Leadership Needed in Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Strategy   Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the United States faces major challenges in stopping terrorist financing and money laundering. Based on testimony from a hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control he noted that many positive...

Grassley Praises Senate Passage of Miscellaneous Tariffs Bill   Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised Senate passage of legislation to help U.S. factories compete internationally by suspending duties on products that American factories don't produce domestically. The bill also includes duty-free treatment of handmade...

Grassley Payment Limits Amendment Passes Budget Committee   An amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley to limit farm payments was passed by a bipartisan margin of 16 – 6 during debate of the nation's spending plan before the Senate Budget committee. Grassley said that momentum continues to build for targeting farm payments to small and medium-sized...

Grassley Praises President's Signing of Social Security Anti-Fraud Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised President Bush's signing of bipartisan legislation to rein in several sources of fraud, waste, and abuse of Social Security programs. On Tuesday, the President signed into law the Social Security Protection Act of...

Grassley Readies Payment Limits Amendment to Budget Debate Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he plans to offer an amendment to limit farm payments during debate of the nation's spending plan before the Senate Budget committee. The budget sets taxing and spending parameters and provides a blueprint for Congress as it crafts legislation in the coming...

Grassley Exposes Growing Problem of Fake Health Insurance Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today convened a hearing to examine the growing problem of fake health insurance plans and pledged to fight their abuse. "These con artists are promising health insurance to desperate people, charging them for it, and sticking them with huge,...

U.S.-Morocco trade agreement Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today welcomed the conclusion of negotiations of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA). His statement follows. "This agreement is good for America's farmers, manufacturers, and consumers. It will lead to greater access for U.S. products and services in Morocco, a...

Grassley Encourages Local Fire Department to Apply for Assistance U.S. Department of Homeland Security Makes Funds Available Sen. Chuck Grassley today encouraged local fire departments in Iowa to apply for funding through the fiscal 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Many Iowa fire departments have benefitted from this program in the past,...

Grassley to Convene Hearing on Growing Problem of Fake Health Insurance Hearing: "Health Insurance Challenges: Buyer Beware" Date/time: Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Description: Factors including the rising cost of legitimate health insurance policies have created a environment ripe...

Grassley Seeks Fair Treatment of U.S. Corn, Soybeans in Morocco Trade Agreement Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged the nation's top trade negotiator to push for the immediate elimination of tariffs on U.S. corn and soybeans sent to Morocco in the developing U.S.-Morocco Free Trade agreement. The text of Grassley's letter...

Grassley to FBI: Adopt New Standards to Ensure Model of Integrity Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the FBI to spell out its plans for reprimanding agents who improperly removed items from the site of the September 11 terrorist attack in New York City. "Some private contractors have been prosecuted for taking items from Ground Zero, but so far, not a single...

Grassley, Baucus Seek Answers on U.S. Companies' Dealings With Countries Named as Terrorism Supporters Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, today sought to learn whether the United States has adequate tools to prevent U.S. companies from doing business with countries named as terrorism supporters....

Grassley Says FBI Must Address Internal Misconduct Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked FBI Director Robert Mueller to account for findings in a newly uncovered report about the way the bureau fails to take action with problematic FBI employees before they commit abuses and crimes that result in termination and sometimes even prosecution. The report cited by...

Grassley: Secretary Thompson to Participate in Medicare Town Meeting in Cedar Rapids U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson will join Sen. Chuck Grassley at a town meeting in Cedar Rapids on Thursday afternoon. This hour-long public forum is scheduled to begin at one o'clock on Feb. 19, in Iowa Rooms A and B of Iowa Hall at Kirkwood...

Grassley Praises Momentum to Shut Down Tax Breaks for Sewer, Bridge Leases Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the growing momentum toward shutting down abusive leasing tax shelters that allow corporations to claim tax deductions for sewers, bridges and subways that are owned by foreign countries or paid for with U.S....

Grassley Seeks Answers on States' Use of Consultants to Increase Medicaid Funds Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has asked the Department of Health and Human Services and the General Accounting Office to explain and examine consulting firms that charge states to help states increase their Medicaid reimbursement. Such arrangements...

Grassley Seeks Answers on Motorized Wheelchair Reimbursements Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has asked the General Accounting Office to brief his staff on Medicare reimbursement policies for motorized wheelchairs in light of explosive spending in this area. Grassley said he is concerned about whether the Medicare reimbursement...

Grassley Works to Finalize Special Exposure Cohort Regulation for Former IAAP Cold War Employees Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson expressing concern that a final rule for the Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort has not been published. The...

Grassley Pushes to Make Education Tax Incentives Permanent Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is working to make permanent a series of education tax incentives he worked to enact in 2001 and 2002. These incentives would help parents save and pay for their children's education and make it easier to earn a college degree without...

Australian Free Trade Agreement Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the announcement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative of the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement with Australia. "I'm pleased that we were able to conclude a trade agreement with Australia....