Washington – A group of policy leaders in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are seeking an inspector general review of the use of psychotropic and antipsychotic drugs in nursing facilities across the United States. The request rises out of decades-old concerns that there are insufficient safeguards in place to protect against the...
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– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today wrote to the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) encouraging the IRS watchdog to engage in a public awareness and education campaign informing Americans of scams and frauds related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the federal government’s response,...
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) called for an expedited investigation to identify the products that may be needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to U.S. International Trade Commission Chairman David Johanson, the lawmakers...
WASHINGTON – Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-author of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, answered a series of commonly asked questions about the historic, bipartisan legislation. Grassley was the lead author of the recovery check, business tax, retirement tax and unemployment insurance provisions, as well as the...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s termination of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: “Inspectors general play a critical role in protecting against fraud, waste, abuse and misconduct, and their work helps ensure the...
In our consumer-driven economy, we’re glad Iowa’s elected leaders recognize that small businesses serve as the backbone of our communities.Op-ed in the Des Moines Register by Matt MatthiesenThursday, April 2, 2020 …As Iowa navigates these uncharted waters, employers want to do what it takes to re-open their doors with full employment...
Q&A: CARES Act Helps Workers, Seniors, Student BorrowersWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What’s in the CARES Act to help Iowans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic?A: The sacrifices and efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus have shut down the U.S. economy and life as we know it. As factories and businesses of all sizes adjust...
Senators made initial request to DOJ; Intel community now must weigh in
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are calling on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to work with the Justice Department to...
CARES Act Retirement Provisions FAQ I need to withdraw money from my retirement account to cover expenses related to the health emergency. Am I eligible? Generally, if the account is in an eligible retirement plan, the plan may permit you to take a coronavirus-related distribution if: You, your spouse, or dependent has been diagnosed with the...
CARES Act: Unemployment Insurance FAQWho is eligible for unemployment insurance? The Unemployment Compensation program (UC, usually referred to as Unemployment Insurance, or UI) makes insurance payments to workers who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established eligibility rules. The program generally does not provide...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a leading advocate for agriculture and farmers in the U.S. Senate, is calling on the Departments of Justice and Agriculture to investigate potential market manipulation and other illegal activity by large meat packing companies in the cattle industry.
“With the shelf price of meat at record highs and with...
Does the CARES Act help hospitals deal with reduced Medicare payments from the delay in elective procedures and other care related to COVID-19? Section 3719 of the CARES Act enables hospitals to receive accelerated payments from the Medicare program. This provision is intended to give acute-care inpatient hospitals access to reliable and stable cash flow in...
Ongoing watchdog audit finds systemic failure to document facts before spying on Americans
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and longtime critic of the FBI’s surveillance application of former Trump Campaign aide Carter Page, expressed alarm over an
interim watchdog report revealing systemic...
Butler County, Iowa – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and President pro tempore, today called for stringent oversight of federal programs administering more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief – the largest aid package in U.S. history. “All across our country, people are hurting. Congress acted...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is encouraging Iowans to participate in National Census Day tomorrow, April 1, 2020, and complete their forms online, by phone or through mail. Audio of Grassley urging Iowans to participate in National Census Day can be found HERE. “The coronavirus is affecting everything, including the...
What businesses qualify for the employee retention credit? Any employer, regardless of size, is eligible for the credit during calendar year 2020 if the business: (1) is fully or partially suspended due to a governmental order related to COVID-19, or (2) experiences a significant decline in gross receipts (i.e., a reduction of 50 percent of gross receipts...
Paycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small BusinessesPrepared by the Senate Small Business Committee Where can I apply for the Paycheck Protection Program? You can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) at any lending institution that is approved to participate in the program through the existing U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...
Washington – Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade, are pushing for a delay to the proposed June 1 entry into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the members raise concerns...
