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Grassley: New Round of Global Trade Talks Good News for U.S. Agriculture ? Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded the agreement reached today at the fourth WTO ministerial conference. Meeting in Doha, Qatar, 142 WTO-member countries agreed to launch the ninth round of global trade talks since 1947. A ministerial declaration was released outlining the scope and...

Grassley: Statement at Hearing on Tax Shelters, Inversions The topic we are exploring is, unfortunately, a familiar one. The topic is tax shelters. About two years ago, this committee, under our predecessors, Senators Roth and Moynihan, instructed our staffs, in our typical bipartisan fashion, to produce a legislative proposal to address the tax shelter...

Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Business Tax Relief, Key Reforms Into Law Today President Bush signed into law the business tax bill passed by Congress earlier this month. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, was the lead Senate author of the legislation and contributed the tax shelter loophole closers that ensured it added...

Grassley: Chapter 12 for Farmers Extended For Now ? The U.S. Senate last night approved a temporary extension of the section of the federal bankruptcy code tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. "Under the current economic circumstances in farm country, it's important to keep Chapter...

IRS audit rates Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, made the following comment on the latest IRS audit rates. "Congress has provided the IRS the authority to hire an additional 2,036 full-time employees this year. This increase in staffing, combined with cost savings the IRS should realize from continued increases in electronic filing...

Grassley: $1.8 Million in Grants for Value-Added Ventures in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded today's decision by the Agriculture Department to direct $1.8 million to farmer-owned enterprises in Iowa as part of a federal program he first sponsored to develop new programs and markets for agricultural products. "I worked to create this program last year...

Grassley: Congress Should Deliver Farm Aid Quickly Iowa Senator Says Committee Relief Package Puts Corn, Soybeans At Risk ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today voted to support a supplemental farm assistance plan offered by Sen. Richard Lugar. The Lugar proposal was offered as an alternative to the spending bill adopted last week by the Senate Agriculture Committee....

Grassley: Federal Dollars Dedicated to Ag-Based Research and Initiatives in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said that a Senate committee has approved federal funding for a number of agriculture-related projects in Iowa. Grassley urged that the Appropriations Committee give its support to these initiatives as part of the annual spending bill for agriculture....

Grassley: Confirm Nominees to Federal Law Enforcement and Judicial Positions ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged prompt action by the Senate on nominees for public service as U.S. marshals, U.S. attorneys and federal judges. Grassley said that putting these law enforcement officers and members of the federal judiciary are another key component of the effort...

New Report Shows Need for Tougher Crackdown on Non-Profits, Tax Shelters Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is investigating governance problems in the non-profit arena and considering legislative reforms. He made the following comment on a report released today from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, "The Tax...

Grassley: Additional INS Caseworkers for Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that six more service professionals will be on the job in Iowa to better manage a steady increase in immigration casework. "We need more INS service workers in Iowa to help naturalize citizens, adjust immigration status applications and authorize employment," Grassley said....

Grassley: Top Trade Official to Visit Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment in response to charges made today by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle regarding the administration's leadership internationally. "It's ironic that the Democrats are trying to characterize President Bush and the Republicans as isolationists. It's President Bush...

Grassley: Bipartisan Trade Bill Good for Workers, Farmers, Small Businesses ? A Senate committee today voted 18 to 3 for legislation to help the President of the United States negotiate international trade agreements. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee and a long-time proponent of free trade, said the bipartisan show of support...

Grassley: Top Trade Official to Visit Iowa ? Underscoring the importance of trade to jobs in Iowa, the United States Trade Representative will visit the Iowa State Fair next week as part of a five-day international trade tour led by Sen. Chuck Grassley. Ambassador Robert Zoellick is a member of President Bush's cabinet. As the trade representative, Zoellick...

Grassley: $12.5 million federal loan for new ethanol plant in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman on Friday will announce a $12.5 million federal loan for construction of an ethanol production facility in Northwest Iowa. The loan will go to the Quad County Corn Processors Cooperative for an 18 million gallon per year...

Grassley: $1.4 Million Released for Bridge in Mills County ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that the Federal Highway Administration has released a $1,411,360 discretionary grant for construction on the U.S. Highway 34 bridge in Mills County. "Officials in Mills County have been working to secure the necessary support to build this bridge for a long time....

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...