Grassley: Taxpayer Advocate’s Report Affirms Need to Fix AMT, Shrink Tax Gap
Sen. Chuck Grassley, outgoing chairman of the Committee on Finance, today issued the following statement regarding the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Report to Congress. The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson, heads the Taxpayer Advocate Service. The Taxpayer Advocate Service is...
Grassley Welcomes Removal of Medicare Drug Benefit Late Enrollment Fee for Low-income Beneficiaries
Sen. Chuck Grassley, outgoing chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it will waive the Medicare Part D late enrollment fee...
Grassley on the Death of Former President Ford
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the death of former President Gerald Ford.
"President Ford restored transparency to the White House. He did what he thought was right and explained his actions without spin. By showing himself as a...
Word On: Homegrown Ethanol
Q: Why does the federal government impose a tariff on imported ethanol?
A: The import tariff on foreign ethanol sticks to solid principles of U.S. public policy designed to grow America’s energy security, reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil and encourage the domestic production of renewable...
Grassley Announces Workers in Newton are Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that workers of the Maytag Corporation in Newton are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance. The Department of Labor,...
Grassley Highlights Benefits of Tax, Trade, Health Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said the President’s signing of bipartisan legislation extending tax relief and key health and trade provisions will ensure continued benefits for families, Medicare beneficiaries, farmers, and businesses that...
Grassley to Press for More Competition in Agriculture During Farm Bill Debate
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, one of only two working family farmers in the U.S. Senate, today said he wants to address concentration issues during the upcoming farm bill...
Grassley Welcomes Completion of Negotiations of Panama Free Trade Agreement
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today welcomed the announcement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab of the completion of negotiations of a U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement. He made the following comment on the announcement.
"This free trade...
Grassley Retains Seats on Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he will keep his seats on the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees in the 110th Congress. The Republican leadership alerted Senators late last night of the...
Grassley Retains Seats on Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he will keep his seats on the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees in the 110th Congress. The Republican leadership alerted Senators late last night of the...
Grassley Retains Seats on Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he will keep his seats on the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture and Budget Committees in the 110th Congress. The Republican leadership alerted Senators late last night of the...
Grassley: Drug-Safety Agency Withheld Key Information From Expert Panel
WASHINGTON — As panelists prepare to meet regarding the risks and benefits of a relatively new antibiotic on the American market, Sen. Chuck Grassley said the Food and Drug Administration intentionally withheld key information from its own advisory panel in January 2003 about the...
Grassley Nominates Iowans for U.S. Attorney in Northern District
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he has given President Bush the names of three candidates to fill the opening for U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of...
Grassley Secures Extension of Wind, Biomass Energy Production Tax Credits
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised congressional action to extend the tax credits he authored for the production of energy from wind, biomass, and other renewable sources. The House and Senate gave final approval to the extension...
Grassley Hopes High-level U.S.-China Economic Meetings Will Yield Progress
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, yesterday made the following comment on expectations for the first meeting between U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke, chairman of the...
Grassley Pushes to Postpone Head Start Transportation Requirements
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that a provision to postpone restrictive regulations on transporting children enrolled in the Head Start program was included in legislation that passed the Senate and the House...
Grassley Provisions Included in Drug Prevention Legislation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that several pieces of legislation he authored were included in the reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Grassley said that reauthorization of the Drug...
Floor Statements of Senator Grassley in opposition to the nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to be FDA Commissioner
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Pre-Cloture Vote on Nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach
to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
Thursday, December 7,...
Grassley Urges the President to Continue Support for Renewable Fuels
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a letter to President Bush asking him to continue his support for the renewable fuel industry.
Grassley said...
