Say No to Federal Tax Increase
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
The U.S. Constitution grants the power of the purse to federal lawmakers. Article 1, section 8 says Congress “shall have the power to lay and collect taxes…[to] pay the debts and provide for the Defense and general welfare of the United States.”
The federal budget exceeds...
Grassley Urges Social Security to Improve Disability Programs Administration
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over Social Security, today highlighted the release of a report by the Government Accountability Office entitled, "Social Security Disability Programs: Clearer Guidance Could Help SSA Apply the Medical...
Grassley Seeks Economic Analysis of Industrial Biotechnology
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to conduct an analysis of the competitive conditions in the industrial biotechnology industry.
"Industrial biotechnology is emerging...
Grassley, Baucus Express Concern Over Continued Tax Free File Program Problems
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat, today expressed concern that the Internal Revenue Service continues to make the tax Free File program inaccessible, complicated, and otherwise frustrating for...
Grassley, Baucus, Colleagues Urge CMS to Continue Improving Medicare Drug Benefit Pharmacy Policies to Help Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat, and 15 fellow senators are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue improving Medicare prescription...
Partisan attacks on Medicare drug benefit
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over the Medicare program, was instrumental in the development of Medicare’s first-ever prescription drug benefit. Today he made the following comment on...
Grassley Continues to Press FDA on Handling of Hampshire Case
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, continues to press the federal Food and Drug Administration for details of how the agency handled an internal investigation of one of its scientists, Dr. Victoria Hampshire. Grassley also wants to know how the agency...
Grassley Accepts Applications for U.S. Attorney Position
Vacancy in Iowa's Northern District
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Iowans interested in applying to be a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa should send their applications to his Cedar Rapids office by November 17.
Grassley said he wants to make sure that all Iowans are...
Grassley Calls on FBI to Provide Briefing, Documents on Unsolved Anthrax Case
WASHINGTON – After years of dead-ends and a lack of progress in the FBI’s search for the person(s) who targeted members of Congress with a deadly strain of anthrax, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has requested a full briefing and a number of documents related to the case.
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Word On: Home Repair Assistance
Q: Is assistance available through the USDA to help rural residents make improvements to their homes?
A: Yes. USDA Rural Development invests roughly $100 million annually to provide rural Iowa families with safe, decent and sanitary housing. This includes low-interest loans and grants available to families...
Grassley: Afghan Investment Agency to Sponsor ‘Matchmaker’ Conferences
Grassley: Afghan Investment Agency to Sponsor ‘Matchmaker’ Conferences
Des Moineswill be Second Stop on Tour
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Afghan Investment Support Agency will be...
Grassley: Linn County to hold Veteran Stand Down
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that his office will be participating in the Linn County Department of Veterans Affairs “Stand Down” for veterans who are homeless or in...
Grassley, Baucus Release, Will Review More JCT Options to Close the Tax Gap
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, today released a new set of discussion options for closing the tax gap from the non-partisan congressional Joint Committee on Taxation and said they will review the options...
Grassley, Baucus Press for Details of UnitedHealth CEO’s Exit Compensation Package Amid Stock Options Backdating Scandal
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, today asked the UnitedHealth Group a series of questions to gauge the appropriateness of a reported $1.1 billion exit...
Anniversary of Bankruptcy Overhaul Marks Fewer Filings
by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
For more than ten years, policymakers engaged in extended debate and compromise to forge a bipartisan consensus that would bring fairness and common sense to the nation’s bankruptcy system.
In the 1990s, despite robust economic times,...
Grassley Seeks Multi-Agency Response on Lack of Hedge Fund Transparency, Expresses Alarm at Risk to Pension-holders
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today asked all federal agencies of jurisdiction to report to him on any transparency requirements facing hedge funds, and whether their agencies could require more...
Grassley Praises Overall Reduction in Improper Payments by Medicare
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reduce improper Medicare payments.
"I welcome the news that the government’s increased attention to oversight of Medicare payments has paid off," Grassley said. "I’ve always...
Grassley works to safeguard integrity of Medicare payments
WASHINGTON— Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the federal government needs to keep up-to-date the focus of the program that's responsible for safeguarding the integrity of Medicare payments.
"The Medicare Integrity Program plays an important role in making sure that Medicare payments aren't made...
