News Releases

  • 10.25.2007

    House vote on SCHIP legislation             Sens. Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch issued the comments below about the outcome of the vote this afternoon in the House of Representatives on children’s health insurance legislation.             As...
  • 10.25.2007

    Grassley Amendments to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock, Clarify New Propane Regulations Clear Committee             WASHINGTON – A longstanding priority of Senator Chuck Grassley’s has passed the Senate Agriculture Committee and was included in the farm bill that will now be debated by the full...
  • 10.25.2007

    Grassley: “Mother of Tax Bills” Could Bring Mother Lode of Economic Trouble Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the tax reform proposal from Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. "I appreciate that Chairman Rangel is revving up the debate on two...
  • 10.25.2007

    Small Business Health Insurance: Building a Gateway to Coverage Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Hearing, “Small Business Health Insurance: Building a Gateway to Coverage” Thursday, Oct. 25,...
  • 10.24.2007

    Grassley: House Tax Proposal Could Undermine U.S. Companies’ Competitiveness             In 2004, Congress enacted legislation to repeal the Foreign Sales Corporation-Extraterritorial Income tax regime that was ruled a prohibited export subsidy by the World Trade Organization. By itself, repealing that...
  • 10.24.2007

    Grassley Amendment to Help Students Remain Competitive in Global Economy Clears Senate WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley last night said that his amendment to ensure that America’s best and brightest students are not shortchanged passed the Senate by a voice vote as part of the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations...
  • 10.24.2007

    Grassley Amendment to Help Students Remain Competitive in Global Economy Clears Senate WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley last night said that his amendment to ensure that America’s best and brightest students are not shortchanged passed the Senate by a voice vote as part of the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations...
  • 10.24.2007

    Grassley Announces Roundtable on Staff Discussion Draft on Non-profit Hospitals WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced a roundtable to discuss the committee minority staff discussion draft of potential reforms involving non-profit hospitals. The roundtable will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 2 p.m....
  • 10.23.2007

    Grassley, Specter Introduce Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Arlen Specter, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced legislation to inject some much-needed transparency into the prices medical device suppliers charge hospitals participating in...
  • 10.23.2007

    Grassley: Treasury Analysis Shows 50 Million Taxpayers Could Get Hit with AMT-related Filing Fiasco Following is Sen. Grassley’s statement from this morning’s news conference with Rep. Jim McCrery on the Treasury secretary’s analysis of tax filing problems and refund delays to be caused by the delay in enacting Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief this...
  • 10.22.2007

    Grassley Q & A: Alternative Minimum Tax    Q: What is the Alternative Minimum Tax? A: In 1969, it was discovered that 155 of America’s wealthiest taxpayers paid no income tax by utilizing legal deductions and tax shelters. In order to make sure these renegade rich paid their share, Congress enacted the Alternative Minimum Tax. This new tax was...
  • 10.19.2007

    Grassley: Education Benefits for 34th Infantry Moving Forward WASHINGTON—A meeting today gave great promise that a major bureaucratic glitch affecting Iowa National Guard members’ education benefits could soon be fixed giving Guard members time to register for spring college classes.  This fix would also make eligibility for enhanced GI bill...
  • 10.18.2007

    Growing Trade, Growing Vigilance: Import Health and Safety Today and Tomorrow Grassley Statement from Senate Finance Commitee Hearing American consumers derive great benefit from our open system of international trade. Lower prices. More choices. Year-round access to seasonal foods. Our markets allow us to choose from among the best products that the world...
  • 10.18.2007

    Grassley Urges Florida, Georgia Governors to Examine Fuel Regulations that Hinder Ethanol Use             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today brought to the attention of Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue that their states’ fuel regulations impede the blending and use...
  • 10.18.2007

    House vote on SCHIP veto             Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, issued the comment below about the outcome of the vote in the House of Representatives today to try to override the President’s veto of compromise legislation to reauthorize the children’s health...
  • 10.18.2007

    Grassley Urges Florida, Georgia Governors to Examine Fuel Regulations that Hinder Ethanol Use             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today brought to the attention of Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue that their states’ fuel regulations impede the blending and use...
  • 10.17.2007

    What’s Up, Doc? By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    Bugs Bunny posed his famous query to the likes of Elmer Fudd and Wile E. Coyote.  The iconic rabbit ruffled the feathers of his antagonists with one simple quip: “What’s Up, Doc?”   As Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, I work tirelessly to represent the interests of my home state and hold the...
  • 10.17.2007

    Restitution for crime victims DORGAN – GRASSLEY PROPOSAL TO SPUR FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEBT COLLECTION GETS SENATE OK             ( WASHINGTON, D.C. ) --- Two Senators say the federal government must do a better job of collecting over $46 billion of federal court-ordered criminal restitution and fines...
  • 10.17.2007

    Oversight of the General Services Administration Floor Statement Mr. President, I come to the floor today to report that senior executives at the General Services Administration (GSA) may have failed to meet their responsibilities to the American Taxpayers.   These issues are carefully examined in two oversight investigations conducted by my...
  • 10.16.2007

    Grassley, McCrery Seek Treasury Response on Taxpayer Impact of Delayed AMT Relief WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Rep. Jim McCrery, ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, today asked the Treasury secretary for a detailed analysis of the impact on taxpayers of the Democratic-led Congress’ failure...