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Finance Committee Hearing on Economic Stimulus with Secretary O'Neill Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing today. We need to continue to pursue bipartisan discussions of economic stimulus. This is a thoughtful and necessarily deliberate process that you have put in place. Mr. Chairman, we live in interesting times. The tragic events of...

Vietnam trade agreement Today the Senate passed the U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement on a vote of 88 to 12, sending the measure to the President for consideration. Sen. Chuck Grassley is ranking Republican of the Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade. Grassley made the following statement on the agreement. Our nation's healing process over the...

Grassley Continues Call to Confirm Federal Law Enforcement and Judicial Nominees ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today continued his call for prompt action by the Senate on U.S. attorneys and federal judicial nominees. Grassley said that the arrest last week in Cedar Rapids in connection with the federal terrorism investigation illustrates the need to fill federal...

Iowa Firemen's Association Memorial Service Thank you for inviting me to join you in honoring the firefighters who lost their lives trying to save others on September 11. Life as we knew it changed for good on that morning just 19 days ago. A horrific nightmare of death and destruction was unleashed by international terrorists. Our national sense of...

Word On: September 11 Funds   Q: How can Iowans donate to the disaster recovery efforts underway in New York City and Washington, D.C. ? A: Like millions of other Americans, people in Iowa want to do everything possible to help the survivors and the families of the victims cope with the devastating terrorist attacks and find a way to rebuild their...

Targeting Terrorists’ Money Laundering by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. were orchestrated with horrifying precision. It must have taken the terrorists years of planning to synchronize the suicide air assaults on September 11 and also required substantial sums of money to bankroll the...

Fight Back with Free Trade ? National Press Club Thank you for the opportunity to express my strong support for passing Trade Promotion Authority this year. The fact that so many fine institutions have gathered here today in support of TPA is a testament to the importance of this issue to our economic future and our ability to lead abroad. International...

Grassley, Baucus Investigate Adequacy of Key Anti-Money Laundering Law ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service to collect information that will help them determine whether a key anti-money laundering law is adequate and if so, is being enforced...

Free Trade Area of the Americas Negotiations Move Toward Agreement Today, I am releasing the second of two reports by the United States General Accounting Office on the status of the Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations. I commissioned this GAO review over one year ago because of the tremendous significance of the FTAA negotiations. These are...

Grassley Reports Gains for Military Construction Projects in Iowa -- Sen. Chuck Grassley said that the Senate has approved several Iowa National Guard projects as part of a spending plan for military construction across the country. "Federal funding for these projects is an investment in the lives of Iowans," Grassley said. "The money will help ensure that...

Grassley: Environmental Protection Agency Awards More Than $3 Million to Iowa Ten Communities Receive Funding ? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $3 million to ten Iowa communities."The money that these communities are receiving will help in a variety of ways. From the clean-up and...

Targeting Terrorists’ Money Laundering by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. were orchestrated with horrifying precision. It must have taken the terrorists years of planning to synchronize the suicide air assaults on September 11 and also required substantial sums of money to bankroll the...

HARKIN, GRASSLEY CALL ON SENATE LEADERS TO ENSURE ESSENTIAL AIRLINE SERVICE TO AMERICA'S TOWNS In an effort to ensure that air service to many towns across America, U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today called on Senate leaders to include financial support for service for smaller cities that might lose all or nearly all air...

The Irrepressible American Spirit by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   On Tuesday September 11, 2001 the United States of America suffered an inconceivable modern-day assault on humanity, shattering our national sense of security and redefining for many Americans the illusion of invincibility many have come to expect with U.S. citizenship. Striking at...

Word On: Tax Rebates   Q: Why did you recently write to the U.S. Treasury Department regarding the tax rebate checks sent out over the summer? A: As the chief Senate negotiator of the tax relief package that passed Congress in May, I wanted to clear the air with the Internal Revenue Service about some confusion surrounding the tax rebate checks. Some...

Air Transportation System Stabilization Act Mr. President, I'm pleased the U.S. Senate is moving with great speed to insure the short-term stability of our nation's airlines. The tragic events of September 11 have unfortunately made this legislation an absolute and immediate necessity. This Senate is wisely moving with great dispatch. This act is difficult...

Grassley Introduces Legislation to Better Secure U.S. Borders ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today joined with his colleagues to introduce a bill that would better secure U.S. borders by improving cooperation among the State Department, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the FBI. The legislation would allow the State Department and the Immigration Service...

Reaction to President Bush's Address Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, made this comment following his visit to New York City today and in reaction to President Bush's address to the nation tonight. "Today I toured the attack site in lower Manhattan. You see smoke, and fires still burn. The pile of rubble is only what you see above ground. There are still...

Grassley Announces Drug Free Communities Grants to Iowa Four Communities Receive Funding ?Sen. Chuck Grassley, co-chairman of the Senate International Drug Caucus, today announced that four Iowa communities will be receiving grants from the Drug Free Communities Grant Program. Grassley also said the program will renew awards for eight previous Iowa...

Grassley, Baucus Act to Ensure All Eligible Get Tax Cut ? Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley acted Friday to make sure that many taxpayers who were not eligible for the advance payment checks issued this summer will receive a 2001 tax cut, as Congress intended. In a letter to the Treasury Department, Baucus, Grassley and...