Grassley Announces Grant for Refugee Savings Accounts
? A non-profit group in Coralville will receive a $500,000 grant to continue its program to help refugees save money for houses, education and other needs, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today.
The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement has awarded the money to the Institute for Social and Economic...
Grassley Announces Grant to Help High-Risk Pregnant Mothers
? Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. of Ames will receive a $195,357 federal grant to continue a program to help high-risk pregnant and postpartum women, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today.
The grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Primary Health Care, will be used in...
Report on Dr. Wen Ho Lee
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment on the portions of the Bellows Report on the investigation of Dr. Wen Ho Lee that were released today.
"Today's release shows what can happen when investigators focus too narrowly. Investigators targeted one employee, Dr. Wen Ho Lee, and ultimately failed to prove allegations of...
Grassley Takes Careful Approach to Prescription Drug Coverage
Funding Approved for Fire Departments in Low Moor, Creston, Graettinger
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that three fire departments in Iowa will receive matching grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The funding is designed to help local fire departments acquire personal...
Bush decision on stem cell research
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding President Bush's decision to support embryonic stem cell research with federal funds.
"Congress has an important role in debating the moral and ethical questions that accompany experiments and discoveries in the laboratory. The question isn't whether or not stem...
Grassley Holds Meetings in 28 Iowa Counties During August
Iowa Senator Continues Annual Visits to Iowa's 99 Counties
Sen. Chuck Grassley will visit 28 Iowa communities during the congressional recess this month, as part of his long-time commitment to visit each of Iowa's 99 counties at least one time every year. During his community visits, Grassley will...
Grassley Plans to Hear from Iowans on Coalition Medicare Proposal
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leader of the Committee on Finance, today announced a series of town meetings in Iowa to hear from Iowans about his coalition blueprint for bringing Medicare into the 21st Century.
"If all goes well, the Senate will take up Medicare legislation this fall," Grassley...
Grassley Seeks Assurances on Nursing Home Enforcement
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leader of the Committee on Finance, today sent a letter to Tom Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, copied to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Health and Human Services Inspector General Designate Janet Rehnquist,...
Word On: Adoption Tax Credit
Q: Did Congress double the adoption tax credit?
A: Yes. The new adoption tax credit signed into law in June doubles from $5,000 to $10,000 per child the amount of money adoptive parents may credit on their federal taxes owed effective January 1, 2002. As one of the chief congressional negotiators on the largest package of...
Child Care Tax Credit Expanded
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Financing child care eats up a sizeable chunk of a family's weekly budget, especially for lower- to middle-income parents. Many find it hard to afford daycare and need all the help they can get to stay in the workforce to pay the rest of their bills. Iowans struggling to pay for child...
Child Care Tax Credit Expanded
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Financing child care eats up a sizeable chunk of a family's weekly budget, especially for lower- to middle-income parents. Many find it hard to afford daycare and need all the help they can get to stay in the workforce to pay the rest of their bills. Iowans struggling to pay for child...
Statement on the Andean Trade Preferences Act
Sen. Grassley submitted the following statement into the record at today's subcommittee hearing on the Andean Trade Preferences Act.
I want to commend Senator Graham for introducing the Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act on March 13th of this year. This bill would re-authorize and expand the coverage of ATPA...
Supplemental Agriculture Assistance
Today the Senate passed the Supplemental Agricultural Assistance Act of 2001. The bill includes $5.5 billion in aid for farmers, which Sen. Chuck Grassley secured as part of a bipartisan amendment he offered to the budget in April. Following is a comment from Grassley on today's action:
"The good news is help for farmers...
Baucus, Grassley Release Bipartisan Proposal on Tax Shelters
? Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a bipartisan staff proposal on tax shelters. The senators' statement follows.
Today we are releasing a new draft proposal to address the continuing problem of tax shelters. Last...
Grassley: President Nominates Charles Larson For Federal Prosecutor in Iowa
? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that President Bush has nominated Charles Larson Sr., to be U.S. Attorney for the northern district of Iowa.
"Charles Larson is extremely qualified to be one of the state's lead federal prosecutors," Grassley said. "Iowans will be well-served by...
Nomination of John Walters
In the last several days, I have received a copy of the most recent PRIDE survey of youth drug use in this country. The numbers are not encouraging. In fact, the numbers over the last several years have not been encouraging. Drug use among teenagers since 1992 has risen sharply. This is true for use of more traditional drugs, like...
Grassley, Coalition Announce Proposal to Improve Medicare
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leader of the Committee on Finance, today joined key committee members to announce a tri-partisan coalition proposal to bring the outdated Medicare program into the 21st century this year.
"Next year will be an election year," Grassley said. "No one wants to tinker with a...
Nomination Hearing for Robert Mueller
Mr. Chairman, Senator Hatch, thank you for holding today's hearing on the nomination of Robert Mueller to be Director of the FBI. The FBI is in desperate need of a director who will make drastic changes to the Bureau's management culture. This person must be able to sweep out the culture of arrogance and replace it with...
Grassley Seeks to Stop Abuse of Pentagon-Issued Credit Cards
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, a long-time advocate of ending wasteful defense spending, today urged Pentagon leaders to exert greater controls over the 1.8 million credit cards issued to Department of Defense employees.
"Issuing credit cards to Pentagon employees without proper checks and balances is...
United-US Air Merger
Following is a statement from Sen. Chuck Grassley in response to today's announcement that the Department of Justice will file suit to block the United Airlines-US Airways merger:
"The Bush administration provided good news for air travelers today. There is now no question that this administration is serious about preventing airline...
