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Tax Rebate Checks The Treasury Department has responded to Sen. Chuck Grassley's inquiry regarding agency preparations to ensure that the mailing of 95 million tax rebate checks will go smoothly. Congress approved the rebate checks via the comprehensive tax cut legislation enacted with Grassley's leadership as Finance Committee chairman. Grassley made the...

HARKIN, GRASSLEY REQUEST FUNDING FOR O'HARE RUNWAYS -- In an effort to increase service to Iowa travelers and decrease delays in and around O'Hare International Airport U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with 10 Senators sent a letter to the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee leaders toady urging that the Committee...

Global Business Dialogue Conference on the World Trade Organization Thank you for inviting me to the Global Business Dialogue Conference on the World Trade Organization. It is a real pleasure to be here this morning. In just over four months we hope to kick-off the fourth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Qatar. If all goes well, we will be able to launch a new...

Victory for Education in U.S. Senate Grassley Works for Talented and Gifted Legislation --- Sen. Chuck Grassley yesterday completed work on the inclusion of talented and gifted legislation in the U.S. Senate's Education Reform Bill. The B.E.S.T Act, Better Education for Students and Teachers, passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 91-8. Grassley's talented...

Grassley Helps Iowans Pinpoint When Tax Rebate Checks Will Be Mailed Iowa Senator Adds Tax Rebate Calculator to Website ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has added an interactive tax calculator to his website to help Iowans determine when their tax rebate checks will be mailed. "Iowans will first experience tax relief this year when they begin to receive rebate checks...

Trade Promotion Authority  Today Rep. Philip Crane is expected to announce the introduction of legislation to grant Trade Promotion Authority to the President.  Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on this development.  "It's time to move beyond ideological differences over trade...

Statement Regarding EPA Decision to Deny California Oxygenate Waiver Sen. Chuck Grassley today hailed the announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency has denied the State of California's request to waive the federal oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline. The denial of an oxygenate waiver is expected to sharply increase demand for...

Grassley Takes Careful Approach to Prescription Drug Coverage ? The federal tax code contains key incentives for land conservation, and tax laws should go even further to protect natural resources, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, said today. "Private land owners are using tax incentives to save flood plains in Iowa, forests...

Finance Committee Hearing Will Address Land Conservation Tax Initiatives Hearing:"Preserving and Protecting Our Natural Resources" Date/time:Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at 10 a.m. Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office Building Description:The Committee on Finance, led by Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member, will convene a hearing to...

U.S.-China agricultural agreement The United States and China reached agreement early this morning on agricultural farm subsidies, which was the major outstanding area of disagreement between China and the United States that had stopped progress on Geneva negotiations in the World Trade Organization China Working Party that would result in China's accession...

prescription drug benefit The Congressional Budget Office today released cost estimates for several major approaches to adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, favors concepts from the "Breaux-Frist II" approach, which would cost $176 billion over 10 years, according to today's...

Word On: Student Loans   Q: How does the newly enacted tax relief law help out college students? A: As the chief Senate architect of the third biggest tax cut since World War II, I strongly supported education-related tax breaks to help more Americans afford higher education. A good education is like a non-stop flight to prosperity. However, some folks...

Keeping A Farmer’s Promise By Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Farmers accustomed to grappling with small wet, low-lying areas located smack dab in the middle of their fields will be glad to hear that sign-up has begun for a newly created conservation program that offers eligible producers economic incentives to restore these wetlands and adjacent...

U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement President Bush has submitted the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement to Congress. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, earlier encouraged the President to send the agreement. Grassley made the following comment on today's action. "In 1991, then-President George Bush laid out a road map for normalizing...

President Signs Grassley-Baucus Tax Cut Into Law President Bush today signed legislation into law that will provide substantial tax relief over the next decade to Americans across the income spectrum. The landmark measure provides the biggest tax cut in 20 years; it came from the Committee on Finance, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, outgoing chairman, and Sen....

Grassley Promotes Greater Public Access to Federal Courtrooms Senator Argues that Bush v. Gore Set Stage for Televising Supreme Court, Federal Proceedings -- Standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Sen. Chuck Grassley, today unveiled bipartisan legislation to allow federal trial and appellate judges to permit cameras in the courtroom. "The best way to...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and ranking member Sen. Max Baucus today asked the government agencies that will mail out 95 million tax rebate checks to verify that the mailing will go smoothly."When we tell taxpayers the check's in the mail, the check absolutely has to be in the mail," Grassley said....

Word On: Weatherization Assistance   Q: What is the Weatherization Assistance Program? A: Since 1976, this federal grant program has helped "weatherize" 5 million homes across the United States to help conserve energy and bring down the utility bills for low-income Americans, especially the elderly, disabled or working poor. Recognizing that high...

Tax Relief is on the Way by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   For only the third time since the second World War, American taxpayers are in store for a long overdue break on their federal income taxes. Despite demagoguery by the big spenders in Washington, President Bush followed through on his campaign promise to let hardworking Americans keep more of...

Grassley Works for Recognition of America's Children Iowa Senator Cosponsors Resolution to Designate June 3 as National Child's Day ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has cosponsored a resolution to designate Sunday, June 3, as National Child's Day. On that day, the United States will celebrate the lives of more than 70 million children throughout our country. "This...