Grassley Praises Trade Education Initiative
? A farmer-owned food company based in Kansas City, Mo., has a trade education program that could serve as a model for hundreds of other companies, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.
Farmland describes itself as a farmer-owned food company with more than 600,000 owners in the...
Word On: Tourism
Q: What is National Tourism Week?
A: For the last 18 years, the U.S. travel industry has set aside the first full week in May to celebrate the cultural, social, historical and educational impact that tourism brings to vacationing Americans and international visitors, not to mention the economic advantages it brings to destinations...
Older Americans Month
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Since 1963, the president has designated the month of May as a national opportunity for Americans to concentrate on older citizens and consider the many ways that older generations enrich society, the workplace, their communities and our families. At the same time, spotlighting the 60-plus crowd...
Grassley Works to Put Additional INS Caseworkers on the Job in Iowa
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the nation's top law enforcement official to send more service personnel to Iowa to better manage a steady increase in immigration casework.
"Iowa's economic future depends on our ability to attract a significant number of new residents," Grassley said. "The...
Commemoration of Tax Freedom Day
Mr. President, I rise today to apprise the Senate of a very distressing development. Today marks "Tax Freedom Day" ? the day when Americans will finally have earned enough money to pay off their tax bills for the year.
This year's Tax Freedom Day marks the longest period Americans have ever had to work to pay their taxes. It...
Social Security commission
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is a long-time advocate of preserving Social Security for baby boomers and future generations. He held hearings on that issue via the Special Committee on Aging, which he chaired until this year, and was a principal sponsor in the last Congress of bipartisan legislation to...
retirement savings bill
Today the House is expected to pass legislation to expand contribution limits for IRAs and 401(k) plans and encourage more companies to offer retirement pensions. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Committee Democrat, are the sponsors of similar legislation in the Senate. The...
retirement savings bill
Today the House is expected to pass legislation to expand contribution limits for IRAs and 401(k) plans and encourage more companies to offer retirement pensions. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Committee Democrat, are the sponsors of similar legislation in the Senate. The...
retirement savings bill
Today the House is expected to pass legislation to expand contribution limits for IRAs and 401(k) plans and encourage more companies to offer retirement pensions. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Committee Democrat, are the sponsors of similar legislation in the Senate. The...
Declaration of Iowa as Disaster Area
Sen. Chuck Grassley today responded to President Bush's declaration that the 13 county area struck by storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 8 is a major disaster area. The declaration makes available federal aid in the form of disaster housing, grants or low-cost loans to supplement state and local recovery...
Grassley Seeks Answers in Internet Sales Tax Debate
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee of Finance, is seeking answers to multiple questions in the debate over whether state and local governments should be able to require taxes on certain sales made via the Internet.
Grassley and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Democrat on the Committee, this week wrote...
Finance Committee Approves Seven Bush Nominees
? The Committee on Finance, under the leadership of Chairman Chuck Grassley, today unanimously reported seven nominees out of the Committee and to the full Senate for consideration.
The nominees from President Bush have been the subject of Committee hearings in recent months. Approved by the Committee today...
Comment on Closing of R.R. Donnelly Des Moines Printing Plant
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment in response to the announcement that R.R. Donnelly Printing Company would be closing its Des Moines printing plant:
"I'm very sorry to hear of the closing of the R.R. Donnelly printing plant in Des Moines. The plant and its employees have...
Remarks of Senator Grassley at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Policy Insiders Breakfast"
A refreshing new era has begun in Washington. Yesterday marked the 100th day of George W. Bush's presidency. What a difference 100 days make. The President's leadership and his plain-spoken ways have changed the culture. Gridlock and cynicism are out. Bipartisanship and...
Taming the Beast
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that another tax season is behind us. All of the good cheer from the New Year evaporates as the calendar moves closer to Tax Day. Getting one’s financial affairs and tax documents in order eat up a lot of time and resources. Plus, more and more taxpayers spend...
Grassley Celebrates Tax Freedom Day For Iowans
Sen. Chuck Grassley said Friday that he has both good news and bad news for Iowa taxpayers.
"The good news is that today is Tax Freedom Day for Iowans," Grassley said. "The bad news is that Iowans needed to work 117 days for the government this year before they began working for themselves."
According to the...
Word On: FEMA
Q: What is FEMA?
A: An independent agency of the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked its 22nd anniversary in the same month that the river towns in eastern Iowa were battling rising flood waters from the mighty Mississippi. Organized in 1979 to serve as the official liaison within the Federal government to...
Grassley to Address U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Description:Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, will give the keynote address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Policy Insiders" breakfast. Grassley will focus on the committee's plans to mark up tax relief and trade bills. Grassley also plans to touch on the President's first 100 days in...
Iowa Senators Request Support To Create New Counter -Drug School at Camp Dodge
-- U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) thisweek requested that Senate Armed Services Committee support their proposal to operate five National Guard counterdrug training schools nationwide and include it in the FY 2002 Defense Authorization bill. Senators...
Tax Code Complexity: New Hope for Fresh Solutions"
This morning we are gathered to hear about an age-old problem -- the complexity of our tax code. People have been complaining about how complex the tax code is since its enactment in 1913. If folks thought it was complicated then, they should see it now.
The twist in this morning's hearing is that we will...
