annual report of Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees
Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of Social Security and Medicare. The reports show that while the short-term financial status of each program has improved somewhat since last year's report, substantial challenges...
Grassley Works for Competitive Air Service
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has joined his colleagues Sens. Mike DeWine, of Ohio, and Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin, in introducing bipartisan legislation that will help small airlines gain access to vital slot-controlled airports in New York and Washington, DC.
The High-Density Airport Competition Act would help smaller...
Grassley Releases Witness List for Jordan Trade Hearing
The Honorable Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, Former National Security Advisor, Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Michael B. Smith, Former Deputy United States Trade Representative, Washington, D.C.
Timothy E. Deal, Senior Vice President, The United States Council for International Business, Washington, D.C.A...
Grassley Announces Hearing on the Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Hearing:"The United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement"
Date/time:Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at 2:30 p.m.
Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description:Last year, to recognize Jordan's vital role in efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East, and to acknowledge the strong and...
Politicking or Policymaking
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
They say all is fair in love and war. The same apparently goes for the politics of taxes and the nation's entitlement systems for retired Americans. As with any legislative proposal, it's normal for public policymaking to fall under the political microscope, dissected by liberal,...
Grassley Announces Hearing on Prescription Drugs, Medicare Financing
David M. Walker, Comptroller General, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
A Panel Consisting of:
Rick Foster, Chief Actuary, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, Md.
Tricia Neuman, Sc.D., Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Word On: Foot and Mouth Disease
Q: What is foot and mouth disease?
A: A highly contagious virus that affects cloven-hooved animals, including swine, cattle, goats, sheep, and deer, the disease impairs livestock’s ability to grow, develop and produce milk. Although usually not fatal, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease bears enormous economic...
Grassley Identifies Ways to Help the Uninsured
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he will focus his efforts on helping Americans without health insurance on two areas: promoting flexibility for state governments and encouraging employers to offer health insurance to their employees.
"Millions of Americans lack health...
Senate Passes Grassley Overhaul of Bankruptcy System
Bipartisan Plan Includes Protection for Farmers; Residents of Bankrupt Nursing Homes
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage ? by a vote of 83 to 15 ? of landmark legislation he authored to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy code.
The reform measure is aimed at reducing the number of bankruptcies...
Thomas and Grassley Announce Joint Hearing on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' 2001 Annual Reports
Congressman Bill Thomas (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, today announced that their committees will hold a joint hearing to examine the findings and...
Grassley Urges Death Tax Repeal
? Repealing the federal death tax is critical to the financial well-being and survival of family farms and small businesses, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.
"Family farmers and small business owners live poor and die rich," Grassley said. "Their assets are tied up in land, buildings and...
S.420, the bankruptcy reform bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding Senate action this afternoon to move to final passage on the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001. Sen. Grassley is the lead sponsor of this legislation to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy system. Last December, the Senate voted 70 to 28 for the conference report on his...
Grassley: Wind Energy is a "Breath of Fresh Air"
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced legislation to promote clean, efficient wind energy.
"The bill is called the BREEZE Act, and I hope it'll be a breeze to get it passed into law," Grassley said. "The wind is a clean, abundant natural resource. Harnessing its power...
Statement on Protecting Medicare and Social Security
It's wrong to mislead Americans into believing that we can't provide tax relief for hard-working families and protect Medicare and Social Security at the same time.
Over the next 10 years, $3.8 trillion will be spent on Medicare. That's more than twice the size of any tax cut. Meanwhile, those who want to...
Grassley Works to Help Tax Code Encourage Charitable Giving
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he is working toward making the tax code more hospitable to charitable giving because of tremendous need among charities and high demand from would-be donors.
"Charities have a lot of needs, and Americans have a lot to give,"...
Committee Unanimously Passes Chairman Grassley's Education Package
The Committee on Finance today approved a legislative package from Chairman Chuck Grassley that would help parents save and pay for their children's education, encourage employers to pay tuition for employees hoping to better themselves, and make it easier to earn a degree without securing a...
Grassley Works to Help Americans Without Health Insurance
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today called the high number of Americans without health insurance unacceptable and pledged to develop and consider solutions.
"No one will argue that it's unacceptable for millions of Americans to lack access to health care coverage,"...
Grassley Releases Witness List for Second Hearing on the Uninsured
Janet Stokes Trautwein, Director of Federal Policy Analysis, National Association of Health Underwriters, Arlington, Va.
Jack A. Meyer, Ph.D., Founder and President, Economic and Social Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
A Panel Consisting of:
Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, The...
Word On: Improper Medicare Payments
Q: How many Medicare dollars a year are chalked up to errors or waste, fraud and abuse?
A: The annual audit of Medicare’s finances showed the Department of Health and Human Services has made substantial progress to keep better track of the tax dollars used to pay for the health care services of 39 million older and...
