Grassley Receives Response from Ag Secretary on National Animal Disease Center
Veneman Says There is Urgent Need to Modernize Ames Facilities
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today received a report from Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman saying that there is an urgent need to renovate and modernize the National Animal Disease Center in Ames.
Grassley has called on...
New Democrats' trade principles
The New Democrats are a Senate-House coalition of free-trade oriented Democrats who want to bridge partisan differences over trade to facilitate the passage of trade promotion authority for the President and generally advance U.S. leadership in trade policy. The group is expected to announce trade principles today. Sen. Chuck...
Senate Passes Grassley-Baucus Tax RELIEF Act
? The Senate today passed legislation to 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, the chairman, and Sen. Max Baucus, the leading...
Grassley: Trade Promotion Authority Would Help Iowa
? Trade negotiating authority for President Bush would benefit the thousands of Iowans whose goods and services deserve greater circulation via the world market, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.
"While Iowans are highly competitive in today's global marketplace, we can...
Grassley Asks President for Vietnam Trade Agreement by June 1
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today asked President Bush to submit the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement to Congress by June 1. Grassley said the submission would allow Congress to carefully review the trade agreement at the same time it considers another key decision on...
Grassley Meets With Iowans to Discuss Energy Issues
Iowa Senator Seeks Input on Energy Policies Next Week
Sen. Chuck Grassley will visit 14 Iowa communities during the congressional recess that starts Monday, May 28, 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...
Grassley Meets With Iowans to Discuss Energy Issues
Iowa Senator Seeks Input on Energy Policies Next Week
Sen. Chuck Grassley will visit 14 Iowa communities during the congressional recess that starts Monday, May 28, 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...
Op-ed on the RELIEF Act
In farming, a field is only as good as the last crop it yields. In legislating, a bill is only as good as the last vote it survives.
The tax relief package moving through the Senate is holding up pretty well so far. I'm grateful for that. This is a heavily analyzed bill, and for good reason.
If it passes, it'll create the largest tax...
Recognition of Doris Casey - Older Americans Month
A recently released study from Duke University found that older Americans are enjoying a more vigorous old age. Fewer people over the age of 65 require nursing home care and more are living on their own, with little or no outside help.
The image of a "senior citizen" is dramatically different than it was...
Floor Statement to Open Debate on the Tax RELIEF Act
Mr. President, we will start consideration right now, and there will be up to 20 hours of debate and action on the bill that is before us under the reconciliation provisions of the Budget Act on what will be the largest tax cut that has been given to the American people in the past 20 years. In this...
Bush Energy Plan
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the energy plan announced today by President George W. Bush.
On Feb. 20, Grassley wrote to the National Energy Policy Group to stress the importance of diversifying our domestic energy production, including advancing renewable sources like wind, biomass, soy diesel and ethanol. The...
Grassley Works to Fight Fraud, Reduce Medicare Paperwork
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today sought guidance from government agencies about their efforts to fight Medicare fraud and reduce the regulatory burden on Medicare providers.
"It's important to strike a balance between easing the regulatory burden on Medicare...
The Transit Zone: Strategy and Balance
We are holding this hearing today because I want to keep attention on the importance of interdiction as an element in our national strategy. This part of the counterdrug battle is sometimes forgotten. There seems to be constant attention on Colombia and Peru in South America. The Transit Zone is about the difficult...
Grassley: President Intends to Nominate James Gritzner For U.S. District Judge
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that President Bush intends to nominate James E. Gritzner of West Des Moines for U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
"James Gritzner will be an excellent addition to the bench," Grassley said. "Iowans and our country...
interest rate cut
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
"I'm glad to see aggressive action from the Fed to keep our economy afloat. As I've said before, it's a lot easier to prevent a drowning than it is to rescue the drowned. And lower interest rates...
Grassley Announces Mark-up of the Tax RELIEF Act
Event:mark-up, chairman's mark of the Restoring Earnings to Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act of 2001
Date/time:Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 9 a.m.
Location:216 Hart Senate Office BuildingDescription:President Bush and Congress have made tax relief a priority. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of...
Grassley Announces Hearing to Consider Health, Treasury, Trade Nominees
Hearing:to consider nominees
Date/time:Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 1:30 p.m.
Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingDescription:Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, will convene a hearing to hear testimony regarding the following nominees from President...
Cowboy Culture
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
In an unconscionable blunder that once again leaves egg on the face of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI produced 3,000-plus pages of documents regarding the Oklahoma City bombing just one week before convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh was scheduled for execution.
In yet another baffling...
Word On: Happy Birthday America
Q: Which birthday will the United States celebrate on July 4, 2001?
A: Americans this year will mark 225 years of independence on the Fourth of July. Fireworks, parades and picnics have become a national pastime on Independence Day as Americans from all walks of life commemorate the signing of the Declaration of...
Comment on delay of McVeigh execution
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the Attorney General's announcement today that the execution of Timothy McVeigh will be delayed. Grassley is a senior member of the Judiciary Committee. He has conducted
extensive oversight of the Justice Department and the FBI.
"It's upsetting that the FBI's...
