Grassley Works to Expand Medicare Equity Package for Rural States
? Sen. Chuck Grassley is working to further boost federal payments to Iowa hospitals and doctors as part of the Medicare bill being debated in the U.S. Senate.
The overall Medicare bill contains a comprehensive rural health care package crafted by Grassley and Sen. Max Baucus of Montana. The...
GAO report on anthrax clean-up
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the General Accounting Office report he requested on the anthrax clean-up of the Hart Senate Office Building.
"The anthrax contamination in the Hart building was a huge challenge for EPA and the other agencies involved. The clean-up was...
Grassley Works to Add Rx Coverage for Seniors, Fix Medicare Inequity for Iowa
? Sen. Chuck Grassley delivered his opening comments today as the U.S. Senate began day two of debate on sweeping Medicare legislation that would add a prescription drug benefit and address the flawed Medicare payment formula that shortchanges rural states, including Iowa.
As...
Grassley Works to Keep Children's Health Care Money in Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, starting this week will work toward Senate approval of his legislation to ensure that Iowa keeps a share of its unspent Children's Health Insurance Program funds for health insurance for low-income children. The Grassley legislation ?...
Decision on Mexican trade
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the decision of the U.S. Trade Representative to request World Trade Organization consultations on Mexico's antidumping order on U.S. beef.
"I'm pleased with the decision of the U.S. Trade Representative to request WTO consultations regarding...
Word On: Medicare Rx
Q: Is Washington really poised to add prescription drug benefits to Medicare?
A: For years, candidates for public office and incumbents have campaigned on a platform to help seniors pay for their prescription drugs through the Medicare program. The federal health insurance program provides health care coverage for 40 million...
EU's Common Agricultural Policy
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today expressed concerns regarding reports that France and Germany have agreed to work together to prevent major changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union. The agreement between France and Germany was reached this week at CAP reform...
Grassley Leads Committee Action on Medicare Prescription Drug and Rural Equity Plan
? Sen. Chuck Grassley this morning opened Senate committee action on his landmark, bipartisan plan to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare and make the program's payment system more fair to rural states like Iowa.
Grassley is chairman of the Finance Committee, which...
Grassley Works to Keep the Iowa Women's Business Center Open
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that would secure continued funding for the Iowa Women's Business Center. The Iowa center is funded by the Small Business Administration. The legislation was introduced with Sen. Olympia Snowe, Chairwoman of the Senate Small Business...
Grassley Again Concerned About FBI Investigation Against Whistleblower
? Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Patrick Leahy today wrote to FBI Director Robert Mueller to express concern about an internal investigation of Agent Robert Wright of the Chicago Division.
Wright has previously spoken publicly about problems with the FBI's counter-terrorism efforts,...
Grassley Requests Natural Gas Crisis Report
? High natural gas prices and increased agriculture fertilizer costs have led Sen. Chuck Grassley to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on natural gas supply and demand. The amendment requiring the report was made to the Energy Bill that is currently being debated in the Senate.
"With natural...
Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Medicare Drug Benefit, Rural Equity
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, tonight praised the committee's historic passage of bipartisan legislation he co-authored to provide prescription drug coverage under Medicare and help fix Medicare's unfairly low payments for health care in rural...
Grassley Announces Grants for Seven Iowa Fire Departments
? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $245,645 to seven Iowa fire departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
Grants will be awarded to fire departments in Chelsea, East Peru, Oyens, Seymour and Tracy...
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the Office of Management and Budget to restore funds that allow the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System to supply safe, reliable drinking water to thousands of residents in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota.
"Rural water not only provides safe and reliable water to rural areas, but it also helps create economic...
Grassley: Department of Veterans Affairs to Add 6 New Outpatient Clinics in Iowa
Carroll, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Shenandoah and Spirit Lake to Gain Facilitiese
Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Veterans Affairs will create six new outpatient clinics in Iowa as part of a comprehensive plan to modernize its facilities.
The...
Iowa Education Plan Approved
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the followed statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education's approval of the Iowa Plan, which spells out how Iowa would implement the assessment and accountability provisions in the new federal education law known as the No Child Left Behind Act.
Grassley has been a staunch advocate for...
Grassley Seeks Resolution to Meskwaki Indian Dispute
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent two letters urging the Department of the Interior and the National Indian Gaming Commission to help resolve the tribal governance dispute within the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa and to find an arrangement to reopen the casino until the dispute is...
Grassley Praises Signing of U.S-Chile Free Trade Agreement
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the signing of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement and said he will work toward Senate consideration of the agreement as soon as possible.
"Free trade with Chile will create a valuable new market for American farmers and...
Grassley Announces Bill to Expand U.S. Farm Exports
including negotiations by the trade representative's office, challenges under the North American Free Trade Agreement, and challenges via the World Trade Organization -- don't always accomplish the job, Grassley said.
For example, the United States' NAFTA-partner Mexico is imposing, or threatening to...
Grassley, Baucus Urge the President to Highlight U.S.- Japan Trade
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, along with Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, Rep. Bill Thomas, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Rep. Charles Rangel, ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, yesterday sent a letter to the President urging...
