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Grassley: Trade, Treasury Nominees Face Key Challenges Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Nominations Hearing Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I am also pleased to welcome the nominees to today’s hearing.  First, we have Michael Punke, nominated to be our trade Ambassador in Geneva. This is a critically important position.  I’m concerned that...

Grassley works to get help for Electrolux workers  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today urged the U.S. Department of Labor to act quickly to help Iowans who last week learned that they would lose their jobs upon the closing of two Electrolux production facilities.  Approximately 850 employees will be affected.  “These employees will...

Grassley: Medicare Cuts Are Blunt Instrument, Would Threaten Beneficiaries’ Access to Care Health Care Reform Proposals Will Harm Medicare Beneficiaries Floor Statement by Senator Charles E. Grassley Over the past few days, we've been talking about various aspects of the health care reform bills the majority has brought forward so far.  Today, I'm...

Transcripition of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  I am asking the secretary of labor to make a prompt decision so that the federal government can assist 850 workers in Iowa who will lose their jobs due to closing of two Electrolux plants, one in Webster City and the other Electrolux plant in...

Nearly $25.7 Million to Cedar Rapids for Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $25,669,397.70 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe flooding in...

Grassley: House Surtax is Big Hit on Job-creating Small Businesses, New Joint Tax Analysis Shows M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: House surtax hits small businesses Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation showing that...

Grassley applauds new Red Cross fundraising effort WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the new donor catalog of the American Red Cross signals a new direction for the charity. "The Red Cross has created a major opportunity with its new holiday giving catalog to raise substantial, necessary funds outside of disasters and to put itself in a...

Grassley: Private College Salaries Soar as Tuition Goes Up WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed concern that private college presidents’ salaries continue to go up even as tuition increases for students, according to a new survey from The Chronicle on Higher Education.  Grassley keeps an eye on tax-exempt organizations such as colleges to...

Grassley floor statement on the government takeover contained in the HELP and House health care bills Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Government Takeover of Health Care Mr. President, some on the other side of the aisle are saying that their bills do not represent a government takeover of the health...

$30,000 to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for Fine Arts WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded two matching competitive grants totaling $30,000 to the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Des Moines Metro Opera. The National Endowment for the Arts will distribute the funds as shown below. •Cedar...

Grassley: GAO Report Shows IRS Wastes Time, Money on Methods to Collect Tax Debt M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: IRS’ tax debt collection Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on a report from the Government Accountability Office released today, “Tax Debt Collection: ...

Grassley: Iowa Firms to Receive $215 Million in Allocation Authority for Investments Through New Markets Tax Credit Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced that three organizations headquartered in Iowa will receive $215 million in allocation authority under the 2009 round of the federal New...

Grassley Intends to Carefully Monitor New HHS Commitment to Focus More Intently on Health Care Fraud WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he welcomed a commitment from the secretary of Health and Human Services to respond more quickly to fraud alerts involving federal health care programs, a commitment that came after Grassley wrote a detailed letter...

Federal Grant Opportunities for Iowa Libraries and Museums WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications for the 2010 National Leadership Grant program.  The deadline for applications is February 1, 2010. “Libraries and museums are building blocks for communities to...

Grassley Q & A: Care for Veterans Q: What services does the VA provide to veterans? A: The Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA as it is commonly referred to, helps veterans who become disabled through an injury, disease, or aggravation of an existing condition while in service to the country. The VA provides health services, cash payments and other...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report   STAFF:  The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Washington.  Participating in today's public affairs program are Nick Wilkens with KCII Radio in Washington and Doug Rieder with the Glidden Graphic in Glidden.  The...

Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday, October 29, 2009   Mr. President,   Last week, President Obama delivered a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the environment and clean energy.  He...

Grassley letter of inquiry to health information technology companies Click here to view the Grassley letter of inquiry to health information technology companies, including the Cerner Corporation, 3M Company, Allscripts, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Computer Sciences Corporation, Eclipsys, Epic Systems Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Perot Systems...

Grassley Advances Improvements to Nursing Home Quality of Care   WASHINGTON – At Sen. Chuck Grassley’s urging, the health care reform legislation that came out of the Finance Committee earlier this month and is advancing in the Senate contains a series of provisions Grassley co-authored to improve the quality of care in nursing homes.  “Improving...

Grassley Outlines Health Care Reform Tax Increases Senator Grassley Floor Speech on Health Care Tax Increases   President Obama has pledged that he will not raise taxes of any kind on any family making less than $250,000, or any individual making less than $200,000.    On September 12, 2008, in Dover, New Hampshire, Candidate Obama said, “And...