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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...

Questions and Answers Regarding Senator Grassley’s Floor Speech Discussing Health Care Reform Plans’ Tax Effects on Middle-Class Taxpayers On October 29, 2009, Senator Grassley delivered a floor speech discussing the Democratic Leadership’s Health Care Reform’s tax effects on middle-class taxpayers.  The text of the speech and charts used in the speech...

China on U.S. pork   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: China on U.S. pork Da: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the announcement that China will re-open its market to U.S. pork...

Nearly $14.2 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 $14,192,069.68 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe flooding in...

Grassley Works to Help Military Personnel With First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a co-sponsor of legislation to help members of the military benefit from the first-time homebuyer tax credit, which is likely to be extended and possibly expanded in the coming weeks.   “Members of the military are serving...

Grassley works to develop feasible rental assistance for flood victims               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for additional relief for 2008 Iowa flood victims who must soon move back into rental...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's News Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  I wanted to tell you about a letter that I sent to the FEMA administrator asking for additional relief for 2008 Iowa flood victims who must soon move back into rental housing.      This month FEMA extended the temporary housing program in Iowa,...

Grassley floor speech about higher premiums that would result from pending health care legislation Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance   As I travel around Iowa, I hear a lot of concern about out-of-control government spending and a massive government takeover of our health care system.  People...

Grassley: Federal Government is Wrong to Keep ACORN in Combined Federal Campaign M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re:  ACORN and the Combined Federal Campaign Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is concerned that the federal government is refusing to omit ACORN from the Combined Federal Campaign. ...

$554,307 to Iowa Department of Public Health WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $554,307 competitive grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health in Des Moines for maternal and child health services.   Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and...

Grassley warns that pending climate change bills treat Iowa like second-class citizen             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today made clear that Iowa stands to lose big in the cap and trade proposals that are currently before the Congress.  In a letter to Senators John Kerry and Barbara...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Last night, I sent a letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and also Senator John Kerry about global warming legislation that was recently relied as a bill that they put in.  As you have heard me say several times on this program, I'm opposed to the United States moving...

DOJ OIG report on Foreign Language Translation Program M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      DOJ OIG report on Foreign Language Translation Program Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released its third audit on...

GAO report on FDA post-market review M E M O R A N D U M     TO: Reporters and Editors RE: GAO report on FDA post-market review   Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, issued the comment below regarding a new report from the Government Accountability Office, “NEW DRUG APPROVAL FDA Needs to Enhance Its Oversight...

ROCKEFELLER, GRASSLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP CONSUMERS, MAKERS OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT DOORS, WINDOWS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, have introduced legislation that would make it easier for consumers to take advantage of a tax incentive in the stimulus package intended to...

Grassley Q&A: Character Counts! Q:  What is Character Counts!? A:  Character Counts! is an educational program that’s available to help schools teach values and ethics to America’s youth.  Getting a well-rounded education involves more than learning to read, write and do arithmetic.  Lessons learned at home and in the classroom also...

Workers at Cummins Filtration in Lake Mills Eligible for Assistance WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that workers from Cummins Filtration in Lake Mills are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.     “This assistance will help provide training and new skills to these workers so they can get back on their feet and compete...

Grassley works to have drug company payments disclosed WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing his campaign to establish transparency with the financial relationships between drug companies and medical professionals.    Grassley has conducted oversight and sought disclosure with physicians, especially those involved in influential...

IG Report on FBI-ATF cooperation M E M O R A N D U M     TO: Reporters and Editors RE: IG Report on FBI-ATF cooperation   Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the final report on coordination between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)...

Giving Voice to Vets’ Invisible Struggle   Military service places a significant physical and emotional toll on our men and women in uniform. Those who serve on the front lines to protect U.S. national security often face considerable hardship and witness unimaginable brutality to shield loved ones at home from the evils of tyranny and terrorism. When...