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Grassley delivers three AMT speeches Floor Speeches of Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Alternative Minimum Tax Delivered Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 Speech 1: I am pleased that we are finally discussing solutions to the Alternative Minimum Tax problem that is poised to swallow 19 million more tax filers this year.  I would have rather gone through this...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Grassley Urges Passage of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement Floor Statement of Senator Charles E. Grassley H.R. 3688: The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Delivered Monday, December 3, 2007 Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation...

Floor Statement of Senator Grassley on the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Mr. President, this day is long overdue. Today the Senate finally considers the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. I strongly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Over the past seven years, Congress...

Looking at Tax Questions with Nonprofit Media-Based Ministries By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    As the end of the calendar year draws to an end, a spiritual season of worship, celebration and generosity begins. More people are likelier to open their hearts and pocketbooks to charitable causes.   No matter the time of year, charitable giving is...

Chuck Larson, Jr. nominated to be Ambassador to Latvia Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after President George Bush announced his intent to nominate Iowan Chuck Larson, Jr. to be Ambassador to Latvia.               “Chuck Larson has served Iowa as a state senator and served...

Grassley Q & A: Protecting our Rural Veterans    Q: Is there federal legislation being proposed to help veterans?  A: On December 7, 1941, our country was stripped of peace when the naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked. We were immediately drawn into the second World War and brave soldiers from across the United States answered the...

Grassley Welcomes China’s End of U.S.-challenged Trade Subsidies Today, United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced that China has agreed to terminate subsidies that the United States had challenged under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over...

Grassley says independent reviews of FDA employee misconduct will better serve public             WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is praising the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services for restoring independence to investigations of potential criminal misconduct by...

Grassley comments on Former Congressman Henry Hyde Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement on the death of former Congressman Henry Hyde. Grassley and Hyde were two of 16 Republicans who were first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974. "Henry Hyde was one of the sweet 16 who were able to ride to victory in 1974...

Grassley Applauds New Watch List for Quality of Nursing Home Care Senator had asked for public notification of poor performing nursing homes             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the creation of a public watch list to alert consumers and their families of poor performing...

Grassley Questions Fannie Mae, NIH Regarding Use of H-1B Visas WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked Fannie Mae and the National Institutes of Health to provide details regarding their use of H-1B visas when hiring new employees. "While the H-1B program has served a valuable purpose in allowing companies to bring in temporary workers for...

SCOTUS to Release of Audio Tapes from Guantanamo Case   Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after the Supreme Court today announced that it would immediately make available the audio tapes of the oral arguments in the Boumediene v. Bush; Al Odah v. U.S.scheduled to be heard next week.   Grassley and Senator Charles Schumer...

Grassley Asks for Oversight Hearings on USDA Office of Civil Rights             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked for an oversight hearing on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Agriculture.  Grassley’s request was sent to the Chairman and...

Grassley: Analysis Shows Taxpayer Impact Will Worsen if AMT Relief is Further Delayed In a letter today to the leadership of the Senate Finance and the House Ways and Means Committees, the IRS Oversight Board voiced "grave concerns about the serious risks to the 2008 filing season if legislation to change the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is...

Grassley Q & A: Part D Open Season    Q: Has Medicare Part D been effective? A: As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for Medicare legislation, I led the effort in the Senate to bring Medicare in line with the 21st century and modern medicine by helping shepherd through Congress in 2003 the first-ever Medicare...

Grassley, Baucus seek information from former drug company executive in Avandia case            WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus have asked a former drug company research executive to provide information to the Senate Committee on Finance about attempts to intimidate a prominent...

Grassley, Baucus Resolution Designates November as National Meth Awareness Month WASHINGTON – Before recessing for the Thanksgiving holiday, the U.S. Senate gave unanimous approval to a resolution offered by Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus of Montana designating November as National Methamphetamine Awareness Month.     “Meth is extremely...

Grassley applauds CMS, urges agency to keep up efforts to safeguard Medicare dollars    WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today for the reduction in improper Medicare payments over the last year.                 “I...