Grassley Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to get Health Care and Other Benefits to Veterans in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is the lead republican sponsor of legislation introduced today that would literally mobilize resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to offer support services directly to veterans who live in rural...
Grassley: IRS Says Virgin Islands Tax Change Would Hurt Tax Compliance Effort
In May, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, asked the IRS to evaluate the tax compliance impact of a proposal to change the statute of limitations for civil tax cases involving...
Grassley Seeks Answers on Visa Approval Process
Major Fraud Case Exposes Problems with the H-1B and L visa program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing his review of the country’s visa programs and today asked the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to...
Target Family Farms in Next Farm Bill
By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
As Iowa farmers harvest the bounty of America’s agricultural abundance, families and friends across the country prepare to gather for the annual Thanksgiving feast.
Sound stewardship and rich natural resources have long allowed the American farmer to help stop...
News Conference on the Alternative Minimum Tax
Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance
News Conference on the Alternative Minimum Tax
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Last Friday, November 9th, the House passed the Temporary Tax Relief...
Grassley, Bond ask the Attorney General for an accounting in Prouty case
WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond are asking the Attorney General to respond to a series of questions about the security screening of Nada Nadim Prouty, who fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship and then held sensitive jobs at the FBI and CIA. They also asked...
Grassley: Iowa Economic Development and Transportation Projects to Receive Funding
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that numerous economic development and transportation-related projects in Iowa are slated to receive federal funding through the appropriations bill...
Sen. Grassley comments on new black box warning for heart attacks on widely used diabetes drug
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Jill Kozeny, 202/224-1308
for U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
RE: FDA Black Box Warning for Avandia
DA: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the decision announced today by...
Grassley: Estate Tax is Unfair, Should be Repealed
Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Hearing, "Federal Estate Tax: Uncertainty in Planning Under the Current Law"
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing. I want to start by thanking you for everything you have done to help protect...
Senators Seek to Make Long Term Care Insurance Easier to Purchase
Contacts:
Jill Kozeny (Grassley), 202/224-0484
Katie Laning ( Lincoln ), 202/224-4843
John Gentzel (Snowe), 202/224-8667
Brad Carroll (Stabenow), 202/224-1437
Kimberley Collins (Smith), 202/224-5364
Senators Seek to Make Long Term Care Insurance Easier to...
Grassley questions government response to the marketing and use of unapproved drugs
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking top officials for the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to respond to questions about their agencies’ oversight of the...
Grassley Q & A: Thanksgiving Day
Q: What is the outlook on this year’s harvest?
A: The spirit of cooperation that existed between the Native Americans and the pilgrims led to a bountiful harvest and the celebration of our nation’s first thanksgiving. As the combines and wagons come in from fields across
Iowa , it appears as if our...
House AMT Patch Might Fail in Senate, Real Story on Who Blocked Permanent Tax Relief
Today the House of Representatives passed the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996), a bill to offer an Alternative Minimum Tax "patch" and extend certain expiring tax provisions. Separately, yesterday the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation...
Grassley: Appropriations Bill Benefits Iowa Projects and Defense Industries
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects, universities and defense industries will benefit from funding that was passed by the Senate late tonight. The Department of Defense...
Senate Approves Attorney General Nominee
Senator Chuck Grassley tonight released the following statement after Judge Michael Mukasey was confirmed by the Senate to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Grassley is a senior member of the Judiciary Committee.
“Judge Mukasey is a man of the law who appears to be fiercely independent,...
Grassley: $397,326 to Seven Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S Department of Homeland Security has awarded $397,326 in grants to seven Iowa fire departments. The funds are through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant...
Grassley seeks transparency, unbiased information about cancer drugs and other medicines
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assesses the content of the journals of science and medicine that it uses, in part, to make...
Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, November 14
Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, November 14, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on television...
Prepared Payment Limits Amendment Floor Statement
Dorgan/Grassley Payment Limits Amendment
Thank you Mr. President. I think everyone in this body would agree that we need to provide an adequate safety net for our family farmers.
In recent years however, assistance to farmers has come under increased scrutiny.
The largest...
Grassley Seeks Information from Six Media-based Ministries
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has asked six media-based ministries for information regarding expenses, executive compensation, and amenities given to executives. The inquiry is part of Grassley’s long-standing interest in making sure...
