Trade cases against China over intellectual property abuse
The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced today that the United States will file World Trade Organization (WTO) cases against China, one over deficiencies in China’s legal regime for protecting and enforcing copyrights and trademarks on a wide range of products, and another over...
Grassley Seeks Guidance to Help Iowa Meet Child Support Fee Requirement
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is asking the federal government for clarification that the state of Iowa’s preferred option for meeting a child support fee collection requirement is acceptable. Grassley wrote to the federal official in...
Grassley Expresses Alarm Over Taxpayer Data Vulnerability
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, "The Internal Revenue Service Is Not Adequately Protecting Taxpayer Data on Laptop Computers and Other Portable Electronic...
Grassley seeks marketing and safety documents from major drug maker
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the drug maker, Eli Lilly and Company, for information related to the risks and marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Grassley made this request in response to allegations that the company downplayed safety risks and engaged in other...
Grassley Praises IRS Attention to Paid Tax Preparer Accuracy, Honesty
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over taxes, today made the following comments on the IRS’ enforcement action against Jackson Hewitt, described as the nation’s number two paid tax preparation firm.
"I can’t presume guilt on anyone’s part...
Grassley Praises Northwest Airlines Reservations Center Announcement, Highlights Use of New Markets Tax Credit
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised the decision of Northwest Airlines to open a corporate reservations center in Sioux City that will create a projected 330 jobs. ...
Grassley Praises IRS Attention to Paid Tax Preparer Accuracy, Honesty
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over taxes, today made the following comments on the IRS’ enforcement action against Jackson Hewitt, described as the nation’s number two paid tax preparation firm.
"I can’t presume guilt on anyone’s part...
Grassley: Beef Issue Threatens U.S.-Korean Gains Via Trade Agreement
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the trade agreement reached between the United States and Korea. The Committee on Finance has Senate jurisdiction over international trade.
"I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, the...
Grassley and Durbin introduce first bipartisan H-1B, L-1 visa reform bill to protect American workers
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007" last week to overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programs to give priority to American workers and crack...
Grassley Appoints Iowan to Commission Studying the Highway Trust Fund
Mt. Pleasant resident to be on National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that Donald Carmody of Mt. Pleasant will be a commissioner on the National...
Grassley: Reports Shows Tax Collection Program Proceeding Properly
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration on the congressionally created IRS program to use private contractors to collect owed taxes.
"The report shows the IRS...
Grassley Reminds Iowans to Claim Telephone Tax Refund
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged taxpayers who have not yet filed their federal income taxes this year to claim their telephone tax refund.
"I was surprised to hear that a lot of taxpayers haven’t claimed the telephone tax refund so far," Grassley...
Grassley Statement at the FBI Oversight Hearing
Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this hearing today. There are so many important FBI oversight issues, that it is hard to cover them in one hearing. There's the Inspector General's recent report on the misuse of National Security Letters, which we heard about last week. Then,...
Grassley: Smithsonian Secretary’s Resignation Brings Chance to Renew Institution
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the Smithsonian secretary’s resignation.
"New leadership brings new opportunity for this American institution. It’s a positive step to have a leadership change. The secretary is...
Grassley Schedules Additional Town Meetings During April Congressional Recess
Senator to visit 11 more counties in March and April
WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will visit a total of 20 counties during the April Congressional recess held from April 2 – 6. Grassley had...
Grassley Advances Provisions on Medicare Physician Quality, Hospital Wage Index, Use of Data for Research
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today advanced Medicare provisions to add quality measures to physician payments, reform the hospital wage index, and reform the use of data for research to improve health...
Payment Limits Amendment on Budget Resolution
During debate of the budget resolution this afternoon, Senator Chuck Grassley pulled from consideration his amendment that would have limited the amount of farm payments an individual could receive. Grassley has been the leading advocate to ensure that farm payments are directed to small and medium sized...
