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Word On: Flexible Savings Accounts   Q: How can workers set aside money tax-free for health care and dependent care expenses? A: The federal tax code allows workers to take advantage of flexible savings accounts set up through their employer using tax-free earnings. On Jan. 1 each year, eligible workers may divert a designated amount from each...

Tax Breaks Help Working Families by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Working families can breathe a sigh of relief. The president visited Iowa in early October to sign into law key tax relief items aimed squarely at lower- and middle-income wage earners. For the fourth time in as many years, Congress continued its efforts to let workers pocket more...

Grassley Announces "Iowa Women 2000: Linking & Learning" Iowa Senator's Fifth Women's Conference Features Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Dole Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 Calling Iowa women to come together for a one-day non-partisan, non-political motivational conference, Sen. Chuck Grassley and his wife Barbara invite women of all ages and backgrounds to...

U.S. Attacks in Sudan & Afghanistan Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the President's announcement today that there have been U.S. military attacks in Sudan and Afghanistan. Sen. Grassley is in Winterset this afternoon conducting a town meeting for Madison County residents, following a day of meetings in Des Moines. "There's no...

Grassley Honored as Guardian of Small Business Grassley Honored as Guardian of Small Business National Federation of Independent Business Recognizes Iowa Senator WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today received the "Guardian of Small Business" Award for the 108th Congress from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB awards members of...

Grassley Advances Crackdown on Fuel Tax Evasion WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won near-final approval of bipartisan reforms to crack down on fuel tax evasion that costs taxpayers $1 billion a year. Jet fuel, highway diesel, and other fuels are subject to federal excise taxes to fund highway and airport...

Grassley Advances Ethanol Tax Restructuring, Tax Incentives for Biodiesel, Biomass WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won near-final approval of his restructuring of ethanol taxes to contribute more money to highways and his tax incentives to encourage energy production from alternative sources. This comes just...

Grassley Advances Crackdown on Car, Intellectual Property Donation Abuses Grassley Advances Crackdown on Car, Intellectual Property Donation Abuses WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won near-final approval of his reforms to make sure taxpayers don’t inflate deductions for donations of cars and intellectual...

Grassley Advances Tax Incentives, Fairness for Farmers, Cooperatives, Small Businesses WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won near-final approval of his key tax incentives and fairness measures for farmers, cooperatives and small businesses. "In some areas the tax code is out of date, and it needs to come into the...

Grassley Advances Tax Fairness for Rural Letter Carriers WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has won near-final approval of his bipartisan proposal to give tax fairness to rural letter carriers. "Rural letter carriers use their own vehicles for delivering the mail," Grassley said. "They drive through all kinds of weather...

Grassley Advances Civil Rights Tax Reform WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won near-final passage of reforms to end unfair taxation in civil rights cases. "Tax relief gets the headlines, but part of tax relief is tax fairness," Grassley said. "It’s clearly a fairness issue to make sure people don’t have to pay...

Grassley Highlights New Medicare Payments for Iowa Doctors in Under-Served Areas Under the new Medicare law, Iowa doctors in under-served areas will receive an additional $12 million from 2005 to 2007 to serve Medicare beneficiaries, according to the American Medical Association. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance and a chief...

Grassley: Trade Adjustment Assistance Reforms Yielding Progress Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over international trade, offered the following comments today in a floor statement addressing the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. He submitted the floor statement for the record. "Mr. President, I rise to...

Grassley on the Signing of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 Today President Bush signed H.R. 1308, the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004, into law in Des Moines. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, introduced the President. Grassley is the chief Senate author of the tax relief measure who has worked with the President...

Grassley Introduces Legislation to Close Visa Revocation Loophole Grassley Introduces Legislation to Close Visa Revocation Loophole WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced an amendment to the National Intelligence Reform Bill that would close a loophole that endangers national security. Grassley said he had to write legislation because the...

Grassley Introduces Extension of Chapter 12 Bankruptcy for Farmers Grassley Introduces Extension of Chapter 12 Bankruptcy for Farmers WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that he has introduced a bill to temporarily extend a section of the federal bankruptcy code tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming. The bill...

Grassley Announces $500,000 to Six Iowa Communities to Support Local Anti-Drug Efforts Grassley Announces $500,000 to Six Iowa Communities to Support Local Anti-Drug Efforts Funding from the Office of National Drug Control Policy WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that six communities in Iowa will receive a total of $503,561 in grants through...

Word On: Medicare Premiums   Q: What is the monthly Medicare premium for 2005? A: For the 463,000 older and disabled Iowans who choose to receive health care coverage through Medicare Part B, the monthly premium for their medical insurance will rise to $78.20. Part B provides coverage for physician services, outpatient hospital care, certain home...

A Cornucopia to Fuel America by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Iowa farmers may haul in a bumper crop this year. The USDA has predicted record-level harvests for the nation’s soybean and corn producers. The plentiful bounty reaped each year from the U.S. Grain Belt blankets America with food security, strengthens economic security and stands...

Grassley Helps Advance Family Tax Cuts, Alternative Energy Tax Incentives Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged Congress to give final approval to continued tax relief for millions of families and individuals and continued tax incentives for renewable energy production. Grassley played a critical role in advancing the tax...