Thomas and Grassley Announce Joint Hearing on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' 2001 Annual Reports
Congressman Bill Thomas (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, today announced that their committees will hold a joint hearing to examine the findings and...
Grassley Urges Death Tax Repeal
? Repealing the federal death tax is critical to the financial well-being and survival of family farms and small businesses, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.
"Family farmers and small business owners live poor and die rich," Grassley said. "Their assets are tied up in land, buildings and...
S.420, the bankruptcy reform bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding Senate action this afternoon to move to final passage on the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001. Sen. Grassley is the lead sponsor of this legislation to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy system. Last December, the Senate voted 70 to 28 for the conference report on his...
Grassley: Wind Energy is a "Breath of Fresh Air"
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced legislation to promote clean, efficient wind energy.
"The bill is called the BREEZE Act, and I hope it'll be a breeze to get it passed into law," Grassley said. "The wind is a clean, abundant natural resource. Harnessing its power...
Statement on Protecting Medicare and Social Security
It's wrong to mislead Americans into believing that we can't provide tax relief for hard-working families and protect Medicare and Social Security at the same time.
Over the next 10 years, $3.8 trillion will be spent on Medicare. That's more than twice the size of any tax cut. Meanwhile, those who want to...
Grassley Works to Help Tax Code Encourage Charitable Giving
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he is working toward making the tax code more hospitable to charitable giving because of tremendous need among charities and high demand from would-be donors.
"Charities have a lot of needs, and Americans have a lot to give,"...
Committee Unanimously Passes Chairman Grassley's Education Package
The Committee on Finance today approved a legislative package from Chairman Chuck Grassley that would help parents save and pay for their children's education, encourage employers to pay tuition for employees hoping to better themselves, and make it easier to earn a degree without securing a...
Grassley Works to Help Americans Without Health Insurance
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today called the high number of Americans without health insurance unacceptable and pledged to develop and consider solutions.
"No one will argue that it's unacceptable for millions of Americans to lack access to health care coverage,"...
Grassley Releases Witness List for Second Hearing on the Uninsured
Janet Stokes Trautwein, Director of Federal Policy Analysis, National Association of Health Underwriters, Arlington, Va.
Jack A. Meyer, Ph.D., Founder and President, Economic and Social Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
A Panel Consisting of:
Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, The...
Word On: Improper Medicare Payments
Q: How many Medicare dollars a year are chalked up to errors or waste, fraud and abuse?
A: The annual audit of Medicare’s finances showed the Department of Health and Human Services has made substantial progress to keep better track of the tax dollars used to pay for the health care services of 39 million older and...
Grassley Announces Trade Hearing; Greenspan to Testify
Hearing: "International Trade and the American Economy"
Date/time: Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at 10 a.m.
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, recognizes that trade liberalization -- the 40-year, American-led effort to open...
Door Is Always Open
by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Spring fever is in the air. It seems you aren't engaged in a conversation for very long before the discussion turns to someone's anxiety to get the long, harsh winter behind us. Iowans are ready for Mother Nature to freshen up the landscape with her colorful palette of pastels.
From spring...
Grassley Announces Mark-up of Education Bill
Event:mark-up, chairman's mark of the Affordable Education Act of 2001
Date/time:Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at 10 a.m.
Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description:President Bush has made education a priority. The Senate committees of jurisdiction have followed his lead. The full Senate is likely to...
Grassley Announces Hearing on Charitable Giving
John P. Walters, President, The Philanthropy Roundtable, Washington, D.C.
Donald C. Alexander, Former IRS Commissioner, Washington, D.C.
News Conference on the Tax Debate in the Senate
There's a lot of talk about how quickly the House is moving on the tax bill and the contrast with the Senate. Well, consider this. Tax legislation flows like a river. It starts in the House, where it's like a river in the mountains, swift-moving and even a little rough. As it reaches the Senate downstream that...
Grassley Urges Comprehensive Family Tax Relief
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he is committed to comprehensive family tax relief addressing the child tax credit, the marriage tax burden and the alternative minimum tax. Grassley's comments came after a hearing at which experts testified about the federal tax hardships...
Grassley Announces Hearings on the Uninsured
Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
Diane Rowland, Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, D.C.
Mary R. Grealy, President, Healthcare Leadership Council, Washington, D.C.
Richard W. Johnson, Senior...
USDA Purchase of StarLink Corn
Sen. Grassley issued the following comment in response to today's announcement that USDA will purchase StarLink corn:
"I'm pleased to see that USDA has developed a program to take StarLink corn out of circulation by purchasing corn containing the Cry9C protein from seed companies. It's also a relief to me and many corn growers...
Grassley Calls for Cuts in Marginal Income Tax Rates
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said cuts in marginal tax rates will build more fairness into federal income taxes and stimulate the economy. Grassley's comments came after a hearing at which experts endorsed marginal rate cuts as President Bush proposes.
"When we're...
