retirement savings bill
Today the House is expected to pass legislation to expand contribution limits for IRAs and 401(k) plans and encourage more companies to offer retirement pensions. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Committee Democrat, are the sponsors of similar legislation in the Senate. The...
Grassley Seeks Answers in Internet Sales Tax Debate
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee of Finance, is seeking answers to multiple questions in the debate over whether state and local governments should be able to require taxes on certain sales made via the Internet.
Grassley and Sen. Max Baucus, lead Democrat on the Committee, this week wrote...
Finance Committee Approves Seven Bush Nominees
? The Committee on Finance, under the leadership of Chairman Chuck Grassley, today unanimously reported seven nominees out of the Committee and to the full Senate for consideration.
The nominees from President Bush have been the subject of Committee hearings in recent months. Approved by the Committee today...
Comment on Closing of R.R. Donnelly Des Moines Printing Plant
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment in response to the announcement that R.R. Donnelly Printing Company would be closing its Des Moines printing plant:
"I'm very sorry to hear of the closing of the R.R. Donnelly printing plant in Des Moines. The plant and its employees have...
Remarks of Senator Grassley at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Policy Insiders Breakfast"
A refreshing new era has begun in Washington. Yesterday marked the 100th day of George W. Bush's presidency. What a difference 100 days make. The President's leadership and his plain-spoken ways have changed the culture. Gridlock and cynicism are out. Bipartisanship and...
Taming the Beast
by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that another tax season is behind us. All of the good cheer from the New Year evaporates as the calendar moves closer to Tax Day. Getting one’s financial affairs and tax documents in order eat up a lot of time and resources. Plus, more and more taxpayers spend...
Grassley Celebrates Tax Freedom Day For Iowans
Sen. Chuck Grassley said Friday that he has both good news and bad news for Iowa taxpayers.
"The good news is that today is Tax Freedom Day for Iowans," Grassley said. "The bad news is that Iowans needed to work 117 days for the government this year before they began working for themselves."
According to the...
Word On: FEMA
Q: What is FEMA?
A: An independent agency of the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked its 22nd anniversary in the same month that the river towns in eastern Iowa were battling rising flood waters from the mighty Mississippi. Organized in 1979 to serve as the official liaison within the Federal government to...
Grassley to Address U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Description:Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, will give the keynote address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Policy Insiders" breakfast. Grassley will focus on the committee's plans to mark up tax relief and trade bills. Grassley also plans to touch on the President's first 100 days in...
Iowa Senators Request Support To Create New Counter -Drug School at Camp Dodge
-- U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) thisweek requested that Senate Armed Services Committee support their proposal to operate five National Guard counterdrug training schools nationwide and include it in the FY 2002 Defense Authorization bill. Senators...
Tax Code Complexity: New Hope for Fresh Solutions"
This morning we are gathered to hear about an age-old problem -- the complexity of our tax code. People have been complaining about how complex the tax code is since its enactment in 1913. If folks thought it was complicated then, they should see it now.
The twist in this morning's hearing is that we will...
Grassley Pledges to Help Stop Undeserved Benefits to Prisoners, Fugitives
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he will work to help stop the flow of millions of dollars in government cash assistance and benefits to prisoners, fugitives, the deceased and other ineligible people.
"It just doesn't meet the common sense test to...
Grassley Releases Witness List for Tax Simplification Hearing
A Panel Consisting of:
Claudia Hill, Chair, Government Relations, National Association of Enrolled Agents, Gaithersburg, Md.
Richard M. Lipton, Chair, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
Pamela J. Pecarich, Chair, Tax Executive Committee, American Institute of...
Grassley: New Prescription Drug Benefit Must Complement Existing Coverage
? Congress must take care to craft a Medicare prescription drug benefit that won't hurt the existing prescription drug coverage that millions of older Americans already enjoy, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.
"Millions of older Americans don't...
tax simplification
Today the Joint Committee on Taxation is releasing the executive summary of a much-anticipated, congressionally mandated study on tax simplification. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has scheduled a hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday to explore options for simplification. Grassley and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat,...
Grassley Schedules Nomination Hearing
Hearing:to consider three nominations
Date/time:Thursday, April 26, 2001, at 11:30 a.m.
Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description:Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has scheduled a hearing to hear testimony regarding the following nominations:
(1) Grant D. Aldonas, to be Under...
Luncheon Meeting of the European-American Business Council
"The Road to Qatar"
Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. The European-American Business Council is one of the premier trade associations in Washington, and a leader in transatlantic relations.
It was not so long ago that the first word one would say when talking to a transatlantic...
Committees to Release Study on Tax Simplification
Event:media availability with Lindy Paull, chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, to release a tax simplification study
Date/time:Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at 3:45 p.m.
Location:215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description:As any taxpayer knows, the tax code is excessively complex. Millions of...
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment regarding the flooding of the Mississippi River:
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment regarding the flooding of the Mississippi River:
"The Mississippi River has given those along its banks a difficult few weeks. This week, I'll be sending a letter asking President Bush to honor the...
Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Committee on Finance Before The Tax Council
As I'm sure you have observed, the primary focus of the President's tax proposal is tax relief for individual taxpayers. As individual taxpayers, most of you should be pleased with the individual tax initiatives the Administration has put forth.
As business taxpayers, my...
