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Grassley Q & A: SCHIP    Q: What is SCHIP? A: The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was designed to provide health coverage to low-income, uninsured children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid or have the means to afford private health insurance.  As the top Republican Member on the Senate Finance Committee, I...

Sorting Fact from Fiction By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley    Congress is immersed in the annual give-and-take necessary to pass the 12 spending bills that will fund the federal government for the 12 months starting Oct. 1.    Lawmakers are hammering out the details of a $2.9 trillion budget blueprint that will distribute tax revenue from...

Grassley: GSA IG Will Give Independent Audit            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reiterated the need for the Inspector General of the General Services Administration to perform an audit on a current contract with Sun Microsystems.  A previous audit uncovered alleged contract violations...

Grassley Calls for More Investment in Rural Areas Via Tax Credit Program WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today urged the Treasury Department to ensure that rural communities receive their due share of investment under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. Passed into...

Grassley, Baucus introduce legislation to overhaul Medicare quality program WASHINGTON — Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus today introduced legislation to overhaul a program Congress created 25 years ago to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, economy and quality of services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.  The new legislation would...

Grassley: IRS/Treasury Ideas for Closing Tax Gap are Helpful, Will Require Follow-through  Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department,"Reducing the Federal Tax Gap."   "This provides a...

Grassley: Secret Holds Provisions Gutted in Ethics Reform Bill             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today gave tepid support to an ethics reform bill that passed the Senate.  The bill passed by a vote of 83-14.  Grassley voted for the...

Resolution Honoring 133rd Infantry The Senate resolution honoring the 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard cleared the U.S. Senate late last night by unanimous consent.  Here is a copy of the press release from when Senators Grassley and Harkin introduced the resolution.   For Immediate Release   Wednesday, July 25, 2007   Iowa...

Resolution Honoring 133rd Infantry The Senate resolution honoring the 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard cleared the U.S. Senate late last night by unanimous consent.  Here is a copy of the press release from when Senators Grassley and Harkin introduced the resolution.   For Immediate Release   Wednesday, July 25, 2007   Iowa...

Grassley’s Ambassadors Tour to Embark on Week of Visits to Iowa Communities            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowans that in less than two weeks he will bring foreign diplomats from 63 countries to Iowa for his biennial “Ambassadors Tour.”  The tour runs from August 13 –...

Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Wednesday, August 8 Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions            WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live from Des Moines on next Wednesday, August 8, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on televisions across...

Carried Interest, Part II Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley at Senate Finance Commitee Hearing Thank you, Chairman Baucus, for calling this second hearing on the tax treatment of carried interest. At the last hearing, we had a balanced approach. We have the same here.  This hearing, and the committee’s inquiry, is about the distinction between...

Administration officials’ comments on currency legislation           Today Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other members of the Bush administration said pending Senate legislation directed at misaligned foreign currencies is the wrong approach. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance,...

Grassley Promotes Early Reading Programs through “Prescribe a Book Act” Senator Introduces Legislation to Authorize Grant Program            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said too many children do not develop the early literacy skills they need before they enter school.   Grassley’s...

FDA Panel Meeting on Avandia            Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the FDA advisory board meeting today regarding the diabetes drug Avandia.  Sen. Grassley is Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance and has sought legislative and administrative reforms to strengthen the FDA’s...

Grassley seeks more information about problems at NIH             WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is broadening his inquiry into allegations of mismanagement at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of...

Grassley Q & A: Gifted and Talented Students    Q: What is being done for gifted and talented students? A: Iowa has long been considered a leader in education. This tradition of excellence is due in large part to the quality of the teachers within our schools. We must invest in our children’s future by preserving this quality and making sure...

Grassley to Visit Eleven Iowa Counties During the Congressional Recess in August               WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will continue his annual tour of Iowa with visits to 11 Iowa counties during the first week of the Congressional recess. He will hold town hall...

Grassley Recognized as Champion for Americans with Disabilities Grassley receives award from American Association of People with Disabilities            WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today received the Justice for All Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities at their 17th...

Grassley Wins Approval of Amendment to Require Department of Homeland Security Agencies to Use Employer Verification System For Immediate Release   Thursday, July 26, 2007   Grassley Wins Approval of Amendment to Require Department of Homeland Security Agencies to Use Employer Verification...