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Grassley to USDA: Move Surplus Grain to Feed Hungry - Sen. Chuck Grassley has called on the U.S. government to act more quickly in using a federal program that sends surplus agricultural commodities to feed starving people around the world. "Prompt action by the administration could help address the economic crisis we've got in rural America and make a...

Grassley: China Trade Good for Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the bilateral trade agreement with China and permanent normal trade relations are good for Iowa. His complete statement follows. "The agreement reached with China last fall promises to create very substantial export and employment opportunities for key Iowa...

FLOOR STATEMENT OF SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY, OF IOWA - CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT & THE COURTS - BANKRUPTCY REFORM Mr. president, I rise this morning to speak on the topic of bankruptcy reform. As many of my colleagues may know, congress is on the verge of enacting fundamental bankruptcy reform. Earlier this year, the senate passed...

Grassley: Housing and Urban Development Grants Awarded to Iowa Communities Kimberly Cass at 202/224-0484 -30- - Iowa communities will receive nearly $9 million from the federal government for community development, affordable housing and shelter for the homeless according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. "This federal money will help Iowans improve and grow their...

Advisory for Iowa Reporters & Editors WASHINGTON ? Sen. Chuck Grassley will address yesterday's attack on America during a speech on the Senate floor mid-day today. He will remember Karen A. Kincaid, a native of Waverly, Iowa, who was a passenger on the plane that hit the Pentagon Tuesday morning. Kincaid graduated from Central College in Pella and...

Hearing on Medicare Enforcement Actions: Federal Government Anti-Fraud Efforts Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, thank you for holding this hearing on Medicare enforcement actions. As you know, I chaired this committee for the last two congresses and appreciate the importance of the work it does. Since 1986, when Congress passed amendments that I sponsored...

approval of the chairman's mark of the Tax RELIEF – Restoring Earnings to Lift Individuals and Empower Families – Act Tonight the Committee on Finance approved 14 to 6 the chairman's mark of the Tax RELIEF – Restoring Earnings to Lift Individuals and Empower Families -- Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following...

Disability Insurance Program Flunks Test by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The federal safety net designed to help disabled Americans and their families make ends meet while they are unable to work enough to support themselves has flunked a fundamental accountability test.   An audit conducted at my request by the nonpartisan Government...

Grassley: New Round of Global Trade Talks Good News for U.S. Agriculture ? Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded the agreement reached today at the fourth WTO ministerial conference. Meeting in Doha, Qatar, 142 WTO-member countries agreed to launch the ninth round of global trade talks since 1947. A ministerial declaration was released outlining the scope and...

Grassley: Statement at Hearing on Tax Shelters, Inversions The topic we are exploring is, unfortunately, a familiar one. The topic is tax shelters. About two years ago, this committee, under our predecessors, Senators Roth and Moynihan, instructed our staffs, in our typical bipartisan fashion, to produce a legislative proposal to address the tax shelter...

Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Business Tax Relief, Key Reforms Into Law Today President Bush signed into law the business tax bill passed by Congress earlier this month. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, was the lead Senate author of the legislation and contributed the tax shelter loophole closers that ensured it added...

Grassley: Chapter 12 for Farmers Extended For Now ? The U.S. Senate last night approved a temporary extension of the section of the federal bankruptcy code tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. "Under the current economic circumstances in farm country, it's important to keep Chapter...

IRS audit rates Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, made the following comment on the latest IRS audit rates. "Congress has provided the IRS the authority to hire an additional 2,036 full-time employees this year. This increase in staffing, combined with cost savings the IRS should realize from continued increases in electronic filing...

Grassley: $1.8 Million in Grants for Value-Added Ventures in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded today's decision by the Agriculture Department to direct $1.8 million to farmer-owned enterprises in Iowa as part of a federal program he first sponsored to develop new programs and markets for agricultural products. "I worked to create this program last year...

Grassley: Congress Should Deliver Farm Aid Quickly Iowa Senator Says Committee Relief Package Puts Corn, Soybeans At Risk ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today voted to support a supplemental farm assistance plan offered by Sen. Richard Lugar. The Lugar proposal was offered as an alternative to the spending bill adopted last week by the Senate Agriculture Committee....

Grassley: Federal Dollars Dedicated to Ag-Based Research and Initiatives in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said that a Senate committee has approved federal funding for a number of agriculture-related projects in Iowa. Grassley urged that the Appropriations Committee give its support to these initiatives as part of the annual spending bill for agriculture....

Grassley: Confirm Nominees to Federal Law Enforcement and Judicial Positions ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged prompt action by the Senate on nominees for public service as U.S. marshals, U.S. attorneys and federal judges. Grassley said that putting these law enforcement officers and members of the federal judiciary are another key component of the effort...

New Report Shows Need for Tougher Crackdown on Non-Profits, Tax Shelters Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is investigating governance problems in the non-profit arena and considering legislative reforms. He made the following comment on a report released today from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, "The Tax...

Grassley: Additional INS Caseworkers for Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that six more service professionals will be on the job in Iowa to better manage a steady increase in immigration casework. "We need more INS service workers in Iowa to help naturalize citizens, adjust immigration status applications and authorize employment," Grassley said....

Grassley: Top Trade Official to Visit Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment in response to charges made today by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle regarding the administration's leadership internationally. "It's ironic that the Democrats are trying to characterize President Bush and the Republicans as isolationists. It's President Bush...