Iowa Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Counter-Drug School at Camp Dodge
National Training Center Would Help State, Regional Law Enforcement
Sens. Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation today that would create a new counter-drug school at Camp Dodge. The school would help Iowa law enforcement officials and those in nearby states with...
Budget Committee Hearing on Medicare Reform and Prescription Drugs
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing. The need for a modernized Medicare program is an issue close to my heart; and I'm not just saying that because yesterday was Valentine's Day.
As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, I have committed myself to work with Senator Baucus...
the Breaux-Frist bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the introduction of Medicare legislation by Sens. John Breaux and Bill Frist.
"Senators Breaux and Frist have put a tremendous amount of work into their legislation. I know from working with Senator Breaux on the Finance Committee and the...
Iowa Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Counter-Drug School at Camp Dodge
National Training Center Would Help State, Regional Law Enforcement
Sens. Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation today that would create a new counter-drug school at Camp Dodge. The school would help Iowa law enforcement officials and those in nearby states with...
Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley to the AARP's Board of Directors
In honor of the holiday, here's my Valentine for older Americans: Roses are red/Violets are blue/Let's fix Medicare/Before 2002.
Really, the sweetest thing I can offer is a pledge to modernize Medicare, and to make sure Medicare and Social Security stay financially sound.
It's satisfying to be...
Briefing on Health Issues
I'd like to thank everyone for joining Senator Baucus and me today. As you know, our newPresident has outlined an ambitious agenda to address many of our nation's health care concerns.Modernizing Medicare and including an affordable prescription drug benefit, reducing the number ofuninsured Americans in this country, and helping to...
Grassley Works to Make Education More Affordable,Help Teachers, and Improve Schools Via the Tax Code
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley convened the year's first legislative hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance and focused on tax proposals to make education more affordable and improve the condition of the nation's public school buildings."Families today have a...
Making Education More Affordable: The Tax Code as a Student Aide
Good morning. I call this hearing to order.
On a preliminary note, I see from our witness list that nine senators, none from the Finance Committee, plan to testify on today's topic. To the best of my recollection, and the recollection of senior Finance Committee staff, that is a new record....
Grassley Announces Federal Money to Iowa
More Than $18 million from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $18 million to communities in Iowa.
"This money is great news for all of Iowa. The funding will help keep families in their...
Grassley Introduces Bill to Help Save Family Farms
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, today introduced a package of tax relief measures to help preserve family farms and fisheries.
Grassley said the legislation would assist family farmers across the nation. "With the number of family farms shrinking every year, it seems all of us...
Grassley Continues to Seek Fair Treatment for Veterans
Senator Presses for Solution for Farmers, Small Business Owners Deemed Ineligible for Benefits
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that he has asked the federal government for an update on its work to change veterans pension guidelines.
Grassley made his request along with Rep. Jim Leach in a letter sent...
Grassley Keeps in Touch with Iowans
Iowa Senator Plans to Visit 16 Iowa Communities Next Week
Sen. Chuck Grassley will visit 16 Iowa communities next week during a five-day congressional recess honoring President's Day.
Grassley will conduct meetings and visit local schools and businesses as part of his long-time commitment to visit each of Iowa's 99...
Word On: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
Q: What is the Farm Storage Facility Loan program?
A: After months of delay, the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January finalized rules for a low-interest loan program designed to help farmers meet future grain storage and handling needs. The glut of grain worldwide has made extra grain storage all the...
Word On: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
Q: What is the Farm Storage Facility Loan program?
A: After months of delay, the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January finalized rules for a low-interest loan program designed to help farmers meet future grain storage and handling needs. The glut of grain worldwide has made extra grain storage all the...
Anchors Away
When Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan gave his thumbs up to tax relief in January, he took some of the wind out of the big spenders’ sails in Washington. And when the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office soon thereafter issued a sunny skies forecast, predicting a $5.6 trillion budget surplus over the next 10 years,...
Grassley Schedules Hearing on Education Tax Initiatives
Event: hearing, "Making Education More Affordable: The Tax Code as a Student Aide"
Date/time: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at 10 a.m.
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Description: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Finance Committee chairman, will convene a hearing to explore a series of proposals to make...
Grassley Announces Appointment of Young Iowans to Service Academiess
Senator Sessions, thank you for chairing this hearing on bankruptcy reform, which we all consider to be unfinished business from the 106th Congress. As you know, the issue of bankruptcy reform is familiar to all of us here in the Senate. For the past 4 or so years, we've debated the...
Grassley Introduces Legislation for Special Needs Children
Joined by an Iowa family, Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced introduction of his legislation to improve health coverage for children with special needs. This legislation is a revision to the bill he championed last year.
"When you're a parent, your main objective is to provide...
News Conference to Receive President's Tax Bill
To those who say we can't afford tax cuts:
Let me tell you a story about the mountain and the mole hill. The mountain is the $27.9 trillion that the government expects to take in over the next 10 years. The mole hill is the $1.6 trillion in tax cuts that President Bush plans over the next 10 years.
So can...
