Grassley Invites Educators, Parents, Community Leaders to Discuss School Foundations
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today encouraged teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders to join him at a conference to discuss the establishment and sustainability of school foundations.
The meeting will be held on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m.? 4 p.m. at the Des Moines...
Grassley Wins Committee Approval of Tax Cut for Manufacturers, Farmers, Significant International Tax Reforms
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won committee approval of his legislation to cut taxes for U.S. manufacturers, sole proprietors, partnerships, farmers and small business owners who create jobs, and to reform and...
Grassley Wins Passage of Amendment to Provide Additional Medicare Dollars to Iowa Hospitals
? Sen. Chuck Grassley secured another six months of Medicare payment increases for Iowa hospitals last night as part of Senate action to extend the current welfare program.
"Until work is completed on a Medicare prescription drug benefits bill, we need these...
Grassley Wins Committee Approval of Tax Cut for Manufacturers, Farmers, Significant International Tax Reforms
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won committee approval of his legislation to cut taxes for U.S. manufacturers, sole proprietors, partnerships, farmers and small business owners who create jobs, and to reform and...
Grassley Applauds Additional Federal Funding for Iowa Education
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he was pleased that additional Title I funds for disadvantaged students will be allocated for Iowa, Maryland and Michigan. Iowa will receive $1,897,902.
In fiscal 2003 Iowa, Maryland and Michigan were allocated less than in fiscal 2002 in Title I funds for...
Elections of Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after learning that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has set forth a tentative calendar for the upcoming elections of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa.
"I've urged the Bureau of Indian Affairs for some time now to become more...
Recycle a Phone and Help a Neighbor in Need
October Marks Domestic Violence Awareness MonthOctober Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Advances in wireless technology and mobile telecommunications services would make Alexander Graham Bell’s head spin. Today’s consumers have embraced the miracles of modern day gadgets and gizmos and have come to...
Grassley, Waxman Seek Halt to New Nursing Home Feeding Regulation
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Rep. Henry A. Waxman, ranking member of the Committee on Government Reform, today asked the Health and Human Services Department to reconsider implementing a new regulation that will allow a new category of low paid,...
Manufacturers Praise Grassley's Leadership on Bill to Resolve International Tax Dispute,
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today received support from the National Association of Manufacturers for his leadership in working to promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers domestically and internationally. Grassley, along with...
new rule allowing less training for nursing home feeding assistants
The following comment is from Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, on a near-final federal rule allowing a new category of low-paid, little-trained workers to feed nursing home residents.
"If quality of care is the top priority for nursing homes, then feeding residents...
Grassley Continues Efforts to Help Gifted and Talented Students and Educators
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to help raise awareness among all teachers of the educational needs of gifted and talented students.
"New teachers will encounter gifted and talented students and it's important they know how to recognize them and how to help them...
Grassley Continues Efforts to Help Gifted and Talented Students and Educators
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to help raise awareness among all teachers of the educational needs of gifted and talented students.
"New teachers will encounter gifted and talented students and it's important they know how to recognize them and how to help them...
Grassley Hosts Everyday Tax Solutions Events at IRS Offices in Iowa
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that he will be sponsoring Everyday Tax Solution events at Iowa Internal Revenue Service Offices in Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Grassley staff members will be present to assist Iowans at these locations on the specified dates in...
Grassley Opens Another Front on Campaign Against Agriculture Concentration
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today continued his efforts to rein in concentration in agriculture. Grassley introduced legislation that could set a ceiling on vertical integration in the pork industry.
"Either we stop the trend toward vertical integration or we prepare for the inevitable...
Grassley Seeks Reversal of Mexico's Barriers to U.S. Agricultural Exports
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- Ron Litterer, a corn producer from Greene, Iowa, on behalf of the National Corn Growers Association;
- Michael W. Jorgenson, president and chief executive officer of Roquette America, Inc., from Keokuk, Iowa, on behalf of the Corn Refiners Association; and
- Jon Caspers, a pork...
Grassley Invites Educators, Parents to Participate in Virtual Town Meeting on Rural Education
Manning Schools to Present Iowa Best Practices
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today invited teachers, administrators and parents to join a live discussion with U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige and to learn of best practices for implementing the reforms of No Child Left...
Word On: Farm Subsidies
Q: Are you still pushing for a payment cap on farm subsidy payments?
A: Most definitely. I’m concerned public support for a federal farm safety net will unravel by the time the next farm bill comes up for renewal unless Congress acts to limit the amount of money paid out to the biggest producers. A widely publicized report by...
Loopholes for Terrorists Still Lurking
by Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
The second anniversary of the terrorist attacks served a painful reminder about the grief-stricken families still mourning the loss of 3,000 loved ones killed on Sept. 11, 2001. The sheer shock of the attacks on American soil may be fading, but the reality is the United States...
Committee Approves Grassley Bill to Protect Employees' Pensions
The Committee on Finance today unanimously passed legislation from Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, to better protect employees' pension plans from corporate malfeasance. Also included is Grassley's proposal to make sure employees' pensions are calculated...
Grassley Advances Ethanol Excise Tax Reform Proposal
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won committee approval ? for the second time ? of his bipartisan proposal to reshape the ethanol excise tax exemption so that ethanol-blended fuels make the same contribution to the highway trust fund as regular gasoline while also...
