Grassley Investigates Tenet Healthcare's Use of Federal Tax Dollars
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is investigating the fraud-plagued Tenet Healthcare Corporation's use of federal tax dollars. Grassley advanced his investigation with a detailed document request to the corporation on Friday. The text of his letter requesting...
Temporary assistance rolls decline
Today the Health and Human Services Department announced a continued decline in the number of people receiving aid under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over the program, made the following comment on the...
Grassley Seeks More Answers on Brazil Soybean Production
20520Dear Administrator Terpstra:
The American Soybean Association (ASA) recently led a soybean study mission to Brazil. The purpose of the trip was to assess Brazil's soybean production, existing and potential infrastructure and transportation issues, processing capacity, and intellectual property...
Word On: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Q: What is Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers?
A: For over 40 years, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program has provided assistance to individuals who lose their manufacturing jobs due to imports. But until this year, Trade Adjustment Assistance was not available to farmers. As a senior member of...
Opportunity Knocking to Bring Medicare into 21st Century
by Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
This summer both houses of Congress passed historic bills to add prescription drug coverage for 40 million older and disabled Americans insured by Medicare. Created in 1965, the federal health insurance program has provided access to affordable health care...
Word On: Economy
Q: Is the U.S. economy picking up steam?
A: There are signs of improvement, but the lackluster job market continues to feed anxiety and concern among those who are out of work and looking for a job. Although the economy is growing annually at 2.6 percent, it hasn’t triggered robust job creation. However, we are seeing good news in...
New Report on FBI Spy Case
Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment today about the Inspector General for the Justice Department's report titled "A Review of the FBI's Performance in Deterring, Detecting and Investigating the Espionage Activities of Robert Philip Hanssen." Sen. Grassley is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and has conducted...
WTO Farm Trade Plan
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following written comment regarding the agreement in principle between the United States and the European Union for agricultural trade.
Audio comment from Sen. Grassley is also available by calling 800-545-1267. Dial 311, then 1. Or, go to...
Grassley: Government Officials to Assist Former Ammunition Plant Workers in SE Iowa
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As part of his effort on behalf of the former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant workers and their families, Grassley earlier this year petitioned the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to object to a regulation that would make it harder for former IAAP workers to...
Grassley, Delay Seek More Reliable System for Child Welfare Data
? A new report has identified deficiencies in the child welfare data systems developed by the states and overseen by the federal government, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
In a letter sent this week to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy...
ITC Report on the Impact of Trade Agreements
Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance issued the comment below regarding the August 6, 2003 report of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Section 2111 of the Trade Act of 2002 directs the ITC to report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means...
Grassley to Hold Hearing on Mexican Trade Barriers to U.S. Ag Products
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today announced he will hold a hearing this fall to examine a series of actions by Mexico that restrict, or threaten to restrict, imports of U.S. agricultural products. The Committee on Finance oversees international trade.
"I've...
Iowa Gets Second Chance to Reach Uninsured Kids
by Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Back to school rituals include shopping for new shoes, clothes and school supplies. As parents and students across Iowa make final preparations for a new school year, don’t forget to obtain a clean bill of health from your doctor. Well child visits, including...
Word On: Chapter 12
Q: What is Chapter 12?
A: The only temporary section of the federal bankruptcy code, Chapter 12 applies to farmers and ranchers who seek relief from creditors while reorganizing their debt. Re-enacted during the farm crisis in the mid-1980s, I led the effort in Congress to bring back this safety net for family farmers facing...
U.S. challenge of E.U. restriction on biotech products
Today United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced the United States is requesting a World Trade Organization dispute panel to rule on whether the European Union's moratorium on the approval of agricultural biotechnology products violates...
Grassley Looks Forward to Continued Customs Progress
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today commented positively on the findings of a new General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's (Customs') prospective rulings.
"This report demonstrates that good accounting makes a difference,"...
Grassley to Wrap-up Annual Visits to Iowa's 99 Counties
Senator to Closeout with Meetings in 10 Counties During August
? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will be traveling to 10 counties during the August Congressional recess as part of his pledge to visit each of Iowa's 99 counties every year. These visits will complete Grassley's annual tour...
Grassley Concerned About Possible Cover-up and Concealment by Interior Officials
20240Dear Secretary Norton,
I am writing you regarding the Inspector General's (IG) report of investigation: "San Rafael Land Exchange" (the report). The Finance Committee is conducting a review of land conservation matters. To that end, I requested and received from the IG a...
Grassley Expresses Concern Over Health Care Contracting Incident
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has expressed concern over a General Accounting Office report showing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator "improperly intervened to exclude" a subcontractor from government work. Grassley expressed...
