Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Trade Bill
New Duty Suspensions and Reductions
Sec. 1101 through Sec. 1420: These provisions provide for the temporary suspension and/or reduction of duties on certain imports. The products covered in this chapter are largely products that are not commercially available in the U.S., are non-competitive, and are...
Grassley Looks to Protect Corn and Soybeans from Concentration
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that a study he requested from the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) in October was released today. Grassley asked NASS to study the nature, extent, and geographic dispersion of contract grain and oilseed farming.
"I don't intend to allow the corn...
European Union's sanctions threat
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the European Union's latest threat of sanctions against U.S. products over a tax dispute.
"Last year, we convened a bipartisan, bicameral working group to look for solutions to the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income...
Resolution on WTO Agriculture Negotiations
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Sen. Kent Conrad, and a bipartisan group of committee members today offered an amendment to the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003. The amendment, a sense of the Senate resolution on World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations,...
Grassley Introduces FISA Legislation in Response to Shocking Report
- At a press conference today to release a report on the FBI's problems with warrants obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Sen. Chuck Grassley also released a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller stating continued disappointment with the granting of an award to...
Grassley Receives Award for Work to Increase Child Support Payments
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has received an award for assisting "disadvantaged children who are legally and morally entitled to child support payments." The award is the Golden Heart Award for 2003 and is from the Association for Children for...
Top FBI Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower for 60 Minutes Appearance
DOJ Inspector General Substantiates Allegations
? Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont today released a Department of Justice Inspector General report that found that the senior FBI Assistant Director charged with policing FBI misconduct "exercised poor...
Top FBI Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower for 60 Minutes Appearance
DOJ Inspector General Substantiates Allegations
? Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont today released a Department of Justice Inspector General report that found that the senior FBI Assistant Director charged with policing FBI misconduct "exercised poor...
Holes in U.S. Border Patrol
By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
It is strange to go about my business at the U.S. Capitol and see police officers on patrol carrying semi-automatic weapons. The Pentagon also has dispatched anti-aircraft missiles near national monuments in Washington.
These are vivid, unmistakable signs the war on terrorism...
Word On: Education Spending
Q: How much money will Washington spend on education this year?
A: Congress wrapped up the fiscal 2003 spending bill in February and included a big boost for the states to spend on local schools. In an era of belt-tightening by all levels of government, concerns are increasing about meeting funding needs in the classroom....
Congress Approves Grassley's Payment Fixes for Iowa Hospitals, Doctors
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, last night won final congressional approval of payment increases for hospitals in rural and small urban areas and doctors in Iowa and elsewhere. The payment increases were part of an agreement Grassley brokered with his House...
Grassley Expresses Enthusiasm for Grand Excursion 2004
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a resolution expressing support for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the upper Mississippi River Grand Excursion.
"I'm honored to be a partner with the Iowa communities that will be hosts to the Grand Excursion. This is a great opportunity for Iowans to...
Grassley Amendment to Protect Americans' Privacy in Omnibus
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that an amendment that protects the civil liberties of Americans was included in the Omnibus appropriations bill that passed both the Senate and House late last night.
"Protecting American's civil liberties while at the same time winning the war against terrorism...
Grassley Alerts Iowans About U.S. Attorney Position
Deadline for Applications is March 5
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today encouraged Iowans who are interested in applying for the U.S. Attorney position for the Southern District of Iowa to write his office in Cedar Rapids by March 5.
Grassley said he wants to make sure that all Iowans are aware of the...
Grassley Continues Efforts to Support Renewable Energy Sources
Iowa Senator Introduces Legislation to Extend Tax Credits for Wind Energy
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has again introduced legislation to promote clean, efficient wind energy.
Grassley's bill is called the Bipartisan Renewable, Efficient Energy with Zero...
Grassley Announces Funding for Several Iowa Projects in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Disaster Assistance for Farmers Included
? Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that a number of Iowa projects will receive funding in the Omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the activities of the federal government for the remainder of fiscal 2003.
"Iowa will...
WTO agriculture negotiations
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the first draft of the modalities for further commitments in agriculture via the World Trade Organization.
"With the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations in Geneva nearly at an impasse over the pace and the nature of specific...
Grassley Vows Continued Crackdown on Corporate Abuse
to crack down on abuse. He put corporate America on notice by warning that today's date, Febr. 13, 2003, would be the effective date for any legislation proposed to shut down the kind of tax schemes identified in the report.
? A review of legislation he co-authored to crack down on tax shelters. Last...
Grassley Expresses Enthusiasm for Grand Excursion 2004
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a resolution expressing support for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the upper Mississippi River Grand Excursion.
"I'm honored to be a partner with the Iowa communities that will be hosts to the Grand Excursion. This is a great opportunity for Iowans to...
Grassley Fights for Renewable Energy from Soybeans
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation that provides an income tax credit and excise tax rate reduction for biodiesel fuel mixtures. These new incentives will encourage the production of biodiesel, a clean-burning alternative fuel made from domestic renewable sources, such as soybean oil.
"It's...
