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Transcription of Senator Grassley Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY: I've got three points I'd like to make before you ask questions.    Yesterday, Senator Baucus and I sent a letter to Senate leaders about the need for prompt action in the new year to extend the biodiesel tax credit. That expires December 31st.    A...

FEMA approves temporary relocation help for Cedar Rapids Main Library WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has approved temporary relocation assistance for the Cedar Rapids Main Library, in response to a second appeal on behalf of the City and due to the damage caused by severe storms and flooding...

Grassley introduces legislation to extend key tax items to help with Midwest disaster recovery WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today introduced legislation to extend key disaster relief tax provisions to help Iowa and other Midwestern states that suffered floods and tornadoes last year. “Rebuilding and recovery are still under way,” Grassley...

Statement by Senator Grassley regarding his vote against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance Final Vote on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Wednesday, December 23, 2009 There is widespread agreement that the health care system in this...

Grassley comments on independent GAO reports regarding challenges facing Medicaid WASHINGTON – As the United States Senate debates a massive expansion of Medicaid in the health care reform legislation, Senator Chuck Grassley said today that two new Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports demonstrate the challenges already facing the federal-state...

Senate Majority objects to Grassley effort to apply new health care law fairly in Congress and to the President, Vice President and White House staff WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley was rebuffed today when he asked senators to agree to including the staff of Senate leadership and committees, as well as the President and White House staff, in a...

Meetings with Iowans in 21 Counties During January Congressional Recess WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that that he will be holding meetings in 21 counties from January 11 - 15.  The visits are part of Grassley’s annual meetings in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. The Senate will not be in session for a scheduled congressional...

Grassley Named One of 2009’s Most Influential People in Business Ethics WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is no. 16 on a list of 100 individuals who this year “impacted the world of business ethics in ways that will continue to resonate for many years.”   The Ethisphere Institute describes itself as “a leading international think-tank dedicated...

Grassley: Revised Health Care Reform Bill Still Raises Taxes on Middle-income Americans Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley Tax Cuts v. Tax Increases Delivered Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 Yesterday’s early morning vote brings the health care reform bill one step closer to final passage. Regardless of whether the other side has 60 votes, my friends on the other...

$125,000 to Iowa State University from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $125,000 grant to Iowa State University in Ames through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. “This funding will help continue a tradition of outstanding...

Grassley Q&A: Job Creation through International Trade Q:  How can international trade help create jobs? A:  By opening markets through trade liberalizing agreements with countries around the globe, we increase the size of our marketplace.  And that fosters greater demand for our goods and services, resulting in increased sales for our...

Grassley Welcomes IRS Guidance to Help Midwestern Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed IRS guidance to help Iowa businesses and public utilities rebuild after the floods and storms of 2008.  The guidance came after Grassley pushed the agency to publicly answer questions about using tax-exempt bond provisions, which...

Grassley launches U.S. Senate caucus to focus on foster youth WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced the formation of a new Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, which he will co-chair with Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  Three young Iowans who have been in and out of the foster care system and now are actively involved in helping other...

Transription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Washington. Participating in today's public affairs program is Jim Magdefrau with the belle Plaines Star Press Union in Belle Plaine. Jim, go ahead with your first...

Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses Thursday, December 17, 2009   Mr. President,   As I rise today, our nation’s unemployment rate stands at 10...

Grassley works to identify Medicare fraud, waste and abuse             WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking top officials why the federal government is failing to deliver an annual assessment of the level of improper Medicare payments for the second year in a...

Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses   Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Democratic Inaction on Biodiesel Tax Credit Means Tens of Thousands of Job Losses Thursday, December 17, 2009   Mr. President,   As I rise today, our nation’s unemployment rate stands at 10...

Grassley, Cornyn Express “Extreme Disappointment” With IRS Oversight Board Response to Huge Challenge of IRS’ Administering of Health Care Reform WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. John Cornyn today expressed “extreme disappointment” with the IRS oversight board’s lack of engagement in addressing the challenges facing the agency under the...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  Tomorrow I'm going to be announcing the formation of a new caucus on foster youth, which I'll chair with Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  So it will be a bipartisan leadership.    The purpose of the caucus is to focus attention on the needs of...

Grassley Disappointed Over Languishing of Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Under Democratic Leaders M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Biodiesel tax credit extension Da: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member and former chairman of the Committee on...