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Grassley Applauds Funding for Iowa in Commerce, Justice and State Federal Spending Bill Grassley Applauds Funding for Iowa in Federal Spending Bill WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects are funded in the Senate spending bill for Commerce, Justice and State related projects. The bill must now be considered by the full...

Grassley Comments on Signing of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Da: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004 Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following statement regarding the signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade...

Grassley: Iowa Projects to Gain in Interior Spending Bill Grassley: Iowa Projects to Gain in Interior Spending Bill Silos and Smokestacks and University of Northern Iowa Research Center Receive Support WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that $750,000 for Silos and Smokestacks was included in the fiscal 2005 spending bill for the interior that is...

Grassley: Meskwaki Tribe One Step Closer to Assistance for New High School Grassley: Meskwaki Tribe One Step Closer to Assistance for New High School WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that language urging the Department of the Interior to give full consideration for his request to help fund a new 9-12 school at the Meskwaki Tribal settlement near...

Grassley Urges Senate Conferees to Support Changes to Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation Program Grassley Urges Senate Conferees to Support Changes to Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee today...

Word On: Native American Codetalkers   Q: What is a codetalker? A: Many folks may not realize the critical service provided to the U.S. military by brave Native American soldiers during wartime in the last century. Many of these unsung heroes served America honorably by drawing upon their native languages to create an unbreakable wartime code that...

Working for “HIRE” by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Having served Iowans in the U.S. Senate since 1981, folks in Washington are well aware that I have a soft spot for America’s Heartland. As an outspoken advocate for all those who choose to live, work, raise a family and enjoy life in the hinterlands, I work hard to make sure that Rural America...

Grassley Urges Medicare Officials to Study Recommendations on Competitive Bidding Grassley Urges Medicare Officials to Study Recommendations on Competitive Bidding WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he hopes Medicare officials will study new recommendations as they work to introduce competitive bidding for...

No Child Left Behind by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Just as the new school year began, Iowa released its own report card required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The document measures how our local schools are doing to help children achieve academic standards set by Iowa's education leaders.   Not surprisingly, the annual review...

Grassley Opens NASDAQ Stock Exchange Prepared Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on Finance Opening of the NASDAQ Friday, September 3, 2004The United States double-taxes investment income. This creates a bias against savings and investment. In 2003, we reduced this bias by cutting the dividend tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent. This is...

Meskwaki Codetalkers Get Hearing Before U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee For Immediate Release Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004 Grassley: Meskwaki Codetalkers Get Hearing Before U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing on the contributions of Native...

Grassley on the WTO’s Ruling on the Byrd Amendment Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on today’s news that the European Union, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and South Korea have received authorization from the World Trade Organization to retaliate against the United States in the Byrd...

Grassley Urges Continued U.S. Case Over Mexico’s Corn Syrup Tax WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged the United States Trade Representative to continue dispute settlement proceedings initiated by the United States earlier this year at the World Trade Organization over Mexico's 20 percent tax on soft drinks and...

Grassley on Initiative to Protect Medicare, Medicaid from Fraud Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement about the announcement made today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning its effort to protect federal health programs. One of the initiatives that CMS will be taking...

Grassley Praises Senate Passage of IRS Whistleblower Help, Civil Rights Tax Reform, Charitable Giving Reform, Ban on Deduction of Government Fines, "Son of Boss" Item Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, praised Senate passage of greater incentives for whistleblowers at the Internal Revenue Service; the end of unfair taxation in civil...

Preliminary Report on Brazil’s Challenge to U.S. Cotton Subsidies Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following statement concerning the preliminary report of the World Trade Organization regarding Brazil's challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies. "The report released today by the WTO is confidential. However, press reports indicate that Brazil's challenge to...

Sen. Chuck Grassley on the Continuation of the Senate Finance Committee Consultative Consideration of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act By a vote of 7 to 14, the Finance Committee voted against favorably approving the Committee's recommendation, as amended with an unconstitutional amendment, to implement the U.S.-Australia Free...

Preliminary Report on Brazil’s Challenge to U.S. Cotton Subsidies Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following statement concerning the preliminary report of the World Trade Organization regarding Brazil's challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies. "The report released today by the WTO is confidential. However, press reports indicate that Brazil's challenge to...

Preliminary Report on Brazil’s Challenge to U.S. Cotton Subsidies Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following statement concerning the preliminary report of the World Trade Organization regarding Brazil's challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies. "The report released today by the WTO is confidential. However, press reports indicate that Brazil's challenge to...

Grassley Urges Rewrite of Rule Costing Employees Health Savings WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged the Treasury Department to change a decades-old policy penalizing employees who use tax-favored flexible spending accounts for health care. "These flexible spending accounts are a good way to help employees meet...