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Grassley Initiatives Advance in Energy Tax Bill -- Key alternative energy production tax incentives from Sen. Chuck Grassley advanced today when Senate leaders agreed to include the items as an amendment to the pending energy policy bill. "It makes sense to use the tax code to develop alternative energy," Grassley said. "Cutting taxes is an effective way to...

Grassley Wins Additional Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel ? Ethanol and biodiesel have received another boost from Sen. Chuck Grassley. A bipartisan amendment to the energy bill sponsored by Grassley and Sen. Mark Dayton of Minnesota requires the federal government to increase the use of ethanol and biodiesel fuels in its vehicles. It was accepted today as...

  Waxman, Grassley Applaud Decision to Post Complaint Data on Web     -- Rep. Henry A. Waxman, ranking member of the Government Reform Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today congratulated the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its decision to post nursing home complaint data on...

Grassley Questions Lack of Democratic Budget Vote Last Monday was April 15th, that's the day Americans filed their income tax return with the IRS. April 15th was also the deadline for Congress to complete its work on the budget resolution for the federal government. But, the deadline has come and gone and we still don't have a budget.It seems the Democratic...

Trade Promotion Authority and Agriculture Sen. Roberts and I are here today with USTR Ambassador Bob Zoellick, and our chief agricultural trade negotiator, Ambassador Al Johnson. We're here to listen to an Iowa pork producer and farmer, Glen Keppy. He's come to Washington to tell Congress why farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers across America need...

Fix the Flat by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   In a free society, entrepreneurs with a good idea can work hard to make it big in the marketplace. Likewise, consumers can make it or break it for them with the freedom to choose where and how they spend their money. Voters pick which direction they'd like to see their democracy go by giving public office...

Word On: Victim’s Rights   Q: What is Victims’ Rights Week? A: Since Sept. 11, a sharpened concern for public safety and the security of family and friends understandably has swept across the country. The criminal terrorist attacks committed with hi-jacked commercial airliners gave rise to increased fears and paranoia among many Americans regarding...

Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Improve Aviation Capacity at O'Hare ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said that Iowa air travelers scored a victory this week when the Senate Commerce Committee voted in favor of his legislation to improve aviation capacity at Chicago's O'Hare airport. "We're one step closer to easing the congestion that has plagued travelers at...

Grassley Requests Federal Funding for UNI's Project STORM ? In a letter to Senate appropriators, Sen. Chuck Grassley has requested $1 million in fiscal 2003 funding to further develop weather information and education programs at the University of Northern Iowa. UNI's Science Center for Teaching, Outreach and Research on Meteorology (STORM) relates weather...

Grassley Helps Win Victory for Family Farmers House Votes to Instruct Farm Bill Conferees to Adopt Reasonable Payment Limits ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said family farmers won a significant victory today when the U.S. House voted 265 to 158 in favor of a motion that would instruct farm bill conferees to adopt payment limitation provisions included in the Senate...

Grassley, Zoellick to Highlight Need for TPA in Ag Trade Participants: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on FinanceUnited States Trade Representative Robert ZoellickAllen Johnson, chief agricultural trade negotiator for the United StatesGlen Keppy, a third-generation family pork producer from Davenport, Iowapossibly other farm-state...

Grassley on Fair Executive Compensation after Enron Mr. Chairman, Thank you for holding this hearing on Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation. This is an important area and one which the Senate has not examined for many years. The bankruptcies of Enron and Global Crossing have had huge implications for the nation. In the end, I think we will find...

Grassley Works to Provide Iowans Access to Rural Health Care ?Sen. Chuck Grassley this week sponsored legislation to help rural Iowa hospitals continue serving their communities. The legislation reauthorizes the Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program, which Grassley first sponsored in 1997. "This legislation has played a key role in saving rural...

Grassley Initiates Review of Foster Care ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today said he is initiating a review of key accountability measures in the nation's foster care system. "The foster care system has some problems," Grassley said. "Experts have known for some time that data sharing doesn't happen the way it should,...

Word On: Energy Independence   Q: How will Iraq’s announcement that it plans to suspend oil sales for 30 days affect summertime gas prices? A: For those who wonder why the United States needs a long-term energy strategy that focuses on pumping up domestic production and homegrown renewable fuels, the Iraqi dictator once again rears his head to make it...

Grassley, Waxman Seek Public Access to Nursing Home Study ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Rep. Henry Waxman, ranking member of the Committee on Government Reform, today asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase public access to a key nursing home staffing study. Their request letter...

Grassley Urges Federal Funding for National Agroterrorism Program at ISU ? In a letter to Senate appropriators, Sen. Chuck Grassley has requested $10 million in fiscal 2003 funds for a national agroterrorism program at Iowa State University. "The goal of this program is to prepare and protect the U.S. against a terrorist attack on our food systems, "...

Grassley Investigates IRS Employees' Pursuit of Bogus Tax Credit ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is asking the Internal Revenue Service to account for IRS employees' pursuit of a non-existent tax credit for slave reparations. According to agency and media reports, the IRS erroneously paid out more $30 million in 2000 and...

Grassley Helps Young Iowans Attend Military Academies Iowa's Senior Senator Accepting Applications for Class Entering In 2003 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he is accepting applications for the United States military academies. Applications to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines must be completed and sent to Grassley by Oct. 1, 2002. "U.S....

Toying with the Tax Code by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   As Tax Day looms large for millions of Americans, those who skirt their tax obligations and the peddlers who aid and abet this unpatriotic class of tax evaders are forcing honest taxpayers to pick up the slack and shortchanging their home country.   As the top Republican on the Senate...