Grassley Seeks Final Bill that Works for Iowa Farmers
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today appealed to his Iowa colleague to retain the Senate farm bill provisions that would ban packer ownership of livestock and establish reasonable limits on farm program payments during conference negotiations on the overall bill.
Grassley wrote a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin,...
Grassley Seeks INS Enforcement Agents and Caseworkers for the Quad Cities
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Justice Department to consider placing personnel for both law enforcement and immigration casework in the Quad Cities.
In a letter sent to the attorney general today, Grassley argued that the changing demographics in Iowa require an expanded...
health care fraud
Today at a Committee on Finance subcommittee hearing, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, asked Tom Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about the agency's workings with the Department of Justice on the Columbia HCA fraud case. Grassley made the following comment about the...
Grassley Seeks Conference Support for Independent Livestock Producers
This bipartisan, bicameral event underscores the merit of our amendment to ban packer ownership of livestock. I appreciate the leadership of the House members here today who filed legislation to show resolve among House members on behalf of family farmers.
The white paper we’re...
Grassley Works to Increase the Use of Ethanol and Biodiesel
Iowa Senator Introduces Amendment to Energy Bill
? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation that would require the federal government to increase the use of ethanol and biodiesel fuels in its vehicles. The amendment to the energy bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate was sponsored...
Statement at Hearing on Welfare Reform
Today's hearing on welfare reform marks the first Finance Committee hearing on this important program since Congress enacted sweeping reforms nearly six years ago that ended a 60-year-old entitlement program and ended welfare as we knew it. There's no doubt that states have excelled at transforming welfare into work....
Grassley Continues Fight Against Abuse of Pentagon-Issued Credit Cards
? In an effort to ensure that the Department of Defense is not needlessly squandering valuable tax dollars, Sen. Chuck Grassley today continued his call for Pentagon leaders to exert greater controls over the 1.7 million credit cards issued to defense employees.
"Following September 11,...
Grassley, Leach to Seek Improvements to VA Health Care for Iowans
? A new federal government report has found a number of weaknesses in the system used since 1997 to distribute health care money to veterans facilities. The weaknesses shortchange Iowa and other states, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Jim Leach.
Grassley, Leach and others asked the...
Revolting Evidence Exposes Criminal Abuse in U.S. Nursing Homes
By Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
Fresh documentation compiled by congressional investigators shows physical and sexual abuse victimizing the U.S. nursing home population is not reported promptly to the proper authorities and rarely is prosecuted.
Revolting details of criminal...
Grassley Backs Senate Passage of Economic Stimulus Bill
Mr. President, I rise today to address the House bill that we will be passing on economic stimulus and dislocated workers.
On a preliminary note, in normal circumstances, I would note that we should not make a practice of passing House bills as is. These are not, however, normal times and this is not a...
Grassley Helps Secure Renewable Fuels Standard in Energy Bill
? Setting the stage for passage of legislation that would triple the size of ethanol markets, Sen. Chuck Grassley helped win support for a renewable fuels standard that has become part of the comprehensive energy bill under consideration in the Senate.
"There are few issues more important right...
Grassley: Last Year's Tax Cuts Cause Higher Refunds This Year
Last year's tax cuts will cause higher refunds for tax filers this year, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, said today. Grassley, as then-chairman of the committee, was the chief Republican Senate architect of the tax cuts that Congress passed and the President...
Grassley Pushes Rural Needs on Prescription Drug Debate
Let me preface my comments by noting that I was pleased to learn from Director Crippen's testimony that Medicare spending is now projected to be $80 billion lower over the coming decade than was previously projected. As far as I'm concerned, that money should be spent on Medicare beneficiaries, not for...
Grassley Continues Fight Against Identity Theft
GAO: Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers Climbs
? Sen. Chuck Grassley this week said that identity theft crimes and the fraudulent use of Social Security numbers are soaring, according to a new General Accounting Office report. The report was requested by Grassley with Sens. Dianne Feinstein of...
Grassley Calls for Senate Action on Extended Unemployment Benefits, Tax Relief
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following comment about the House vote today for a package of unemployment benefits and tax breaks to stimulate investment.
"The Senate Democratic leadership should bring this bill up for a vote...
Consent agreement with the Enron Corp.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the committee's agreement with the Enron Corp. on the disclosure of the company's tax documents.
"We had an agreement three weeks ago, but the devil was in the details. It took three weeks of negotiations to reach today's...
Grassley Learns Anthrax Clean-up Tops $23 Million So Far;
EPA Says Final Cost Unknown
-- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has learned the cost of cleaning the anthrax from the Hart Senate Office Building and other Capitol Hill buildings is already at more than $23 million, and the tab is still running, according to the...
Grassley Goes to the Mat for Family Farmers
Senator Works House Floor to Keep Payments Aimed at Small, Mid-sized Producers
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today is working with Rep. Nick Smith of Michigan to win support in the U.S. House for a motion that would instruct farm bill conferees to adopt the payment limitations provisions included in the Senate farm...
Grassley Works to Keep Fair Trade Market for Poultry Farmers
Iowa Senator Sends Letter to Russian Ambassador
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador to the United States to express concern about Russia's ban on United States poultry imports. Grassley said the ban was unjustified because the United States had met deadlines put...
Nursing home abuse
A new report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), requested by Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Breaux, finds that law enforcement plays only a minor role in investigating and prosecuting cases of physical and sexual abuse of nursing home residents. The report is the subject of a Special Committee on Aging hearing today. Grassley,...
