News Releases

News Conference on the Tax Debate in the Senate There's a lot of talk about how quickly the House is moving on the tax bill and the contrast with the Senate. Well, consider this. Tax legislation flows like a river. It starts in the House, where it's like a river in the mountains, swift-moving and even a little rough. As it reaches the Senate downstream that...

Grassley Urges Comprehensive Family Tax Relief ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he is committed to comprehensive family tax relief addressing the child tax credit, the marriage tax burden and the alternative minimum tax. Grassley's comments came after a hearing at which experts testified about the federal tax hardships...

Grassley Announces Hearings on the Uninsured Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. Diane Rowland, Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Washington, D.C. Mary R. Grealy, President, Healthcare Leadership Council, Washington, D.C. Richard W. Johnson, Senior...

USDA Purchase of StarLink Corn Sen. Grassley issued the following comment in response to today's announcement that USDA will purchase StarLink corn: "I'm pleased to see that USDA has developed a program to take StarLink corn out of circulation by purchasing corn containing the Cry9C protein from seed companies. It's also a relief to me and many corn growers...

Grassley Calls for Cuts in Marginal Income Tax Rates ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said cuts in marginal tax rates will build more fairness into federal income taxes and stimulate the economy. Grassley's comments came after a hearing at which experts endorsed marginal rate cuts as President Bush proposes. "When we're...

Grassley Releases Witness List for Marginal Rates Hearing Dr. Henry Aaron, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C. A Panel Consisting of: Michael Brostek, Director, Tax Administration and Justice Issues, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. Glen Bower, Director of Revenue, State of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois Carol Markman,...

Comment on US DOT Ruling for Burlington Air Service Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment in response to news that the US Department of Transportation prohibited Corporate Airlines from suspending Trans World Express service in Burlington for 30 days beyond the end of its 90-day notice period while the US DOT reviews proposals for...

annual audit of Medicare payments The Department of Health and Human Services is prepared to release its annual report on the amount of improper payments through Medicare. The report shows a decrease in improper payments to $11.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2000 from $13.5 billion in Fiscal Year 1999 and $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 1998. Sen. Chuck Grassley,...

Grassley Creates Value-Added Agriculture Development Grant Program $20 Million Available to Help Farmers Pursue Value-Added Ventures - Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service will be awarding approximately $20 million in competitive grants through the "Value-Added Agriculture Development Grant Program." The fund,...

Grassley Available After Meeting with Trade Official Event:media availability after meeting with Pascal Lamy Date/time:Thursday, March 8, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. Location:135 Hart Senate Office Building Description:Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, will be available to the media immediately after he meets with Pascal Lamy, the European...

meeting at the White House on Medicare Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, this afternoon met with President Bush and other key members of Congress at the White House to discuss action on Medicare. Grassley made the following comment after that event. "It was a productive meeting, and it was a significant step toward saving Medicare....

Word On: Air Service   Q: What do you make of the recent closure of central Iowa’s home-grown airline? A: I’m sorry the fledgling airline was forced to call it quits. Despite strong support from civic, business and political leaders, the airline struggled mightily to raise capital, attract passengers and compete with more established carriers. The...

Music to Your Ears By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa   Although the major broadcast and cable news networks carried the speech live, many Iowans at the end of February may have missed the 43rd president’s first address to a joint session of Congress. That’s when President Bush returned to Capitol Hill to outline his budget blueprint for the new fiscal...

Opening Statement for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the committee for holding this important hearing. Today is the first of March, the annual date for the President to submit his findings on international counter drug cooperation. This certification process lately has become somewhat controversial. Today's hearing, as I...

Grassley Continues to Work for Education Iowa Senator Introduces Legislation for Gifted and Talented Students , DC - Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that gives states the needed resources to provide educational services to the three million gifted and talented students in the nation. The bipartisan Gifted and Talented Students Education...

Grassley Works for Competitive Air Service ? Sen. Chuck Grassley this week joined his colleagues Sens. John McCain, of Arizona, and Ernest Hollings, of South Carolina, to introduce bipartisan legislation to restore competitive air service. The Aviation Competition Restoration Act would provide the Department of Transportation with expanded authority to...

Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing on Plan Colombia Good morning and welcome. I want to thank everyone for coming today for this important update hearing on Plan Colombia, and for accommodating the schedule change earlier this week. Plan Colombia is one of our most significant and largest Western Hemisphere foreign policy initiatives in...

Grassley Praises Fresh Approach of Bush Budget Blueprint ? President Bush's budget blueprint represents a fresh and welcome approach to handling the taxpayers' money, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today. Grassley's comments came after hearing testimony from Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, the first administration official...

Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley on President Bush's Budget Outline The President's budget is like quality Iowa beef. It's lean where it should be, and fat just where it counts. It's principled, fair and restrained. For those reasons, it's rock-solid. The President's plan funds our nation's priorities. It improves education. It preserves all Medicare and...

Grassley Schedules Hearing on Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat, today announced the chairmen, ranking Democrats and members of the committee's subcommittees. The subcommittee memberships are:Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS OversightDon Nickles, Chairman...