December 2004
12-21-04 Grassley on Drug Importation Reports Sent to Congress
12-20-04 Grassley, Baucus on New Deferred Compensation Rules from the Treasury Department
12-17-04 Grassley, Baucus Hope to End Facade Easement Abuse Effective Today
12-16-04 IG Report on Federal Technology Contracting Problems
12-14-04 Survey on Employer Health Coverage for Retirees
12-13-04 Grassley on Medicare’s Improper Payments, Error Rate for 2004
12-13-04 Grassley on the New Health, Human Services Secretary Nominee
12-10-04 Grassley Praises IRS’ Public Hearings on Advance Pricing Agreement Program
12-9-04 Grassley questions the FDA about Bextra following new warnings from drug maker
12-8-04 Grassley says now is the time to improve 1-800-MEDICARE
12-6-04 Grassley, Baucus Assert Finance Committee Jurisdiction to Appropriators
12-3-04 Chairman Grassley comments on CMS guidance related to the Medicare Modernization Act
12-3-04 Chairman Grassley applauds leadership and service of HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson
12-1-04 Grassley: New Report Confirms Value of Medicare Cancer Treatment Changes
12-1-04 Grassley, Baucus Preview New Car Donation Rules
November 2004
11-29-04 Chairman Grassley questions acting FDA Commissioner about allegations of FDA actions against drug safety official
11-30-04 Grassley, Baucus Raise Concerns Over Offer in Compromise Program
IRS Response
11-24-04 Chairman asks for Inspector General review of allegations of FDA effort to discredit hearing witness11-22-04 Finance Committee Jurisdiction Over Tax Issues
11-19-04 Grassley Praises Final Passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
Summary of the Conference Report to H.R. 1047
Joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference11-19-04 Grassley Praises New Partnership to Educate Medicare Beneficiaries on New Benefits
11-19-04 Grassley Expresses Concerns Over European Actions to Reinvigorate Trade Disputes
11-19-04 Senators Introduce Tax Technical Corrections Bill
Statutory language of S. 3019
Preliminary explanation of the bill
Joint Committee on Taxation explanation
11-18-04 Grassley Confirms Ongoing Monitoring and Clinical Involvement in 75 Percent Rehab Rule
Letter to the Chairman
11-17-04 Grassley Welcomes USTR Announcement of Steps to Advance CAFTA Without Dominican Republic
Letter to the Chairman11-15-04 Grassley, Baucus, 68 Colleagues Urge Passage of Miscellaneous Trade Bill
Miscellaneous Trade Bill support letter.
11-15-04 Comment on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Financial Statement
11-10-04 Grassley to Convene Hearing on Worldwide Withdrawal of Vioxx
11-9-04 Grassley: Federal Government is Too Slow to Cut Wasteful Employee Moves11-3-04 Grassley on Senate Outlook, Committee Priorities for Next Year
October 2004
10-26-04 Grassley, Baucus: Coffee Brewing Does Not Qualify for Manufacturing Tax Break
10-25-04 Grassley Welcomes Agreement to Re-open Japan to U.S. Beef
10-22-04 TIGTA Report on Non-profits, Tax Shelters
10-22-04 Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Business Tax Relief, Key Reforms Into Law
10-22-04 Grassley: New Report Shows Need for Tougher Crackdown on Non-Profits, Tax Shelters
10-15-04 Chairman Grassley questions Merck about communication with the FDA on Vioxx
10-14-04 Grassley Highlights Corporate Loophole Closers in New Tax Bill
10-11-04 Description of Tax Loophole Closers in JOBS Act Conference Report
10-10-04 Floor Statement on More Highway Money for States Under Ethanol Tax Restructuring
10-9-04 General Description of JOBS Act Provisions Leading to Final Passage
10-7-04 Chairman Grassley comments on interview with FDA researcher on Vioxx
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Tax Relief for Manufacturers, Farmers, Plus Significant International Tax Reforms
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Civil Rights Tax Reform
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Crackdown on Car, Intellectual Property Donation Abuses
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Ethanol Tax Restructuring, Tax Incentives for Biodiesel, Biomass
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Tax Incentives, Fairness for Farmers, Cooperatives, Small Businesses
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Crackdown on Fuel Tax Evasion
10-6-04 Grassley Advances Tax Fairness for Rural Letter Carriers
10-5-04 Grassley Highlights New Medicare Payments for Doctors in Under-Served Areas
10-5-04 Chairman Grassley works to make sure chiropractic services treated fairly by Medicare program
10-5-04 Grassley: Trade Adjustment Assistance Reforms Yielding Progress
10-4-04 GAO Report on the Health Coverage Tax Credit10-4-04 Chairman Grassley works to safeguard Medicare appeals process for beneficiaries
10-4-04 Grassley on the Signing of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004
Examples of How Families Benefit from the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004
10-4-04 Chairman Grassley questions FDA regarding Vioxx
September 2004
9-29-04 Opening Statement at JOBS Act Conference
9-28-04 Grassley to Doctors: False Claims Act Doesn’t Allow Prosecution for “Honest Mistakes”
9-24-04 Grassley Affirms Medicare's Authority to Ensure Access to Needed Medicines for Beneficiaries
McClellan Response to Grassley
9-24-04 Grassley, Baucus Assert Value of Manufacturing Benefits Under the JOBS Act
Joint Committee on Taxation Letter
Supporting Graphs from the Finance Committee9-23-04 Low-income Families Benefit from Family Tax Bill
9-23-04 Grassley Helps to Advance Family Tax Cuts, Alternative Energy Tax Incentives
9-22-04 Grassley on More Medicare Drug Discount Cards for Low-Income Beneficiaries
9-21-04 Grassley Urges Iowa Businesses to Help Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China
9-21-04 Grassley Questions Federal Agency’s Support of Overseas Ethanol Project
9-20-04 Grassley Warns Dominican Republic on Proposed Tax on High Fructose Corn Syrup
9-16-04 Prospects for the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act
9-14-04 Grassley, Baucus Seek Resources for Inspector General at HHS
9-14-04 Grassley on the Signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
9-13-04 Grassley on New Study Gauging Public Confidence in Charities
9-10-04 Chairman Grassley says PhRMA can help fight fraud against health care programs
9-10-04 Grassley Seeks Complete Information from Food and Drug Administration
9-9-04 Grassley Urges Medicare Officials to Study Recommendations on Competitive Bidding
9-3-04 Grassley, Baucus Continue Work on Offer-in-compromise Program
9-3-04 Grassley Remarks Opening the NASDAQ
August 2004
8-31-04 Grassley on the WTO’s Ruling on the Byrd Amendment
8-30-04 GAO Report on Tax Haven Companies, Federal Contracting
8-27-04 Grassley on Initiative to Protect Medicare, Medicaid from Fraud
8-26-04 Grassley works to protect taxpayers, beneficiaries from health care fraud
8-25-04 Grassley Hearing Examines Tax Incentives to Boost Rural Communities
8-23-04 Grassley Urges Rewrite of Rule Costing Employees Health Savings
8-19-04 Grassley Urges Continued U.S. Case Over Mexico’s Corn Syrup Tax
8-18-04 Grassley Urges More Attention to Fighting Medicaid Fraud
8-18-04 Grassley Hearing in Sioux City to Examine Tax Incentives for Rural Communities
8-17-04 Grassley Urges Mexico to Stop Unfair Treatment of U.S. Hogs, Hams
8-13-04 Statement by Sens. Grassley, Nickles, Bennett regarding CBO paper on federal tax rates
8-10-04 Chairman Grassley comments on survey regarding new Medicare drug law
8-10-04 Chairman Grassley comments on new IRS enforcement effort on executive pay and benefits in tax-exempt organizations
8-6-04 Grassley: Clean Diamond Trade Act Appears to be Working8-2-04 Grassley on Reported Problems at the Statue of Liberty Foundation
8-2-04 Grassley on the World Trade Organization Framework
July 2004
7-30-04 Grassley-Baucus Letter to Statue of Liberty Foundation Asking Follow-up Questions
7-30-04 Grassley on New Medicaid Waivers Report the Government Accountability Office
7-30-04 Grassley Urges Drug Companies to Inform Employees About False Claims Act
7-30-04 Grassley Welcomes Improvements on Medicare's 39th Birthday
7-28-04 Grassley: Analyses Show Medicare Drug Discount Cards Work
7-27-04 Grassley on Proposed Rules Increasing Preventive Benefits for Seniors, Doctor Payments
7-26-04 Grassley on Proposed Regulations for New Medicare Drug Benefit, Coverage Options
7-26-04 Grassley Seeks Agency Action on Drug Company Overcharges
7-23-04 Grassley: Miami Arrests Make Fresh Case for Anti-fuel Fraud Reforms
7-23-04 Grassley, Baucus Release Details of Plans to Ensure Continued "Son of Boss" Enforcement
7-23-04 Grassley Pledges Renewed Push to Make Education Tax Incentives Permanent
7-22-04 Grassley Introduces Bill to Freeze Duty-free Imports of Brazilian Ethanol
7-22-04 Grassley Urges U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement
7-22-04 Grassley on Retirement Savings Policy Priorities
7-21-04 Grassley Announces Participants, Releases White Papers for Charitable Governance Roundtable
Papers for Charitable Roundtable
7-21-04 CBO Cost Estimate of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill
7-21-04 Flawed Analysis of Part B and D Premiums and Social Security COLAs
Chart on Social Security COLAs vs. Medicare Premiums
7-21-04 Grassley on Senate Passage of U.S.-Morocco Trade Bill
7-21-04 Grassley Looks for Ways to Ease Burden on Honest Taxpayers
7-20-04 Committee Passes Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementing Bill
7-20-04 Chairman Grassley Comments on the Recommendations of the National Coalition on Health Care
7-15-04 Grassley Praises Senate Passage of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Bill
7-15-04 Chairman Grassley comments on tobacco buyout, FDA regulation and the international tax bill
7-15-04 Floor Statement on the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
7-15-04 Grassley Receives Trade Award, Delivers Speech on Free Trade Principles
7-14-04 Grassley on the Health and Human Services Inspector General Candidate
7-14-04 Grassley, Baucus Urge White House to Support Taxpayer Service Bill
7-14-04 Grassley seeks more reliable and complete information about nursing homes
7-13-04 Grassley Calls on Social Security Administration to Protect Program Dollars for Disabled
7-13-04 Grassley on the Signing of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act
7-8-04 Grassley Continues Fight to Stop Unfair Importing of Foreign Ethanol
7-6-04 Health and Human Services Inspector General Report on Foster, Scully
7-2-04 Grassley Announces Charitable Governance Roundtable, Solicits White Papers for Discussion
7-1-04 Grassley on "Son of Boss" Tax Shelter Enforcement
June 2004
6-29-04 Grassley on Eligibility Standards for Foundation Boards
6-24-04 Grassley Praises Senate Passage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act
6-24-04 Grassley on Passing Trade Sanctions on Burma
6-24-04 Committee Vote on Australia Trade Agreement Recommendation
6-24-04 Grassley on IRS Enforcement of Virgin Islands Tax Scams
6-24-04 Grassley, Baucus on House Leaders' Attacks on the Highway Bill
6-23-04 Grassley on Welfare Re-authorization Delays
6-23-04 Grassley, Baucus Continue Review of Rare Instrument Transactions
6-23-04 Grassley on Advancing the U.S.-Australia Free Agreement
6-23-04 Grassley, Baucus, Hatch on the Expiring Research Tax Credit
6-22-04 Grassley Works to Protect Charities from Misuse, Exploitation
6-22-04 Grassley Expresses Concerns to USTR on WTO Food Aid Proposals
6-17-04 Grassley questions FDA about information on antidepressants, suicide
6-17-04 Grassley Releases Final Witness List for Charitable Oversight Hearing
6-16-04 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Africa Trade Extension Bill
6-16-04 Grassley on Long-term Care Tax Items in New Alzheimer's Bill
6-15-04 Grassley on the Signing of the U.S-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
6-14-04 Grassley Announces Hearing on Federal Farm Program Payments
6-14-04 Grassley, Baucus Plan to Introduce Africa Trade Bill
6-14-04 Grassley on the Smithsonian's Response on In-kind Donations
Smithsonian Institution's Response letter to Senator Grassley
6-14-04 Grassley: Key Official Repeats No Loss of Food Stamps With Medicare Drug Card
6-8-04 Grassley Encourages Critics to Set Politics Aside, Let Medicare Drug Discount Cards Work
6-04-04 Latest Job Creation Report, Outlook for JOBS Act Passage
6-03-04 Grassley continues probe of FDA's handling of information about antidepressants, suicide
6-01-04 Grassley Plans Hearing on Charitable Giving Problems, Best Practices6-01-04 Grassley Announces Hearing on Medicare Drug Discount Cards
May 2004
5-29-04 Grassley Praises Signing of U.S-Central America Free Trade Agreement
5-21-04 Grassley Seeks Progress on Agricultural Trade
5-21-04 Grassley Urges Continued Effort to Resume Processed Egg Exports to Japan
5-20-04 The following documents are on the JOBS bill, as passed by the Senate:
1) The final score from the Joint Committee on Taxation,
2) A Finance Committee analysis of the score,
3) A statement from Sens. Grassley and Baucus regarding the targeted provisions in the bill.5-20-04 House Appoints Conferees on Miscellaneous Trade Bill
5-20-04 Testimony Submitted to the HELP Committee on Drug Reimportation
5-18-04 Grassley on the Signing of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
5-18-04 Outlook for Africa Growth and Opportunity Act
5-18-04 Report on Milk Protein Concentrates
5-17-04 Grassley Plans Hearing to Address Terrorism Financing
5-17-04 Grassley Encourages President to Raise Key Trade Issues With Japan at G8 Summit
5-13-04 Summary of All Amendments Adopted by the Senate to S.1637, the JOBS Act
5-13-04 Chairman Grassley Comments on Pfizer Settlement, Medicaid Fraud
5-12-04 Grassley Continues Review of FDA's Handling of Research on Antidepressants, Child Suicide
5-12-04 Description of Changes Made to the JOBS Act Under Two Managers' Amendments
5-12-04 Grassley on the Contract Manufacturing Provision
5-11-04 Senate Passes Grassley’s Renewable Energy Tax Package
5-11-04 Grassley Praises Advancement of Tax Shelter Loophole Closers, More Clean-up of Tax Abuse
5-11-04 Grassley Will Work to Advance Ways to Help the Uninsured
5-10-04 Grassley on European Union Interest in Eliminating Export Subsidies
5-10-04 Grassley Praises Australian Decision on U.S. Pork
5-6-04 Grassley on the JOBS Act Standstill, Outlook
5-6-04 Grassley, Kennedy Bill to Help Disabled Children Wins Senate Passage
5-4-04 Grassley to Seek Details of Donations to New Jersey Symphony
5-3-04 Resumption of Floor Debate on the JOBS Act
5-3-04 Grassley Seeks Details of Instrument Donation, Highlights Need for IRS Whistleblower Incentives
5-3-04 Grassley Encourages Seniors to Take Advantage of Medicare Drug Discount Cards
5-3-04 Chairman Grassley Tapped for White House Conference on Aging
April 2004
4-30-04 Grassley, Baucus Welcome Return to the JOBS Act
4-29-04 Grassley, Baucus Ask Questions About Drug Pricing
4-29-04 Senators Comment on Report on IRS Enforcement, Compliance Capabilities
4-28-04 Grassley keeps pressure on for clean-up of fraud and waste in power wheelchair program
4-27-04 Preliminary Report on Brazil's Challenge to U.S. Cotton Subsidies
4-23-04 Comment on GAO Report on Child and Family Services
4-23-04 Grassley plans hearing to explore fraud in the sale of motorized wheelchairs to Medicare
4-22-04 Grassley Praises U.S.-China Trade Progress, Urges More Chinese Action
4-16-04 EU Implements New Biotech Regulations, Grassley Troubled
4-15-04 Grassley: New report identifies ways to improve delivery of child support payments
4-8-04 Grassley on Final Passage of the Pension Bill Conference Report
4-8-04 Sen. Grassley Introduces Prescription Drug Reimportation Bill
4-8-04 Grassley Asks Vice President to Raise U.S. Beef Trade With Japan
4-7-04 Floor Speech on the JOBS Act, Effect of Trade Sanctions
4-7-04 Grassley, Waxman Seek Information on Nursing Home Care
4-6-04 Grassley Urges "Yes" on Cloture on JOBS Act
4-5-04 Grassley Works to Ensure Disclosure of Improper Payments Made by Government Agencies
4-5-04 Grassley, Baucus Expand Charities Review to Statue of Liberty Foundation
4-2-04 Senators Receive Leasing Response from the Federal Aviation Administration, Support from State Government
Federal Aviation Administration's response to the senators
Letter from the Colorado state treasurer
4-2-04 Grassley on Today's Job Gains Announcement
4-2-04 Grassley Praises Increased Medicare Payments to Rural Hospitals
4-1-04 Grassley, Baucus Seek Details of Charities Using Abusive Tax Shelters
4-1-04 Grassley Expresses Concern Over Thousands of Farmers Overpaying Taxes
March 2004
3-31-04 Grassley, Baucus Express Concern Over Poor Oversight of Tax Practitioners
3-30-04 Grassley on The Nature Conservancy's Governance Reforms
3-30-04 Grassley, Baucus Urge Fair Treatment for Retirement Plan Participants
3-29-04 Grassley, Baucus Call for "Fundamental Reform" in War on Terrorist Financing
3-29-04 Floor Statement in Opening Debate on Welfare Reauthorization Bill
3-26-04 Grassley Praises Approval of Medicare Drug Discount Card Sponsors3-25-04 Senate Vote on Welfare Program Extension
3-25-04 Grassley Questions FDA’s Handling of Research on Antidepressants, Suicide
3-25-04 Grassley Describes Sanctions Impact of Inaction in Trade DisputeList of Products Targeted for Sanctions
3-24-04 Grassley Questions Commerce Department About Problems With $4.5 Million Contract
3-24-04 Floor Speech After Cloture Vote on the JOBS Act3-24-04 Floor Speech Relative to Opponents Attacking Drug Benefit Law
3-23-04 Medicare Trustees' Annual Report
3-23-04 Grassley, Baucus Continue Investigation of In-kind Charitable Contributions
3-22-04 FDA Advisory on Antidepressants in Adults and Children
3-22-04 Grassley Plans Hearing on New Freedom Initiative for Elderly, Disabled
3-19-04 Grassley Praises Key New Tax Guidance for Farmers3-18-04 U.S. Trade Case Against China on Semiconductors
3-16-04 Grassley on U.S. Case Against Mexico on Corn Syrup
3-16-04 GAO Report on Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Schemes
3-15-04 Grassley Welcomes U.S.-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
3-15-04 New Report Shows Poor Follow-up in Criminal Tax Cases
"Here is the report referred to in the news release."
3-12-04 Comment on the Administration's Medicare Bill Cost Estimates
3-11-04 Grassley on IRS Audit Rates for Fiscal Year 2003
3-11-04 Senators Expand Leasing Tax Shelters Probe to Energy Department
3-11-04 Grassley Praises Funding to Educate Seniors About New Medicare Benefits
3-5-04 Response to Big-Ticket Leasing Coalition News Release
3-5-04 Senators Expand Leasing Tax Shelters Probe to FAA, EPA
3-5-04 Grassley Urges Bush to Raise Corn Syrup Dispute With Mexican President
3-4-04 Grassley, Baucus Urge Budget Leaders to Consider Impact of Leasing Deals
DOT Lease Transactions response
FTA lease transactions list
JCT - reform of tax of leasing transactions
3-4-04 Grassley Praises Senate Passage of Miscellaneous Tariffs Bill
3-3-04 Grassley Exposes Growing Problem of Fake Health Insurance
3-3-04 Senators Continue Inquiry Into The Nature Conservancy
3-3-04 Grassley on New Support for the JOBS Act
3-3-04 Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Social Security Anti-Fraud Bill
3-2-04 Grassley Praises U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
3-2-04 Remarks to Manufacturers on the Foreign Sales Corporation-Extraterritorial Income Bill
February 20042-27-04 Grassley to Convene Hearing on Growing Problem of Fake Health Insurance
2-26-04 Grassley Seeks Fair Treatment of U.S. Corn, Soybeans in Morocco Trade Agreement
2-25-04 Grassley, Baucus Send Budget Views and Estimates Letter
2-25-04 Grassley Seeks Balanced Motorized Wheelchair Criteria
2-25-04 Alternative to the Grassley Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income Bill
2-25-04 Grassley on CMS Withdrawal of Medicaid Budgeting Policy
2-20-04 Nomination of Mark McClellan as CMS Administrator
2-19-04 Grassley, Baucus Seek Answers on U.S. Companies’ Dealings With Countries Named as Terrorism Supporters
2-17-04 Grassley Praises Momentum to Shut Down Tax Breaks for Sewer, Bridge Leases
2-13-04 Grassley Seeks Answers on States’ Use of Consultants to Increase Medicaid Funds
Health and Human Services Inspector General Reports Referred to in the News Release 022503 HHSOIG NJ Duplicate Claims.pdf
010904 HHSOIG NJ Inmates.pdf
2-12-04 Grassley Announces Finance Committee Tax Staff Change
2-10-04 Grassley Pushes to Make Education Tax Incentives Permanent
2-9-04 Conclusion of U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
2-2-04 Grassley on the President's Proposed Budget
2-2-04 Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Highway, Corporate Reform, IRS Bills
January 2004
1-28-04 Grassley, Baucus Seek Full Funding for Beneficiary Education, Program Integrity Under New Medicare Law
1-27-04 Grassley, Colleagues Clarify Intent on Dividends Provision to Ease Taxpayer, IRS Burden1-26-04 Grassley Seeks WTO Case Over Mexico’s Treatment of Corn Syrup
1-23-04 Grassley Aids Effort to Curb Accounting Firms' Financial Statement Manipulation
1-20-04 Grassley on the President's State of the Union Address
1-15-04 Grassley on the E.U.'s Retaliation Plans Over the Byrd Amendment
1-14-04 Grassley Staff Release Discussion Draft on Corporate-owned Life Insurance
Legislative language of the staff discussion draft
1-14-04 Grassley on the National Taxpayer Advocate's Report to Congress
1-14-04 Records Sought About Tax-exempt Organizations for Committee’s Terror Finance Probe
1-13-04 Grassley on Medicaid Payments for Services to the DeceasedReport 50300073
Report 50100103
1-13-04 Grassley Seeks "Housecleaning" at Government Technology Agency
1-13-04 Grassley on the President's Budget on Tax Shelter, Car Donation Reforms
1-13-04 Information About the Medicare Prescription Drug Program
1-12-04 Grassley on KPMG's Commitment to Targeting Tax Shelter Abuses
1-12-04 Grassley on Trade Representative's Call for Re-energized WTO Talks
1-9-04 Grassley, Baucus Seek More Accurate Government Improper Payment Rates
1-9-04 Grassley, Baucus Pursue Information on Enron Executives' Tax Dealings
1-7-04 Grassley on the Departure of Pension Agency Leader
1-7-04 Grassley on the Whistleblower Payment in Tenet Cardiac Surgery False Claims Case
1-7-04 Grassley Praises Decision to Prevent Medicaid Document Destruction
1-2-04 Grassley, Baucus Examine Agency’s Ability to Cut Off Terrorist Financing
Text of the senators' letter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control
1-2-04 Grassley on IRS Employees' Tax Compliance