November 2006
11-8-06 Grassley Seeks IRS Counsel on Tax-exempt Group Facing Allegations of Vote Fraud
11-3-06 Grassley Urges Social Security to Improve Disability Programs Administration
11-2-06 Grassley, Baucus Express Concern Over Continued Tax Free File Program Problems
11-2-06 Grassley Seeks Economic Analysis of Industrial Biotechnology
11-1-06 Grassley Responds to Partisan Pre-election Attacks on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
October 2006
Initial Request Letter to CMS
CMS Response to Initial Request Letter10-31-06 Grassley Continues to Press FDA on Handling of Hampshire Case
Letter attachment No. 1
Letter attachment No. 2
Relevant document No. 110-30-06 Chairman Grassley Comments on the Red Cross Board’s Plans for Governance Reforms
10-26-06 The Government Accountability Office has agreed to a request from Sen. Grassley to review issues regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its oversight of self-regulatory organizations and the operations of its Enforcement Division and its Office of Compliance, Inspection and Examination, including its district field offices. The relevant letters can be found posted on October 16, 2006 and September 19, 2006.
10-25-06 Chairman Grassley Continues Checks on Abuse of Tax-Exempt Status, Asks ACORN About Voter Fraud
10-20-06 Chairman Grassley Says He Wants to Extend Provision to Help Hospitals with Medicare Payments
10-19-06 Grassley, Baucus Release, Will Review More JCT Options to Close the Tax Gap
10-17-06 Chairman Grassley works to help states save Medicaid dollars
10-16-06 Letter from the GAO Office of Congressional Affairs to Sen. Grassley
10-12-06 Sen. Grassley Comments on FDA Letter on Compounding of Inhalation Drugs
10-12-06 Grassley Praises Overall Reduction in Improper Payments by Medicare
10-11-06 Chairman Grassley Works to Safeguard Medicare Payments
GAO report on the Medicare Integrity Program
10-11-06 Sen. Grassley Asks HHS Secretary to Review Ethics of FDA-Approved Research
10-5-06 Sen. Grassley comments on Customs Decision to Stop Crackdown on Imported Irescription Drugs
10-3-06 Grassley, Baucus Seek GAO Review of Pension Agency Structure
September 2006
9-29-06 Grassley Remarks at Nursing Home Quality Summit
9-29-06 Grassley Laments Failure to Extend Widely Used Tax Provisions
9-29-06 Grassley Highlights Good News on Medicare Drug Coverage Prices, Availability for 2007
9-29-06 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Tax Technical Corrections Bill
Text of S. 4026, Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006
9-29-06 Grassley Praises Trade Case Affirming Safety of Agricultural Biotech Products
9-28-06 Grassley Introduces Bill to Help States Fund Health Care for Low-income Children
9-28-06 Senators to Craft New China Currency Bill
9-27-06 Grassley Decries Effort to Scare New York Seniors Over Medicare Drug Benefit
9-27-06 Grassley Responds to Attacks on Medicare’s Prescription Drug Benefit
9-27-06 Grassley: More Taxpayers Affected by Expiring Tax Provisions Than Previously Reported
9-22-06 Grassley’s Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine Wins Final Passage
9-22-06 Senator Grassley Comments on the Institute of Medicine’s Assessment of the U.S. Drug Safety System
Institute of Medicine Report on Drug Safety
9-21-06 Grassley’s Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine Nears Final Passage
9-20-06 Grassley outlines problems at FDA, urges reforms
9-19-06 Letter from Sen. Grassley to the GAO Comptroller General
9-19-06 Letter from Sen. Grassley to the GAO Comptroller General
9-19-06 Grassley: U.S.-Oman Trade Pact Yields Market Access for U.S. Farmers, Manufacturers
9-18-06 Grassley, Baucus Sponsor Bill for Research on Effectiveness and Safety of Medical Treatments
9-15-06 Grassley on Senate Passage of the Port Security Bill
9-14-06 Grassley Directs Effort to Ensure More Charitable Care from Non-profit Hospitals
9-12-06 Sen. Grassley Comments on New Report on Immigration Courts
GAO report on caseloads of immigration courts
Summary of 10 Non-profit Hospital Responses
Letter from the Federation of American Hospitals
Second Letter from the Federation of American Hospitals
Letters from Advocate Health Care Network and Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation
Letters from William Beaumont Hospital and Beaumont Properties
Letters from North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.
Letters from Banner Health
9-11-06 Grassley Highlights Benefits to U.S. Producers, Economy of NAFTA at Year 12
9-8-06 Grassley Praises Final Port Security Bill, Urges Senate Passage
9-6-06 Grassley Takes Aim at Stock Options Backdating, Executive Compensation Tax Loophole
9-5-06 Grassley on the Departure of CMS Administrator McClellan
August 2006
8-30-06 Finance Committee Posts Public Comments on Miscellaneous Trade Measures
8-30-06 Chairman Grassley says government needs to find a better way to improve care for cancer patients
8-30-06 Grassley, Baucus Planning a Meeting With Medicare, Social Security Aadministrators on Drug Benefit
8-25-06 Grassley: Hearing to Explore Executive Compensation Abuses, Stock Options Backdating
8-24-06 Chairman Grassley Praises Medicare Action on Compounded Inhalation Drugs
Chairman Grassley's Letter to Dr. McClellan and Dr. Von Eschenbach
Dr. McClellan's Letter to Chairman Grassley
8-23-06 Grassley Questions Medicare About Mistaken Premium Refunds, Works to Prevent More Errors
8-22-06 Grassley Calls on SEC to Respond to Congressional Inquiry
8-17-06 Grassley: CBO Shows Recent Tax Relief Doesn't Gut Revenue Base
CBO report
Chart from the CBO report8-17-06 Grassley Praises President’s Signing of Pension Reforms, Savings Incentives, Charitable Package
8-14-06 Grassley’s College Savings Tax Break to Become Permanent
8-8-06 Grassley and Baucus React to Strategic and Implementing Plan for Specialty Hospitals
8-4-06 Grassley: Pension Bill Contains Generous Savings Incentives
8-3-06 Grassley Wins Final Approval of Protections of Employees’ Pensions
8-3-06 Grassley Floor Statement on Senate Consideration of “Trifecta” Bill
8-3-06 Grassley Advances Elder Justice Bill Through Committee
8-1-06 Grassley, Baucus sponsor bill to improve accuracy of Medicare payments to hospitals
July 2006
7-28-06 Grassley Welcomes High Fructose Corn Syrup Agreement with Mexico
7-28-06 Grassley: GAO Finds Troubling Nonprofit Hospitals’ Executive Compensation Policies
7-28-06 Grassley, Baucus seek valid survey to underpin government plan for specialty hospitals
7-27-06 Grassley: Survey Shows High Satisfaction Level With Medicare Drug Benefit
7-26-06 Senate Passes Grassley-Baucus Amendment for Lebanon Evacuees
7-25-06 Grassley on Charitable Community’s Letter to the President on Charitable Package
7-24-06 Grassley Disappointed Over Collapse of Doha Round Trade Talks
7-21-06 Grassley, Baucus Urge President’s Support for Reforms to Boost Charitable Work
7-20-06 Chairman Grassley Comments on GAO Report on Disaster Preparedness for Nursing Home Residents
GAO report on disaster preparedness for nursing home residents
7-20-06 Chairman Grassley Comments on the Institute of Medicine Report on Medication Errors
7-20-06 Sen. Grassley Comments on Union of Concerned Scientists’ Survey of FDA Scientists
7-19-06 Sen. Grassley Requests Investigation of FDA for Conspiring Against Scientist
7-18-06 Grassley, Baucus, Colleagues Urge Fixes to Maximize Beneficiaries’ Medicare Drug Coverage
7-18-06 Grassley Questions Attorney General on Ketek, FBI, Boeing Settlement
CRS memo regarding HHS position:
attachmentReport of the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility regarding FBI retaliation of Arab specialist:
attachmentStatements and letters regarding tax deductibility of Boeing settlement with government over hiring and contracting manipulation:
attachment, attachment, attachment7-14-06 Grassley Expresses Concern over Justice Department’s Attitude on Boeing Settlement Tax Question
7-14-06 Grassley Blasts IRS’ Troubled Electronic Fraud Detection Program, Millions of Tax Dollars Wasted
7-14-06 Chairman Grassley Questions CMS, FDA About Substituted Inhalation Drugs
7-14-06 Grassley-Baucus Bill to Promote Safe, Efficient International Trade
7-14-06 Grassley Seeks Treasury Tax Nominee’s Commitment to Better Define Charity Hospital Care
7-13-06 Grassley Advances Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine
7-11-06 Finance Committee Requests Written Comments on Miscellaneous Tariff Measures
7-11-06 Former CMS Administrator’s Government Settlement
7-11-06 Grassley Addresses Wolfowitz Comments on Trade Talks
7-10-06 Grassley, Baucus Seek GAO Review of Public Pension Plans' Funding
7-7-06 Grassley, Baucus Ask CMS to Revisit Plans for How it Pays Hospitals for Inpatient Procedures
7-7-06 Grassley Questions Potential Tax Deductibility of Boeing Government Settlement
7-1-06 Grassley: United States is Right to Stand Firm on Market Access in Trade Talks
June 2006
6-30-06 Chairman Grassley Says Report Shows Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse Threaten Safety Net
GAO Report on Medicaid Financial Management
6-30-06 Grassley, Baucus, Rockefeller Comment on IG Guidance for Rx Assistance
6-29-06 Grassley: Claim of Port Control via Oman Trade Pact is Inaccurate
6-28-06 Committee Approves Grassley Legislation to Stop Illegal Sex Trafficking With Tax Code Violations
6-28-06 Grassley’s Committee Votes to Repeal Telephone Tax
6-23-06 Grassley Pleased With Assurance of Independent Inspector General for Smithsonian
Smithsonian Response
Office of Management and Budget Response
6-23-06 Grassley, Baucus Release GAO and JCT Reports on Puerto Rico
Link to Joint Committee on Taxation report
Link to Government Accountability Office report6-22-06 Senators Call on IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson to Deliver Tax Gap Plan
6-22-06 Grassley Meets With Trade Ambassador, Agrees U.S. Must Stand Firm in Doha Talks
6-21-06 Grassley: Japan’s Planned Inspection of U.S. Beef Plants May Not Yield Resumed Imports
6-20-06 Grassley Urges Retention of Law Benefiting U.S. Exporters, Including Corn Refiners, Pork Producers
6-15-06 Social Security Administration to Receive Emergency Funds
6-14-06 Grassley Welcomes Student Views on Improving American University’s Leadership
6-14-06 IRS Commissioner Everson Responds to Senators’ Questions on Foreign Source Income Information
6-13-06 Grassley Urges Scrutiny of Executives’ Backdating of Stock Options for Personal Gain
6-12-06 Grassley Seeks Independent Choice of Smithsonian Inspector General
6-9-06 Grassley: Report Shows IRS Could Better Use Whistleblowers to Catch Tax Cheats
TIGTA Report on IRS, Whistleblowers
6-8-06 Grassley Welcomes Confirmation of New U.S. Trade Representative
6-8-06 Sen. Grassley Questions FDA About Risks to Children, Infants in Antibiotic Drug Trials
6-8-06 Grassley Gives FEMA, Red Cross Low Grade for Coordination, Per GAO Report
GAO Report on FEMA, Red Cross Coordination
6-8-06 Grassley Advances Bill to Help Children Affected by Methamphetamine
6-6-06 Grassley Hopes for More Reform from American University, Awaits Student Views
American University response
American University governance report
Biographies of new trustees6-6-06 Grassley on Reports of Korean Delay of Resumed U.S. Beef Imports
6-1-06 Grassley Solicits IRS Comment, Urges Enforcement on Series of Problems in the Tax-exempt Arena
May 2006
5-31-06 Grassley on the Signing of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement
5-31-06 Grassley Questions Nonprofit Investment Group’s Practices, Seeks IRS, SEC Comment
5-30-06 Grassley on the Departure of Sec. Snow, Nomination of New Treasury Secretary
5-26-06 Grassley: Delay in Senate Consideration of Trade Representative is Unnecessary
5-25-06 Background on the Government Withholding Provision in the Tax Reconciliation Law
5-25-06 Grassley Pledges Continued Work on Strong Charitable Package
Charities’ Letter of Support for Strong Charitable Package
5-25-06 Grassley Seeks Permanent Repeal of Telephone Tax
5-25-06 Background Fact Sheet on Tax Changes Affecting Americans Working Abroad
5-23-06 The Real Effect of the “Kiddie Tax” Change
5-23-06 Chairman Grassley Pays Tribute to Chairman Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. (1921-2006)
5-19-06 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Small Business Assistance Bill
5-19-06 Grassley on American University’s Announced Governance Reforms
5-19-06 Grassley, Baucus, Stark Examine Process Used to Accredit Hospitals, Seek to Improve Hospital Quality
5-17-06 Grassley Letter to Leaders of American University Board
Letter from American University Leaders to Sens. Grassley, Baucus
Protiviti Report on American University
Protiviti Report Appendices
E-mails on Leaks and Whistleblowers
American University Documents
5-17-06 Grassley: Certain Democratic Leaders Need Schooling on College Tuition Tax Deduction
5-16-06 Senator Says FDA Should Stop Citing a Fraudulent Ketek Study, Seeks Access to Information
5-16-06 Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Penalty-Free Enrollment in New Prescription Drug Plan
5-12-06 Grassley Lifts Hold on Export-Import Bank Nominee
5-12-06 Grassley, Baucus Say it’s Premature to Increase Role of Contractors For Medicare Quality
5-11-06 Response to Partisan Attacks on the Tax Bill, Claims of Abandoning College Tuition Deduction, Etc.
5-11-06 Background on the Roth IRA Conversion Proposal in Tax Reconciliation Bill
5-11-06 Senators Call on Drug Company Leaders to Continue Drug Assistance Programs
5-10-06 Grassley: China Report Shows Need for Better Way to Enforce Trade Partners’ Currency Manipulation
5-9-06 Grassley Says Tax Bill Agreement Will Help Families, Small Businesses; Summary is Included
5-8-06 Senators Invite Drug Company Execs to Discuss Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
5-5-06 Grassley-Baucus Legislation Will Limit Public Trustees for Social Security, Medicare to Single Term
5-5-06 Social Security Administration to Receive Emergency Funds
5-5-06 Grassley: Lifting Ethanol Import Tariff Won’t Help to Lower Gas Prices
5-4-06 Sens. Grassley, Thune: Lifting Ethanol Tariff Won’t Lower Gas Prices for Consumers
5-3-06 Letter from Independent Sector in Support of Grassley Charitable Giving Incentives, Reforms
5-3-06 Grassley on Who Receives Benefits from Capital Gains, Dividends Tax Relief
5-3-06 Grassley: Tax Bill Would Keep 15.3 Million Families Out of AMT
Joint Committee on Taxation Document
5-1-06 Chairman Grassley Comments on the Annual Report of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees
5-1-06 Sen. Grassley Slams FDA for Citing Fraudulent Safety Study
April 2006
4-28-06 Grassley, Baucus work to Protect Credibility of Social Security and Medicare Public Trustees
4-27-06 Catholic Health Association Responds to Grassley on Charitable Care
Here is the Catholic Health Association's response
4-26-06 Grassley, Baucus Seek Oil Company Tax Returns
4-25-06 Grassley, Baucus Solicit Input for Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
4-24-06 Grassley: Lack of Ambition of Key Trading Partners Hinders Ag Trade Progress
4-24-06 Senator Grassley’s Comments on the New GAO Report on the FDA and Post-market Drug Safety
GAO-06-402 DRUG SAFETY Improvement Needed in FDA’s Postmarket Decision-making and Oversight Process
4-21-06 Senators Keep Focus on Keeping Drug Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries
4-20-06 Grassley: Action Should Follow Chinese President's Words on Trade
4-18-06 Senators Comment on IG Opinion on Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Patient Assistance Programs
4-17-06 Senators Seek Continued Assistance from Drug Companies for Medicare Beneficiaries
4-14-06 Grassley Urges IRS to Rein in Hidden Expenses to Taxpayers in Free File Program
Summary of Committee Analysis of Free File Companies
Analysis of Each Free File Company's Web site4-13-06 Senators Seek Aggressive Effort to Combat Fraud Against New Prescription Drug Benefit
4-12-06 Grassley Works to Improve Nation’s Nursing Homes
Jan. 27, 2006 Story from The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware
4-12-06 Grassley Looks for Concrete Action After U.S.-China Trade Commission Meeting
4-11-06 Grassley on Billions of Dollars in Social Security Disability Program Overpayments
Here is the Inspector General's report
4 -10-06 Grassley Urges Follow-through in U.S.-China Trade Relations
4-4-06 Grassley Speech to Tax Council on Tax Relief, Pension Bill, FSC-ETI
4-3-06 Grassley Expresses Concern Over Red Cross' Treatment of Whistleblowers
Here is the Red Cross' latest response to Chairman Grassley
March 2006
3-31-06 Grassley Expresses Concern Over Medicare Overpayments for Ambulance Services
3-31-06 Grassley: GAO Report Shows States Should Spend More on Work Services, Training
3-31-06 Grassley Specifies Intent of Two Medicaid Provisions in Deficit Reduction Act
3-30-06 Grassley Welcomes U.S. Trade Case on China's Treatment of U.S. Auto Parts
3-30-06 Grassley, Baucus Continue to Question CMS on Specialty Hospitals
3-28-06 Senators Tackle Currency, Trade Issues in New Bill
Summary of United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006
3-24-06 Grassley Seeks Full Red Cross Review of Governance, Whistleblower Concerns
3-23-06 Grassley Discouraged by Prospects for WTO Talks After Brazil Trip
3-23-06 Grassley: Report Shows Computer Security of Medicare, Medicaid Data is Lacking
3-21-06 Grassley Works to Implement New Incentives for States to Fight Medicaid Fraud
3-17-06 Grassley Asks FDA to Answer Ethicists’ Concerns Over Blood Substitute Study
3-15-06 Grassley Statement at First Tax Conferees Meeting
3-15-06 Grassley on the Nomination of an FDA Commissioner
3-14-06 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Bill to Extend, Expand Alternative Energy Tax Breaks
Attachments to Chairman Grassley’s letter
3-9-06 Grassley Continues Review of Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations
3-9-06 Grassley Praises Use of False Claim Act in Iraq Contracting Case
3-9-06 Grassley Reverses $500 Million Cut in Social Services Funding
3-8-06 Grassley Letter to the American Hospital Association on Charges to the Uninsured, Charitable Care
3-8-06 Grassley Letter to the Catholic Health Association on Charges to the Uninsured, Charitable Care
3-8-06 Opening Statement at House-Senate Pension Bill Conference
3-8-06 Grassley Puts Hold on Export-Import Bank Nominee Over Brazilian Ethanol Dispute
3-7-06 Grassley Urges Permanence of Tax Benefits for College Savings Plans
3-7-06 Grassley Expresses Renewed Concern Over Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations
3-6-06 Grassley to Convene Hearing on Health Care Tax Policy
3-6-06 Chairman Grassley on Chairman Thomas’ Retirement Announcement
3-6-06 Grassley Pleased, But Not Surprised, By Mexico’s Loss in High Fructose Corn Syrup Dispute
3-6-06 Grassley Statement on U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement
3-3-06 Grassley Urges More Teeth for FDA’s Post-market Drug Enforcement
3-3-06 Grassley: Naming of Senate Pension Reform Conferees Clears Major Hurdle
3-2-06 Grassley Outlines Pension, Savings Reforms to Build “Savers Society”
3-2-06 Grassley: Democratic Obstruction Could Sink Much-needed Pension Reforms
3-2-06 Grassley Rebuts Claim of No Link Between Capital Gains Activity, Rate Cuts
3-1-06 Grassley Blasts Democratic Leaders’ Town Meeting Rhetoric on Medicare Drug Benefit
February 2006
2-27-06 Grassley: Partisan Attackers Seem to Prefer Old Days With No Medicare Drug Benefit
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Enrollment State by State
2-27-06 Grassley Urges Red Cross to Improve Governance, Respond to Volunteers’ Concerns
American Red Cross’ Response to Sen. Grassley’s Specific Questions in his Dec. 29, 2005, Letter
Documents from the American Red Cross Supporting its Response to Grassley’s Dec. 29, 2005, Letter
Response 1, Response 2, Response 3, Response 4, Response 5, Response 6, Response 7, Response 8
2-23-06 Grassley Questions FDA’s Sanction of Blood Substitute Study Without Patient Consent
Bracelet referred to in Sen. Grassley’s letter
2-23-06 Grassley Calls Political Exploitation of Medicare Drug Benefit “Unconscionable"
2-21-06 Grassley Questions UAE Ports Deal, Potential Impact on National, Trade Security
2-16-06 Grassley Statement from the Feb. 16 Congressional Record
2-16-06 Grassley Decries Democratic Leaders’ Political Hypocrisy on Medicare
2-15-06 Grassley Says Report Shows Trade Assistance Program Helps Workers
2-14-06 Grassley: Closing Tax Gap Will Require More Hard Work
2-14-06 Grassley: Democratic Leaders Lose Ground on Tax Relief
2-14-06 Grassley Weighing Options to Enhance U.S.-China Trade Relationship
2-13-06 Grassley Questions Repeated Delays of Popular Tax Relief
2-13-06 Grassley: Congress Unlikely to Revisit FSC-ETI Bill, Europe Should Recognize U.S. Effort
2-13-06 Grassley Pursues Details of Patient Protections, Standards at Drug Testing Company
2-9-06 Grassley Highlights Unexpected FDA Panel Move on Attention Deficit Medicines
2-9-06 Grassley to Convene Hearing to Examine Administration’s Trade Agenda
2-8-06 Grassley Expresses Concern Over Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Charitable Dealings
2-7-06 Grassley Praises WTO Ruling on Genetically Modified Crops
2-7-06 Grassley Questions FDA’s Approach to Managing Attention Deficit Prescription Drugs
2-6-06 Grassley Praises IRS’ Move to Notify Taxpayers of Frozen Refunds
2-6-06 Grassley Reacts to the President’s Budget Proposal
2-2-06 Grassley’s New State False Claims Act Tools Head to President
2-2-06 Grassley: Congress Can Extend Both AMT, Capital Gains Relief
2-1-06 Grassley Addresses Concerns About Work Standard for Two-parent Families
Here is the letter to which Sen. Grassley is responding
January 2006
1-31-06 Grassley: New CBO Data Show Medicaid Changes Will Help Disabled Children
1-30-06 Grassley, Baucus Seek Better Controls to Fight Waste, Fraud at New Jersey Medical School
1-27-06 Grassley Seeks End to Waste in Medicare Ambulance Transports
1-26-06 Grassley Responds to Partisan Criticisms of Medicare Drug Benefit
1-26-06 Grassley on the Deficit Reduction Act’s Treatment of Medicare Health Plans
Here is a copy of a 2003 letter referred to in Chairman Grassley’s comment
1-25-06 Grassley Welcomes Reopening of Taiwanese Market to U.S. Beef
1-24-06 Grassley Invites Colleagues to Work on Part D Problems, Meet With Medicare Officials
1-24-06 Grassley on So-called “Giveaway” to Insurance Companies
1-24-06 Grassley Praises IRS Steps to Fix Frozen Refunds Problem
1-20-06 Grassley Urges Treasury to Fix IRS’ Frozen Refunds Program
1-20-06 Grassley Urges Japan Not to Shut Out U.S. Beef Again
1-19-06 Grassley: Medicare Drug Benefit Focus Should be on Beneficiaries, Not States
1-19-06 Grassley: Redacted Report on Cisneros Raises Troubling Tax Questions
1-19-06 Grassley Praises Signing of U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement
1-17-06 Grassley Urges CMS to Step Up Nursing Home Oversight
Here is a link to the GAO report
1-12-06 Grassley Expresses Concern Over New FDA Guidelines on Human Testing of Experimental Drugs
1-11-06 Interviews with Former SFBC International Inc. Executives Over Safety, Ethics Allegations
1-11-06 Grassley: Bahrain Trade Pact is Good for U.S. Farmers, Businesses
1-11-06 Grassley, Baucus Seek More Details of Drug Company Grant Money to Promote Particular Medicines
1-10-06 Grassley Expresses Concern on Taxpayer Rights in IRS Frozen Refunds Cases
1-6-06 Grassley Seeks Details of CMS Employees’ Travel to Lavish Medicare Contractor Meetings
December 2005
12-29-05 Grassley Questions Red Cross Board on Its Practices, Effectiveness
12-22-05 Grassley Urges Portman to Notify Congress of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement
12-22-05 Chairman Grassley seeks to keep access to therapy services for Medicare beneficiaries
November 28, 2005 letter from the Inspector General for Health and Human Services to Chairman Grassley describing recommendations of last ten years for human drug testing efficacy
December 16, 2005 letter from Chairman Grassley to SFBC International, Inc. requesting cooperation with committee review
December 19, 2005 letter from Chairman Grassley to the Acting Commissioner of the FDA asking for account of FDA monitoring of human drug testing12-21-05 Chairman Grassley’s statement on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Chairman Grassley’s comment on report from HRSA
12-20-05 Grassley seeks IRS guidance and vigilance on car donations
12-19-05 Grassley Scores Major Victory for Families with Disabled Children
12-18-05 Chairman Grassley Disappointed as Ministerial Ends, But Doha Round is Far From Over
12-17-05 Grassley Calls WTO Draft Lacking, Urges More Ambition from U.S. Trading Partners
12-17-05 Grassley: Congress Would Reject Current WTO Draft
12-16-05 Grassley: If Doha Round Fails, U.S. Congress Will Look Elsewhere
12-16-05 Grassley Says Attempt to Weaken Services Sector Proposal is Misguided
12-16-05 Finance Committee Approves Nominations of Fratto, Spooner, Bohigian, Crowder
12-16-05 Chairman Grassley’s Floor Statement on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4440, Katrina Tax Relief
Summary of Amendment Passed by the Senate
12-15-05 Grassley Comment on South Korean Farmers’ Protect of Talks
12-15-05 Grassley on the Relevance of the U.S. Trade Deficit to the Doha Round
12-15-05 Grassley Says It’s Time to Ignore the Sideshows, Get Ambitious in Hong Kong
12-14-05 Summary of the Senate Amendment to HR4440, the House-passed Katrina tax relief bill
12-14-05 Grassley: Aid Pledge Could Jumpstart WTO Talks
12-13-05 Chairman Grassley’s statement on the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
12-13-05 Grassley Urges WTO Ministerial to Focus on Agricultural Market Access to Break the Logjam
12-9-05 Grassley Position Paper in Advance of Hong Kong Trade Talks
12-8-05 Grassley on the European Union’s Latest Statements on Outlook for Hong Kong Progress
12-7-05 Grassley Describes Expectations for Trade Ministerial in Hong Kong
12-6-05 Status of Review of Charities for Possible Ties to Terrorist Organizations
12-2-05 Grassley Says American University Oversight Will Focus on Board’s Work
American University’s Response to Chairman Grassley’s Oct. 27 Letter
12-2-05 Grassley Highlights Worker Savings, Pension Preservation Provisions in Senate Pension Bill
November 2005
11-30-05 Grassley asks FDA to keep providing new information about erectile dysfunction drugs
10-20-05 FDA letter to Grassley
8-24-05 Grassley letter to the FDA
6-24-05 Grassley letter to the FDA11-18-05 Grassley Praises Senate Passage of Jackson-Vanik Repeal for Ukraine
11-18-05 Chairman Grassley’s letter to SFBC International
11-17-05 Grassley Highlights Tax Relief for Families, Individuals
11-17-05 Grassley Urges Colombia to Offer New Agricultural Proposals in Andean FTA Negotiations
11-16-05 Grassley on Senate Consideration of the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
11-15-05 Grassley: PBGC Financial Statements Make Case for Pension Reform
Managers’ amendment as a substitute to the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
Airline amendment to Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
Summary of the managers’ amendment as a substitute to the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
11-10-05 Grassley Praises Progress in Reducing Medicare’s Improper Payments
11-9-05 Committee Advances U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
11-2-05 Grassley Addresses Medicare Prescription Drug Congress
11-1-05 Grassley Welcomes Tax Reform Panel’s Final Report
October 2005
10-31-05 Grassley Outlines Value of Medicare, Medicaid Reforms in Budget Bill10-31-05 Grassley Hopes Japanese Beef Decision Soon Will Lead to Renewed U.S. Exports
10-28-05 Grassley Says European Union’s Ag Trade Offer is Too Weak
10-28-05 Finance Committee questions AU Board as part of broad review of tax-exempt organizations
10-25-05 Grassley Describes Chairman’s Mark of Spending Reconciliation Bill
10-24-05 Grassley Describes Goals for Reforms to Preserve Charitable Giving
10-24-05 Cisneros Report Released by Appeals Court10-24-05 Grassley Comment on Bernanke Nomination as Fed Chairman
10-21-05 Grassley on Social Security Disability Electronic Claims Processing
HHS report from the Office of Inspector General: Deficiencies in The Oversight of the 340B Drug Price Program
HHS Letter10-17-05 Grassley Praises Crackdown on Deceptive Claims for Free Prescription Drugs
10-15-05 Grassley, Baucus Question Civil Settlement Tax Deductions
10-13-05 Chairman Grassley says project to help cancer patients falls short, must be fixed
Letter from senators to president
Letter from HHS IG to Chairman Grassley10-12-05 Grassley works to stop fraudulent and abusive spending of Medicare dollars
10-10-05 Grassley Praises U.S. Step on Ag Subsidies, Looks for Similar Action from Trading Partners
10-7-05 Grassley Blasts Stalling of Bill to Strengthen Pension Funding
10-7-05 Grassley Welcomes WTO Determination in High Fructose Corn Syrup Dispute
10-04-05 Inspectors General Describe Efforts to Account for Katrina Dollars
PCIE LetterSeptember 2005
9-30-05 Grassley on the World Trade Organization Decision in FSC-ETI Dispute
9-29-05 Grassley Seeks Further Refinement of Power Wheelchair Rules
9-27-05 Grassley, Baucus Voice Concerns Regarding Katrina Health Needs
Here is the Grassley-Baucus letter to Secretary Leavitt
9-27-05 Finance, HELP Committee Leaders Agree on Pension Bill
9-26-05 Grassley Seeks Permanent FDA Commissioner, Says Nominee Needs to Focus 100 Percent on FDA
9-26-05 Grassley: New Report Makes Case for Repealing the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (“Byrd Amendment”)9-23-05 Grassley Comment on the Opportunity for New FDA Leadership
9-23-05 Grassley, Baucus Seek Major Inspector General Role in Policing Katrina Spending
9-22-05 Chairman Grassley questions medical device manufacturer on product safety
9-22-05 Grassley receives reply from Inspector General for Health and Human Services regarding investigation into nursing home deaths due to Hurricane KatrinaLetter
Letter from Department of Health & Human Services
9-21-05 Grassley Praises Final Passage of Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Bill
9-21-05 Grassley Urges Ag Trade Liberalization to Help U.S. Producers
9-20-05 Grassley on the House-Senate Agreement on the Katrina Tax Bill
9-20-05 Grassley, Baucus urge White House to keep pressure on Japan to accept U.S. beef
9-19-05 Grassley Seeks End to Japanese Ban of U.S. Beef
9-16-05 Grassley works to protect whistleblowers at the World Bank
9-15-05 Grassley, Colleagues Praise Senate Passage of Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Bill
9-14-05 Chairman Grassley comments on FDA recall of cardiac devices
Request Letter to the Food and Drug Administration
9-14-05 Grassley Statement on the Bipartisan Health, Welfare Hurricane Katrina Relief Package
Summary of the Bipartisan Health, Welfare Hurricane Katrina Relief Package
Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 – Highlights
9-14-05 Grassley Requests Federal Investigations of Nursing Home Deaths Due to Hurricane Katrina
9-13-05 Grassley works to prevent abuse of government purchase cards, safeguard hurricane aid dollars
9-12-05 Grassley Comments on Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Package
9-12-05 Summary of Grassley-Baucus Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Package
9-8-05 Grassley, Collins, Lieberman work to prevent hurricane aid dollars from misuse, abuse
9-7-05 Grassley, Baucus Work on Finance Committee Hurricane Relief Package
9-6-05 Grassley Looks for Quick Resumption of Ag Exports from Mississippi River
9-6-05 Grassley works to help hurricane victims restart their lives as quickly as possible
9-1-05 Grassley seeks improved administration of federal drug-discount program
August 2005
8-29-05 Grassley, Baucus comment on new GAO report on education tax incentives
8-24-05 Grassley Pushes FDA to Disclose Blindness Risk of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs to Consumers
8-23-05 Chairman Grassley asks for information about incomplete federal probes into abuse of Medicaid dollars
8-19-05 Chairman Grassley comments on verdict of Texas jury in lawsuit involving the painkiller Vioxx8-18-05 Senators seek to hold FAA accountable for contracting reform
8-17-05 Grassley urges Medicare officials to take steps to achieve important contracting reforms
8-15-05 Grassley Seeks Details of Medicare's Quality Improvement Organizations
Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Quality Improvement Organizations
8-12-05 Grassley, Baucus on Medicaid Payments for Deceased Beneficiaries in Florida
8-10-05 Grassley, Baucus: Highway Bill Offers Needed Fuel Fraud Crackdown
8-9-05 Grassley Highlights Lower Costs for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
8-9-05 Grassley Praises Decision in U.S.-Mexico Dispute over High Fructose Corn Syrup Tax
8-5-05 Grassley Praises Use of Statute to Protect Medicare Dollars
8-2-05 Grassley reacts to PhRMA announcement on direct-to-consumer advertising, drug safety
8-2-05 Grassley Praises President’s Signing of CAFTA into Law
8-1-05 Grassley, Baucus keep pressure on to make sure Medicare beneficiaries have access to appeals process
July 2005
7-29-05 Grassley Works to Improve Long-Term Care Options for Elderly, Disabled7-29-05 HIGHWAY BILL CONFERENCE AGREEMENT:
SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY’S FLOOR STATEMENT7-29-05 Grassley Responds to Criticism That Pension Proposals Are Too Onerous
7-29-05 Grassley Highlights Consumer Tax Benefits in New Energy Bill
7-28-05 Chairman Grassley applauds final vote in Senate on implementing legislation for CAFTA7-27-05 Grassley on the Energy Bill Tax Package
7-26-05 Grassley continues effort to have drug companies inform employees about the False Claims Act
7-26-05 Grassley Pension Protection, Reform Bill Advances Through Committee
7-25-05 Grassley, Baucus Seek Comments on S. 1447, the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005
7-22-05 Grassley, Baucus Comments on Revised Pension Bill Unveiled Today7-21-05 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Tax Technical Corrections Bill
Text of bill
Floor statement of Senators Grassley and Baucus
Letter to Treasury Secretary Snow7-20-05 Grassley Wins Initial Approval of Funding Ban for Project Benefiting Brazilian Ethanol Producers
7-18-05 Grassley votes against nomination of Crawford to lead Food and Drug Administration
7-15-05 Chairman Grassley comments on Institute of Medicine report on safety of medical devices for children
7-15-05 Chairman Grassley questions FDA about extraordinarily high employee cash bonuses
7-15-05 Grassley, Baucus Express Concern Over Poor Consultation on Homeland Security Revamp
7-14-05 Grassley asks states for information about use of contingency-fee Medicaid consultants
7-14-05 Grassley Will Continue Work to Build Social Security Consensus
7-13-05 Grassley, Baucus Express Concern Over Potential CNOOC-Unocal Deal
7-13-05 Grassley Continues Work to Advance Adoption, Focusing on Special Needs Children
June 2005
6-30-05 Chairman Grassley marks introduction of Medicare Value Purchasing Act
6-30-05 Grassley on Senate Passage of CAFTA Implementing Bill
6-30-05 Committee Leaders Propose Bipartisan Bills to Improve Health Care Quality
Summary of the Medicare Value Purchasing Act
Section-by-section Summary
Frequently Asked Questions
List of Supporters
Floor Statement of Chairman Grassley
Text of the Medicare Value Purchasing Act
6-29-05 SENATORS WORK TOGETHER ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY, IT LEGISLATION
6-29-05 CAFTA BILL, BURMA RESOLUTION APPROVED
6-28-05 Grassley on Report of Early Ruling Against Mexico in Corn Syrup Case
6-27-05 New Rule on Doctors’ Acquisition of Medicare Part B Prescription Drugs
6-24-05 Chairman Grassley questions the FDA regarding updates of Viagra product label6-23-05 Grassley, Baucus Letter to Trade Representative on China Policy
6-23-05 Senate Finance Committee to Examine Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse
6-23-05 Grassley, Baucus Seek Pension Under-funding Details from 36 Companies
6-22-05 Grassley on the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector’s Final Recommendations for Reform
6-21-05 June 2005 Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Baucus ask NIH Director about allegations of scientific and employee misconduct
6-16-05 Committee Passes Grassley’s Energy Tax Incentives Package
6-16-05 Opening Statement of Chairman Grassley
Committee Consideration of the Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 20056-14-05 Grassley, Lincoln Introduce Bill to Help People Pay for Long-term Care
6-14-05 Grassley Releases Energy Tax Incentives Bill, Schedules Committee Consideration
6-9-05 Letter to Chairman Grassley from Former President Jimmy Carter in Support of CAFTA
6-9-05 Grassley Calls for Aggressive Pension Reform, Describes Legislation to Come
6-8-05 Grassley, Baucus Urge Colleagues to Support Bill Reining in Doctor-Owned Specialty Hospitals
6-8-05 Grassley Continues Push for Transparency, Accountability and Independence at FDA
Attachments Referred to in Chairman Grassley’s Opening Statement
6-7-05 Grassley Statement at Agriculture Committee Hearing on CAFTA-DR
6-7-05 Grassley Statement on Committee Report on The Nature Conservancy
May 20055-31-05 Chairman Grassley Keeps Focus on Financial Management at Postal Service
5-26-05 Republican Governors Urge Senate Consideration of Grassley Welfare Bill
Click here for Republican Governors Association letter
5-25-05 Grassley Asks Non-profit Hospitals to Account for Activities Related to Their Tax-exempt Status
5-25-04 Chairman Grassley’s Opening Statement for Hearing on Social Security: Achieving Sustainable Solvency
5-24-05 Grassley Introduces Bill to Make College Savings Tax Break Permanent
Click here for the legislation and background on Section 529 plans
5-23-05 Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Growing Tax Problem for Middle-Income Taxpayers
5-18-05 Grassley Praises Decision to Give Employees More Time to Use Health Flexible Spending Accounts
5-16-05 Grassley: FBI Must Improve Accountability Over Anti-Health Fraud Dollars
5-13-05 Chairman Grassley questions problematic FAA contract
5-11-05 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Bill to Rein in Physician-owned Specialty Hospitals
Text of the Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005
5-11-05 Grassley, Baucus Introduce Bill Cracking Down on Insurance Deals Using Charities
Text of the Bill Cracking Down on Insurance Deals Using Charities
5-10-05 Grassley Explains Value of CAFTA to Ag Producers, Food Exporters
5-4-05 Chairman Grassley Sends Postmaster General Letter Questioning Moving Expenses
5-3-05 Grassley, Baucus Announce Bill Cracking Down on Life Insurance Deals Via Charities
April 2005
4-29-05 Grassley, Baucus, Colleagues Urge Crackdown on China’s Intellectual Property Rights Violations
4-28-05 Statement on Budget Resolution, Reconciliation, and Tax Relief
4-28-05 Grassley on Advancing Work to Save Social Security
4-27-05 Senators Grassley and Dodd Expand Effort to Improve Drug Safety System
Text of the Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2005
4-26-05 Grassley Welcomes Release of GAO Report on Agricultural Trade, NAFTA
4-26-05 Grassley Urges Saving Social Security for Future Generations
4-25-05 Grassley, Baucus Plan to Take Aim at Abusive “Supporting Organizations” for Charities
4-21-05 Grassley Seeks Information on Leasing Tax Shelters in Under the Wire
4-20-05 Grassley Meets with EU Commissioner Kyprianou
4-19-05 Grassley Announces Second Finance Committee Hearing of 2005 on Social Security
4-19-05 Grassley Opening Statement at Highway Tax Title Markup
4-14-05 Grassley, Baucus Outline Concerns to Be Resolved Prior to Russia’s WTO Membership
4-14-05 Grassley Works to Close $350 Billion Gap Between Taxes Owed and Paid
4-13-05 Chairman Grassley's opening statement at hearing on CAFTA
4-8-05 Grassley Asks Mexico to Terminate Antidumping Investigation on U.S. Hams
4-8-05 Grassley on House Views on Welfare Bill, General Mischaracterizations of Senate Bill
4-7-05 Chairman Grassley comments on FDA removal of painkiller Bextra
4-5-05 Grassley Tells Business Tax Executives to Expect More Loophole Closers
4-5-05 Grassley on Taxidermy Tax Breaks, Everson Letter, and General Non-profit Concerns
4-5-05 Grassley questions HHS Secretary about short supply of anthrax vaccine
4-5-05Chairman Grassley’s opening and closing statements at hearing on charities
4-1-05 Grassley, Baucus Thank President for Work on U.S.-Japan Beef Trade
March 2005
3-31-05 Grassley on European Union, Canadian Sanctions Over Byrd Amendment
3-31-05 Grassley: Increase in Medicare Physician Services Raises Questions
3-30-05 Grassley Praises President’s Request to Extend Trade Promotion Authority
3-29-05 Grassley Reschedules CAFTA Hearing to Avoid Scheduling Conflict
3-29-05 Grassley: More Work, Hearing Planned to Target Tax Gap
3-29-05 Grassley Requests Customs Ruling on Caribbean “Pass-Through” Ethanol Facility
3-25-05 Grassley, Baucus work to ensure effective Medicare appeals process for beneficiaries
3-24-05 Chairman Grassley applauds new federal requirement for smoke detectors in nursing homes
3-24-05Grassley Praises $3.2 Billion Collection in Son of Boss Tax Shelter Crackdown
3-23-05 Annual Report of the Social Security, Medicare Trustees
3-22-05 Grassley Urges President Bush to Raise Corn Syrup Dispute with Mexican President
3-17-05 Grassley, Baucus Affirm Intent on Repatriated Funds Tax Provision
3-17-05 Grassley, Baucus on the Nomination of U.S. Trade Representative
3-16-05 Grassley on Importance of Reviewing Expiring Tax Provisions, Cost to Taxpayers
3-15-04 Grassley Urges More Changes to Strengthen Pensions in Addition to Social Security
3-14-05 Chairman Grassley sets date for committee hearing on CAFTA
3-14-05 Grassley Urges Japanese Ambassador to Help Resolve Beef Dispute
3-11-05 Grassley, Baucus Seek Comments on Expiring Tax Provisions Report
3-10-05 Grassley Remarks on FDA, Drug Safety to the Consumer Federation of America
3-9-05 Grassley leads committee action on legislation to update welfare law
3-9-05 Chairman Grassley’s opening statement for the markup of the PRIDE bill, or welfare reform legislation
Personal Responsibility and Individual Development
for Everyone (PRIDE)3-8-05 Grassley Expresses Concern Over Physician-owned Specialty Hospitals
3-7-05 Grassley: Federal officials must get control of Medicaid drug rebate program
3-4-05 World Trade Organization Appellate Body Report on U.S. Cotton
3-3-05 Chairman Grassley comments on the Social Security debate
3-1-05 Grassley, Baucus Get Clarification on Refund Claims for Fuel Taxes
3-1-05 Grassley Pledges to Link Charitable Giving Tax Incentives With Reforms
February 2005
2-28-05 Grassley, Baucus Urge USTR To Pressure Japan On Beef, Insurance Privatization
2-28-05 Chairman Grassley sponsors clinical trial registry legislation
2-23-05 GAO Report on Issuing Social Security Numbers to U.S.-Born Children
2-22-05 Grassley Opposes Ruling on U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba
2-22-05 Grassley, Baucus Praise IRS Effort on Abusive Tax Schemes Involving Stock Options
2-11-05 Grassley Praises Continued Crackdown on Bogus Leasing Tax Shelters
2-9-05 Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow U.S. Consumers Access to Lower-cost Prescription Drugs
2-9-05 Grassley, Baucus on New Report on Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Physicians
2-7-05 Comment on the President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Proposal
2-2-05 Grassley on Social Security, Tax Reform in the State of the Union Address
January 2005
1-31-05 Grassley, Baucus Re-introduce NESTEG Pension Bill, Announce Plans to Look at More Reforms
1-28-05 Grassley, Baucus Send Inquiry on Advanced Pricing Agreement
1-27-05 Grassley, Baucus Pledge to Study Key Report on Tax Gap, Seek Comments
1-26-05 Grassley, Kennedy Re-introduce Bill to Help Disabled Children
1-10-05 Grassley, Baucus on Administration’s Pension Funding Rules
1-7-05 Grassley, Baucus Urge Tax Panel to Use Joint Tax Scoring
1-6-05 Baucus and Grassley Applaud Passage of Proposal to Aid Tsunami Victims
1-5-05 Grassley Welcomes Repeal of Dominican Republic High Fructose Corn Syrup Tax
1-5-05 Grassley on Treasury Response to Changing Flexible Spending Accounts Use-it-or-lose-it Rule
Treasury Department Response to Grassley Inquiry
1-4-05 Grassley Co-sponsors Proposal to Encourage Tsunami Donations, Urges Consumer Research
