May 2008

5-7-08 Grassley says federal jobs should go to veterans

Grassley secures commitment from IRS nominee to try to hire vets

Grassley urges Treasury Secretary to oversee IRS commitment

Grassley urges President to make veterans a priority in federal hiring

Administration response to Grassley letter on hiring veterans

Grassley follows up on his appeal to the Administration on hiring veterans

5-6-08 Senator Grassley’s opening statement at health reform hearing

5-6-08 Senator Grassley’s floor statement on legislation to reauthorize

5-1-08 Aviation, Highway Leaders Join Baucus and Grassley to Advocate Tax Provisions in FAA Legislation

April 2008

4-28-08 Senator Grassley asks FDA about techniques for screening the pharmaceutical supply chain

4-23-08 Response from the Securities and Exchange Commission to April 2 letter from Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Grassley

4-21-08 Grassley suggests FDA is abdicating its responsibilities with off-label prescribing

4-18-08 Baucus, Grassley Applaud Steps to Boost Medicare Quality Improvement Program

4-18-08 Grassley Welcomes South Korea’s Agreement to Accept U.S. Beef

4-17-08 Baucus-Grassley Bill Blocks AMT For More Working Families, Extends Energy Incentives, Individual and Business Tax Relief

4-16-08 Grassley floor statement on Medicaid moratoriums legislation moving in the House of Representatives

March 2008 memo from CRS regarding Medicaid regulations

4-15-08 Grassley Urges Private Debt Collection Detractors to Consider Facts, Including Disciplinary Actions Against IRS Employees

Commissioner's Disciplinary Report 1/1-6/30, 2007
Commissioner's Disciplinary Report Analysis 1/1/-6/30,2007
Commissioner's Disciplinary Report 7/1/07-12/31/07
Commissioner's Disciplinary Report Analysis 7//1/07-12/31/07

4-15-08 Grassley says new reports buttress effort for greater transparency from drug makers

4-15-08 Grassley seeks independent review, answers to NIH subverting peer review process in awarding grants

Report of Review Panel regarding NIEHS actions
Email from Raynard Kington to David Schwartz

4-14-08 Finance Committee Leaders Detail Elements of Farm Bill Tax Package

4-11-08 Responses from pharmaceutical drug and device makers to Grassley request for disclosure of support for continuing medical education

Letter from Baxter
Letter from Medtronic
Letter from Boston Scientific
Letter from Merck
Letter from Pfizer
Letter from St. Jude Medical
Letter from Abbott Lab
Letter from Amgen
Letter from AstraZeneca
Letter from Bristol Myers Squibb
Letter from J&J
Letter from Schering-Plough
Letter from Stryker
Letter from Wyeth
Letter from Zimmer Holdings

4-10-08 Baucus, Grassley Tax Relief for Homeowners, Homebuyers, Homebuilders Passes with Senate Housing Bill

4-10-08 Grassley warns of tax-related identity theft, outlines steps to help secure identity

4-9-08 Grassley comment on House rule change to stop vote on Colombia free trade agreement

4-9-08 Grassley statement on SCHIP during Finance subcommittee hearing

4-8-08 Grassley Hires Tax Counsel to Handle Tax-Exempt Policy, Investigations

4-7-08 Grassley Urges Vote on U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Bill

4-3-08 Grassley questions increases in drug maker rebates to physicians prescribing anti-anemia drugs

4-3-08 Grassley Urges Estate Tax Reform Mark-up

4-2-08 Grassley floor statement on drug company payments to doctors

4-2-08 Grassley, Baucus seek details of executive compensation, SEC knowledge of Bear Stearns collapse

4-2-08 Baucus, Grassley Offer Tax Relief for Homeowners, Homebuyers, Homebuilders

Baucus-Grassley tax credit provides homeowners a $7,000 credit for purchase of foreclosed homes

Baucus-Grassley Tax-exempt bond authority aids states to shore up local housing markets with affordable loans

Baucus-Grassley Business Tax Provision Saves Jobs, Helps Struggling Companies Survive

Baucus-Grassley Housing Amendment provides new property tax deduction to 28 million Americans

 

4-2-08 Grassley seeks IG review of SEC actions in a case against Bear Stearns

4-1-08 Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan Staff Discussion Draft of
Bush Administration proposal for information reporting
on electronic payment mechanism reimbursements  

4-1-08 Treasury Department Responds to Baucus/Grassley Letter on Bear Stearns

Text of the Treasury Department’s Response

March 2008

3-31-08 Update on Ministry Responses in Tax-exempt Policy Review

3-31-08 Senator Grassley asks Merck, Schering-Plough additional questions about Vytorin Study

3-26-08 Baucus, Grassley Question Players in Bear Stearns Deal

3-25-08 Grassley comment on annual trustees’ report on Social Security and Medicare

3-20-08 Grassley Explores Consequences of Bear Stearns Deal for Taxpayers, Company Insiders

3-14-08 Grassley Introduces Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act

3-13-08 Grassley Floor Statement on Medicaid Moratoriums, Fiscal 2009 Budget Resolution

* CRS Memo in Response to Questions about Medicaid Regulation

3-13-08 Grassley says changes to improve FDA post-market review remain elusive

3-13-08 Baucus, Grassley Seek JCT Analysis of U.S. Taxation of Sovereign Wealth Funds

3-12-08 Grassley, Baucus Urge Four Ministries to Cooperate with Information Request

3-11-08 Grassley Floor Statement on Health Issues in the Fiscal 2009 Budget Resolution

* Democrat’s Health To-Do List

3-11-08 Grassley seeks feedback on use of registration fees for inspection of foreign manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs

3-10-08 Opening Statement of Senator Grassley during Senate Floor Debate on Fiscal 2009 Budget

* Wall of Tax Increases – Family of Four

* Wall of Tax Increases – Single Parent

* Lower Rates on Dividends – benefit by state

* Lower Rates on Capital Gains – benefit by state

* Senate Democrats’ Revenue Raisers Well is Almost Dry

* Tax Gap Reality Check

* Proposed Uses of Tax Gap Revenue

* Ratio of Proposed Tax Gap Uses Relative to Enacted Revenue Raisers

* Revenue Raised from Repeal of Bipartisan 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief

* Total Revenues as a Percentage of GDP, 1968-2018

* Higher than Expected Revenues

3-7-08 Baucus, Grassley urge Farm Bill cooperation

3-6-08 Grassley: Trade Agreements Level Playing Field for U.S. Exporters

3-5-08 Baucus, Grassley to hold Roundtable discussion on value-based purchasing in Medicare

For more information on the roundtable click here.

3-4-08 Grassley secures review of FDA approvals based on narrow health benefits

3-4-08 Grassley works to protect seniors from predatory practices by insurance companies

February 2008

2-28-08 Grassley Supports Andean Trade Preference Extension, Pledges Continued Vigilance of Issues of Concern

2-28-08 Grassley comments on guidelines from medical college and university associations about monitoring conflicts of interest among researchers and faculty

2-28-08 Grassley presses FDA for more information about foreign inspections, drug safety

2-27-08 Grassley: NAFTA Opt-out Sentiment Misses Huge Benefits to U.S. Exporters

2-27-08 Senator Grassley comments on support for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

2-26-08 Grassley seeks voluntary disclosure of payments by drug companies on continuing education for doctors

2-21-08 Baucus, Grassley comment on Forbes.com story about specialty hospitals

2-20-08 Grassley: Stanford’s Student Aid Spending May be Latest in Trend, Small Iowa College Offers Example of Commitment to Students

2-20-08 Grassley Urges IRS to Fix Unreasonable Electronic Filing Deadline for Family Farmers

2-14-08 Grassley, Kohl Work to Improve Care in Nursing Homes

2-13-08 Grassley follows up with Treasury Secretary on hiring 1,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for IRS jobs

2-12-08 Grassley testimony regarding antibiotic Ketek before House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

2-12-08 Grassley urges FDA to better target foreign inspection resources to improve drug safety

2-12-08 Grassley asks additional questions about the Vytorin ENHANCE clinical trial

2-11-08 Grassley, Schumer Urge Payday Lenders Not to Exploit Stimulus Rebate Checks

2-8-08 Grassley urges House to support wind energy tax credit, reject last year’s effort to cap credit

* Grassley letter to Rangel

2-7-08 CMS, Congress, Plans Need to Rein in Abusive Sales Tactics in Medicare Advantage

2-6-08 Grassley letter to pharmaceutical drug maker about notice of drug trial findings

*Senator Grassley's letter and attachments

2-6-08 Sen. Grassley’s letter regarding the FDA, a pharmaceutical drug maker and a safety officer at the FDA

* Index of Appendix
* Attachments

2-5-08 Tax Relief Has Boosted Federal Revenue Base, is Separate from Entitlement Problem

2-4-08 Grassley Welcomes Realization about SCHIP Funding Needs, Seeks Explanation for Administration’s Dramatic Turn-around

2-1-08 Grassley: SEC Agrees to Conduct More Aggressive Oversight of Stock Exchanges

(*) SEC letter to Sen. Grassley

January 2008

1-31-08 Grassley: Senate Stimulus Bill Improves Upon the House Bill

1-31-08 Grassley: House Stimulus Bill Reveals Inconsistency on Benefits to Illegal Immigrants

1-30-08 Grassley Praises Committee-Passed Economic Stimulus Package

1-30-08 Grassley Advances Consideration of Renewable Energy Tax Incentives

1-30-08 Senator Grassley’s letter to the President of U.S. Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline

1-30-08 Senator Grassley’s floor statement regarding manipulating science and Avandia

1-29-08 Grassley secures commitment from IRS nominee to consider veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan for vacant jobs at agency

1-25-08 Grassley comments on the American College of Cardiology clarifying its position on ezetimibe (Zetia)

1-24-08 Baucus, Grassley Write to 136 Colleges, Seek Details of Endowment Pay-outs, Student Aid

1-24-08 Sen. Grassley asks questions about controversy over delayed release of drug study involving Vytorin

(*) Grassley letter to the American Heart Association
(*) Grassley letter to the American College of Cardiology
(*) Grassley letter to Schering-Plough
(*) Grassley letter to Merck
(*) Grassley letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission

1-22-08 Grassley: Stimulus Package Should Stress Investment, Not Just Spur Spending

1-18-08 Sen. Grassley’s comment on Oral Roberts University seeking accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability

1-18-08 Grassley comment on Inspector General Report on oversight of conflicts of interest with NIH grantees

(*)Report of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services

1-15-08 Grassley: Commission’s Gas Tax Increase is Old, Cold Idea

1-14-08 Grassley Welcomes Yale’s Increased Student Aid, Hopes Other Colleges Will Follow Suit

(*) Congressional Research Service memo outlining college endowment size

1-14-08 EU Foot-dragging on Ag Biotech Harms U.S. Producers, Violates Trade Obligations

1-11-08 Commission’s Gas Tax Increase is Bad News for the Economy, Highway Funding Needs

1-10-08 Grassley, Baucus on Inspector General Report on Physician-owned Specialty Hospitals and Emergency Services

(*) January 2008 Inspector General Report on Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals and Emergency Services
(*) Names of the hospitals reviewed by the Inspector General
(*) Lists of the hospitals that did not meet Medicare Conditions of Participation for at least 1 of the 8 sampled days and hospitals that have a policy to call 911 for medical assistance
(*) March 2006 letter from Grassley and Baucus to the Inspector General
(*) May 2006 letter from the Inspector General to Grassley and Baucus

1-07-08 Grassley Praises Yale’s Endowment Announcement, Looks for More Action on Tuition Affordability

 

 

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