Chuck Grassley

An unlimited family business deduction sounds good, but what does it really mean? Really in the end, nothing. It totally guts the estate tax reform. It postpones rate decreases. It postpones meaningful unified credit increases until the…

I raise two points about this amendment before I raise a point of order. A trigger would substantially reduce the economic benefits of tax cuts, making it more likely that the debt reduction target would not be met. Second, there is no…

This amendment by Senator Carnahan guts the tax relief for individual taxpayers by $87 billion. In effect, it increases taxes on families and working people by $87 billion by denying them the tax cuts contained in our bipartisan tax bill…

What they want is a mom and a dad. What they really are saying is they want some permanency. One of the greatest sins of governmental policy is in the adoption and foster care area, where people grow all the way through their teenage years…

Not because of the substance of the bill as much as the process by which this has come together and what that says about the Senate's workings and the bipartisanship that is necessary to getting it done around here.

I hope you respect my right, that we have worked hard to put this together and I want to protect it as much as I can.

You told me you feel very strongly about it and you told me you thought this through and you are willing to present your view, regardless of the compromises on the other portions of the bill. You have every right to do that.

I tell the Senator from Illinois that I appreciate his good efforts to address an injustice. This injustice is regarding the victims of the Holocaust. I pledge to work with him on this amendment. I ask that he temporarily set aside the…

I look forward to helping solve a great deal of our energy issues because through our Committee on Finance we will be dealing with a lot of tax issues that deal with the efforts to spur production and alternative energies. A very big part…

Yes, I would be pleased to work with the Senator from Texas on this matter, and pledge my good faith to give serious consideration to including language that meets her concerns in an appropriate tax bill in the near future.

At this point in history, the President's agenda, including the cornerstone of his proposed tax relief for working men and women, is tied in with his power-sharing agreement. With this power-sharing agreement that govern the operation of…

Under the special circumstances provision, the debtor could explain in the debtor's petition why an additional allowance in excess of the amounts allowed under the Internal Revenue Standards was reasonable and necessary. As a practical…

I concur with my colleagues that the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act needs a thorough review to protect workers who lose their jobs or income as a result of import competition. I am committed to a top to bottom review of the Act this year…

When we are all done passing the proposal the President has put before Congress, we will actually have the high-income people of America paying a higher percentage of the income tax coming into the Federal Treasury than right now.

I wish to respond to Senator Kerry's comments about my representation of the Bankruptcy Review Commission. The commissioners themselves said the vote was 8 to 1 on the small business provisions. So it is not accurate that there are major…

I am the author of this bankruptcy bill that is before the Senate. I know I am not the first to speak on it today. There have been proponents and opponents of it. Also, let me make very clear that thus far today there have been both…

I rise today to notify my colleagues that I have notified the Majority Leader that I will object to any changes to the False Claims Act whether in bill or amendment form.

I urge, as she has done, that a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act come to the floor of the Senate because it has been so long since that law has been reauthorized on a permanent basis.

I agree with distinguished colleagues from Tennessee and Virginia that Temp. Reg. Section 1.448-2T presents problems for qualified service providers. Furthermore, the Treasury Secretary should consider amending these temporary regulations…

That is correct, provided that all the other requirements of both the 807A and 809 provisions are satisfied. This includes the requirement that U.S. thread be used in the assembly of the apparel article.

While the fibers need not be manufactured in the United States, let me be clear that it is the managers' intent that the man-made core of a wrapped yarn must originate in the United States and that all mechanical processes necessary to…

I can assure him that during the conference with the House on S. 625, I will in good faith address the Judicial Conference's recommendation for the additional judgeships. The hearing in November was indeed useful in helping us assess the…

At this point, I will say a few words about how we have thought of the proper role of bankruptcy over the course of our Nation's history. Congress' authority to create bankruptcy legislation derives from the body of the Constitution…

I agree with the statements and plead with the President to sign the bill and give the people back some of the money or let them keep the money rather than running it through Washington. We are overtaxing the people at the highest level of…

I appreciate their efforts. Our amendment asks for more funding for INL, although it is still below the President's request. Senators Coverdell, DeWine, and I have worked with the committee in the past on this issue. It is my understanding…