Grassley comment on report on the firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Walpin
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the report released today by the Ranking Member offices of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Committee on Finance. Senator Grassley and Representative Issa detail in the report what they learned about the circumstances surrounding the firing in June of the Inspector General […]
Baucus Statement on the Release of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and editorsFrom: Scott Mulhauser and Erin Shields for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Release of the Affordable Health Care for America Act Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today following the release of health reform legislation in the House of Representatives this morning. From Chairman Baucus: “Today, too many […]
Baucus Statement Following Remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Scott Mulhauser and Erin Shields for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus Statement Following Remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) released the following statement today after remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the Senate health care reform bill. […]
Comment on the New Quarterly Report from the Special IG for TARP
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the new quarterly report from the Special Inspector General for TARP. Background information: When TARP was created, Senator Grassley fought to establish the Special IG. When the original stated purpose of TARP was abandoned soon after the program was started, Senator Grassley worked with Senator Claire McCaskill […]
Baucus Statement on Preliminary Results of IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Dan Virkstis for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Preliminary Results of Internal Revenue Service’s Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following statement today after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released preliminary results of its offshore voluntary compliance initiative. The IRS […]
Baucus Statement on Health Care Reform Mark-Up Progress
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Scott Mulhauser and Erin Shields for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus statement on Mark-Up Progress Washington, D.C. – Chairman Baucus issued the following statement today after the Finance Committee Mark Up ended this week. On Tuesday, the committee began marking up the Modified Chairman’s Mark of the America’s […]
Grassley: GAO’s Report on AIG Shows Perils of “Too Big to Fail” Argument
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a report from the Government Accountability Office, “Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Government Assistance Provided to AIG,” GAO-09-975, September 21, located at http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-975. “A massive government bailout was supposed to save AIG, but at what cost to taxpayers? […]
Baucus Statement Following President Obama’s Address on Health Care Reform
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today following President Obama’s speech on health care reform. From Chairman Baucus: “Tonight, the President clearly laid out the crisis in our health care system. He made the case for why we need to act to lower skyrocketing health care costs and make quality […]
Baucus Statement Regarding Recovery Payments to Prisoners
Memorandum To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Dan Virkstis for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus statement regarding Recovery payments made to prisoners Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today expressed outrage following reports that 1,700 prisoners nationwide improperly received the $250 economic stimulus check issued to taxpayers as part of the American Recovery and […]
Baucus: UBS Settlement An Important Step In Fight Against Offshore Tax Fraud, More Work Still To Do
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said the terms released yesterday in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) settlement with UBS AG, a global financial services company based in Switzerland, represent an important step in the effort to end offshore tax evasion. At the same time, Baucus said much work remains to […]