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...future innovation in Congress’s recovery package,” a push for research funding for Harvard that was successful. Faust’s dealings with a large number of federal officials—including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, other House leaders, Senator Kerry himself, Senator Charles E. Grassley, and newly elected Mass. Senator Scott P. Brown—are also reminiscent of Bok’s interactions with Senator Kerry and former Senator Kennedy...
...report was requested in 2007 by Senator Charles E. Grassley (R–Iowa), who has made greater oversight of nonprofits a hallmark of his tenure on the Senate Finance Committee, of which he is currently the ranking member...
...Friday, Grassley questioned whether universities’ broad tax exemptions effectively serve a social good...
...federal government forgoes the revenue from tax-exempt entities in exchange for the social benefit from these institutions. This report raises questions for parents, students, and taxpayers about universities’ issuing bonds and going into debt when they have money in the bank,” Grassley said in a statement on his Senate website...
Dodd is not naï ve; he knew that ostensibly softer-edged Republicans like Senator Charles Grassley had drawn out health care negotiations for months before scuttling the talks with tea-party rhetoric about grannycide. But Dodd is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, and he was eager to cut a deal for the sake of his legacy. He knew he needed GOP votes, and he figured that after a catastrophic meltdown, financial reform would be less polarizing than health care. And Corker did seem to be negotiating in good faith, even if GOP leaders were clearly eager...