Q: What is National Farm-City Week?
A: As Americans prepare to feast together in celebration of the nation’s Day of Thanksgiving, the president signed a proclamation designating November 16-November 22, 2001 as National Farm-City Week to draw attention to an often understated partnership that ties families in rural America together with those who live in...
Folks blessed with children or grandchildren can see, feel, taste, smell and hear the joy that younger generations bring to a bustling household. Through the inquisitive eyes of a child, it is possible to experience sunrise for the first time and recapture the magic and energy of one’s own youth by spending the holidays with a houseful of grandchildren.
Even...
Folks blessed with children or grandchildren can see, feel, taste, smell and hear the joy that younger generations bring to a bustling household. Through the inquisitive eyes of a child, it is possible to experience sunrise for the first time and recapture the magic and energy of one’s own youth by spending the holidays with a houseful of grandchildren.
Even...
As federal authorities began to track down accomplices involved with the Sept. 11 attacks and piece together the network that launched the terrorist assault on America, their search to identify suspects led them to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Investigators quickly discovered a bureaucratic blockade that delayed their ability to gain immediate...
As federal authorities began to track down accomplices involved with the Sept. 11 attacks and piece together the network that launched the terrorist assault on America, their search to identify suspects led them to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Investigators quickly discovered a bureaucratic blockade that delayed their ability to gain immediate...
America entered a new era on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The horrific hijackings and tragic loss of human life sent shivers down our spines and filled our hearts with sorrow. As a result of the terrorist assaults and subsequent spread of anthrax, millions of Americans now carry out their daily lives with varying degrees of anxiety and uncertainty.
For...
The highly publicized cases of anthrax-tainted letters delivered since Sept. 11 have generated understandable concern among the general population and put new pressures on the U.S. postal system and its 800,000-strong corps of workers.
The opening of an anthrax-laced letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle on Oct. 15 led to an unprecedented...
Q: Should Americans be concerned about anthrax and other agents of germ warfare?
A: The unfolding stories regarding anthrax exposure and contamination in Florida, New York and Washington have consumed the nation’s attention just a few short weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on America. Although no hard evidence to date has linked the suicide...
Q: What federal benefits are available to dislocated workers?
A: The United States enjoyed a growing economy and decling unemployment levels for much of the previous decade. But, fluctuations in the job market are bound to occur. A softening U.S. economy that began last year was further shaken by the terrorist acts on September 11th. The resulting lay-offs...
One month after sheer terror struck America on September 11, the U.S. Senate continued to show unity and resolve. As the American population struggles to return to normalcy and every day life with new terrorist threats looming large, the Senate passed legislation to pump up airport security and prompt still jittery travelers to feel more secure about...
The devastating acts of terrorism on September 11 have changed life as we know it in America. Pure evil tragically took away the lives of thousands of innocent people when suicide hijackers commandeered four U.S. passenger jets, inflicting immeasurable pain and human suffering. The social, emotional and cultural consequences are still unfolding.
However, the...
Q: What steps should Iowans take to make sure they are properly flying the U.S. flag?
A: Since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the American people have united together to mourn those whose lives were lost, to grieve with the victims’ families, to open up their pocketbooks to offer financial assistance and to express hope...
Q: How can Iowans donate to the disaster recovery efforts underway in New York City and Washington, D.C. ?
A: Like millions of other Americans, people in Iowa want to do everything possible to help the survivors and the families of the victims cope with the devastating terrorist attacks and find a way to rebuild their lives. Local fund-raising drives at...
The terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. were orchestrated with horrifying precision. It must have taken the terrorists years of planning to synchronize the suicide air assaults on September 11 and also required substantial sums of money to bankroll the unprecedented sabotage on America.
As federal law enforcement agencies and their...
The terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. were orchestrated with horrifying precision. It must have taken the terrorists years of planning to synchronize the suicide air assaults on September 11 and also required substantial sums of money to bankroll the unprecedented sabotage on America.
As federal law enforcement agencies and their...
Q: Why did you recently write to the U.S. Treasury Department regarding the tax rebate checks sent out over the summer?
A: As the chief Senate negotiator of the tax relief package that passed Congress in May, I wanted to clear the air with the Internal Revenue Service about some confusion surrounding the tax rebate checks. Some taxpayers who will qualify for...
On Tuesday September 11, 2001 the United States of America suffered an inconceivable modern-day assault on humanity, shattering our national sense of security and redefining for many Americans the illusion of invincibility many have come to expect with U.S. citizenship.
Striking at the symbols of U.S. economic strength and military might, a ring of...
Paying with plastic has become the American way for consumers across the country. Credit cards offer consumers convenience, access and security, especially when traveling. Most folks probably can’t imagine daily life without plastic in their pocketbook. At the same time, it takes discipline to use credit cards as a handy financial tool rather than as an open...
Q: Why did you spend five years working to change the nation's pension laws?
A: Entangled with the federal tax code, pension law is very complicated. What’s more, no fewer than four House and Senate committees have jurisdiction over pensions. This makes ironing out a compromise challenging. In large measure, that is why it took so long to get changes through...
Q: Did Congress double the adoption tax credit?
A: Yes. The new adoption tax credit signed into law in June doubles from $5,000 to $10,000 per child the amount of money adoptive parents may credit on their federal taxes owed effective January 1, 2002. As one of the chief congressional negotiators on the largest package of tax cuts in 20 years, I strongly...
