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Senate Passage of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill Today, the Senate passed the $407.3 billion Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill by a vote of 89 to 10. The bill now goes to a House-Senate conference committee which is responsible for working out the details between the House and Senate versions of the bill. While...

Grassley Seeks Action to Help Ailing Economy -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today released the following letter, which he sent to Senate leaders in an effort to break the partisan impasse on economic stimulus legislation. Grassley is the lead Republican on the Finance Committee, where tax, health care and unemployment compensation legislation is...

Grassley Works to Extend Chapter 12 for Farmers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to extend for six months the chapter in the federal bankruptcy code that is tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming. "Chapter 12 gives hope to financially-strapped farmers who feel that they have no where to turn. It gives...

Grassley Seeks Action to Help Ailing Economy -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today released the following letter, which he sent to Senate leaders in an effort to break the partisan impasse on economic stimulus legislation. Grassley is the lead Republican on the Finance Committee, where tax, health care and unemployment compensation legislation is...

Social Security Number Misuse Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, on Sept. 26 asked the Social Security Administration and the agency's Inspector General to explain agency efforts to prevent Social Security misuse in light of the Sept. 11 attacks. Grassley made the following comment on the response he received. "It's becoming...

Eye on Agroterrorism By Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   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...

Grassley Releases Draft of Commodity Title – Today Sen. Grassley released his proposal for the commodity title for the new farm bill. Grassley's proposal has been recognized by the USDA for its strength in potentially meeting the requirements of the World Trade Organization. A copy of the Grassley proposal and the USDA letter follows here. Grassley...

Grassley, Baucus Ask for Details on Key Medicare Change 20201 Facsimile: 202/690-7595 Mr. Tom Scully Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Room 314-G Washington, D.C. 20201 Facsimile: 202/690-6262Dear Secretary Thompson and Administrator Scully: We are writing to express our deep concern about the direction being...

Senate Passes Treasury, Postal and Energy, Water Spending Bills; Legislation Goes to President Provisions for Cedar Rapids Courthouse, Live Poultry Transportation Included in Bills ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that key Iowa projects were included in the final conference reports of two fiscal year 2002 spending bills the U.S. Senate passed on...

Grassley Promotes Problem-Solving Day at IRS Office in Des Moines ? Sen. Chuck Grassley encouraged Iowans to take advantage of the IRS problem-solving day scheduled for this Saturday in Des Moines. Grassley was one of the leading lawmakers behind a 1998 law that restructured the Internal Revenue Service. He sought changes to the nation's tax laws that would...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged the federal agencies with a role in overseeing charities to help ensure that charities provide quick, fair relief for the victims of Sept. 11. Grassley wrote a letter to four federal agencies and the New York and Virginia...

Grassley Urges Appropriators to Fund National Mass Fatalities Institute in Cedar Rapids Senator Seeks Support for Training Center in Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill ? In light of recent terrorist attacks on the United States, Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged House and Senate appropriators to increase funding for the National Mass Fatalities...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged the federal agencies with a role in overseeing charities to help ensure that charities provide quick, fair relief for the victims of Sept. 11. Grassley wrote a letter to four federal agencies and the New York and Virginia...

Grassley Encourages Quick, Fair Charity Relief for Sept. 11 Victims ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged the federal agencies with a role in overseeing charities to help ensure that charities provide quick, fair relief for the victims of Sept. 11. Grassley wrote a letter to four federal agencies and the New...

Mail Security by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   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...

Anti-Terrorism Bill A comment follows from Sen. Grassley regarding Senate passage of the anti-terrorism bill. The comprehensive proposal includes two legislative initiatives (S.1371 and S.398) co-authored by Grassley to clamp down on tactics used by international criminals to funnel money through the U.S. banking system. Grassley's bipartisan proposals...

Grassley Reports Gains for Iowa Agricultural Projects Senate Passes Ag Appropriations Bill ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised Senate passage of legislation that appropriates funds for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs for fiscal year 2002. Grassley said the $73.8 billion bill will fund a number of projects that will benefit Iowans. "This bill...

Word On: Bioterrorism   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...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today asked the Customs Service and the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the sales of counterfeit anthrax remedies. The text of Grassley's letter to those agencies follows. October 17, 2001 Via Facsimile: Customs: 202- 927-2152; FTC:...

Grassley Seeks Enforcement of Fake Anthrax Remedies ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today encouraged the federal agencies with a role in overseeing charities to help ensure that charities provide quick, fair relief for the victims of Sept. 11. Grassley wrote a letter to four federal agencies and the New York and Virginia...