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Grassley: Chapter 12 Bankruptcy for Farmers Extended for Now ? President Bush has signed into law a temporary extension of the section of the federal bankruptcy code tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming, said Sen. Chuck Grassley. "The President's action is good news for family farmers faced with financial...

Grassley Seeks to Fix Serious Law Enforcement Lapses at Interior Department ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, today urged Interior Secretary Gale Norton to implement recommendations that would improve serious law enforcement problems at the agency. The text of Grassley's letter to Norton follows. May 7,...

Word On: IRS Volunteers   Q: Why is the IRS recruiting citizen volunteers? A: A 1998 law overhauling the Internal Revenue Service requires the solicitation and input of citizens from across the United States to provide advice regarding the operations of the federal tax collecting agency. The landmark law restructured the IRS for the first time since...

Farm Safety Net Unraveling for Family Farmers by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Despite what many are calling a "victory" for family farmers, the new six-year farm bill that’s headed for the president’s desk may well sound the death knell for small and mid-sized family farms and independent livestock producers. And it even may very well be the last...

Grassley Requests Federal Funding for Economic Development Projects in Clinton ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has written Senate appropriators to request fiscal 2003 funds for economic development and transportation projects in Clinton. Grassley requested $902,500 for construction of a business and technology park in northwest Clinton. The 108-acre business park...

Bombs in Iowa Mailboxes Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment this afternoon regarding the bombs in rural mailboxes in Iowa and Illinois. Grassley is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He held meetings in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines last November to help coordinate homeland security efforts among local, state and federal law...

FBI Memo on Flight Schools Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment regarding the Associated Press report that an FBI agent in Arizona alerted Washington headquarters in July 2001 that several Middle Easterners were training at a U.S. aviation school. Sen. Grassley is a co-sponsor of S.1867, the bill to create The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon...

Grassley Urges For Better INS Management and More Personnel in Iowa Senator Reviews Plans for INS Reform - Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he wants the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate more service and enforcement personnel in Iowa and across the country as part of a plan to overhaul the agency. Grassley's comments came during a Senate...

Grassley Statement on IRS Restructuring I am glad to be here today to voice my support for long overdue reforms to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Last November, Attorney General Ashcroft and Commissioner Ziglar released their proposal to restructure the Immigration and Naturalization Service. That same day, I asked Senators Kennedy and...

SENATORS CALL FOR TIMELY ACTION ON EPA OMBUDSMAN BILL Bill establishes independence for EPA Ombudsman , DC ? In a letter today to Senator James Jeffords, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo, Colorado Senator Wayne Allard and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, called for swift action to be...

Grassley Wins Amendment for Common Sense Energy Policy Senator Works to Increase Energy Efficiency of Air Conditioners, Protect Consumers, Save Jobs ? One of the amendments included in the comprehensive energy bill passed last night by the U.S. Senate was a Grassley-sponsored measure that requires the Department of Energy to issue air-conditioner...

Congressional Research Service analysis Earlier this month, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the Congressional Research Service to research the consequences of a corporation, such as the Enron Corp., providing incorrect information to the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. Grassley made the following comment on the...

Grassley Expresses Disappointment for Apparent Farm Bill Compromise Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed extreme disappointment for an apparent compromise by House and Senate negotiators on the farm bill. Grassley said that the proposed agreement will hurt family farmers because it leaves out an important ban on packer ownership of livestock and...

Senate Committee Approves Grassley Bill to Reform FBI ? The Senate Judiciary Committee has given its stamp of approval to the FBI reform legislation sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley and the committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy. Committee members approved the measure without amendment and by voice vote during this morning's executive session. A copy of...

Grassley Scores Major Victories for Iowa in Energy Bill ? Numerous alternative energy production tax incentives sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley were approved by the U.S. Senate tonight as part of a comprehensive energy policy bill, along with a groundbreaking renewable fuels standard that represents a major breakthrough for ethanol. "There are few issues...

Grassley: Young Iowan Accepted to Air Force Academy ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today congratulated Jacob Fisher, of Merrill, on being offered an appointment to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. "Jacob is an outstanding young man. He has worked hard for this opportunity and I'm glad he is being rewarded," Grassley said. "The caliber of young people...

Grassley: Young Iowan Accepted to West Point Military Academy ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today congratulated Wyatt Davis, of Bayard, on being offered an appointment to West Point Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. "Wyatt is an outstanding young man. He has worked hard for this opportunity and I'm glad he is being rewarded," Grassley said. "The caliber of young...

Grassley Scores Major Victories in Energy Tax Bill -- Key alternative energy production tax incentives from Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, passed today as part of a comprehensive energy policy bill. "It makes sense to use the tax code to develop alternative energy," Grassley said. "Cutting taxes is an effective incentive to...

Grassley Works to Reform Bankruptcy System I'm pleased that we are getting down to the final stages of the bankruptcy conference. Hopefully we'll get this done today because this legislation has been a long time in the making. There has been strong bipartisan support for bankruptcy reform for years. The bills received overwhelming support from both bodies...

Nursing home quality initiative Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released quality data about individual nursing homes in a six-state pilot project. The six states are Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington. The pilot project is designed to give older Americans and their families comparative quality data about...