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Are Among Several Farm Initiatives in Omnibus Funding Bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley's legislation encouraging farmers to set up tax- deferred savings accounts is among several important provisions for farmers included in...
Grassley to Hold More Meetings Aimed at Drug Problem in Iowa
Meetings in Keokuk, Fort Madison Scheduled for Saturday, October 24
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will hold two town meetings in Iowa on Saturday, October 24, as part of his ongoing effort to help local communities fight illegal drug use and experimentation.
Grassley said the key...
Grassley to Hold More Meetings Aimed at Drug Problem in Iowa
Meetings in Keokuk, Fort Madison Scheduled for Saturday, October 24
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will hold two town meetings in Iowa on Saturday, October 24, as part of his ongoing effort to help local communities fight illegal drug use and experimentation.
Grassley said the key...
Grassley to Hold More Meetings Aimed at Drug Problem in Iowa
Meetings in Keokuk, Fort Madison Scheduled for Saturday, October 24
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will hold two town meetings in Iowa on Saturday, October 24, as part of his ongoing effort to help local communities fight illegal drug use and experimentation.
Grassley said the key...
home health care
Today the Senate passed a home health care bill by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced by the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee after Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and other senators urged action before the 105th Congress adjourns. The Senate-passed bill must be reconciled with a home health care bill passed by the House on...
Grassley Urges USDA to Direct Federal Dollars to Ames
Sen. Chuck Grassley today called on the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer $2.2 million in existing research funding to the National Swine Research Center in Ames.
In a letter sent this morning, Grassley asked Secretary Dan Glickman to use his administrative authority to direct the Agriculture Research...
Grassley to Participate in National Institute on Drug Abuse Town Meeting
Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will participate next week in a Des Moines town meeting sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The meeting is titled "Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: Myths versus Reality."
From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday,...
Grassley Plans Briefing in Advance of Monday Hearing
Subcommittee to Examine Financial Control Failures at Defense Department
Jill Kozeny
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? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that he will provide a briefing for reporters in advance of the hearing he has planned for Monday afternoon, September 28, to examine the lack of financial...
Grassley Wins Backing for Landmark Consumer Bankruptcy Reform
Iowa Senator Says Bi-Partisan Compromise Balances Consumer/Creditor Issues
? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today won an overwhelming endorsement for his plan to overhaul the nation's consumer bankruptcy laws.
By a vote of 97 to 1, the U.S. Senate passed the Grassley-sponsored legislation and...
Grassley Seeks Expert Testimony from Government Accountants, Watchdogs
Hearing Set to Examine Financial Control Failures at Defense Department
Jill Kozeny
202/224-1308
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced the names of those who will testify next Monday afternoon at a hearing he has planned to examine the lack of financial controls in place today...
Grassley Praises USDA Decision
Sen. Chuck Grassley today learned that USDA Secretary Dan Glickman agreed to expand eligibility for loan deficiency payments (LDP) to include corn cut for silage. Grassley wrote the Agriculture Secretary in August, urging him to take this action that would provide a boost to the nation's livestock producers during the current...
Marshall County Receives Funding to Fight Drugs from Grassley Initiative
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that Marshall County will receive $99,993 to fight drugs through a community-based program he helped establish last year.
Today's matching grant represents the first federal dollars awarded through the Drug Free Communities Support Program. The...
Grassley Petitions USDA to Engage in Productive Efforts to Help Farmers
? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today called on USDA to seek additional funds for farmers through the upcoming appropriations process and to fully exercise its authority to assist farmers by expanding eligibility for loan deficiency payments.
Grassley made his appeal in a letter to...
Grassley Petitions IRS to Not Apply Gift Tax on McGwire's Homerun Ball
Iowa Senator Goes to Bat for "Common Sense"
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri in a petition to the IRS Commissioner to not apply the federal gift tax to any fan who returns a homerun ball to St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire.
Grassley is a member of the...
Grassley Works to Beef-Up Anti-Drug Resources at U.S. Borders
Iowa Senator Bolsters U.S. Customs to Promote Trade, Snuff Out Illegal Drugs
Responding to increasingly sophisticated international drug trafficking networks, Sen. Chuck Grassley today laid the foundation for a bipartisan proposal that would launch a more comprehensive interdiction strategy...
CHIP Funding for Iowa
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) today announced that Iowa's Children's Health Insurance Block Grant Program (CHIP) plan has been approved and the state is eligible to receive new federal funds that were made available in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. A senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, Grassley advocated...
Grassley Launches Statewide Anti-Drug Coalition
Iowa Senator Targets Drug Problem, Works to Help Communities Face It Together
Sen. Chuck Grassley today launched in Iowa the nation's first-of-its- kind statewide anti-drug effort offering citizens strategies to combat illicit drug use in their own hometowns.
Grassley has been at work with Iowans for nearly...
Grassley Launches Statewide Anti-Drug Coalition
Iowa Senator Targets Drug Problem, Works to Help Communities Face It Together
Sen. Chuck Grassley today launched in Iowa the nation's first-of-its- kind statewide anti-drug effort offering citizens strategies to combat illicit drug use in their own hometowns.
Grassley has been at work with Iowans for nearly...
Grassley Works to Keep Federal Agency Focused on Rural America
Justice Department Says It Will Prevent Anticompetitive Mergers
Jill Kozeny
202/224-1308
? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said he has received assurances from the Justice Department that the government will continue to pay special attention to the impact of mega-mergers on rural states like...
Grassley to Unveil Statewide Anti-Drug Coalition
Senator Plans News Conferences in Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Burlington, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo
Jill Kozeny
202/224-1308
? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that this Thursday he will launch in Iowa the nation's first-of-its-kind statewide anti-drug effort offering citizens creative ideas...
