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Grassley Comments on Assistance to Farmers Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the agreement reached today between Senate and House negotiators on the amount of assistance that will be provided for farmers in the blueprint for federal spending in the next fiscal year. The budget resolution includes: $5.5 billion in mandatory spending...

Grassley Comments on Ag Mergers In 1998, Sen. Chuck Grassley began an effort to ensure the federal government weighs the effect of increased concentration on the family farmer. In March of this year, Grassley introduced a bill that requires the Agriculture Department to review all ag mergers, gives the agency the same ability as the Justice Department and...

Grassley Visits Iowa Counties During April Recess ? Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that he will be visiting the following Iowa counties from Monday, April 17 to Wednesday, April 19 during the Senate's April recess. Please note: after each event there will be 15 minutes of press time for local media. Monday, April 17 8:00 ? 9:30 a.m.Cedar Falls Town...

Grassley Puts the Senate on Record to Make Foster Care System Accountable ? Working to put a face on each of the 547,000 children who currently reside in foster care, Sen. Chuck Grassley put the U.S. Senate on record yesterday to seek accountability in the child welfare system, ensure the shortest possible stay in foster care for each child and encourage...

Grassley Asks Clinton to Address Joint Session of Congress on Trade with China ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today called on President Bill Clinton to address a joint session of Congress on trade with China. Grassley made his appeal to the President during the final in a series of hearings of the Senate Finance Committee on China's accession to the World Trade...

Senators Appeal for Reduction in Medical Errors Alarmed by the tens of thousands of deaths apparently caused each year by medical errors, a bipartisan coalition of Senators Thursday urged Congress to approve legislation that would require health care facilities to establish safety procedures and report instances of serious error. The S.A.F.E. bill - Stop...

Hearing Announcement:"Funerals and Burials: Protecting Consumers from Bad Practices" Date/time:Monday, April 10, at 1 p.m., and Tuesday, April 11, at 10 a.m. Location:106 Dirksen Senate Office Building Description:Funerals and burials are among the most universal purchases American consumers make. Most individuals will make funeral and burial arrangements...

Grassley to Hold Live Internet Chat on Aging ? Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that he will host a LIVE Internet chat concerning aging in America on Monday, April 10, from 7:00 ? 8:00 p.m. (Central time). Anyone with a computer can participate by logging onto www.politics.com. "Already, retirees are refusing to grow old by traditional stereotypes....

Senators Seek Support for New Air Carrier in Iowa ? Iowa's senators today urged support for nonstop air service between Des Moines and the nation's capital. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin gave their official endorsement in a letter to Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, who is charged with determining whether or not to give the necessary landing...

Grassley Seeks Competitive Environment for Family Farmers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he looks forward to the hearing later this month when his ag concentration bill will be reviewed by members of the Agriculture Committee. The Iowa senator has introduced legislation that would give the USDA the power to challenge a merger in federal court if the...

Grassley Secures Budget Increase for Social Services ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today announced that he helped secure an increase in funding for federal programs serving older Americans, children and others. A senior member of the Budget Committee, Grassley last month wrote to Sen. Pete Domenici, committee chairman,...

Grassley Urges Work-Friendly Policies for Older Americans ? On the heels of repealing the Social Security earnings limit, Congress must consider lifting any other barriers to employment for older workers, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, said today. "As the labor pool shrinks, and as baby boomers age, we'll see more creative...

Grassley Wins Committee Support for Fund to Help Parents of Children with Special Needs ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won critical support for his amendment to set up a reserve fund to cover the costs of his proposal to let states create an option for working parents who have a child with a disability to keep working and still have access to Medicaid for their...

Grassley Comments on Annual Report Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees released their annual report on the financial status of the two programs. The report shows that Medicare Hospital Insurance, which pays for inpatient hospital expenses, is projected to be able to pay benefits until 2023, eight years longer than projected in last...

Grassley Takes Aim at Identity Theft ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues Sens. Dianne Feinstein, of California, and Jon Kyl, of Arizona, to introduce a bipartisan solution aimed at clamping down on identity theft. The Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2000 seeks to make it harder for someone to steal an individual's identity by imposing...

Grassley Announces Grant to Cresco Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Hawkeye Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Cresco has been given a $4,245,000 loan from the USDA's Rural Development program. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to good use in rural America," Grassley said. "By making low-interest loans available to...

Budget Committee Endorses Grassley ResolutionIowa Senator Seeks Competitive Environment for Family Farmers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won committee approval today of an amendment he offered to make sure the federal government has the necessary resources to enforce the antitrust laws and gives special attention to corporate transactions and anti-competitive...

Budget Committee Endorses Grassley ResolutionIowa Senator Seeks to Protect Medicare Dollars from Fraud ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won committee approval today of an amendment he offered to underscore the value to taxpayers of a current law that provides essential tools in combating fraud against the Medicare program. Grassley's sense of the Senate resolution was...

Grassley Seeks Additional Funding to Help Pay for Energy and Improve Energy Efficiency ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking more money for the federal government program that helps the poor pay for heat or air conditioning when they face extremely cold or hot temperatures. Grassley said that without the basic assistance provided by the Low Income Home Energy...

Aging Committee Will Explore Ways to Employ Older Workers Mr. Scott Morris, Vice President and Senior Economist, Committee on Economic Development, Washington, D.C. Mr. Stephen Meyer, Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel, Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa Second Panel The Honorable Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota Ms. September Dau, CPA, Director...