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Grassley Takes Aim at U.S. Efforts to Break Down Trade Barriers, Streamline Policy Iowa Senator Works for Market Access in Europe, China ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today questioned top officials about the success of U.S. trade policy in opening new markets and leveling the playing field for American farmers, businesses and manufacturers. He also expressed...

Grassley Takes Aim at U.S. Efforts to Break Down Trade Barriers, Streamline Policy Iowa Senator Works for Market Access in Europe, China - Sen. Chuck Grassley today questioned top officials about the success of U.S. trade policy in opening new markets and leveling the playing field for American farmers, businesses and manufacturers. He also expressed...

Impeachment Trial Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following comment regarding his vote this afternoon against the motion to open deliberations in the Senate impeachment trial. The motion was defeated by a vote of 57 to 43. "On January 7th I took a special oath along with 99 other United States senators to ?do impartial justice.' In the spirit of that...

Grassley Holds Leadership Position Senator Seeks to Break Down Trade Barriers, Open Markets, Enhance National Security , DC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today was renamed chairman of the International Trade Subcommittee and to an advisory position on trade policy and negotiations for both the Senate and House of Representatives. The trade subcommittee is...

Grassley Works to Extend and Expand Chapter 12 Protection for Farmers , DC -? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today took the lead in an effort to make protection for farmers a permanent part of the federal bankruptcy code and to provide necessary relief for family farmers who face a big tax liability after they are forced to sell assets to reorganize their...

Grassley Maps Out Anti-Drug Strategy for Next Century Iowa Senator Calls for Accelerated Comprehensive Strategy, End to Singular Solutions Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 , D.C. -? Calling for an accelerated approach to quell the devastating tide of illegal drug trafficking and use that rocked late 20th century America, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced he...

Grassley Congratulates Vilsack, Extends Invitation to Iowa's New Governor Iowa's Senior Senator Seeks to Continue Close Ties Between Terrace Hill and Capitol Hill , DC ? Welcoming Iowa's 40th governor to the job, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley today extended an invitation to Iowa's first Democratic governor in three decades to keep-up a close working...

Iowan Selected to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice , DC ? Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowan Jordan Hansell has been selected to serve as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Hansell is presently a law clerk to Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Hansell graduated with...

Grassley: Senate Committee to Look at the Impact of Economic Concentration on Agriculture Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing next month to scrutinize economic concentration in agribusiness. Grassley had urged the chairman to hold this hearing and is particularly concerned the about the economic...

Bombing of Iraq Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the military strike against Baghdad. "Above all, I support the men and women in uniform who put their lives at risk to carry out this mission. There's no question about the need for firm action against Saddam Hussein. Today's air strike was long overdue. My concern is that a...

Grassley: Iowa to Gain Up to 20 New INS Agents Senator Leads Effort for Increased Law Enforcement, Expanded Casework Services Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa may gain as many as 20 new federal law enforcement agents to crack down on illegal immigration. "This would more than double the number of INS personnel on the ground in Iowa working to crack...

Grassley Hails 2,500th Beginning Farmer Loan in Iowa Father of "Aggie Bond" Program Helped Secure Program Improvements Marking the 2,500th beginning farmer loan closing, Sen. Chuck Grassley today hails the importance of the 17-year-old low-interest loan program that helps new farmers get started and fosters a promising future for Iowa's agricultural...

Airline Competition and Airfares Sen. Chuck Grassley late yesterday petitioned Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman John McCain to conduct a field hearing in Iowa to investigate the issues of airline competition and airfares. In a letter sent yesterday, Grassley said "the lack of meaningful competition and high airfares have both an...

Grassley: Iowa's Immigration Officers May Double Senator Emphasizes Need for Help with Casework Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that new INS officers will be put on the job in Iowa to crack down on illegal immigration. According to Grassley, INS field staff is recommending up to a dozen new agents for Iowa. The INS Commissioner Doris Meissner has...

Grassley Seeks Information on Cargill Purchase of Continental ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked federal officials to keep him apprised of their antitrust analysis of the recently announced purchase by Cargill, Inc. of Continental Grain Company's grain operations. "With declining grain prices many farmers fear that further concentration in agri-business will...

Grassley Urges Attorney General Reno to Address INS Problems in Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today wrote to Attorney General Janet Reno asking her to look into several areas where the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in Iowa can be improved, including service, support personnel and enforcement. In a letter sent today, Grassley specifically cited the...

Grassley Praises Appointment of Drug-Free Communities Act Oversight Board Iowan Selected to Serve on National Commission Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed President Clinton's appointment of 11 individuals, including former Iowa drug czar Chuck Larson, to serve on The President's Commission on Drug-Free Communities, a board created by Grassley's 1997 Drug...

Grassley Praises Appointment of Drug-Free Communities Act Oversight Board Iowan Selected to Serve on National Commission Sen. Chuck Grassley today welcomed President Clinton's appointment of 11 individuals, including former Iowa drug czar Chuck Larson, to serve on The President's Commission on Drug-Free Communities, a board created by Grassley's 1997 Drug...

Grassley Schedules Visits in Council Bluffs Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will visit Council Bluffs for two separate visits on Wednesday, October 28. Grassley will meet with students at Abraham Lincoln High School, and he will be joined by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison at a press conference to discuss the Homemaker IRA. From 8:30 to 9:30...

Grassley Schedules Visits in Council Bluffs Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will visit Council Bluffs for two separate visits on Wednesday, October 28. Grassley will meet with students at Abraham Lincoln High School, and he will be joined by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison at a press conference to discuss the Homemaker IRA. From 8:30 to 9:30...