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Grassley Wins Amendment to Ag Spending Bill The full Senate today overwhelmingly gave its approval (71-28) to Sen. Grassley's Sense of the Senate Resolution to the Agriculture Appropriations Bill. "Farmers deserve to have Congress and the President deliver the outstanding items promised with passage of freedom to farm in 1996. We need to aggressively open...

Grassley Applauds Action to Recover Millions from Fraudulent Billing Justice Department Tags Unscrupulous Contractor with False Claims Act Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today applauded the Justice Department for employing the False Claims Act to recover $144 million that was fraudulently collected by a Medicare...

  Airline Competition     Sen. Chuck Grassley today received a response from the Justice Department to a letter he wrote in May regarding the problem of inadequate service and high fares for passengers traveling in and out of Iowa airports. The Justice Department assured Sen. Grassley that is is "aggressively pursuing its airline...

Ag Appropriations Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following comment regarding his vote today against an amendment to lift the cap on marketing loan rates for one year at a cost of $1.6 billion. "This amendment busted the budget and that is not good for farmers, who benefit from the lower interest rates that come with fiscal discipline in...

Grassley Lauds Creation of Iowa Women's Business Center The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that an Iowa Women's Business Center will be created at the Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED) in Iowa City. Earlier this summer, Grassley sponsored legislation to increase federal funding for the SBA Women's Business Center...

Higher Education Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding Senate passage late last night of the Higher Education Act of 1998. Senators voted in favor of the bill 96 to 1. A conference committee must now meet to resolve slight differences between the versions of this legislation passed by the Senate and House of Representatives. "This...

Grassley Says IRS Reform is "Not a Moment Too Soon" New Internal IRS Audits Reveals Taxpayer Rights are Continually Violated Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today cited two new internal audits of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which reveal unlawful use of quotas and examination statistics in every IRS district, as well as...

Grassley Says IRS Reform is "Not a Moment Too Soon" New Internal IRS Audits Reveals Taxpayer Rights are Continually Violated Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today cited two new internal audits of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which reveal unlawful use of quotas and examination statistics in every IRS district, as well as...

Hearing on China Normal Trade Relations Status Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will support, once again, the President's decision to extend Normal Trade Relations to China. I think there are a lot of good reasons to do so. I trust that our witnesses will be able to tell the Committee the importance of extending Normal Trade Relations and how critical it is to...

A HISTORICAL TREATISE ON THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT Mr. President, I rise today to speak about an important issue for the taxpayers of this country. My purpose today is to: inform my colleagues, 2. alert future members of this body, and 3.create a historical public record so that future Congresses will not repeat the mistakes of the past. The issue is the...

Welfare-to-Work Funds for Iowa The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that Iowa Workforce Development will receive over $8.3 million to enhance and expand programs such as Iowa's Family Investment Program (FIP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). The federal grant is being matched by $4.1 million in state funds. The Balanced Budget Act...

H.R. 2676, the IRS Restructuring Conference Report Mr. President, today is a very proud day for me, for the United States Senate, and for Washington. Today we declare a victory: a victory for American taxpayers and for Congress. We have done something very good here. This is government serving the people at its finest. It is for causes such as this that I...

Grassley: Just 25 days left to apply for fall internships on Capitol Hill Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 , or in one of the six constituent service offices he maintains in Iowa. Grassley said the interships are "very good opportunities for college students to gain work experience while learning about the legislative branch of federal government." Interns for...

Grassley Moves to Stop the Export of Dangerous, Classified Military Equipment Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Stepping up pressure on the Department of Defense (DoD) to gain control of its inventory and prevent sales of lethal military items which have been classified as surplus, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa last night won final passage of his amendment to...

Grassley Builds Support for Bill to Help Farmers Manage Risk Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced a major breakthrough in the legislative process for his bill to help farmers manage the risks associated with price and income fluctuations in agriculture. The Senate Majority Leader, Trent Lott of Mississippi, has committed...

Grassley, Wyden Seek to Shed Light on Senate Secret Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today joined Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon to win approval of an amendment that would make the Senate more open by eliminating the practice of secret holds on Senate business. The bi-partisan amendment was incorporated by the floor leader into the Defense...

Line-Item Veto Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the Supreme Court decision today that the line-item veto law is unconstitutional. Grassley is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "I am disappointed in the decision. Hardworking taxpayers should not be stuck with bills for pork-barrel and wasteful spending. The line-item veto...

IRS Reform Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued comment regarding completion of work by Senate and House negotiators on a comprehensive bill to reform the IRS. Grassley was a member of the committee that worked out differences between reform bills approved last fall and this spring. Sen. Grassley has a strong record of working on behalf of taxpayer rights, as...

Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protect Act of 1998 On Friday, June 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Religious Liberty andCharitable Donation Protection Act, S.1244. The new law will protect tithing and charitable giving under the federal bankruptcy code. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa introduced the legislation last year. His...

Grassley To Hold Second Series of Meetings Aimed at Drug Problem in Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will hold a series of five town meetings in Iowa in the week of June 29, as part of his ongoing effort to help local communities fight illegal drug use and experimentation. Grassley said the key to solving the drug problem is communities...