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Reported Agreement with Saddam Hussein Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued the following statement regarding the agreement reached by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan with Saddam Hussein, and commented upon this afternoon by President Bill Clinton. "I hope the agreement is successful because I don't want to go to war. However, we have yet to see the...

Grassley to Host Town Meeting in Anamosa Area Iowans Invited to Voice Concerns, Ask Questions Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today encouraged Jones County residents to brings their questions and concerns about the situation with Iraq, Social Security, health care, education, economic development, or any other public policy issue to a...

Grassley Applauds Good News for Iowa Pork Producers Favorable Trade Agreement Reached, USDA Acts to Help Pork Prices Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today applauded "two pieces of good news for U.S. pork producers" and urged the administration to continue seeking favorable trade agreements for American agriculture. Grassley -- who serves as...

Grassley Alerts Iowans to Watch Out for Fictitious Money Schemes Nigerian Crime Rings Target Elderly, Promise Big Bucks Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 Alerting Iowans about "get-rich-quick" schemes that disguise fraudulent activity as authentic transactions of the Nigerian Government, Sen. Chuck Grassley today said a mass mailing solicitation known as...

Grassley Responds to President's Remarks on Iraq Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement in response to President Bill Clinton's remarks today regarding the crisis with Iraq. For more information, please call Jill Kozeny at 202/224-1308. "Notwithstanding assertive attempts at diplomacy, Saddam Hussein has not demonstrated any genuine...

Grassley Seeks Action to Open European Market to U.S. Beef Exports Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Stating that the European Union (EU) has had its day in court and that American farmers have suffered the effects of an unjustified ban for too long, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today introduced a resolution to open the European market to U.S. beef...

Grassley, Brownback Rally Congressional Support for Agriculture Resolution Calls on U.S. Trade Representative to Seek Fair Treatment for Farmers Less than one week after making a formal protest to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas today introduced a Senate resolution to require that any...

Grassley Scheduled to Speak During Southeast Iowa Days in Des Moines Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will speak next week during Southeast Iowa Days in Iowa's capital city. Grassley will address economic development issues and budget and tax policy beginning at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, February 17, in advance of the 7 o'clock dinner at...

Grassley's Committee Studies Reform Options for Social Security Iowa Senator Takes Lead in Bi-Partisan Effort to Save Important Program Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking prompt action to save Social Security and ensure viability of the program when the baby boomer generation begins to retire, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today conducted the first...

Grassley Scheduled to Speak During Southeast Iowa Days in Des Moines Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will speak next week during Southeast Iowa Days in Iowa's capital city. Grassley will address economic development issues and budget and tax policy beginning at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, February 17, in advance of the 7 o'clock dinner at...

Grassley to Visit Clayton County Dairy Farm Town Meetings Set for Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Dubuque, Manchester, Independence Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will visit a Clayton County dairy farm at milking time while conducting a series of meetings next week to discuss a variety of issues affecting Northeast Iowa...

Grassley Makes Summer Internships Available to Iowa Students Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that applications are available for Iowa college students interested in spending part of next summer as an intern on Capitol Hill. Grassley said that college-age interns are selected to work during two, six-week sessions in his...

International Trade Initiatives As we start the second session of the 105th Congress I want to outline my priorities on international trade issues from my vantage point of Chairman of the Finance Committee's International Trade Subcommittee. Some of these are legislative initiatives that began in the 1st session and others are things that we should be doing...

Hearing on the Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I expect this to be one of the most important hearings the Committee holds this year. We should all be concerned about the situation in Asia because of its ramifications on the U.S. economy and impact on our constituents. Each one of our states will be affected. Just 10 days...

Grassley Keeps in Touch with Iowa Dairy Producers Plans Town Meetings in Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Dubuque, Manchester, Independence Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that he will conduct six town meetings in Northeast Iowa later this month to discuss with Iowa dairy producers the recent proposal unveiled by Agriculture...

Grassley Demands Focus on Agriculture Senators Call on U.S. Trade Rep. To Break Down Barriers for American Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Responding to recent news reports that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) intends to pursue a comprehensive trans-Atlantic trade pact that would not address agricultural issues, Sen. Chuck Grassley of...

Iowans Depend on Social Security There's no doubt Iowans depend on the long-term stability of Social Security. Iowa ranks third among all states in percentage of residents over the age of 65. A full 15 percent of our state's population ? or 417,000 Iowans ? receive benefits each year from the Social Security program. And the program is projected to face...

President's Budget Proposal Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following statement in response to the budget proposed today by President Bill Clinton for fiscal year 1999. Grassley is the second most senior member of the Senate Budget Committee and Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, where he has been an outspoken advocate for addressing the...

Grassley's Committee Offers Help to Older Iowans Pamphlet Highlights Deductions for Seniors; How To Avoid Paying Too Much in Taxes Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Working to help older Americans keep more money in theirpockets, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced the publication of a updated pamphletdesigned to help seniors avoid paying too much in...

USDA Conservation Reserve Program Announcement In response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of 5.9 millionacres being accepted into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Sen. Chuck Grassley ofIowa issued the following statement."The USDA announcement is good news for Iowa farmers. I am pleased that arelatively high number...