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Word On: Air Service   Q: What do you make of the recent closure of central Iowa’s home-grown airline? A: I’m sorry the fledgling airline was forced to call it quits. Despite strong support from civic, business and political leaders, the airline struggled mightily to raise capital, attract passengers and compete with more established carriers. The...

Music to Your Ears By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa   Although the major broadcast and cable news networks carried the speech live, many Iowans at the end of February may have missed the 43rd president’s first address to a joint session of Congress. That’s when President Bush returned to Capitol Hill to outline his budget blueprint for the new fiscal...

Opening Statement for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the committee for holding this important hearing. Today is the first of March, the annual date for the President to submit his findings on international counter drug cooperation. This certification process lately has become somewhat controversial. Today's hearing, as I...

Grassley Continues to Work for Education Iowa Senator Introduces Legislation for Gifted and Talented Students , DC - Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation that gives states the needed resources to provide educational services to the three million gifted and talented students in the nation. The bipartisan Gifted and Talented Students Education...

Grassley Works for Competitive Air Service ? Sen. Chuck Grassley this week joined his colleagues Sens. John McCain, of Arizona, and Ernest Hollings, of South Carolina, to introduce bipartisan legislation to restore competitive air service. The Aviation Competition Restoration Act would provide the Department of Transportation with expanded authority to...

Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing on Plan Colombia Good morning and welcome. I want to thank everyone for coming today for this important update hearing on Plan Colombia, and for accommodating the schedule change earlier this week. Plan Colombia is one of our most significant and largest Western Hemisphere foreign policy initiatives in...

Grassley Praises Fresh Approach of Bush Budget Blueprint ? President Bush's budget blueprint represents a fresh and welcome approach to handling the taxpayers' money, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today. Grassley's comments came after hearing testimony from Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, the first administration official...

Grassley Schedules Hearing on Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat, today announced the chairmen, ranking Democrats and members of the committee's subcommittees. The subcommittee memberships are:Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS OversightDon Nickles, Chairman...

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Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley on President Bush's Budget Outline The President's budget is like quality Iowa beef. It's lean where it should be, and fat just where it counts. It's principled, fair and restrained. For those reasons, it's rock-solid. The President's plan funds our nation's priorities. It improves education. It preserves all Medicare and...

Grassley Schedules Hearing on Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking Democrat, today announced the chairmen, ranking Democrats and members of the committee's subcommittees. The subcommittee memberships are:Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS OversightDon Nickles, Chairman...

A Boost for Caregivers by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The federal government is taking steps to recognize the tremendous contributions and hardships assumed by tens of thousands of family caregivers across the country. Federal dollars were released in February to the 50 states to fund the National Family Care Support Program, a new project being...

Word On: Crop Insurance   Q: When is the deadline for farmers to sign-up for crop insurance for 2001? A: As in years past, the USDA has set a March 15 deadline for farmers to insure their corn and soybean acres for the upcoming growing season and remain eligible for many USDA programs and loans. What's more, farmers should take note that congressional...

Grassley Announces Hearings on Key Aspects of Bush Tax Relief Plan Description: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, plan a series of hearings on tax relief. The hearings will explore key aspects of President Bush's tax cut package. The first hearing immediately will follow the President's address...

Grassley Releases Witness List for Trade Hearing The Honorable William M. Daley, Former Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C. The Honorable Carla A. Hills, Former United States Trade Representative, Washington, D.C. Robert D. Hormats, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International, New York, N.Y.

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Grassley Seeks President's Assistance with High Energy Costs Iowa Senator Encourages Bush to Quickly Develop Comprehensive Energy Plan Sen. Chuck Grassley today is encouraging President Bush to quickly develop a comprehensive energy plan that helps alleviate the financial burden faced by Iowans with extremely high energy bills. In a letter to Bush today,...

Statement from Sen. Grassley on Today's Airstrike on Iraq Following is a comment from Sen. Chuck Grassley on today's airstrike on Iraq: "The airstrike was an appropriate response to an increasingly sophisticated threat against allied planes patrolling the no-fly zones in Iraq. The action doesn't indicate a change in US policy, but instead is a stronger...

IRS audit rates Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, made the following comment on the latest IRS audit rates. "Congress has provided the IRS the authority to hire an additional 2,036 full-time employees this year. This increase in staffing, combined with cost savings the IRS should realize from continued increases in electronic filing...

Iowa Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Counter-Drug School at Camp Dodge National Training Center Would Help State, Regional Law Enforcement Sens. Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation today that would create a new counter-drug school at Camp Dodge. The school would help Iowa law enforcement officials and those in nearby states with...