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Grassley Supports Rural TV Bill - Senator Chuck Grassley said today he is co-sponsoring legislation to help satellite customers in rural and small markets receive local television programming. "This issue has caused heartburn for years between the satellite, cable and broadcasting industries, and consumers in rural America have been caught in the middle,"...

Grassley Urges President to Tap Strategic Oil Reserves - Senator Chuck Grassley said today that recent news reports of Saudi Arabia's interest in increasing OPEC oil production to stabilize prices is encouraging, but he added that any production increase needs to occur quickly. "If oil ministers are going to begin sending more gas into the market, they...

Grassley Announces HUD Grant Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Iowa Housing Corporation in Des Moines has received two technical assistance grants ? the first, $54, 940, to be used in the HOME program and the second, $28, 275, to be used for Community Housing Development Organizations ? through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

Grassley Comments on WTO Decision Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement on the decision handed down by World Trade Organization Appellate Body: "Mr. President, I am extremely disappointed by the adverse decision handed down in Geneva today by the WTO Appellate Body in the Foreign Sales Corporation case, sometimes called the FSC...

Grassley Resists Saudi Arabia's Entrance Into WTO ? Senator Chuck Grassley today spoke out against Saudi Arabia joining the World Trade Organization because of the country's pivotal role in cutting oil production and hiking gas prices worldwide. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Grassley reversed his support for Saudi Arabia's...

Grassley Wants More Investment in Education ? Calling upon his colleagues to "put the money where their mouth is," Sen. Chuck Grassley asked lawmakers to support a $7.7 billion investment in education. The Republican-led Senate today brought an education package to the floor for debate. The plan enhances capital resources for school construction by...

Grassley Works to Repeal Social Security Earnings Limit ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today announced that he will help advance legislation to ease a burden on older Americans who wish to continue working. Grassley will co-sponsor the Social Security Earnings Test Elimination Act of 2000. "People are living longer. They...

Grassley Comments on Medical Errors Proposal Today President Clinton announced a proposal designed to reduce medical errors by asking states to impose mandatory reporting of medical errors by hospitals, among other changes. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, is among a group of senators who on Feb. 3 sent letters to key federal...

Grassley Calls for "Strategic Plan" to Help Colombia ? Somewhere in Colombia, a fresh crop of coca leafs are being stripped from their bushes, or opium gum is being drained from the bulbs of poppies growing in vast fields. The harvest will head for ramshackle processing labs where chemicals transform plants into cocaine or heroin for worldwide...

Aging Committee Offers Tax Help to Older Americans -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today announced the updated publication of a brochure designed to prevent older Americans from paying too much income tax. "Every year thousands of older residents pay too much money to the IRS because they're not aware of deductions...

Grassley Seeks Action Against OPEC Members AMES ? With no relief in sight from sharp increases in diesel fuel and gasoline prices, Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing his protest of OPEC's "stranglehold on the U.S. economy." The Iowa senator said he is writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund to ask for the market-distorting behavior of the 11...

Grassley:New Study Exposes Oil Industry Hoax ONAWA ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said that new findings on soil and groundwater contamination in Iowa reveal a potential violation of Iowa law and debunk efforts to blame federal clean air standards for water contamination caused by the oil industry. Grassley said the fact that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources...

Grassley Urges Action to Level Diesel Fuel, Gasoline Prices ? In response to sharp increases in diesel fuel and gasoline prices, Sen. Chuck Grassley has called on the government to re-evaluate its recent decision against tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In a letter to Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, Grassley said, "the president has the power to...

Grassley Announces Grant to Marshalltown Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has approved more than $8 million to be used toward improving the kitchen facilities and more than $2 million for general renovations at the state veterans home in Marshalltown. "The men and women who have served our country in uniform...

Grassley Presents World War II Medals to Area Vets SIOUX CITY ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today honored Siouxland World War II veterans for their service and sacrifice. He presented the Asiastic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars and the World War II Victory Medal to Donald Molden of Sioux City. Leo Camerer of Hinton was given his Navy...

Grassley Announces More Money to Low-Income Iowans Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment regarding the additional federal dollars released today to help low-income Iowans heat their homes. Iowa will receive $493,463 in addition to the $1.6 million provided last week through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP. "The cost of keeping...

Grassley Takes Calls from Iowans During Cable TV Program ? Sen. Chuck Grassley will open the phone lines to Iowans during a 30-minute live cable television program next Wednesday, February 23, from 7-7:30 p.m. (Central time). Grassley's monthly, viewer call-in program gives Iowans the opportunity to express opinions and ask questions on any issue to Iowa's...

Grassley: Include Silage in Plan to Assist Grain Storage ? Livestock producers should have access to the same low-cost financing USDA is planning to offer other farmers for grain storage and handling facilities, according to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Iowa senator made his case in a letter sent to the Secretary of Agriculture this week, urging the...

Grassley Announces Joint Narcotics Control/TradeHearing ***** HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT ***** Hearing:"U.S. Assistance Options for the Andes" Convened By:Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Tradeboth panels are chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 Time: 10...

Iowa Senator to Launch Census 2000 Awareness Campaign ? Iowa households across the state soon will have the opportunity to ensure that their local communities get their fair share of government funding and the representation they deserve based on population, according to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley. "Iowans may not realize what's at stake when they receive...