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Grassley Applauds Community Organization in Iowa City ISED Success Makes Case for Expanded Effort , DC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today saluted an Iowa City-based organization for its success in helping low-income entrepreneurs and endorsed legislation to provide federal grants to encourage the mission of the Iowa organization and similar programs across the...

Grassley Plans Meetings in Southeast Iowa Iowa Senator Visits Every County Each Year Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will visit three Southeast Iowa communities on Thursday, February 18 to meet with students, Rotarians and AmeriCorps volunteers. Altogether, during the President's Day holiday recess, Sen. Grassley will conduct meetings in 15...

Grassley: Meeting to Discuss Pilot Program to be held in Sioux City Federal Authorities, Local Police Would Form Partnership Against Illegal Immigration , DC - Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the Justice Department has planned a meeting in Sioux City to discuss the creation of a pilot program in Iowa that will let local police assist federal...

Grassley Seeks Balanced Strategy to Fight Drugs Calls for Commitment to Demand and Supply Reduction, Expanded Law Enforcement , DC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today joined a group of lawmakers calling for an increase in funding for counter-drug initiatives and charging that the budget offered earlier this week by President Bill Clinton shortchanges important...

Grassley: An Individual Account ComponentCould Improve Social Security for Women 16 more years. A woman age 65 could expect to live to age 84 -- 19 more years. Consequently, women depend on income from Social Security for more years in retirement than do men. The trend of ever-increasing life expectancies appears destined to continue well into the...

Grassley, Kohl Take Aim at Abuse of Class Action Lawsuits , DC - Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin today introduced a bi-partisan bill to fight abuse of the class action process, by helping protect the rights of consumers from being compromised for the sake of those lawyers who look to line their own pockets with fees rather than do...

President's Budget Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) issued the following statement on the budget proposal released by the President today. Grassley is the second-most senior member of the Budget Committee. "Fiscal conservatives have a big challenge before us as the budget surplus appears to be burning a hole in the administration's pocket. Yet, paying down the...

Grassley Reminds Pork Producers to Visit Local FSA Office Sign-Up Period for USDA Cash Assistance Runs Feb. 1-12 , DC -? Sen. Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowa pork producers hard- hit by the historical slump in the hog market to make plans to visit their local Farm Service Agency office within the next two weeks to apply for direct cash assistance being...

President's Budget Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) issued the following statement on the budget proposal released by the President today. Grassley is the second-most senior member of the Budget Committee. "Fiscal conservatives have a big challenge before us as the budget surplus appears to be burning a hole in the administration's pocket. Yet, paying down the...

Budget Surplus Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today issued the following statement regarding official projections that the federal budget surplus will far exceed previous estimates. President Clinton will submit his proposed budget to Congress on Monday. Grassley serves as a senior member of the Senate Budget and Finance committees. He is chairman of the Senate...

Grassley: Gore's Announcement is Good News Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded the announcement made today that the United States would propose abolishing export subsidies completely at a new round of global trade talks later this year. Grassley is chairman of the International Trade Subcommittee and a specially designated Congressional Trade Advisor. During a...

Senate Impeachment Trial Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued this following statement regarding his votes today against dismissal and for deposition of witnesses in the impeachment trial. "These two votes were about standing up for principles. They were not votes about guilt or innocence. "The first, a motion to dismiss, was about whether perjury and...

Grassley Puts Spotlight on Mega-Mergers Iowa Senator Seeks Careful Anti-Trust and Competition Analysis , DC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa this morning questioned economists, government officials, agricultural leaders, and industry representatives about how family farmers are impacted by the mega-merger trend in agri-business today and what the effect might...

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...