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Salute America’s Veterans by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   The rush of the holiday season is fast approaching. Folks in Iowa and across the country look forward to gathering together, counting their blessings and enjoying long-held traditions with family and friends.   But before we carve the turkey on Thanksgiving Day, let’s remember to observe...

Grassley Works to Move Agriculture Civil Rights and Credit Card Issues Forward ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that several projects that he has advanced were included in the Agriculture Appropriations bill that passed the Senate late yesterday. Grassley said that he and Sen. Bob Bennett, of Utah, worked on language in the bill which allows the Secretary...

Grassley Amendment to Limit EQIP Payments Passes Senate ? Sen. Chuck Grassley late last night said that passage of his amendment to limit Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments was a win for family farmers. The amendment, which brings the payment limit down from $450,000 to $300,000, was passed by voice vote as part of the fiscal 2004 federal...

Grassley Urges Improvements in Quality of Care for Kidney Dialysis Patients ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is urging the government agencies in charge of overseeing the quality of care for Medicare-covered kidney dialysis patients to do a much better job. Grassley raised the issue after a new report he requested shows poor care...

Grassley Amendment to Limit EQIP Payments Passes Senate ? Sen. Chuck Grassley late last night said that passage of his amendment to limit Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments was a win for family farmers. The amendment, which brings the payment limit down from $450,000 to $300,000, was passed by voice vote as part of the fiscal 2004 federal...

Grassley Praises House Passage of Senate's Military Tax Relief Bill ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the House's unanimous passage of the Senate's version of bipartisan legislation offering tax relief for military men and women. The House passage ? after more than a year of delays ? clears the legislation for the...

Grassley Praises Senate Passage of Military Tax Fairness Bill Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the Senate's passage last night of legislation he co-authored to fix a series of tax inequities facing the nation's armed services. This is a key step toward final passage. "Our nation is relying on the military in unique...

Grassley Urges Senate to Move Charitable Giving Bill I have given my word that that will not be the case. So we should now be able to go forward with conference on the legislation that the minority leader stated: "will get meaningful aid to organizations and institutions that are equipped to help those who need help the most." I am worried that even though...

Mexico's antidumping order on beef Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comments regarding an announcement by the NAFTA panel reviewing Mexico's antidumping order on beef from the United States that its final decision has been postponed, yet again, this time until Dec. 31. "I'm very concerned by this delay....

Grassley Continues Crusade Against Agricultural Concentration Iowa Senator Questions Justice Department Official about Commitment to Family Farmers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today kept up his crusade against the trend toward greater concentration in agriculture by questioning at a Judiciary Committee hearing the top Justice Department official for antitrust...

President's remarks on energy Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and the lead Senate negotiator in the conference committee on energy tax provisions, today made the following comment on the President's remarks on renewable energy sources. "I want to thank the President for his positive words of support for ethanol and biodiesel in...

Grassley Concerned About Coordination of National Money Laundering Strategy ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) that shows the lack of coordination by "multiple federal bureaucracies" that are investigating money laundering and terrorist financing. The National Money Laundering Strategy, authored in 1998 by...

Grassley Secures Pledges to Direct Additional Federal Dollars to Nursing Home Resident Care ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he had secured written agreements from the nursing home community that it will spend additional Medicare payments during the next ten years attributable to the recent 3.26 percent reimbursement update for skilled nursing...

Grassley Concerned About Coordination of National Money Laundering Strategy ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) that shows the lack of coordination by "multiple federal bureaucracies" that are investigating money laundering and terrorist financing. The National Money Laundering Strategy, authored in 1998 by...

Country of Origin Labeling Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's release of the proposed rule for mandatory country of origin labeling. "I still believe that the American consumer has a right to know the country of origin of the meat they are purchasing. The Department of Agriculture is...

21st Century Snake Oil by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   As a fiscal conservative, I have long championed taxpayer rights and worked to reduce the tax burden on working men and women in America. In the late 1990s, when testimony provided to Congress shed light on an overzealous federal agency trouncing on the rights of citizen taxpayers, I led an...

Word On: “Chicken-izing” U.S. Pork Industry   Q: Why did you oppose the purchase of Farmland’s pork division to Smithfield Foods, Inc.? A: For several years I have led an effort in Washington to expose anti-competitive trends in American agriculture, including increased concentration in the meat processing industry. In my county meetings across Iowa,...

Legislation to Train Closed Captioning Writers Passes Senate Iowa Senators Sponsor Legislation ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that legislation to provide grants for the training of realtime reporters, such as closed captioners, was included in an anti-spam bill that was passed by the Senate. The legislation was sponsored with Sen. Tom Harkin. "Americans...

Grassley Works to Prevent Document Destruction, Protect Medicaid Drug Program from Fraud ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is objecting to a government proposal that he says would make it easier for prescription drug manufacturers to defraud the Medicaid drug rebate program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a rule for public comment which...

Grassley: $21 Million to Iowa to Help Low-Income Families Pay Heating Bills ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $21,025,901 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds to Iowa. Funds will help low-income Iowans with their heating bills during October, November and December this...