Grassley Votes No on Spending Bills Over Missouri River Flooding Provision
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today voted against the federal spending bills for veterans, housing, energy and water because language that would have prevented a spring flood on the Missouri River was dropped from the energy and water appropriations bill.
"This package included good news for...
Grassley: Iowa Farmers Gain from Agriculture Spending Bill
? Sen. Chuck Grassley said the annual agriculture spending bill passed today by the U.S. Senate funds key programs for Iowa farmers and agriculture research.
In addition to the federal dollars that Iowa would automatically receive by way of the formulas spelled out in the law, the measure includes...
Grassley: Breast Cancer Bill is Ready for the President
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised the final congressional action on legislation to treat low-income women with breast and cervical cancer. Today's approval by the House of Representatives comes after Senate passage last week and readies the bill for the President's consideration.
"This legislation is...
Grassley: Iowa Gains from Transportation Spending Bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley said the annual transportation spending bill passed today by the U.S. Senate "provides the basis for transportation work that we really need in Iowa during the next year."
In addition to the federal dollars that Iowa would automatically receive by way of the formulas spelled out in...
Grassley Introduces Bill to Boost Nursing Home Staffing
? Acting to ease the suffering of nursing home residents, Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to increase the number of trained nursing staff who care for nursing home residents.
"The single greatest impediment to good nursing home care is a shortage of nursing staff," Grassley said....
Grassley Urges Employers to Hire Older Workers
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today praised older workers -- including a 72-year-old Iowan -- and urged employers to draw from this valuable labor pool.
"Older workers serve in just about every field," Grassley said. "They're teachers, business owners, talk show hosts and...
GRASSLEY PRAISES SENATE ACTION ON BREAST CANCER
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today praised the full Senate's approval of legislation to treat low-income women with breast and cervical cancer.
"This legislation is critical to the fight against breast and cervical cancer," Grassley said. "It reaches out to the thousands of women who fall through the cracks of the...
GRASSLEY GIVES A HAND TO OLDER WORKERS, GREEN THUMB
Event: "Prime Time to be on the Job"
Date/time: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at 4 p.m.
Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
Description: Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and ranking member Sen. John Breaux will honor an outstanding older worker from each of the 50...
ADVISORY FOR IOWA REPORTERS AND EDITORS
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today kept up his effort to urge President Clinton to sign legislation that would ensure access to the Missouri River for the transportation of agricultural products and protect communities along the river from extensive spring flooding.
The provision, which is part of the annual spending bill...
ADVISORY FOR IOWA REPORTERS AND EDITORS
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today kept up his effort to urge President Clinton to sign legislation that would ensure access to the Missouri River for the transportation of agricultural products and protect communities along the river from extensive spring flooding.
The provision, which is part of the annual spending bill...
Grassley Plans Hearing on Trade Issues
? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that he will hold a hearing next week on trade policy challenges in the year ahead.
The October 5 hearing will begin at 11 a.m. in Dirksen 215. Grassley is conducting the hearing as chairman of the International Trade Subcommittee.
Witnesses will address renewal of fast-track...
Grassley: Chief Justice McGiverin Renominated for State Justice Institute Board
President Clinton has announced his intention to renominate Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin to the national board to improve State courts.
McGiverin is a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. Board members serve for three years...
Grassley: Chief Justice McGiverin Renominated for State Justice Institute Board
President Clinton has announced his intention to renominate Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin to the national board to improve State courts.
McGiverin is a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. Board members serve for three years...
Grassley: Chief Justice McGiverin Renominated for State Justice Institute Board
President Clinton has announced his intention to renominate Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin to the national board to improve State courts.
McGiverin is a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. Board members serve for three years...
C-SPAN2 ALERT
ADVISORY FOR IOWA TV AND RADIO NEWSROOMS
Sen. Chuck Grassley plans to deliver the following speech on the Senate floor this evening. It will be carried LIVE on C-SPAN 2.
Here is the text of his remarks on sky-high energy costs:
Mr. President, I rise today to express my frustration and anger with the Clinton/Gore administration's lack of an...
Grassley Announces Federal Dollars for Anti-Drug Efforts in Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that four Iowa communities will receive nearly $400,000 in new grant awards and more than $350,000 in continuing grant awards to support locally-based efforts to fight drugs.
The federal dollars have been awarded through the Drug Free Communities Act, which...
Thursday, September 21, 2000
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Judiciary Committee approval of a bill that takes action against price fixing by OPEC, the 11-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that supplies 77 percent of the world's crude oil reserves.
Grassley, the third most senior member of the Judiciary Committee, is an original...
Grassley Stands Up for Family Farmers
Iowa Senator Seeks Effective Enforcement, Competitive Environment
? Sen. Chuck Grassley today took action based on a new report that shows the U.S. Department of Agriculture has not effectively used its power to stop anti-competitive practices in the livestock and meatpacking industries.
"The family farmer and...
Grassley, Bond Continue Pension Agency Probe
GAO Spotlights Possible $40 Million in Contract Steering
? Sens. Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond today said despite some strides to improve operations, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is still failing too many retirees whose pension payments are either delayed or miscalculated.
Moreover, PBGC, which...
Grassley Works to Improve Medicare Hospice Benefit
Witnesses Include Hospice Director from Mason City
? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today said he will take steps to improve Medicare's hospice benefit, such as seeking more money for the program and clarifying how long terminally ill patients can stay in hospice care...
