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Iowa Senators Win Senate Approval for Loess Hills Study - Sens. Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin won passage by the U.S. Senate last night of their legislation to provide federal dollars for a feasibility study on preserving the Loess Hills in western Iowa. The bill introduced by Iowa's senators provides $275,000 for completion of a year-long study by the...

Grassley Enlists NASA to Join Anti-Drug Effort Sen. Grassley today introduced legislation that would make one ofthe government's most popular web sites a creative resource for disseminating anti-drugmessages to American school children.According to Grassley, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA)home page ranks among the most trafficked...

Grassley Works to Link Medicare and VA Services for Vets in Iowa, Nationwide Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded action this morning by the FinanceCommittee on a bill to allow veterans to receive Medicare-provided services at veteranshospitals and medical facilities.Approved unanimously by committee members, the legislation would establish thisopportunity for the...

Grassley Assembles CARE Package for Families Devastated by Hurricane Mitch Iowa Senator Lends Hand to International Humanitarian Organization Senator Chuck Grassley this week joined CARE International in assembling important packages, which plates, cups, cutlery and other household items, to aid 600 Honduran families who were left homeless in the aftermath...

Grassley Efforts Enhance Anti-Fraud Legislation Sen. Chuck Grassley is a key supporter of anti-fraud legislation introduced today."More and more career criminals are becoming involved in health care fraud. This bill responds bymaking it harder for such people to participate in Medicare in the first place, increasing our ongoingability to monitor their...

Grassley: Creative Programs Encourage Retirement Savings Sen. Chuck Grassley said that Americans are making progress toward the goalof individual retirement savings."A year ago, the story was our nation's low savings rate," Grassley said. "Today, the news is agreater awareness of the need for retirement savings, and more innovative programs to helpAmericans...

Grassley Works for Teachers Iowa Senator Seeks Passage of Teacher Tax Credits , DC - Senator Chuck Grassley this week announced his support for two proposed tax credits designed to assist elementary and secondary school teachers with the high cost of providing students with the best possible educational experience. The first bill Grassley has co-sponsored...

Grassley Hails Victory for Disabled Americans Sen. Chuck Grassley today applauded Senate passage of reforms designed toremove barriers that block disabled persons from joining or re-entering the workforce.As the first Republican senator to co-sponsor the legislation during the 105th Congress, Grassley saidS. 331, the Work Incentives Improvement Act opens...

Federal funds to fight drugs in Iowa RE:Federal funds to fight drugs in Iowa DA:June 15, 1999   Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that the Senate subcommittee that provides fundingto anti-drug programs has approved his request for federal dollars for two Iowa efforts. TheCommerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee has...

Grassley Works for Education Iowa Senator Seeks Expanded Opportunities for Gifted and Talented Students Senator Chuck Grassley sought support this week for his bi-partisan legislation to give states the resources they need to maintain and further develop educational programs for gifted and talented students. This spring, Grassley introduced S. 505, the...

Grassley Wins Fight to Provide Equal Access to Keosaqua Post Office Iowa Senator Calls Move to Create Handicapped Accessible Entrance "Long Overdue" Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the decision by theUnited States Postal Service to build a handicapped entrance to the previously inaccessibleKeosaqua Post Office.On May 7, Grassley received a letter...

Grassley Seeks Fair Treatment, Compensation for Farmers Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a bipartisan bill to makefarmers eligible for assistance through a federal trade law that compensates workers whenthey are hurt by international trade."This effort is bi-partisan. And its goal is to provide fair treatment to farmers under the tradeact," Grassley...

Grassley Works to Tighten Financial Controls at Defense Department , DC - Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate approval for an amendment he offered to make the Defense Department match payments with obligations for goods and services that cost taxpayers more than a half-million dollars. "I have successfully led a battle to whittle down the dollar amount for...

Grassley to Salute Iowa Veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced he will present 15 POW medals andone Purple Heart to Iowa veterans at an annual Memorial Day service organized by local AmVetPost 90 on Monday, May 31, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., at a Rose Hill Cemetery, in Fredericksburg.According to Grassley, local sailors,...

Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a comprehensive tax relief bill that includes his proposal to expand production of electricity from renewable resources and gave his support to a separate initiative that would let farmers produce switchgrass or other biomass crops on acres designated for the Conservation Reserve Program. Grassley's legislation...

Local Merchant Receives Small Business Award New Hampton Business Couple Meets Grassley - Local entrepreneur, Jon A. Nicolaisen, president of Custom Food Processors International, Inc. of New Hampton, met Sen. Chuck Grassley during the 36th annual "Small Business Week" celebrated in Washington, D.C., May 23 through May 29 to recognize the accomplishments...

Grassley Steers Bipartisan Tax Relief Legislation Forward Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a bill to provide tax relief formarried couples, seniors, farmers, and students. An identical bill was introduced in the Houseof Representatives by Rep. Nancy Johnson."Now is a good time to give hard-working taxpayers a well-deserved break," said Grassley."The...

Grassley to Visit 16 Iowa Communities Keeping in touch with Iowans, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced todayhis plans to visit 16 Iowa communities in Western and Central Iowa next week, from Wednesday,June 2, to Friday, June 4, to discuss issues ranging from youth violence and education, to SocialSecurity and the farm economy, to the crisis in Kosovo and...

Grassley to Visit 16 Iowa Communities Keeping in touch with Iowans, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced todayhis plans to visit 16 Iowa communities in Western and Central Iowa next week, from Wednesday,June 2, to Friday, June 4, to discuss issues ranging from youth violence and education, to SocialSecurity and the farm economy, to the crisis in Kosovo and...

Grassley to Visit 16 Iowa Communities Keeping in touch with Iowans, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced todayhis plans to visit 16 Iowa communities in Western and Central Iowa next week, from Wednesday,June 2, to Friday, June 4, to discuss issues ranging from youth violence and education, to SocialSecurity and the farm economy, to the crisis in Kosovo and...