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Grassley Scheduled to Speak During Southeast Iowa Days in Des Moines Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will speak next week during Southeast Iowa Days in Iowa's capital city. Grassley will address economic development issues and budget and tax policy beginning at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, February 17, in advance of the 7 o'clock dinner at...

Grassley's Committee Studies Reform Options for Social Security Iowa Senator Takes Lead in Bi-Partisan Effort to Save Important Program Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking prompt action to save Social Security and ensure viability of the program when the baby boomer generation begins to retire, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today conducted the first...

Grassley Scheduled to Speak During Southeast Iowa Days in Des Moines Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will speak next week during Southeast Iowa Days in Iowa's capital city. Grassley will address economic development issues and budget and tax policy beginning at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, February 17, in advance of the 7 o'clock dinner at...

Grassley to Visit Clayton County Dairy Farm Town Meetings Set for Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Dubuque, Manchester, Independence Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he will visit a Clayton County dairy farm at milking time while conducting a series of meetings next week to discuss a variety of issues affecting Northeast Iowa...

Grassley Makes Summer Internships Available to Iowa Students Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that applications are available for Iowa college students interested in spending part of next summer as an intern on Capitol Hill. Grassley said that college-age interns are selected to work during two, six-week sessions in his...

International Trade Initiatives As we start the second session of the 105th Congress I want to outline my priorities on international trade issues from my vantage point of Chairman of the Finance Committee's International Trade Subcommittee. Some of these are legislative initiatives that began in the 1st session and others are things that we should be doing...

Hearing on the Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I expect this to be one of the most important hearings the Committee holds this year. We should all be concerned about the situation in Asia because of its ramifications on the U.S. economy and impact on our constituents. Each one of our states will be affected. Just 10 days...

Grassley Keeps in Touch with Iowa Dairy Producers Plans Town Meetings in Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Dubuque, Manchester, Independence Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that he will conduct six town meetings in Northeast Iowa later this month to discuss with Iowa dairy producers the recent proposal unveiled by Agriculture...

Grassley Demands Focus on Agriculture Senators Call on U.S. Trade Rep. To Break Down Barriers for American Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Responding to recent news reports that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) intends to pursue a comprehensive trans-Atlantic trade pact that would not address agricultural issues, Sen. Chuck Grassley of...

Iowans Depend on Social Security There's no doubt Iowans depend on the long-term stability of Social Security. Iowa ranks third among all states in percentage of residents over the age of 65. A full 15 percent of our state's population ? or 417,000 Iowans ? receive benefits each year from the Social Security program. And the program is projected to face...

President's Budget Proposal Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following statement in response to the budget proposed today by President Bill Clinton for fiscal year 1999. Grassley is the second most senior member of the Senate Budget Committee and Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, where he has been an outspoken advocate for addressing the...

Grassley's Committee Offers Help to Older Iowans Pamphlet Highlights Deductions for Seniors; How To Avoid Paying Too Much in Taxes Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Working to help older Americans keep more money in theirpockets, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced the publication of a updated pamphletdesigned to help seniors avoid paying too much in...

USDA Conservation Reserve Program Announcement In response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of 5.9 millionacres being accepted into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Sen. Chuck Grassley ofIowa issued the following statement."The USDA announcement is good news for Iowa farmers. I am pleased that arelatively high number...

Grassley Seeks USDA Commitment to New Markets for Iowa Family Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking new market opportunities for family farmers in Iowa and across the country, Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to take prompt action on important short and long-term initiatives to help pork producers remain competitive in...

Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee to Consider Restructuring and Reforming the Internal Revenue Service We are here today to resume discussion of a very important issue: restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As my colleagues know, I have worked very hard on this issue. I served on the National Commission on Restructuring the IRS in 1996 and...

Grassley Calls on Congress, White House to Seize Windfall Opportunity Iowa Senator Welcomes President to Debate on Social Security, First Hearing Scheduled Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tonight called on Congress and the President "to start to roll back the legacy of debt that has put the American dream in jeopardy for our...

Dairy Pricing Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment regarding the proposal unveiled today by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to reform dairy pricing and simplify the system. "I am cautiously optimistic about the Secretary's proposal. It seems to have met the directive of the 1996 farm bill to consolidate existing milk marketing orders....

Grassley Urges Congress to Expand and Protect Taxpayer Rights Iowa Senator Says Audit Underscores Need for Reform, Oversight of IRS Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Responding to a new internal audit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today reiterated his call for comprehensive IRS reform that puts taxpayer rights first. "The...

Grassley Joins Cedar Rapids Chamber in Effort to Help Local Employers Workshop Planned to Answer Immigration-Related Questions Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley next week will co-sponsor with the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce a workshop for employers with questions about labor certification, the application process for immigrant and...

Grassley to Discuss Balanced Budget, Social Security on Television Program Iowans Invited to Call with Questions Thursday Night During "Ask Your Senator" Scott Stanzel 202/224-1308 Seeking to answer questions about new projections for a balanced budget and address concerns about the long-term viability of the Social Security program, Sen. Chuck Grassley...