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Grassley Will Present Vietnam Vet Purple Heart Posthumously New Sharon Family Will Accept Award on Behalf of Son Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ? More than a quarter-century after their son was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War, the family of Private First Class Dennis L. Craver will accept the Purple Heart on their son's behalf from Sen....

Grassley Seeks Permanent Homes for Children in Foster Care Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa applauded unanimous approval today by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives of a landmark bill to overhaul the foster care and adoption system for the first time in 17 years. He said it is "meaningful reform that puts children...

Fast Track  In response to the failure of President Clinton to gain the necessary support in Congress to pass fast track trade negotiating authority, Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following statement:<P> <I>"The United States has the most to gain by leading and the most to lose by sitting on the sidelines when it comes to...

Grassley's Bill to Promote Personal Savings Ready for President's Signature Iowa Senator Says SAVER Bill Important for Baby Boomers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Working to improve retirement income security for the baby boomer generation and beyond, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today announced that his bill to promote awareness of the need for personal savings...

Grassley Builds on Efforts to Harvest Wind Energy Iowa Senator Works to Extend Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 ? Building on his efforts to promote U.S. energy independence, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Saturday introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the tax incentive for wind energy production and to promote the...

  Holds Amendment     Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the fact that the amendment offered in September by Sens. Grassley and Wyden to require full disclosure by senators who place holds on Senate business was removed from the conference report for the D.C. appropriations bill. Here is Sen. Grassley's...

Grassley Honored by American Nurses Association Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was honored last night by the American Nurses Association (ANA) for his successful effort this year to increase access to quality health care across the country by requiring Medicare to directly reimburse nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists...

Grassley Seeks Increased Focus on Grassroots Effort to Fight Drug Abuse Iowa Senator Reviews Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominee Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the individual nominated for one of the top jobs in the drug control policy office of the White House to focus on grassroots efforts to fight the rise...

Grassley Seeks Increased Focus on Grassroots Effort to Fight Drug Abuse Iowa Senator Reviews Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominee Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the individual nominated for one of the top jobs in the drug control policy office of the White House to focus on grassroots efforts to fight the rise...

  IRS Reform     Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed his support for action by the U.S. Senate yet this year on the proposal he introduced with Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska to dramatically restructure the Internal Revenue Service. Sen. Grassley serves as senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, where he has served as chairman of the...

  IRS Reform     Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed his support for action by the U.S. Senate yet this year on the proposal he introduced with Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska to dramatically restructure the Internal Revenue Service. Sen. Grassley serves as senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, where he has served as chairman of the...

Grassley Seeks Increased Focus on Grassroots Effort to Fight Drug Abuse Iowa Senator Reviews Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominee Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the individual nominated for one of the top jobs in the drug control policy office of the White House to focus on grassroots efforts to fight the rise...

Slamming Statement  I would like to welcome everyone to this hearing on a very important consumer protection issue. This is a letter that was recently carbon copied to me by a constituent:<P> <I>"Dear [phone company x]:<P> In April I received a telephone call from your marketing service company. They did not...

Grassley to White House: Turn Attention to Fight Against International Drug Traffickers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today took issue with the fact that the White House missed its November 1 deadline for submitting to Congress names of the countries who have been identified as major drug producing or transit countries and, by law,...

Grassley Presses Forward in His Campaign to Extend the Ethanol Incentive Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his initiative to extend the pro-ethanol tax incentive to the year 2007 has been included in an amendment offered by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to establish tax-free status for pre-paid college tuition payments. "I...

Grassley Wins Senate Approval for Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Advances Effective Tool, Financial Viability for Family Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Scoring a victory in his effort to make available for farmers today or in the future an opportunity to reorganize debts and continue farming while meeting repayment schedules with creditors, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Grassley Wins Senate Approval for Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Advances Effective Tool, Financial Viability for Family Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Scoring a victory in his effort to make available for farmers today or in the future an opportunity to reorganize debts and continue farming while meeting repayment schedules with creditors, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Grassley Hearing to Examine Telephone Slamming Schemes Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will conduct a hearing on Monday afternoon to consider how Congress might respond on behalf of consumers who are subjected to telephone "slamming" schemes by some long distance carriers. Slamming is a term used to describe any practice that changes a...

Grassley to Examine Class Action Lawsuit Awards Witness List Announced Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the list of witnesses who will testify Thursday afternoon during a congressional hearing to consider why some class action lawsuit settlements result in victim compensation that is unacceptably low and attorneys'...

IRS Commissioner Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued a statement regarding his support for the nomination of Charles Rossotti to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Grassley serves as a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee which voted unanimously this morning in favor of the nomination. Grassley is a lead sponsor of...