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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...

Grassley Calls Joint Hearing to Review Bilateral Cooperation in Drug War Senator Vows to Put U.S.-Mexico Anti-Drug Efforts Under the Spotlight Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, has called a joint oversight hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for Wednesday,...

Grassley Bill Seeks to Decrease Growing Number of Consumer Bankruptcies Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Responding to projections that personal bankruptcy filings will reach an all time high in 1997 despite a strong national economy and low unemployment rates, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today introduced a bi-partisan bill aimed at decreasing the number of...

Recommendations of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the recommendations presented to Congress today by the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. "The Commission report contains a number of recommendations which I intend to support and other recommendations which I believe are...

Grassley Responds to Administration's IRS Reform Proposal  Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following response to the administration's proposal unveiled today to reform the Internal Revenue Service.<P> <I>"The administration says IRS reform begins today. I say welcome aboard. It's better late than never. But the administration...

Grassley Advances Permanent Extension of Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Continues Work to Close Loopholes in Federal Bankruptcy Code Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ary Committee for his bills that would extend permanent status to Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code and close loopholes in the federal law that dilute local resources for school districts and other...

Grassley Proposes Iowa Drug Czar to Serve on National Commission Advisory Commission on Drug-Free Communities Will Target Local Initiatives Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 mmunity-based outreach efforts. Signed by the President in June, the law authorizes The Office of the National Drug Control Policy to offer matching grants of up to $100,000 to community...

Grassley: Ethanol Extension Clears Senate Tax-Writing Panel Making steady progress toward his goal of extending the ethanol tax incentive through the year 2007, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today shepherded extension of the ethanol tax incentive through the Senate Finance Committee.  Pro-ethanol legislation authored by Grassley and Sen. Carol...

Grassley Addresses Worldly Consequences of Bankruptcy Code for Churches Iowa Senator Seeks to Protect Religious Freedom to Tithe Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking greater religious freedom and fair treatment for individuals who commit themselves to giving part of their income to their church or another charity while recovering from bankruptcy, Sen. Chuck...

Grassley Wins Support of Pro-Taxpayer Groups for IRS Restructuring Bill Former Treasury Secretaries, CPAs, Taxpayer Advocates Call for Action Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Demonstrating the broad, bi-partisan support for a major overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was joined at a press conference today on Capitol Hill...

Grassley Solicits Expert Advice on Best Way to Combat Home Health Care Fraud Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today sponsored a round table discussion on Capitol Hill among 13 individuals representing law enforcement, federal and state government, home care providers, and policymakers to help determine the best way to combat fraud in...

WYDEN AND GRASSLEY PUSH TO END SENATE SECRECY Senators Offer "Holds" Reform Amendment on D.C. Appropriations Bill David Seldin (Wyden), 202/224-5244 Jill Kozeny (Grassley), 202/224-1308 A controversial and arcane practice of the United States Senate will be challenged in floor debate this week as Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...

Grassley Wins Chairman's Support for Extension of Ethanol Incentive Iowa Senator Continues to Build Support from Key Leaders Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Making progress toward his goal of extending the ethanol tax incentive through the year 2007, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today won valuable support for ethanol from Senate Finance Committee Chairman William...

Grassley Announces Internships for Iowa Students Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Encouraging all interested college students to apply to learn first-hand about the legislative process, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that applications for Spring internships must be submitted by November 1, 1997. Each semester and twice during the summer, Grassley invites...

Grassley Builds Support for Extension of Ethanol Incentive Iowa Senator Lines Up Support from Key Leaders Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today organized key ethanol supporters to ask the Senate Finance Committee Chairman to include extension of the ethanol tax incentive in the highway funding bill to be considered by the tax-writing...

Grassley, Breaux Seek to Expand Pension Rights for Workers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Breaux of Louisiana today introduced a bill to supply valuable tools to help pension participants and retirees better understand the fundamentals of their pension plans, encourage workers to play a pro-active role in ensuring pension...

Grassley Awarded for Work on Disability Issues ANCOR Praises Senator's Leadership on Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) today presented Sen. Chuck Grassley with its Congressional Award of Special Recognition for his leadership on behalf of people with...