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Grassley Continues to Work for Education Iowa Senator Re-Introduces Legislation to Support Gifted and Talented Students ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to help states provide educational services to gifted and talented students. Grassley's bill would provide money to local school districts so that they can expand the availability of gifted...

Grassley: $1.4 Million to Iowa to Help Low-Income Families Pay for Home Heating ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that President Bush has released $151,262,685 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds. Iowa will receive $1,482,272 of this release, bringing their total fiscal 2003 funding to $32,238,691 so far this year. LIHEAP is the...

Word On: Obesity in Youth   Q: What is the Youth Fitness and Obesity Institute? A: The University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls launched an effort in 2001 to address what most view as an unhealthy epidemic among young Americans: sedentary lifestyles and overweight bodies. In its first year, the Youth Fitness and Obesity Institute set four goals to...

Kiss Tax Tricks Good-bye By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   They say death and taxes are inevitable. Apparently not however, if you have a team of high-paid lawyers, accountants and bankers scheming to engineer a sophisticated tax shelter designed to hoodwink the IRS and pad your profits. In fact, the IRS estimates such plans allow some corporations...

Grassley Works to Help Rathbun Lake ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation in support of the Rathbun Regional Water Association. The bill was introduced with Sen. Tom Harkin. "I've been working with the Rathbun Regional Water Association for a long time. I want to be make sure this gets done to enhance recreation on the lake, the water supply for...

Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Trade Bill New Duty Suspensions and Reductions Sec. 1101 through Sec. 1420: These provisions provide for the temporary suspension and/or reduction of duties on certain imports. The products covered in this chapter are largely products that are not commercially available in the U.S., are non-competitive, and are...

Grassley Looks to Protect Corn and Soybeans from Concentration ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that a study he requested from the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) in October was released today. Grassley asked NASS to study the nature, extent, and geographic dispersion of contract grain and oilseed farming. "I don't intend to allow the corn...

European Union's sanctions threat Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the European Union's latest threat of sanctions against U.S. products over a tax dispute. "Last year, we convened a bipartisan, bicameral working group to look for solutions to the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income...

Resolution on WTO Agriculture Negotiations Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Sen. Kent Conrad, and a bipartisan group of committee members today offered an amendment to the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003. The amendment, a sense of the Senate resolution on World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations,...

Grassley Introduces FISA Legislation in Response to Shocking Report - At a press conference today to release a report on the FBI's problems with warrants obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Sen. Chuck Grassley also released a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller stating continued disappointment with the granting of an award to...

Grassley Receives Award for Work to Increase Child Support Payments Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has received an award for assisting "disadvantaged children who are legally and morally entitled to child support payments." The award is the Golden Heart Award for 2003 and is from the Association for Children for...

Top FBI Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower for 60 Minutes Appearance DOJ Inspector General Substantiates Allegations ? Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont today released a Department of Justice Inspector General report that found that the senior FBI Assistant Director charged with policing FBI misconduct "exercised poor...

Top FBI Official Retaliated Against Whistleblower for 60 Minutes Appearance DOJ Inspector General Substantiates Allegations ? Sens. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont today released a Department of Justice Inspector General report that found that the senior FBI Assistant Director charged with policing FBI misconduct "exercised poor...

Holes in U.S. Border Patrol By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   It is strange to go about my business at the U.S. Capitol and see police officers on patrol carrying semi-automatic weapons. The Pentagon also has dispatched anti-aircraft missiles near national monuments in Washington.   These are vivid, unmistakable signs the war on terrorism...

Word On: Education Spending   Q: How much money will Washington spend on education this year? A: Congress wrapped up the fiscal 2003 spending bill in February and included a big boost for the states to spend on local schools. In an era of belt-tightening by all levels of government, concerns are increasing about meeting funding needs in the classroom....

Congress Approves Grassley's Payment Fixes for Iowa Hospitals, Doctors Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, last night won final congressional approval of payment increases for hospitals in rural and small urban areas and doctors in Iowa and elsewhere. The payment increases were part of an agreement Grassley brokered with his House...

Grassley Expresses Enthusiasm for Grand Excursion 2004 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a resolution expressing support for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the upper Mississippi River Grand Excursion. "I'm honored to be a partner with the Iowa communities that will be hosts to the Grand Excursion. This is a great opportunity for Iowans to...

Grassley Alerts Iowans About U.S. Attorney Position Deadline for Applications is March 5 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today encouraged Iowans who are interested in applying for the U.S. Attorney position for the Southern District of Iowa to write his office in Cedar Rapids by March 5. Grassley said he wants to make sure that all Iowans are aware of the...

Grassley Amendment to Protect Americans' Privacy in Omnibus ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that an amendment that protects the civil liberties of Americans was included in the Omnibus appropriations bill that passed both the Senate and House late last night. "Protecting American's civil liberties while at the same time winning the war against terrorism...

Grassley Continues Efforts to Support Renewable Energy Sources Iowa Senator Introduces Legislation to Extend Tax Credits for Wind Energy ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, has again introduced legislation to promote clean, efficient wind energy. Grassley's bill is called the Bipartisan Renewable, Efficient Energy with Zero...