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Word On: Memorial Day   Q: What is the Moment of Remembrance? A: By an act of Congress, the National Moment of Remembrance was enacted in December 2000 to help increase public awareness about the intent and meaning behind the federal holiday known as Memorial Day. The long holiday weekend at the end of May often signals the unofficial beginning of the...

America: A Community for All Ages by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   What is the first thing that comes to mind upon hearing the phrase "senior citizen?" The stereotypical link to this label less frequently matches the 21st century older American. Today’s over-65 crowd differs from their predecessors at the turn of the last century. Yet we often hear...

Grassley Works to Stop Abusive Tax Shelters, Corporate Flight Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is the lead co-sponsor of new legislation to rein in abusive tax shelters and the sponsor of a pending bill to prevent companies from moving overseas to avoid U.S. taxes. "Average working Americans can't pull up stakes and move to...

Grassley Requests State Department Audit of Colombian Assistance ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, co-chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today requested that the inspector general at the U.S. State Department conduct an audit of all U.S. assistance provided to the Colombian National Police. Grassley sent his letter in light of reports...

Grassley on Open Markets for Farmers We're here to talk about the Dayton-Craig amendment. As you know, this amendment would allow a point of order against any change to our trade remedy laws in a trade implementing bill. In my view, this amendment, if it becomes law, would have an immediate and very damaging affect on the ability of United States...

Stanley Works vote Today shareholders of tool maker Stanley Works approved relocating the company's legal residence to Bermuda, a move that will allow it to avoid some of its U.S. tax obligation. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is the co-sponsor with committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus of legislation to rein in so-called...

Grassley: Chapter 12 Bankruptcy for Farmers Extended for Now ? President Bush has signed into law a temporary extension of the section of the federal bankruptcy code tailored to help farmers reorganize debt and stay in the business of farming, said Sen. Chuck Grassley. "The President's action is good news for family farmers faced with financial...

Grassley Seeks to Fix Serious Law Enforcement Lapses at Interior Department ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, today urged Interior Secretary Gale Norton to implement recommendations that would improve serious law enforcement problems at the agency. The text of Grassley's letter to Norton follows. May 7,...

Word On: IRS Volunteers   Q: Why is the IRS recruiting citizen volunteers? A: A 1998 law overhauling the Internal Revenue Service requires the solicitation and input of citizens from across the United States to provide advice regarding the operations of the federal tax collecting agency. The landmark law restructured the IRS for the first time since...

Farm Safety Net Unraveling for Family Farmers by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Despite what many are calling a "victory" for family farmers, the new six-year farm bill that’s headed for the president’s desk may well sound the death knell for small and mid-sized family farms and independent livestock producers. And it even may very well be the last...

Grassley Requests Federal Funding for Economic Development Projects in Clinton ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has written Senate appropriators to request fiscal 2003 funds for economic development and transportation projects in Clinton. Grassley requested $902,500 for construction of a business and technology park in northwest Clinton. The 108-acre business park...

Bombs in Iowa Mailboxes Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment this afternoon regarding the bombs in rural mailboxes in Iowa and Illinois. Grassley is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He held meetings in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines last November to help coordinate homeland security efforts among local, state and federal law...

FBI Memo on Flight Schools Sen. Chuck Grassley issued a comment regarding the Associated Press report that an FBI agent in Arizona alerted Washington headquarters in July 2001 that several Middle Easterners were training at a U.S. aviation school. Sen. Grassley is a co-sponsor of S.1867, the bill to create The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon...

Grassley Urges For Better INS Management and More Personnel in Iowa Senator Reviews Plans for INS Reform - Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he wants the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate more service and enforcement personnel in Iowa and across the country as part of a plan to overhaul the agency. Grassley's comments came during a Senate...

Grassley Statement on IRS Restructuring I am glad to be here today to voice my support for long overdue reforms to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Last November, Attorney General Ashcroft and Commissioner Ziglar released their proposal to restructure the Immigration and Naturalization Service. That same day, I asked Senators Kennedy and...

SENATORS CALL FOR TIMELY ACTION ON EPA OMBUDSMAN BILL Bill establishes independence for EPA Ombudsman , DC ? In a letter today to Senator James Jeffords, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo, Colorado Senator Wayne Allard and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, called for swift action to be...

Grassley Wins Amendment for Common Sense Energy Policy Senator Works to Increase Energy Efficiency of Air Conditioners, Protect Consumers, Save Jobs ? One of the amendments included in the comprehensive energy bill passed last night by the U.S. Senate was a Grassley-sponsored measure that requires the Department of Energy to issue air-conditioner...

Congressional Research Service analysis Earlier this month, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the Congressional Research Service to research the consequences of a corporation, such as the Enron Corp., providing incorrect information to the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. Grassley made the following comment on the...

Grassley Expresses Disappointment for Apparent Farm Bill Compromise Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed extreme disappointment for an apparent compromise by House and Senate negotiators on the farm bill. Grassley said that the proposed agreement will hurt family farmers because it leaves out an important ban on packer ownership of livestock and...

Grassley Scores Major Victories for Iowa in Energy Bill ? Numerous alternative energy production tax incentives sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley were approved by the U.S. Senate tonight as part of a comprehensive energy policy bill, along with a groundbreaking renewable fuels standard that represents a major breakthrough for ethanol. "There are few issues...