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Grassley Continues Pressing for Release of Energy Assistance Funds ? In a call today with Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels, Sen. Chuck Grassley urged the Bush administration to release the $300 million in emergency funds available to help lower-income Americans pay their energy bills. Congress approved the energy assistance funding in...

Grassley Continues Pressing for Release of Energy Assistance Funds ? In a call today with Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels, Sen. Chuck Grassley urged the Bush administration to release the $300 million in emergency funds available to help lower-income Americans pay their energy bills. Congress approved the energy assistance funding in...

Senate Budget Committee Hearing Mr. Chairman, I was reviewing the transcript of the press conference you held last week with Congressman Spratt in which you criticized the President and the Republicans for supporting a budget that "raids" Social Security and Medicare. During that press conference you stated, "If our budget plan had been adopted, we would be...

Grassley Praises Iowa's Participation in Breast Cancer Treatment Program ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today praised Iowa's participation in a federal program to extend health care coverage to uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. Grassley was key in establishing the program. "This program is critical...

Grassley: President Nominates Steve Colloton For Federal Prosecutor in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that President Bush has nominated Steve Colloton of Des Moines, to be U.S. Attorney for the southern district of Iowa. "Steve Colloton is well-qualified for the position," Grassley said. "He has the necessary experience to effectively serve...

Grassley Takes Aim at Identity Theft ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues Sens. Dianne Feinstein, of California, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Jon Kyl of Arizona, and Jon Corzine of New Jersey to reintroduce a bipartisan solution aimed at clamping down on identity theft. The Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 seeks to make it harder to steal...

Grassley: President Nominates Steve Colloton For Federal Prosecutor in Iowa ? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that President Bush has nominated Steve Colloton of Des Moines, to be U.S. Attorney for the southern district of Iowa. "Steve Colloton is well-qualified for the position," Grassley said. "He has the necessary experience to effectively serve...

Opening Statement for Budget Committee Hearing Mr. Chairman, we've seen a lot of hand-ringing and hyperventilating over the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office. According to some people, we are on the verge of a crisis because the $5.6 trillion surplus projected in May is now only $3.4 trillion. But, before we join the Chicken Little...

Grassley Announces Senate Youth Program Selection Process Sen. Chuck Grassley announced that the United States Senate Youth Program has begun its statewide selection process. Two Iowa students will join 102 others next March 2-9 for the program's 40th Anniversary Washington Week. The program of the United States Senate brings two students from each state,...

Word On: Pension Laws   Q: Why did you spend five years working to change the nation's pension laws? A: Entangled with the federal tax code, pension law is very complicated. What’s more, no fewer than four House and Senate committees have jurisdiction over pensions. This makes ironing out a compromise challenging. In large measure, that is why it took...

Uncle Sam: Get a grip on your credit cards by Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Paying with plastic has become the American way for consumers across the country. Credit cards offer consumers convenience, access and security, especially when traveling. Most folks probably can’t imagine daily life without plastic in their pocketbook. At the same time, it...

Grassley Encourages Iowans to Call-In, Email Questions and Comments ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air on Thursday, August 30, from 7-7:30 p.m. (Central Time). "Ask Your Senator" will be broadcast live from Des Moines, and can be seen on local cable TV stations in Iowa. "The show is a great opportunity for me to...

Federal budget update Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the upcoming release of the latest federal budget projections from the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. "The economic slowdown that began last year is having a negative impact on federal revenue, especially...

Baucus, Grassley: New Analysis Shows Tax Cuts Help Small Businesses -- Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member, today said a new U.S. Treasury Department analysis shows that farms, small businesses and entrepreneurs will receive most of the tax relief from cutting the top marginal tax rates. "I'm...

Grassley Clarifies Taxpayers' Withholding Concerns ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has secured assurance from Treasury Department officials that they will clear up any confusion created for taxpayers by newly released payroll tables. Some taxpayers have expressed concern that the newly released payroll tables require an...

Grassley Announces Loan for Motel Construction in West Bend ? Builders planning a 36-unit motel in West Bend have received a conditional commitment for a guaranteed loan of $800,000 from the federal government, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today. "Capital investment is important to the economic development of communities," Grassley said. "I'm glad to see...

City of Thayer to Receive Grant, Grassley Announces ? The City of Thayer will receive a federal grant of $2,900 to shingle the roof of the community center, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today. The grant came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rural development program. "I'm pleased to see financial support for an important community maintenance...

Grassley Announces Grant for Biomass Study ? Chariton Valley Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. will receive a $20,000 federal grant for a biomass study, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today. The grant from the federal Economic Development Administration will be used for a feasibility study of blending biomass with plastic resin for use as filler in...

Grassley Announces Grant for Refugee Savings Accounts ? A non-profit group in Coralville will receive a $500,000 grant to continue its program to help refugees save money for houses, education and other needs, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today. The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement has awarded the money to the Institute for Social and Economic...

Grassley Announces Grant to Help High-Risk Pregnant Mothers ? Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. of Ames will receive a $195,357 federal grant to continue a program to help high-risk pregnant and postpartum women, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today. The grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Primary Health Care, will be used in...