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Grassley Receives Food Distribution Industry's Thomas Jefferson Award Award Recognizes Commitment to Free Enterprise U. S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) ReceivesFood Distribution Industry’s Thomas Jefferson Award Award Recognizes Commitment to Free Enterprise WASHINGTON,DC—September 23, 2004—U. S.Senator Charles Grassley is a 2004 recipient of the Food...

USDA Makes Disaster Assistance Available to 22 Iowa Counties Grassley: USDA Makes Disaster Assistance Available to 22 Counties in Iowa WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated four Iowa counties as disaster areas following bad weather earlier this year. This designation makes 18 additional counties...

Grassley Announces $282,321 in Grants to 5 Iowa Fire Departments Grassley: 5 Fire Departments Awarded Close-Out of Fiscal 2003 Firefighters Grants Albert City, Grinnell, LaMotte, Rowley and West Liberty Receive Assistance WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $282,321 in grant...

HHS Makes it Easier for Beneficiaries to be Eligible for Assistance under the Drug Discount Card Program M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Medicare drug discount cards Da: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and chief architect of the Medicare Modernization Act, made the following comments...

Grassley Works to Validate Willing Payor for Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Grassley Works to Validate Willing Payor for Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Senator Questions Energy Department WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the U.S. Department of Energy for additional details about how the federal government plans to ensure that deserving former workers at...

Grassley Questions Federal Agency's Support of Overseas Ethanol Project Grassley Questions Federal Agency’s Support of Overseas Ethanol Project WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today questioned why the Export-Import Bank of the United States – described as "the official export credit agency of the United States" –...

Grassley Praises Iowan as an "Angel in Adoption" Grassley Praises Clive Resident as an "Angel in Adoption" Jerry Foxhoven to be Recognized for his Adoption Advocacy WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that Jerry Foxhoven of Clive will be recognized as 2004 Congressional Angel in Adoption this week for his work to promote child welfare and adoption....

$3.3 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grassley: $3.3 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants totaling $3,383,301 to eight health care and health research facilities in Iowa. A...

Grassley Warns Dominican Republic on Proposed Tax on High Fructose Corn Syrup Grassley Warns Dominican Republic on Proposed Tax on High Fructose Corn Syrup WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today sent the following letter to President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic expressing grave concerns regarding...

Grassley Accepting Applications from Young Iowans Wanting to Attend Military Academies Applications for Class Enter in 2005 Now Being Accepted Grassley Accepting Applications from Young Iowans Wanting to Attend Military Academies Applications for Class Entering in 2005 Now Being Accepted WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he is accepting...

Grassley Applauds Funding for Iowa in Commerce, Justice and State Federal Spending Bill Grassley Applauds Funding for Iowa in Federal Spending Bill WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that several Iowa projects are funded in the Senate spending bill for Commerce, Justice and State related projects. The bill must now be considered by the full...

Grassley Comments on Signing of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Da: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004 Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following statement regarding the signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade...

Grassley: Iowa Projects to Gain in Interior Spending Bill Grassley: Iowa Projects to Gain in Interior Spending Bill Silos and Smokestacks and University of Northern Iowa Research Center Receive Support WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that $750,000 for Silos and Smokestacks was included in the fiscal 2005 spending bill for the interior that is...

Grassley: Meskwaki Tribe One Step Closer to Assistance for New High School Grassley: Meskwaki Tribe One Step Closer to Assistance for New High School WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that language urging the Department of the Interior to give full consideration for his request to help fund a new 9-12 school at the Meskwaki Tribal settlement near...

Grassley Urges Senate Conferees to Support Changes to Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation Program Grassley Urges Senate Conferees to Support Changes to Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee today...

Word On: Native American Codetalkers   Q: What is a codetalker? A: Many folks may not realize the critical service provided to the U.S. military by brave Native American soldiers during wartime in the last century. Many of these unsung heroes served America honorably by drawing upon their native languages to create an unbreakable wartime code that...

Working for “HIRE” by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Having served Iowans in the U.S. Senate since 1981, folks in Washington are well aware that I have a soft spot for America’s Heartland. As an outspoken advocate for all those who choose to live, work, raise a family and enjoy life in the hinterlands, I work hard to make sure that Rural America...

Grassley Urges Medicare Officials to Study Recommendations on Competitive Bidding Grassley Urges Medicare Officials to Study Recommendations on Competitive Bidding WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he hopes Medicare officials will study new recommendations as they work to introduce competitive bidding for...

No Child Left Behind by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Just as the new school year began, Iowa released its own report card required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The document measures how our local schools are doing to help children achieve academic standards set by Iowa's education leaders.   Not surprisingly, the annual review...

Grassley Opens NASDAQ Stock Exchange Prepared Remarks of Sen. Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on Finance Opening of the NASDAQ Friday, September 3, 2004The United States double-taxes investment income. This creates a bias against savings and investment. In 2003, we reduced this bias by cutting the dividend tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent. This is...