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Grassley Requests Natural Gas Crisis Report ? High natural gas prices and increased agriculture fertilizer costs have led Sen. Chuck Grassley to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on natural gas supply and demand. The amendment requiring the report was made to the Energy Bill that is currently being debated in the Senate. "With natural...

Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Medicare Drug Benefit, Rural Equity ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, tonight praised the committee's historic passage of bipartisan legislation he co-authored to provide prescription drug coverage under Medicare and help fix Medicare's unfairly low payments for health care in rural...

Grassley Announces Grants for Seven Iowa Fire Departments ? Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $245,645 to seven Iowa fire departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Grants will be awarded to fire departments in Chelsea, East Peru, Oyens, Seymour and Tracy...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the Office of Management and Budget to restore funds that allow the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System to supply safe, reliable drinking water to thousands of residents in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota. "Rural water not only provides safe and reliable water to rural areas, but it also helps create economic...

Grassley: Department of Veterans Affairs to Add 6 New Outpatient Clinics in Iowa Carroll, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Shenandoah and Spirit Lake to Gain Facilitiese Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Veterans Affairs will create six new outpatient clinics in Iowa as part of a comprehensive plan to modernize its facilities. The...

Iowa Education Plan Approved Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the followed statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education's approval of the Iowa Plan, which spells out how Iowa would implement the assessment and accountability provisions in the new federal education law known as the No Child Left Behind Act. Grassley has been a staunch advocate for...

Grassley Seeks Resolution to Meskwaki Indian Dispute ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today sent two letters urging the Department of the Interior and the National Indian Gaming Commission to help resolve the tribal governance dispute within the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa and to find an arrangement to reopen the casino until the dispute is...

Grassley Praises Signing of U.S-Chile Free Trade Agreement ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the signing of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement and said he will work toward Senate consideration of the agreement as soon as possible. "Free trade with Chile will create a valuable new market for American farmers and...

Grassley Announces Bill to Expand U.S. Farm Exports including negotiations by the trade representative's office, challenges under the North American Free Trade Agreement, and challenges via the World Trade Organization -- don't always accomplish the job, Grassley said. For example, the United States' NAFTA-partner Mexico is imposing, or threatening to...

Grassley, Baucus Urge the President to Highlight U.S.- Japan Trade ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, along with Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, Rep. Bill Thomas, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Rep. Charles Rangel, ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, yesterday sent a letter to the President urging...

Grassley: Process Begins to Give Iowa Fiscal Relief ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today announced the beginning of the process to give Iowa $99.5 million in temporary fiscal relief under the new jobs and growth tax relief law he authored in the Senate. "Like other states, Iowa is suffering financially," Grassley said. "This...

Grassley Praises Chile's Decision on Meat Inspection Equivalency ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he was pleased by Chile's announcement that it will recognize the equivalency of the U.S. meat inspection system starting immediately. Talks regarding the meat inspection equivalency issue were held in conjunction with...

Grassley Introduces Family Tax Relief Bill ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, this afternoon introduced his legislation to provide additional tax relief for working families. Grassley submitted the following statement on the introduction. Please note: There are two identical bills. S. 1173 will be referred to the Finance Committee....

Grassley Urges Awareness of U.S. Businesses' Experience in Mexico 20230Dear Secretary Evans: I am writing with regard to the Partnership for Prosperity Entrepreneurial Workshop scheduled for June 9-10 in San Francisco. It is my understanding that you will speak at this conference. As you know, one of the purposes of the workshop will be to provide...

Grassley Works to Revive Dropped Tax Relief Items ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said he plans to introduce legislation this week that will include two key family tax relief items dropped from the just-passed tax relief law, and make permanent a third provision that was passed. "The point of the tax relief legislation is...

Compare Nursing Homes On-Line By Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa   Blessed with longevity, greater numbers of Americans are able to enjoy more time to spend with their family and loved ones. Take it from me, it’s a treasure to watch your grandchildren grow up and incredible to congratulate a granddaughter on the birth of her own child. But just as...

Word On: AIDS   Q: What is the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003? A: In May the president signed into law an ambitious effort by the United States to address the humanitarian crisis spreading throughout Africa and the Caribbean. In January President Bush proposed a ‘work of mercy’ in his State of the Union...

Grassley and King Seek Approval of Plan for Iowa Schools 20202Dear Secretary Paige: We are writing to express our interest in the swift approval of the Iowa Plan for implementing the assessment and accountability provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act. As Iowa school districts plan for next year, it is important that they know what will be expected of...

Hearing to Examine U.S. Efforts to Combat Drug Production in Colombia Description: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, will hold a hearing to examine U.S. efforts to help Colombia fight the proliferation of coca and poppy production and the associated narco-terrorism funds, to promote greater security and...

Grassley Announces Assistance for Former Ammunition Plant Workers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, along with the Department of Labor and Department of Energy, today announced that a Traveling Resource Center will be in Southeast Iowa in August to help former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant workers. The Traveling Resource Center will bring Departments of Labor and Energy...