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  IRS Reform     Sen. Chuck Grassley today expressed his support for action by the U.S. Senate yet this year on the proposal he introduced with Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska to dramatically restructure the Internal Revenue Service. Sen. Grassley serves as senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, where he has served as chairman of the...

Grassley Seeks Increased Focus on Grassroots Effort to Fight Drug Abuse Iowa Senator Reviews Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominee Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today urged the individual nominated for one of the top jobs in the drug control policy office of the White House to focus on grassroots efforts to fight the rise...

Slamming Statement  I would like to welcome everyone to this hearing on a very important consumer protection issue. This is a letter that was recently carbon copied to me by a constituent:<P> <I>"Dear [phone company x]:<P> In April I received a telephone call from your marketing service company. They did not...

Grassley to White House: Turn Attention to Fight Against International Drug Traffickers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today took issue with the fact that the White House missed its November 1 deadline for submitting to Congress names of the countries who have been identified as major drug producing or transit countries and, by law,...

Grassley Presses Forward in His Campaign to Extend the Ethanol Incentive Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his initiative to extend the pro-ethanol tax incentive to the year 2007 has been included in an amendment offered by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to establish tax-free status for pre-paid college tuition payments. "I...

Grassley Wins Senate Approval for Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Advances Effective Tool, Financial Viability for Family Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Scoring a victory in his effort to make available for farmers today or in the future an opportunity to reorganize debts and continue farming while meeting repayment schedules with creditors, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Grassley Wins Senate Approval for Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Advances Effective Tool, Financial Viability for Family Farmers Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Scoring a victory in his effort to make available for farmers today or in the future an opportunity to reorganize debts and continue farming while meeting repayment schedules with creditors, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Grassley Hearing to Examine Telephone Slamming Schemes Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa will conduct a hearing on Monday afternoon to consider how Congress might respond on behalf of consumers who are subjected to telephone "slamming" schemes by some long distance carriers. Slamming is a term used to describe any practice that changes a...

Grassley to Examine Class Action Lawsuit Awards Witness List Announced Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the list of witnesses who will testify Thursday afternoon during a congressional hearing to consider why some class action lawsuit settlements result in victim compensation that is unacceptably low and attorneys'...

IRS Commissioner Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued a statement regarding his support for the nomination of Charles Rossotti to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Grassley serves as a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee which voted unanimously this morning in favor of the nomination. Grassley is a lead sponsor of...

Grassley Calls Joint Hearing to Review Bilateral Cooperation in Drug War Senator Vows to Put U.S.-Mexico Anti-Drug Efforts Under the Spotlight Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, has called a joint oversight hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for Wednesday,...

Grassley Bill Seeks to Decrease Growing Number of Consumer Bankruptcies Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Responding to projections that personal bankruptcy filings will reach an all time high in 1997 despite a strong national economy and low unemployment rates, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today introduced a bi-partisan bill aimed at decreasing the number of...

Recommendations of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the recommendations presented to Congress today by the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. "The Commission report contains a number of recommendations which I intend to support and other recommendations which I believe are...

Grassley Responds to Administration's IRS Reform Proposal  Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following response to the administration's proposal unveiled today to reform the Internal Revenue Service.<P> <I>"The administration says IRS reform begins today. I say welcome aboard. It's better late than never. But the administration...

Grassley Advances Permanent Extension of Chapter 12 Iowa Senator Continues Work to Close Loopholes in Federal Bankruptcy Code Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 ary Committee for his bills that would extend permanent status to Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code and close loopholes in the federal law that dilute local resources for school districts and other...

Grassley Proposes Iowa Drug Czar to Serve on National Commission Advisory Commission on Drug-Free Communities Will Target Local Initiatives Melissa Kearney 202/224-0484 mmunity-based outreach efforts. Signed by the President in June, the law authorizes The Office of the National Drug Control Policy to offer matching grants of up to $100,000 to community...

Grassley: Ethanol Extension Clears Senate Tax-Writing Panel Making steady progress toward his goal of extending the ethanol tax incentive through the year 2007, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today shepherded extension of the ethanol tax incentive through the Senate Finance Committee.  Pro-ethanol legislation authored by Grassley and Sen. Carol...

Grassley Addresses Worldly Consequences of Bankruptcy Code for Churches Iowa Senator Seeks to Protect Religious Freedom to Tithe Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Seeking greater religious freedom and fair treatment for individuals who commit themselves to giving part of their income to their church or another charity while recovering from bankruptcy, Sen. Chuck...

Grassley Wins Support of Pro-Taxpayer Groups for IRS Restructuring Bill Former Treasury Secretaries, CPAs, Taxpayer Advocates Call for Action Scott Stanzel 202/224-6197 Demonstrating the broad, bi-partisan support for a major overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was joined at a press conference today on Capitol Hill...

Grassley Solicits Expert Advice on Best Way to Combat Home Health Care Fraud Jill Kozeny 202/224-1308 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today sponsored a round table discussion on Capitol Hill among 13 individuals representing law enforcement, federal and state government, home care providers, and policymakers to help determine the best way to combat fraud in...