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Grassley Pushes for Scrutiny of Tyson Foods Purchase of IBP Iowa Senator Advocates Antitrust Policy to Look Out for Family Farmers Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a letter he sent urging vigorous scrutiny of the Tyson Foods purchase of IBP, Inc. Grassley's letter to Attorney General Janet Reno and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky urged...

Grassley Pushes for Scrutiny of Tyson Foods Purchase of IBP Iowa Senator Advocates Antitrust Policy to Look Out for Family Farmers Sen. Chuck Grassley today released a letter he sent urging vigorous scrutiny of the Tyson Foods purchase of IBP, Inc. Grassley's letter to Attorney General Janet Reno and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky urged...

Senator Grassley to meet with Treasury Secretary nominee Paul O'Neill Sen. Chuck Grassley will meet on Wednesday morning with Treasury Secretary nominee Paul O'Neill. Grassley is expected to become chairman of the Finance Committee. The Grassley/O'Neill meeting on Jan. 3 will occur at 10:05 a.m., in Hart 135, Grassley's office. There will be a photo-op at...

Grassley Responds to Tyson Purchase of IBP Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment today regarding the purchase of IBP Inc. by Tyson Foods Inc. "I'm concerned that the Tyson Foods purchase of IBP will only further an increasingly concentrated meatpacking industry and hurt independent producers looking to get fair prices for their products. It's...

Grassley Secures Greater Medicare Funding for Iowa Hospitals, Hospice Care ? Sen. Chuck Grassley has won a significant victory in his ongoing effort to achieve Medicare funding fairness for Iowa's small-town hospitals. His priorities are reflected in a comprehensive spending bill Congress just approved. "I'm pleased with this package," Grassley said....

Pocket veto of the bankruptcy bill Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about President Bill Clinton's pocket veto today of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000. "President Clinton let the American people down by pocket vetoing the bi-partisan bankruptcy reform bill. This veto means that financially-troubled family farmers don't have protection...

Pocket veto of the bankruptcy bill Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about President Bill Clinton's pocket veto today of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000. "President Clinton let the American people down by pocket vetoing the bi-partisan bankruptcy reform bill. This veto means that financially-troubled family farmers don't have protection...

Health Care Bankruptcy Provision Sen. Chuck Grassley's comprehensive bankruptcy reform bill, which President Clinton vetoed today, contained provisions to protect patients in health care businesses that file for bankruptcy. Grassley made the following comment on the President's veto of the patient protection provisions. "Thousands of patients tie their...

Grassley Comments on Health Care Bankruptcy Provision Sen. Chuck Grassley's comprehensive bankruptcy reform bill, which President Clinton vetoed today, contained provisions to protect patients in health care businesses that file for bankruptcy. Grassley made the following comment on the President's veto of the patient protection provisions. "Thousands of...

Grassley, Harkin, House Members Urge Iowa to Adopt Breast Cancer Program ? Sen. Tom Harkin, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Iowa's five U.S. House members are urging the state of Iowa to enroll in a new federal treatment program for low-income women with breast and cervical cancer. "The federal government provides detection of but not treatment for these cancers,"...

Grassley Works for Good Government ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is urging President-elect George W. Bush to keep U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals on the job in Iowa until replacements can be named. "When the current administration assumed power in 1993, all U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals were terminated with little or no notice," Grassley said. "Doing so...

Grassley: $840 Million Hospital Fraud Case Proves Utility of the False Claims Act -- A record-setting fraud case against the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain uses the False Claims Act and vindicates those who fought efforts to gut the Act just two years ago, Sen. Chuck Grassley said today. "Two years ago, hospitals complained that prosecutors were...

Grassley Secures Key Protections for Residents of Bankrupt Nursing Homes Senator Calls on President Not to Veto Crucial Measure ? Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, has won congressional approval of sweeping new protections for patients in health care businesses that file for bankruptcy. Grassley's measure to require a patient...

Senate Passes Grassley Overhaul of Bankruptcy System; Bill on Way to White House Bipartisan Plan Includes Protection for Farmers, Residents of Bankrupt Nursing Homes ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage ? by a vote of 70 to 28 ? of landmark legislation he authored to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy code. The stamp of approval was the final...

Grassley Responds to Tyson Offer to Acquire IBP ? Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment today regarding an offer by Tyson Foods Inc. to acquire IBP Inc. "I've expressed my concern about several recent offers to buy IBP. The latest from Tyson Foods is just as worrisome to me. I'm concerned that the proposal will increase the amount of...

Grassley Wins Court Support for Audio Release of U.S. Supreme Court Proceedings on Friday Sen. Chuck Grassley received a reply late today to his call for the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to ban television coverage of the Florida election matter scheduled for argument before the court on Friday. In a letter to Grassley, Chief Justice William...

Grassley Urges Court to Let Sun Shine In Senator Says Access to Courtroom Would Bolster Confidence in System Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to ban television coverage of the Florida election matter scheduled for argument before the court on Friday. Grassley is the principal author of legislation introduced...

Grassley Applauds USDA Issue of Final Rule on Mandatory Price Reporting ? Sen. Chuck Grassley applauded the news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue a final rule on Friday that requires meat packers to report the price, volume and terms for the sale of cattle, hogs and sheep. "Accurate and reliable information is critical for independent...

Grassley Receives Series of Awards for Work in the 106th Congress – Sen. Chuck Grassley's legislative record of limiting taxes, curbing spending and advocating for farmers, older Americans and small businesses this fall attracted awards from a series of public interest groups. "I'm grateful for the recognition from groups representing thousands of...

Iowa Senators Protest Effort to Squeeze Out New Air Carriers ? Iowa's senators are protesting a move by the federal government that squeezes out new air carriers by letting commuter affiliates of the major airlines bid for new take-off and landing slots that were created to expand competition for Iowa air travelers. In a letter sent Thursday to the...