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Grassley Wins Committee Support for Fund to Help Parents of Children with Special Needs ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won critical support for his amendment to set up a reserve fund to cover the costs of his proposal to let states create an option for working parents who have a child with a disability to keep working and still have access to Medicaid for their...

Grassley Comments on Annual Report Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees released their annual report on the financial status of the two programs. The report shows that Medicare Hospital Insurance, which pays for inpatient hospital expenses, is projected to be able to pay benefits until 2023, eight years longer than projected in last...

Grassley Takes Aim at Identity Theft ? Sen. Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues Sens. Dianne Feinstein, of California, and Jon Kyl, of Arizona, to introduce a bipartisan solution aimed at clamping down on identity theft. The Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2000 seeks to make it harder for someone to steal an individual's identity by imposing...

Grassley Announces Grant to Cresco Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Hawkeye Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Cresco has been given a $4,245,000 loan from the USDA's Rural Development program. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to good use in rural America," Grassley said. "By making low-interest loans available to...

Budget Committee Endorses Grassley ResolutionIowa Senator Seeks Competitive Environment for Family Farmers ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won committee approval today of an amendment he offered to make sure the federal government has the necessary resources to enforce the antitrust laws and gives special attention to corporate transactions and anti-competitive...

Budget Committee Endorses Grassley ResolutionIowa Senator Seeks to Protect Medicare Dollars from Fraud ? Sen. Chuck Grassley won committee approval today of an amendment he offered to underscore the value to taxpayers of a current law that provides essential tools in combating fraud against the Medicare program. Grassley's sense of the Senate resolution was...

Grassley Seeks Additional Funding to Help Pay for Energy and Improve Energy Efficiency ? Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking more money for the federal government program that helps the poor pay for heat or air conditioning when they face extremely cold or hot temperatures. Grassley said that without the basic assistance provided by the Low Income Home Energy...

Grassley Comments on Flag Amendment Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment regarding the Constitutional amendment to protect the flag, which failed to pass the Senate floor today by a vote of 63 to 37. A two-thirds majority of 67 votes is needed to amend the Constitution. "I have always supported the amendment and will continue to support the...

Grassley Announces Grant to West Des Moines ? Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded a $66,845 grant to the city of West Des Moines to hire one full-time police officer. "Safety and crime are serious concerns in many towns across the state, and anything that we...

Aging Committee Will Explore Ways to Employ Older Workers Mr. Scott Morris, Vice President and Senior Economist, Committee on Economic Development, Washington, D.C. Mr. Stephen Meyer, Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel, Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa Second Panel The Honorable Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota Ms. September Dau, CPA, Director...

Grassley Announces Grant to Birmingham Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved an $81,000 loan and $10,000 grant to the City of Birmingham to be used to complete the community's combined city hall, child care and Head Start facility. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put...

Grassley Announces Grant to Webster City Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $700,000 loan to the city of Webster City to be used to renovate the Riverview Day Care Centers building to make the entire building available for childcare. "This is another great example of federal dollars...

Grassley Announces Grant to Plymouth County Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $1.9 million loan to Nor-Am Cold Storage, Inc. to finance the expansion of the company's existing refrigerated warehouse and storage facility. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to...

Grassley Announces Grant to Edgewood Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $143,000 loan to the Edgewood Community Child Care center to build a new community child care/at-risk program facility licensed for 62 children. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to good use...

Senator Grassley's Weekly Schedule Here are highlights from Senator Grassley's schedule for the week of March 27: On Monday at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 562, Sen. Grassley will conduct a hearing of the Special Committee on Aging to determine whether income tax dollars are the answer to the Social Security and Medicare funding crisis. Income tax proceeds already...

Grassley: Use Income Taxes Sparingly in Social Security, Medicare ? Congress and the President should use income taxes sparingly in efforts to keep Social Security and Medicare on sound financial ground, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, said today. "Over the next decade, the income tax surplus will total more than $1.8...

Grassley Cable Show to Stream Live Via Internet ? Tired of watching "Friends?" Want a quality program that answers your questions about Washington, but allows you to still watch "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Well, it might be time to flip off the TV, power up the computer and click your way to Senator Chuck Grassley's first live call-in show available...

Grassley Announces Major Bill for Special Needs of Children ? Joined by families and colleagues, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced a major piece of legislation that will improve health coverage for children with special needs and protect their household income. "When you're a parent, your main objective is to provide for your child to the best of your...

Grassley Comments on Passage of Social Security Earnings Limit Today the Senate passed a bill to repeal the Social Security earnings limit on workers ages 65 to 69. The House approved the repeal on March 1. Sen. Chuck Grassley ? chairman of the Special Committee on Aging ? is an original co-sponsor of a bill to repeal the earnings limit. That bill is the...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on the Crop Insurance Debate Mr President, I stand before you today to support this legislation which will provide farmers in Iowa and around the country sound risk management opportunities. As everyone involved in agriculture knows, the weather is an unavoidable risk that farmers must deal with every day. The...