Grassley says EPA did the right thing by expanding the model years of vehicles eligible for E15
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the Environmental Protection Agency has done the right thing in expanding eligibility for its E15 waiver, which lets ethanol be blended with gasoline at 15 percent.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called Grassley this...
$329,401 to the University of Iowa from the Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $329,401 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human...
Leahy, Hatch, Grassley: Patent Reform Will Protect American Jobs, Promote Economic Development
WASHINGTON (Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011) – A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce patent reform legislation when the Senate returns to session next week, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...
Disaster Aid to Iowa after Severe Storms
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that eight Iowa counties have received a primary natural disaster designation and 27 Iowa counties have received a contiguous disaster designation from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, due to severe storms that occurred in 2010.
The following eight...
BAUCUS, GRASSLEY RELEASE BILL TO DETER TAX SHELTERS AND INCREASE TAX FAIRNESS BY PREVENTING PATENTING OF TAX STRATEGIES
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released language of legislation they intend to introduce to protect taxpayers and fight tax evasion. The bill would...
More Than $1.4 Million to Iowa for Biofuels and Renewable Energy from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will award or has already awarded funding totaling $1,445,435.18 to Iowa through the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels and the Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP).
“Biofuels...
Iowa Fire Departments to Receive More Than $350,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award nine grants totaling $350,831 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
• Centralia Peosta Volunteer Fire Department will receive $189,614...
$162,367 to the University of Iowa from the Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases has awarded a $162,367 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health...
Q & A: Internships
Q. Do you offer Iowa students opportunities to intern in your office?
A. Yes. I strongly encourage college students and recent graduates to intern in my offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, Waterloo and Washington, D.C. Four-month internships are available during...
$400,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to fund the project entitled, “CAREER: Ultrafast...
Muscatine Student Selected to Attend Naval Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Tyler John Husar of Muscatine has been selected to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Husar is a student at Muscatine High School, and is the son of Cindy L. Husar.
“The U.S. service...
IRS whistleblower office
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors Re: IRS whistleblower office Da: Friday, January 14, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the author of the 2006 law improving the IRS whistleblower office to...
$775,351 to Northeast Iowa after Layoffs
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $775,351 to Iowa through its National Emergency Grant program.
Hawkeye Community College Iow@Work and the Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission will use the federal funds to help provide employment related...
$281,000 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded $281,000 to Iowa through the Water and Waste Disposal Program.
The city of Carlisle received a $268,000 loan to help construct a central collection system in Avon Lake, and the Regional Utility...
More Than $9 Million to Iowa from FEMA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded disaster relief funding totaling $9,450,313 to Iowa the through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative will receive...
Iowa Fire Departments to Receive More Than $800,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award nine grants totaling $860,292 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
• Chickasaw Township Fire District will receive...
Grassley Comments on Ethanol Tariff
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today responded to comments from two senators that a tariff on ethanol imports likely violates international trade rules, as Brazil argues in opposition to U.S. ethanol policy. Grassley comment:
“This isn’t a question for debate. The highest authority on U.S....
Grassley works to determine how local housing authority spent tax dollars to settle lawsuits
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked 20 law firms in Philadelphia for information about their billing of the Philadelphia Public Housing Authority as part of a larger review of how the housing authority has misused federal tax dollars. Grassley said...
Harkin, Grassley Congratulate Two Iowans Selected for the United States Senate Youth Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today congratulated Khayree Fitten of Mount Pleasant and Riley Kilburg of Bellevue, two Iowa students who have been selected as delegates to the 49th annual United States Senate Youth...
Grassley statement on shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Arizona residents
TO: Iowa media
RE: Shooting in Tucson
DA: Saturday, January 8, 2011
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the shooting in an Arizona parking lot during a public meeting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords'. U.S....
