Q & A: Making Your Golden Years Great
Q. What is Older Americans Month?
A. Each May, we celebrate Older Americans Month. Whether you’re currently enjoying or are still looking forward to the next phase of life and retirement, this is a time to celebrate the contributions of the current generation and past generations of older...
Budget Showdown Previews Nation’s Fiscal Cliffhanger
As hundreds of millions of Americans zeroed in on highly publicized negotiations in Washington to avert a shutdown of the federal government, tens of millions of people from around the world were riveted by a live video stream coming out of Decorah, Iowa. Nestled 80 feet above ground in a cottonwood tree,...
Grassley, Casey sponsor bill to foster high achievement in public education
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the upcoming debate to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known in its current form as No Child Left Behind, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced legislation last night which would make...
Grassley Concerned That Companies are Using B-1 Visa Program to Circumvent H-1B Requirements
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking for a thorough investigation by the Departments of State and Homeland Security of the B-1 visa program and the use of thisvisa program by employersto...
New documents reveal Federal Firearms Licensee voiced concerns with Fast and Furious strategy
Grassley Continues to Press Attorney General about Inaccuracies in Justice Department Response
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Federal Firearms Licensees also had concerns with...
$100,000 to Iowa Utilities Board
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Iowa Utilities Board.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funds will be used in collaboration with Common Ground Iowa...
Justice Department and ATF need to come clean
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Justice Department and ATF need to come clean
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Since January, I have been investigating allegations from whistleblowers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The allegations that I had received are shocking, but sadly they appear...
Response to Obama’s budget speech at GWU
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Obama’s budget speech at GWU
DA: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about the budget speech made today by President Obama.
“From World War...
Senate Committee Approves Grassley Bill to Stop Abuse of Government Charge Cards by Federal Employees
WASHINGTON – A Senate committee today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley to require federal agencies to put new safeguards and controls on government charge cards used by federal employees. The bill also would require penalties for...
Grassley Floor Speech on Historical Perspective: Tax Increases Don’t Solve Deficits
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Tax Increases Don’t Solve Deficits
Delivered Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Click here to view the video of the Speech
We are all kind of on pins and needles about what the President is going to say today...
EPA Finally Exempts Milk/Milk Product Containers from Oil Regulations
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following comment after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally exempted milk and milk product containers from the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Rule that is intended to prevent oil from discharging into U.S....
Grassley, Baucus Say Linking Passport Issuance to Tax Debt Would Require Careful Study
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Max Baucus today said the idea of prohibiting passport issuance to individuals with outstanding tax debts would require careful study to balance taxpayer privacy concerns and freedom to travel with the desire for increased tax...
More Than $13 Million to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded two grants totaling $13,129,440 to the Iowa Department of Transportation through the Emergency Relief Program.
The Iowa Department of...
More Than $1 Million to Creston 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 $1,084,242 to Creston the through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
According to FEMA, Creston will use the funds to build a...
First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
Da: Friday, April 8, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote the 2006 law improving the IRS whistleblower office to encourage people with...
Grassley Addresses a Possible Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – In a statement late today, Senator Chuck Grassley discussed the reason there’s a federal government shutdown looming, the message of the last election, and the need to support legislation to make sure U.S. service men and women are paid, if an agreement to fund the...
Q & A: The Small Business Lending Fund/TARP Money Shuffle
Q. What is the Small Business Lending Fund and what is its relationship to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP?
A. Congress created the Small Business Lending Fund last September to help banks make loans to small businesses. The Small Business Lending Fund is...
Grassley: More ATF Whistleblowers Come Forward; Senator Seeks Information on Guidance from Headquarters
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today requested information from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) about guidance it may have given to agents in the field...
Grassley Urges Taiwan to Adhere to the Scientific Evidence on Beef Imports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues in urging Taiwan to end the restrictions the country has placed on beef with trace amounts of ractopamine, an additive used in animal feed. ...
Grassley: Military and civilian support personnel should be paid if government shuts down
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that given the possibility of a government shutdown, the Senate should act immediately to make sure U.S. military service personnel get their paychecks.
“There are hundreds of thousands of American...
