Senate Committee Clears Grassley Bill to Bring More Transparency to Federal Courtrooms
WASHINGTON – Legislation written by Senator Chuck Grassley to allow cameras in federal courtrooms has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12-6 margin. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the...
More Than $900,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $916,163 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the money will be used to fund lung disease research.
Each year, local Iowa...
$2 Million Loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding a $2,000,000 loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative through the Electric Guaranteed Loan Program.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to build...
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Responding to Price Fixing by OPEC
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would allow the federal government to take action against price fixing by OPEC, the Organization...
More Than $300,000 to Iowa for Traffic Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $302,676 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funds to support highway...
Grassley: Ames Youth Receives Appointment to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has selected Tobias Gassman for admission for the 2011-2012 school year.
Gassman is a senior at Ames High School and the son of Brigitte and Phil Gassman. The...
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill Making Medicare Claims Data Public
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced legislation to make Medicare claims data public for the first time. The legislation is the product of the senators’ combined efforts – each was working on a method of making the data public and...
Dangers of K2 Drug Highlighted at Hearing
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today co-chaired a hearing on the dangers of synthetic drugs featuring testimony from Mike Rozga, the father of a young man from Indianola, Iowa, who died after taking the drug K2 last summer. Pending legislation to ban the synthetic drugs is named for...
More Than $187,000 to Stanley Fire Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $187,739 grant to the Stanley Fire Department through the federal Operations and Safety Program.
The fire department will use the funds to purchase equipment.
According to the Department...
Grassley Focuses on Update to Whistleblower Protection Act
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has co-sponsored legislation to provide a much needed update to the Whistleblower Protection Act by restoring congressional intent of the original law. Grassley said...
Military Commission to be Used for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Co-conspirators
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Justice Department announced it would be turning the case over to the Defense Department to hold a military commission for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist...
Grassley Works for Transparency, Accountability for Dialysis Patients and Taxpayers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he welcomes Medicare officials’ agreement to make public data that’s been collected about the performance of kidney dialysis clinics.
The commitment came after investigative reporting by...
Q & A: Banning the Harmful Drug K2
Q. What is K2?
A. K2 is the common name for incense that is laced with toxic, mind-altering chemicals. It is also called spice, genie or synthetic marijuana, among other things. K2 is packaged as a harmless product. Young adults are smoking it to obtain what they consider to be a...
Letting Guns Walk Across the Border Breeds Violence and Breaches Public Trust
Watching revolutions unfold halfway across the world, Americans have countless reasons to appreciate living in the land of opportunity. Liberty, justice and the rule of law are the foundations of our republic. These are the noble principles for which generations of men and women...
More Than $9,000 to AgriWellness
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $9,108 grant to AgriWellness in Harlan.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, this grant will help fund a joint conference with the National...
Documents subpoenaed in ATF investigation
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Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, made the following statement after the House...
Letting Guns Walk Across the Border Breeds Violence and Breaches Public Trust
Watching revolutions unfold halfway across the world, Americans have countless reasons to appreciate living in the land of opportunity. Liberty, justice and the rule of law are the foundations of our republic. These are the noble principles for which generations of men and women...
Cumming Native Appointed to U.S. Air Force Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Alec Benjamin Stenzel has been offered an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Stenzel is a senior at Valley High School in West Des Moines. He is the son of Cheryl and Joel...
Nearly $40,000 to Sioux City from Department of Commerce
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $40,000 grant to Sioux City through the Economic Recovery Strategy Program.
Sioux City will use the money to help fund development of the downtown...
Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in European Union
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the Microsoft antitrust complaint filed against Google in the European Union. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights...
