News Releases

$900,000 to Iowa Organizations from USDA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded three grants totaling $900,000 to Iowa organizations through the Rural Economic Development Grant Program.   “These funds should help Iowa’s rural communities increase economic...

Grassley Works to Make Qualified American Workers a Priority Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing for consideration of two key amendments to ensure American workers are filling job vacancies in the United States when companies seek to use temporary visa programs to fill those jobs.  The amendments were filed to the so-called offshoring bill that is...

More Than $800,000 to Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $849,653 to the state of Iowa and Iowa organizations.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...

Nearly $2 Million to Iowa Colleges and School Districts WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded four grants totaling $1,854,903 to Iowa colleges and school districts.   “These programs are intended to increase educational success among Iowa students, from kindergarten to college.  Iowa is...

Grassley Honored as “Guardian of Small Business” for Leadership, Efforts to Support Small Businesses WASHINGON – Senator Chuck Grassley has been named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small business owners in the 111th Congress.   “Small...

$105,165 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa received a $105,165 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to help fund the project entitled, “Scaling learning theory to multiple pathways:...

$46,041 to Iowa Department of Education WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $46,041 grant to the Iowa Department of Education.   According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Education will use the money to fund an in-service training program for Iowa Vocational...

Grassley: Independent assessment needed to verify savings for hospitals and others under existing system for group purchasing WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that more needs to be done to determine if Group Purchasing Organizations are helping to achieve significant savings for hospitals and others buying medical products, much of which is...

Grassley: Democratic Leaders’ Bill Would Decrease Jobs in the United States Senator Grassley Floor Speech Reid-Durbin-Dorgan’s “Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act” Delivered, September 27, 2010 Mr. President, I rise to speak out against the Reid-Durbin-Dorgan bill, S. 3816.  This bill is being sold as somehow having the potential to...

More Than $3 Million to Iowa State Department of Public Health WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has awarded a $3,352,000 grant to the Iowa State Department of Public Health.   According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa State...

Senators Seek Review of Whether Obama Administration Officials Illegally Accessed, Disclosed Confidential Taxpayer Information WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, and six other committee members are asking for an inspector general review of whether Obama Administration officials illegally accessed and disclosed...

More Than $2 Million for Nemaha and Webb WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has awarded two grants totaling $1,870,000 and two loans totaling $846,000 to Iowa Lakes Regional Water.   According to the Department of Agriculture, Iowa Lakes Regional Water will use the funds...

Grassley Continues to Press for Release of Congressionally Mandated Report on Medicaid’s Status WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is again pressing the federal Department of Health and Human Services to finish and release a long overdue, congressionally mandated report on Medicaid’s financial and enrollment status.  The report was due Jan. 1,...

Grassley works to stop squandering of tax dollars for green jobs WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Labor Department to justify how it counts arbitrators, mediators, conciliators, financial analysts, investment underwriters, marketing managers, personal financial advisers, public relations specialists, and reporters in its definition of what...

Q & A: Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable Q. What is the REINS Act?   A. The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act would require Congress to give final approval to major, new federal regulations before those regulations can take effect. The new bill responds to concerns of the growing regulatory burden and the negative...

Grassley, Colleagues Seek Further Analysis on Health Overhaul’s Effects on Medicare Advantage WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, joined by Sens. Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl and Mike Crapo, today asked the chief actuary at the Department of Health and Human Services for all analysis leading to findings that the health care overhaul’s billions of dollars in cuts to...

More Than $3 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $3,135,846.17 to the Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative.   The cooperative will use the funds to repair or replace electrical...

$200,000 to Iowa State University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $200,000 investment to the University Center Program at Iowa State University.   According to the Department of Commerce, the university will use the money to fund research and...

Nearly $2 Million to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $1,956,031 to the University of Iowa.   According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the university will receive $1,458,033 from the National Institute on Aging to fund the...

Grassley: Iowa’s Request for a Delay in Key Health Requirement Shows Flaws of Hastily Written Law M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Iowa seeking delay in health requirement Da: Thursday, September 23, 2010 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, today...