Grassley Seeks Details of Potential Conflicts of Interest Among CMS Contractors
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to detail any identified conflicts of interest among CMS contractors and any steps taken to minimize and prevent such conflicts of interest. Grassley is...
Grassley Presses the Administration to Fix Lax Oversight of Tax Dollars at Public Housing Agencies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is pressing the federal government to fix its lax oversight over the billions of taxpayer dollars given to public housing agencies. Grassley’s review and media reports have exposed millions of dollars being paid to...
Q & A: Medicine Abuse
Q. Does the U.S. have a problem with abuse of over-the-counter and prescription medicines?
A. Over-the-counter and prescription medicines save lives and aid in healthy living. Unfortunately, there are a growing number of cases of children and adults abusing prescription drugs to get high or to lose weight. Abuse of...
Grassley Releases Report on Lack of Inspector General Oversight at the International Trade Commission
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the lack of Inspector General (IG) oversight at the International Trade Commission (ITC). Although, the Inspector General Act requires that...
BAUCUS, GRASSLEY, STARK RELEASE GAO REPORT SHOWING NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY IN NURSING HOME OWNERSHIP
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today on...
IRS Makes Zero Progress on Debt Collection, Despite Ending Private Contractor Program
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To: Reporters and Editors Re: GAO report on private contractors’ tax collection Da: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a report released...
Grassley Expresses Concern Over Whether National Cancer Institute Unfairly Disciplined Ethics Office for Employee Travel Scrutiny
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is expressing concern over whether the National Cancer Institute unfairly disciplined its ethics director for trying to make sure agency travel complies with federal law and procedures, including...
More Than $1 Million to Iowa Department of Public Health
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1,143,168 to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa Department of Public Health will use the money to fund...
Library of Congress Traveling Exhibition Coming to Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley received information from the Library of Congress regarding traveling exhibition stops in Iowa. The Library of Congress’s Traveling Exhibition will stop in Grinnell, Cedar Falls, and Mason City. The locations, times and dates are below.
October...
$500,000 to Sioux City from DOT
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Sioux City through the Small Community Air Service Development Program.
“This money will help improve air transportation in Sioux City,” Grassley said.
According to the Department...
More Than $1 Million to Ames from DOT
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $1,256,940 to Ames.
According to the Department of Transportation, Ames will use the funds on bio-diesel articulated buses.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and universities,...
$1.5 Million to Dubuque from DOT
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $1,500,000 to Dubuque.
According to the Department of Transportation, Dubuque will use the money to fund a clean fuel/hybrid vehicle and mobility management system.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa...
Grassley: SIGTARP Report Exposes Treasury’s Rosy Scenario for AIG Losses
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To: Reporters and Editors Re: SIGTARP quarterly report to Congress Da: Monday, October 25, 2010
The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program is issuing a quarterly report to Congress. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking...
Calhoun County Disaster Recovery Center Opens Friday
WASHINGTON – A new Disaster Recovery Center will open this week in Calhoun County to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.
The Calhoun County Disaster Recovery Center will be located at the Calhoun County Extension, 521 Fourth St., in...
Grassley Asks FDA about Medical Device Company Payments to Doctors in Clinical Studies
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked the Food and Drug Administration how the agency handles reports of medical device companies' payments to doctors who are participating in clinical studies of the companies' products.
Grassley wrote to the...
Grassley Participates in Foster Youth Roundtable Event
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley participated in a roundtable discussion at the Casey Family Foundation foster care event with Iowa foster youth in Des Moines today.
“This was a great opportunity to hear from the foster kids,” Grassley said. “The main theme I heard was once again that they want...
Latest Report of Legal Aid Spending on Club Dues and Meals, Leased Car Shows Continued Oversight Lapses
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said the latest report describing private club dues and meals and a leased vehicle for personal use at a legal aid group in Baton Rouge, La., shows the Legal Services Corporation needs to conduct much better oversight of...
Q & A: Honoring Cold War Heroes
Q. Why did you co-sponsor a Senate resolution designating October 30, 2010 as a day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers?
A. Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of Americans, many who assembled and disassembled nuclear weapons, have helped develop a nuclear arsenal to protect our...
Disaster Declaration for Minnesota Affects Emmet and Kossuth Counties
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley received information from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Iowans affected by the September 22, 2010 through September 23, 2010 severe storms and flooding that occurred in parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Small Business...
Honoring America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ron Wyden of Oregon, sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Chairman Daniel Akaka and Ranking Member Richard Burr requesting their support in passing the “Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees...
