News Releases

  • 03.16.2010

    Grassley continues work for transparency of drug company money in medicine WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked leaders among pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, to describe their efforts to enhance the transparency of financial benefits they receive from drug makers.  Grassley also has asked the PBMs for their views on recommendations from...
  • 03.16.2010

    $587,431 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa will receive a $587,431 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.  The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, “Joint Influences on Perceived Vulnerability and...
  • 03.16.2010

    Grassley: Build America Bonds Program Keeps Getting Richer for Wall Street, Harder on Taxpayers Floor Speech by Senator Grassley on the Build America Bonds provision in the HIRE Act Delivered Tuesday, March 16, 2010 One of the few provisions the Democratic leadership decided to put in the HIRE bill is an expansion of Build America Bonds.  Build...
  • 03.15.2010

    Workers at Vantec in Webster City Eligible for Assistance WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that workers from Vantec in Webster City are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. “This assistance will help provide workers with new skills and training so they can get back on their feet and compete for new jobs in the future,” Grassley...
  • 03.15.2010

    Grassley, Enzi Call for Complete Analysis from Administration’s Chief Actuary WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mike Enzi are asking the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide a complete analysis of health care reform legislation before the House and Senate vote on the legislation. Grassley and Enzi are the...
  • 03.15.2010

    More Than $1.6 Million to Iowa for Biofuels from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded payments totaling $1,644,242.64 to Iowa through the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. “It’s great to see the Department of Agriculture working with these Iowa biofuel companies to...
  • 03.15.2010

    Grassley comment on work of Special Inspector General for TARP M  E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors FR:      Jill Kozeny, 202-224-1308             for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley RE:      Special Inspector...
  • 03.12.2010

    Grassley questions Boys and Girls Clubs of America about use of federal dollars and tax-exempt funds WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley, Tom Coburn, Jon Kyl and John Cornyn have asked executives for the Boys & Girls Club of America to account for high salaries, perks, executive retirement plans and lobbying expenses consuming federal dollars...
  • 03.12.2010

    $74,776 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $74,776 grant to the University of Iowa through the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program. According to the Department of Education, the University of Iowa will use the grant to funds to develop...
  • 03.12.2010

    Grassley Q&A: Congress Should Live Under the Law Q:  Will Congress keep its good health care even if it passes a bill to change the health care system for everyone else? A:  I don’t support the health care bill passed by the Senate in December because it would mean higher taxes, higher health insurance premiums, more government spending and a...
  • 03.11.2010

    Nearly $7 Million to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded five grants totaling $6,974,588 to Iowa airports. “This funding will help improve safety and service at Iowa’s local airports and help provide important economic development opportunities...
  • 03.11.2010

    Transcript from Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  STAFF:  The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Washington.    Participating in today's public affairs programs are Nikki Thunder  with KCHE Radio in Cherokee and Anelia Dimitrova with the Waverly  Democrat in...
  • 03.11.2010

    Grassley Pushes for Fair Pricing for Permanent Disaster Assistance Program Payments             WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today made the case to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that Iowa hay and forage producers are being pushed out of the permanent disaster assistance program because the...
  • 03.11.2010

    Grassley comment on CBO’s revised score of Senate-passed health care bill M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors FR:      Jill Kozeny, for Senator Chuck Grassley RE:      CBO revised score DA:     Thursday, March 11, 2010 Senator Chuck Grassley...
  • 03.11.2010

    Grassley seeks more information about cost of Cash for Clunkers WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is following up on the response he received from the Secretary of Transportation about the costs of the 2009 Cash for Clunkers program. Grassley said he is seeking more information about data provided by the Department of Transportation, which said the...
  • 03.11.2010

    Grassley: Export Promotion is Fine but Doesn’t Compare with Reciprocal Trade Agreements M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: President’s speech on export promotion Da: Thursday, March 11, 2010 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction...
  • 03.10.2010

    $215,882 to Six Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $215,882 to Iowa fire departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety Program. “Day in and day out, firefighters...
  • 03.10.2010

    Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, March 17 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, March 17, from 6:30-7 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa. “Ask Your Senator” will be broadcast from Washington, D.C. and can be seen live in communities served by...
  • 03.10.2010

    Transcription of Senator Grassley Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  As part of my congressional oversight of the federal bureaucracy, I've asked the chairman of the International Trade Commission to account for what the agency has done to fix the substantial and systemic management problems identified in publicly available financial...
  • 03.10.2010

    Grassley: Congress Should Understand Spending on Build America Bonds, Including Wall Street Fees M  E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:       House enrichment of Build America Bonds DA:      Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Senator Chuck Grassley today made the...