Transcipt of Grassley's Capitol Hill Report Conference Call
QUESTION: Senator, western Iowa was hit recently with some winter weather, and a FEMA request has come through from the
governor. Do you know where that stands right now?
And how do you -- what's your opinion of that issue?
GRASSLEY: Yes, well, my opinion...
Grassley Announces Selection of Mondamin Resident to Military Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Steven Tallon of Mondamin has been selected to attend the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. for the 2010/2011 school year. Tallon is a senior...
Grassley Q & A: Transparency in the Federal Government
Q: Why is transparency in the federal government so important? A: I’ve worked for years to make the federal government a more accessible and transparent operation. The public’s business ought to be public. So, I had high hopes when President Obama pledged to make his administration more...
Grassley, Coburn Press for Answers to IG Findings of Fiscal Mismanagement at Marine Corps
Senators Cite Flawed Finance System at Defense Department
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Coburn, M.D. today questioned the financial management in the Defense Department and...
Grassley asks Orszag to explain reporting requirements for recipients of stimulus dollars
Senator seeks vigilance over $787 billion taxpayer-funded program
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is following up on the response he received from the Director of the White House Office of Management and...
Grassley Encourages President to Name China a Currency Manipulator, Help U.S. Exporters
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comment in response to the President’s comments today that China and...
Grassley Seeks to Learn Whether Some AIG Bonus Contracts Were Executed After the Bailout
WASHINGTON--- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary to disclose information about the timing of bonus contracts for executives at American International Group (AIG), in response to comments by the administration’s Special...
Transcript of 02-03-10 conference call with Iowa newspapers
SEN. CHUCK. GRASSLEY, R-IOWA, HOLDS A NEWS TELECONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
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GRASSLEY: Are you guys at the other end?
(UNKNOWN): Yes, Senator.
GRASSLEY: Now, we've got the red light on. Can you believe that?
I wanted to make...
Nearly $1.5 Million to 29 Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $1,486,655 to Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants’ Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition...
Grassley: Unanswered Inquiries to HHS Undermine Pledges of Openness, Transparency
Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you Secretary Sebelius for being here today to discuss the President’s proposal for the...
Grassley: More AIG Bonuses Show Administration Has Been Outmaneuvered
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Chuck Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: AIG bonuses
Da: Tuesday, Feb. 2,...
Grassley: Treasury Secretary Downplays Impact of Tax Increases on Small Businesses, Jobs Affected
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: Small businesses, tax increases, jobs
Da: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in testifying before the Committee on...
Grassley: Increased Taxes on Small Businesses Will Hurt Job Creation, Revenue Outlook
Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Finance Committee Hearing on Administration’s Budget: Revenue Proposals February 2, 2010
Today, we focus on the revenue side of the budget. It is almost entirely in this committee’s jurisdiction. It cannot be denied that the...
Grassley works in bipartisan effort to keep 9/11 terrorist trials off U.S. soil
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation to keep the 9/11 terrorist from being tried in civilian courts on U.S. soil, instead of in a military tribunal. The bill, authored by Senator Lindsey Graham, would...
$800,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two competitive grants totaling $800,000 from the National Science Foundation.
Iowa State University will use the money as show below.
•$400,000 to help pay for a project titled, “CAREER:...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: ... questions, since I'm late and won't be able to spend very much time with you. So I'll start with Dan, Successful Farming.
QUESTION: Good morning, Senator. I just wanted to get your reaction to the president's proposed USDA...
Grassley: President’s Tax Proposals Are a Mixed Bag for Increasing Small Business Jobs
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: Tax proposals in President’s proposed...
$270,769 to Cornell College from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Cornell College has received a $270,769 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
Cornell College will use the money to help pay for a project titled, “RUI Collaborative Research: Untangling tropical diversity: a...
Grassley Presses for Assistance for Storm Ravaged Areas of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked President Barack Obama to grant requests made by the state of Iowa for federal assistance after several severe storms ransacked much of the state in December 2009 and January...
Grassley seeks accounting of tax dollars spent for economic stimulus
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget a series of questions about expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the economic stimulus bill, passed nearly a year ago. “When the government spends so...
