News Releases

Meeting with Iowans October 10 - 12 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he will run in the Potter’s Hands Run/Walk at Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls on October 10, will visit the 40th Annual Covered Bridge Festival in Winterset on October 11, and hold a question and answer session at the Tri-State Development Summit in Fairfield on...

Grassley Q&A: Red Ribbon Week Q: What is Red Ribbon Week? A:  Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, is an important observance that helps educate kids, families and communities about the dangers of drug use.  Red Ribbon week began in Calexico, California, in 1985, when community members joined together to wear red ribbons and pledge to live a...

Grassley Works to Keep Kids Reading WASHINGTON-In an effort to promote early literacy in young children, Senator Chuck Grassley read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to a group of preschoolers in Washington, D.C.  Grassley read the popular book by Eric Carle through the Jumpstart program’s Read for the Record.   “I enjoyed reading to the...

Transcription of 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 program are Nikki Thunder with KCHE Radio in Cherokee and Anelia Dimitrova with the Waverly Democrat in Waverly.  The...

$876,250 in Loans, Grants and Loan Guarantees to Iowa WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development will award competitive loans, grants and loan guarantees totaling $876,250 to Iowa projects through the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program.   “These funds will help purchase,...

More Than $2.1 Million in Loans and Grants to Fenton WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a loan and a grant totaling $2,124,300 to Fenton through a competitive process in the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. “This funding will help provide important...

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

GAO Reports Shows IRS Should Work Faster to Help Prevent, Fix Identity Theft Leading to Tax Fraud   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: GAO on identity theft Da: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the...

Federal Grant Opportunities for Iowa Libraries and Museums  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the Institute of Museum and Library Services is offering grant opportunities through the Laura Bush 21st  Century Librarian Grant program and the 2010 Museums for America Grant program.    “Libraries and museums are building...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  You know, employment's (sic) at 9.8 percent, and looking at the balance of the year, next year, given the most optimistic, economists are predicting at least a jobless recovery.  The stock market has recovered somewhat because of publicly traded mega-firms...

More than a thousand fraud cases await government action whistleblowers held in limbo while cases linger WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the federal government has approximately 1,040 qui tam cases that remain unresolved because the federal government has failed to make a decision about whether to get involved. This number is up from...

Improved IRS Whistleblower Program is Off to Slow Start at IRS   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: IRS whistleblower program Da: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new...

Latest CBO Score of Health Care Reform Bill Isn't Cause for Celebration   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Latest CBO score of health care bill Da: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following...

Grassley Bill to Rein In Government Charge Card Abuse Clears Senate             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that his legislation to end the reckless spending on government charge cards passed the Senate today with no opposition.  Grassley’s legislation would require federal...

Grassley, Fellow Finance Committee Republicans Seek Participation by Key Budget,   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and all nine of his fellow committee Republicans today urged the committee chairman to ensure participation by the Congressional Budget Office director and the chief of staff of the Joint...

Response to National Religious Broadcasters on Charity Governance Reporting   October 6, 2009   Frank Wright, Ph.D. President & CEO National Religious Broadcasters 9510 Technology Drive Manassas, VA 20110   Dear Dr. Wright:   I am writing in response to your letter dated September 30, 2009.  When I met with a large group of...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Between high inputs, low prices, and a virus scare that the national media has inaccurately named -- and that that's H1N1 -- with all this, the pork industry has been devastated.  The Department of Agriculture has made several promising attempts to try to get...

Grassley, Senators Question Reports of Decrease in Border Patrol Agents WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today questioned the Department of Homeland Security about recent reports that the department will decrease the number of Border Patrol agents along the U.S-Mexico border in the upcoming year.  Grassley and several colleagues sent a letter to...

Senators Feinstein, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Cell Phones in Federal Prisons Bill aims to prevent inmates from using technology to commit crimes outside of prison walls Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced legislation to prevent inmates from using cell phones to commit...

Medicare’s Money Pit Let’s say you win $1,000 cash at a raffle drawing. Some among us might choose to save, invest or donate the money. Others might use the money to pay bills. Still others find that cash tends to burn a hole in their pockets and go shopping. Whether we’re savers or spenders, there’d be unanimous agreement that it would be foolish to put...