Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: Hello, everybody.
This week, our Agriculture Committee is going to have a hearing for several nominees and, this time, for the Commodity Futures Trading Organization, also, some other positions within the department of agriculture and, also, for the Farm Credit...
$599,986 to Iowa State University and Iowa State University Book Store
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two competitive grants totaling $599,986 to Iowa State University and the Iowa State University Book Store.
“These funds will help the Iowa State University Book Store start an...
More Than $1.3 Million to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $1,329,736 competitive grant to Iowa State University.
Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for research project titled, “Toward a PROSPER State Partnership Network:...
Grassley works to ensure accountability in H-1B visa program
WASHINGTON – One year after an internal assessment showed extensive fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program, Senator Chuck Grassley today is asking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to hold employers accountable by requesting evidence from petitioners that H-1B visa holders actually...
Skewed Article on Agriculture in TIME Magazine
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Skewed Article on Agriculture in TIME Magazine Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Nutritient Use Efficiency in U.S. Corn ProductionFloor Chart 2Effects of Banning: The Danish Model
I rise today in response to Bryan Walsh’s recent article published on August 31, 2009...
$255,390 to Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $255,390 competitive grant to the Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa in Des Moines through the Grants to Enhance Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services...
Nearly $40 Million in Loans, Grants and Loan Guarantees to Iowa From USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded $39,915,036 in direct loans, grants and loan guarantees to Iowa through the Community Facility Direct Loan and Guaranteed Loan Programs.
The...
$457,600 to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women has awarded a $457,600 competitive grant to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Des Moines through the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.
The Iowa Coalition...
More Than $1.5 Million to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women has awarded three competitive grants totaling $1,533,313 to Iowa.
“These funds will help provide support and necessary resources to victims of domestic, dating and...
$289,351 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $289,351 competitive grant to Iowa State University.
Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for pharmacology, physiology and biological chemistry research project titled, “Methods...
$370,034 to the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $370,034 competitive grant to the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy in Des Moines through the Grants for Coalitions to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education...
More Than $1.3 Million to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $1,333,456.30 grant to Iowa through the E-911 Grant Program.
"These funds will help upgrade emergency response systems with...
Grassley works to preserve benefits for Iowa National Guard members
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today kept the pressure on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee members deciding whether to keep a provision which would retroactively provide Post-Deployment/ Mobilization...
Grassley Q & A: Breast Cancer Awareness
Q: What is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
A: This October marks the 25th year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which promotes breast cancer awareness and remembers those who have been affected by breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 211,000 women in the...
Meeting with Iowans September 27 - 28
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he will be sending runners off at a Waterloo triathlon on September 27, and will hold a question and answer session with students at NE Hamilton High School in Blairsburg on September 28.
"As a runner myself, I'm excited to help send the runners off at the...
Seeing Eye to Eye with the EPA
Statistics say less than one percent of Americans are engaged actively in the business of farming. Nonetheless American agriculture supports a sizeable slice of U.S. gross domestic product, roughly 13 percent. A recent study by the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and Iowa State University shows that in Iowa 1 of...
Nearly $6.6 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $6,593,691 to Iowa.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
$164,000 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded competitive grants totaling $164,000 to Iowa through the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program.
"This money will help small and rural businesses create jobs for Iowans and stimulate economic...
$198,998 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a $198,998 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, "Development of Software for...
$3 Million to Iowa State University from U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released $3 million to Iowa State University in Ames. The funds were secured through the regular...
