News Releases

IRS whistleblower program   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: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, has worked to improve the whistleblower program at the Internal Revenue Service...

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 Sara Konrad with KIFG Radio and the Iowa Falls Times-Citizen in Iowa Falls and Eric Owomayela with the Mount...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  I'm going to start out with a couple amendments I got adopted.  The first will help secure access to doctors for seniors in Iowa and other rural states by fixing the problem of rural physicians getting paid less for performing the same procedures as doctors do...

Grassley amendment makes Congress obtain coverage from health care plan established in reform bill WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has won approval for his legislation to require that members of Congress and congressional staff access health insurance through the exchange that would be created by the health care reform legislation under consideration by...

$404,139 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $404,139 competitive grant to the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a project titled, “Comparative effectiveness of FIT vs. colonoscopy for colon cancer...

$550,000 Loan Guarantee to Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development is awarding a $550,000 loan guarantee to Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative in Hampton through the Electric Guaranteed Loan program.  “This investment in rural America’s...

Climate Change Legislation M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Climate change legislation Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry released legislation to address climate change issues. “Many of us had hoped that any...

$468,658 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has awarded competitive grants totaling $468,658 to Iowa through the Secure Our Schools Grant Program. “These funds will help provide resources to make schools more safe,”...

$567,419 to Serve Our Youth in Des Moines WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $567,419 competitive grant to the Serve Our Youth in Des Moines through the Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative. Serve Our Youth will use the money to help implement evidence-based...

2008-2009 President’s Challenge State Champion Schools WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has announced the 2008-2009 President’s Challenge State Champion schools. “The students and teachers at these schools are to be commended for their commitment to physical fitness,” Grassley said....

Grassley Advances Proposal to Improve Access to Medical Care for Seniors in Iowa, Other Rural States by Improving Physician Payments   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today won key committee approval of his proposal to help secure access to doctors for seniors in Iowa and other rural states.     “It’s getting harder and harder for...

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...

$516,705 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women and Office of Justice Programs have awarded competitive grants totaling $516,705 to Iowa. “These funds will help strengthen families and provide services and resources for victims of...

$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...