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Grassley floor speech in opposition to amendment to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa in opposition to Coburn amendment #436, to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit Monday, June 13, 2011 Mr. President, I’d like to express my strong opposition to amendment #436 offered by Senator...

SEC response on SAC Capital referrals M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC response on SAC Capital referrals Da:       Friday, June 10, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a response from the Securities and Exchange Commission to...

Q & A: Tax Incentives for Ethanol Q.  Do you still support tax incentives for ethanol? A.  I support ethanol.  Among the renewable energy sources, ethanol is doing the most to displace foreign oil, and foreign oil comes with substantial hidden costs to taxpayers.  Taxpayers are on the hook for an average of $84 billion a year in...

  Grassley, Johnson Keep Focus on Setting Hard Caps for Farm Payments, Closing Loopholes                 WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Tim Johnson of South Dakota today introduced legislation to cap total farm payments at $250,000, close loopholes that are being used...

Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call for Hearing on Balanced Budget Amendment Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call for Hearing on Balanced Budget Amendment               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley called on the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee...

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Illegal Tunnels on the Southwest Border Washington, DC – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Co-Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m.  The hearing will...

Grassley on Status of SEC Response on Referrals Regarding SAC Capital M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC response on referrals Da:      Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In his May 24 letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has distributed three grants totaling $1,371,194 to Iowa.   The funds will be distributed as follows:   • Council Bluffs Municipal Airport will receive $656,179 from the Federal Aviation Administration to make...

More Than $7 Million to Iowa for Head Start Projects WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded five grants totaling $7,495,016 to Iowa to help fund Head Start projects.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the funds as described...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $1,853,527 to Iowa the through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.   According to the Department of Homeland Security, Iowa will use the funds to...

Grassley Named a “Defender of Children” WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley again has been named a Defender of Children by the First Focus Campaign for Children for his support of policies that advance the well-being of children.  Grassley also was named a Defender of Children in 2010.   According to the First Focus Campaign for Children,...

  Grassley: Defense Department Audits Earn D- Grade, Improvements Needed     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released a report giving the Defense Department’s inspector general audits a D- grade on a “junkyard dog” index for tracking waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars. “Audits are the tip of the inspector general’s spear,”...

Grassley Floor Speech: Defense Department Inspector General Reports Get D- Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley Defense Department Inspector General Reports Get D- Delivered Monday, June 6, 2011  I come to the floor to speak about watch-dogging the watchdogs -- as I have done many times in the past.  I first started watch-dogging the Pentagon...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded five grants totaling $1,251,586 to airports in Algona, Forest City, Grinnell, Spencer and Waterloo.   “This funding is intended to increase the safety and efficiency of these...

Protecting Elderly Nursing Home Residents and Taxpayers Family members in Iowa are among the legions of caregivers across the country who sacrifice time, careers and money to provide care for loved ones who no longer are able to live independently or care for themselves. The family safety net for generations has helped loved ones stay longer in their own...

Q&A: Debt Ceiling Debate Should Force Fiscal Responsibility Q.  What is the debt ceiling?   A.  The debt ceiling is a cap set by Congress on the amount of debt the federal government can legally borrow from both the public (such as anyone who buys bonds) and government trust funds (including the Social Security Trust Fund).  The...

  Applications for Internships with Grassley Due on June 15     WASHINGTON — Applications for fall semester internships in the Iowa and Washington, D.C. offices of Senator Chuck Grassley are due June 15. Grassley said he encourages young Iowans who are interested in learning more about government to apply.  “Spending a semester working...

More Than $2 Million to Lu Verne for Wastewater Collection WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding a $1,372,000 loan and a $1,509,200 grant to Iowa Great Lakes Regional Water through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program.     According to...

$830,000 to Alta from USDA WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding an $830,000 loan to Alta through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan Program.    According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to help construct a new wastewater treatment...

  Grassley taking concerns of U.S. agriculture to EU, Russia     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is traveling this week to participate in meetings in Brussels and Moscow.  He said the trip provides an opportunity to address market access problems for soybean and pork producers in the United States and the need to protect...