$600,000 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will the money to fund the project entitled, “CAREER: Ultrafast Magnetism in Complex Materials: Coherent and...
Grassley is Key to Securing Inclusion of Biodiesel, Ethanol Tax Credits in Tax Agreement
WASHINGTON – Prevailing in the view that ethanol and biodiesel offer the most effective alternative to foreign oil and support hundreds of thousands of jobs in the United States, Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the tax agreement negotiated between congressional leaders...
More Than $200,000 to Postville Fire Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award a $210,045 grant to the Postville Fire Department.
The department will use the funds to purchase or repair firefighting or emergency vehicles.
“It’s important that firefighters have the...
Grassley: Forthcoming Disclosure of Medical Device Maker Payments to Doctors Will Help Consumers
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To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: Financial ties between doctors, medical device makers
Da: ...
Tax Revenue Doesn’t Grow on Christmas Trees
When an Iowa family gathered around the Thanksgiving table in November, the conversation between a retired farmer and a young attorney in the family evolved into a discussion about death and taxes.
A time-sensitive predicament in federal tax policy seems to turn a philosophical observation often attributed...
Q&A: Your Tax Burden
Q. What’s being done to make sure the biggest dollar tax increase in history doesn’t happen on January 1?
A. Congressional leaders have not made it a priority to prevent an across-the-board tax increase, including on small business where 70 percent of jobs are created. That’s why I’ve joined an effort to say...
Grassley: Home-Grown Ethanol
Senator Chuck Grassley continued to keep members of the Senate informed on the benefits of home-grown ethanol. Video of Grassley’s speech in the U.S. Senate earlier today is here. A copy of the text of the speech is below.
Floor Speech of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Home-Grown Ethanol
Delivered Thursday,...
Grassley: Stopping a Tax Increase
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Still Another Chapter of Revisionist Fiscal History: Lame Duck Tax Relief Debate Thursday, December 2, 2010
Since yesterday, we’ve witnessed in this chamber the resumption of a set of tired and worn...
Senators Urge Action for Energy Security and Job Creation
WASHINGTON – Saying that ethanol offers the most effective alternative to foreign oil and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the United States, Senators Chuck Grassley and Kent Conrad have gathered signatures for a letter to Senate leaders urging action this year on legislation to extend...
More Than $300,000 to UNI’s National Ag-based Lubricants Center
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $371,373 grant to the National Ag-based Lubricants Center at the University of Northern Iowa.
According to the Department of Transportation, the...
Pigford II Funding Agreement Clears House
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley praised the quick action of the House of Representatives after it passed legislation to fund the Pigford II settlement. The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 resolves claims against the government related to the Cobell class action lawsuit, the Pigford class action lawsuit, as...
Q & A: Holding the Pentagon Accountable
Q. What type of misconduct have you uncovered at the Defense Department?
A. I first began conducting oversight at the Defense Department when I found the Pentagon throwing ridiculous amounts of money around to pay for things like a $435 hammer, $659 ash trays in Air Force Planes and $750 toilet seats in...
More Than $50,000 to Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award two grants totaling $54,420 to Iowa fire departments.
The Iowa City Fire Department will receive $18,348 and the Primghar Fire Department will receive $36,072. Both grants will be used to help...
Nearly $150,000 to Waterloo Company
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Advanced Heat Treat Corporation in Waterloo has received a $149,887 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the corporation will use the money to help fund the project titled, “"SBIR Phase I: Plasma Enhanced...
Grassley Praises Recovery of Another $3 Billion of Taxpayer Money Otherwise Lost to Fraud
More than $27 Billion has been recovered thanks to federal False Claims Act
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the federal False Claims Law has recovered an additional $3 billion to...
Pigford II Funding Clears Senate
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TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Beth Levine, for Senator Grassley
202-224-6197
RE: Pigford II Funding Agreement Clears...
Sunshine: Best Rx for Good Medicine
As Americans count their blessings during this season of thanksgiving, many of us can be thankful to gather around the holiday table with multiple generations of family and friends. More Americans are enjoying greater longevity and an improved quality of life well beyond retirement.
In 21st century America,...
Q & A: Thanksgiving
Q. When did Thanksgiving become an official federal holiday?
A. Congress established Thanksgiving as an official federal holiday in 1870. It was one of the first five federal holidays. However, it wasn’t until 1941 that Congress specified the fourth Thursday in November as the official date. Until...
Resource Center Coming to Ames for Former Ames Laboratory Employees
WASHINGTON – A traveling resource center to help Iowans who may have become ill because of work done at the Ames Laboratory between 1942 and 1970 is coming to Ames, Senator Chuck Grassley said.
The traveling resource center will be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1325 Dickinson Ave.,...
Grassley Presses Department of State to Ensure Adequate Funding for Border Security
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Jim Inhofe, Tom Coburn and David Vitter are questioning the Department of State’s commitment to collecting new fees on certain foreign visa applications in order to secure funding for additional border...
