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...
More Than $8 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $8,314,718 to the Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative, Mason City High School and John Adams Middle School, and Eagle Grove though the...
Iowan Receives Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta, a native of Hiawatha, at his ceremony to receive the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. Giunta received the Medal of Honor for...
$500,000 to Iowa Railroads
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Westinghouse Airbrake Corporation in Cedar Rapids through the Railroad Safety Technology Program.
The company will use the funds to improve Positive Train Control track database verification and...
Grassley Asks GAO to Review Accountability of Tax Dollars in Build America Bonds Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct an analysis of who benefits from the federal Build America Bonds program and what portion of tax dollars go to Wall Street banks for fees rather than to the infrastructure...
Grassley Celebrates Adoptive Family from Iowa by Sharing Their Story on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – A photo of a Story City family will be displayed in the office of Senator Chuck Grassley this month in celebration of National Adoption Month.
Grassley said the Buckels family story is a “wonderful way” to promote the goals of the...
Q & A: National Adoption Day
Q. What is National Adoption Day?
A. National Adoption Day is a day when many adoptions of children in foster care are finalized, and families who adopt are celebrated. Over 30,000 children have been officially adopted on National Adoption Day since the first one was held in 2000. That year,...
Grassley, Kohl Seek More HHS Leadership in Physician Payment Sunshine Implementation
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Herb Kohl are asking the federal government to move forward in implementing new physician payment sunshine provisions. The senators said some drug and medical device makers are preparing to meet the new requirements but in...
Grassley: AARP Employees’ Health Care Costs Going Up, Despite AARP-Endorsed Health Care Overhaul
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: AARP employees’ health care costs
Da: Friday, November 05, 2010
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over key federal health care programs, made the...
Q & A: Veterans Day 2010
Q. What is Veterans Day?
A. World War I ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, the fighting had stopped – pending the treaty – on November 11, 1918, “at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.”
President Wilson declared November 11 Armistice Day,...
Treasury Needs Plan to Recoup Taxpayer Investment in GM
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To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: GM stock initial public offering Da: Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment on the terms of GM’s initial public offering of...
Grassley seeks information about immigration channels used by suspected terrorist as a matter of public accountability
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Department of Homeland Security for an accounting of the immigration and naturalization channels used by the suspected bomber of the Washington, D.C. Metro system.
Grassley said he’s making...
More Than $4 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $4,883,232.83 to Keokuk and the National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids.
Keokuk will receive $1,217,522.52 to...
$735,000 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has awarded loans and grants totaling $735,000 to Iowa through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program.
“This money will help small rural businesses create jobs for Iowans and stimulate economic growth...
$225,000 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has awarded a $225,000 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the university will use the funds to...
Boone County Disaster Recovery Center Opening Thursday
WASHINGTON – A new Disaster Recovery Center will open this week in Boone County to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.
The Boone County Disaster Recovery Center will be located at Luther City Hall, Five Luther St., in Luther, and will...
Grassley Seeks Details of Potential Conflicts of Interest Among CMS Contractors
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to detail any identified conflicts of interest among CMS contractors and any steps taken to minimize and prevent such conflicts of interest. Grassley is...
