Q & A: Honoring Cold War Heroes
Q. Why did you co-sponsor a Senate resolution designating October 30, 2010 as a day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers?
A. Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of Americans, many who assembled and disassembled nuclear weapons, have helped develop a nuclear arsenal to protect our...
Disaster Declaration for Minnesota Affects Emmet and Kossuth Counties
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley received information from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Iowans affected by the September 22, 2010 through September 23, 2010 severe storms and flooding that occurred in parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Small Business...
Honoring America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ron Wyden of Oregon, sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Chairman Daniel Akaka and Ranking Member Richard Burr requesting their support in passing the “Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees...
Grassley to Participate in Casey Family Foundation Foster Youth Event
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will participate in a roundtable discussion at the Casey Family Foundation event with Iowa foster youth in Des Moines tomorrow, October 22.
“It’s a great opportunity to help the Casey Family Foundation raise awareness of this important issue,” Grassley...
Grassley, Coburn Seek Response from 13 Federal Agencies to Reports of Roadblocks to Agency Independent Watchdogs
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Tom Coburn are asking 13 federal agencies to explain why they have posed roadblocks to their agencies’ independent watchdogs, according to the watchdogs.
“Inspectors General can’t...
Weatherization Work Performed Shoddily in Illinois, According to Department of Energy Inspector General Report
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu regarding a new audit report from the Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report indicates...
Shelby County Disaster Recovery Center Opens Friday
WASHINGTON – A new Disaster Recovery Center will open this week in Shelby County to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.
The Shelby County Disaster Recovery Center will be located at the Harlan Fire Station at 906 Cyclone Ave., in Harlan,...
Grassley to Medicare, Medicaid Officials: Safeguard Program Dollars
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing his effort to protect Medicare and Medicaid dollars, this time by demanding greater transparency from program officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), regarding possible waste, fraud and abuse...
Improving Mental Health Services for Combat Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Kit Bond of Missouri, Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, has sent a letter to defense Secretary Robert Gates questioning whether a new loophole has been created in the...
Q & A: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Q. What is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
A. October has been National Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1985. During October, many organizations, such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society, hold rallies, walks, and other events to raise breast...
Grassley Reveals Evidence of Improper Influence over Visa Policy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Inspector General who oversees the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address evidence from statements made by immigration officers that senior U.S. Citizenship and...
Keeping Government on a Short Leash
The health of the U.S. economy typically serves as a good yardstick to gauge the public’s approval or disapproval towards Washington. This year, the public’s distaste for Washington’s appetite to tax, spend and borrow our way back to prosperity exposes a major disconnect between the political leadership and the...
$52,000 to Iowa Utility Commission from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $52,000 grant to the Regional Utility Service Systems Commission in Fairfield through the Water and Waste Disposal Grant Program.
“This funding will help provide important water...
FEMA: Disaster Recovery Centers Closing
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received information from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. Three FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are closing. The locations closing are listed...
Delaware County Disaster Recovery Center Closing
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received information from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. The Delaware County FEMA Disaster Recovery Center located at 2655 210th St., in Earlville,...
FEMA Registration Deadline Extended to November 12, 2010
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has issued new information for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. The deadline for Iowans to register for federal disaster assistance has been...
EPA E15 Ruling Takes a Step Instead of Leap in the Right Direction
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency decided on a waiver request to allow ethanol to be blended with gasoline at 15 percent, rather than the 10 percent that is allowed today. Ethanol producers filed the waiver petition back in March of 2009. A decision was supposed to...
H&R Block Announcement
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on an announcement from H&R Block that it is working to acquire a company in Cedar Rapids that has developed tax software that H&R Block hopes to use in its tax filing operations.
“Iowa has a lot of high-tech expertise,...
Nearly $1 Million to Iowa from Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration has awarded a $925,700 grant to the Midwest Transportation Consortium at Iowa State University.
According to the Department of Transportation,...
Grassley, Hatch Seek U.S. Action on Chinese Treatment of U.S. Poultry Exports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Orrin Hatch today asked the Administration to take action to stop China’s discriminatory duties on U.S. poultry products.
Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Hatch, the next senior-most Republican, said poultry is...
