Grassley seeks greater transparency from Senate committee testimony
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley introduced legislation last night which would require witnesses who testify before Senate committees to disclose outside affiliations and financial interests in any organizations, including government entities, which are directly related to the topic of...
$348,679 to Iowa from Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $348,679 grant to Iowa through the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants program.
According to the Department of Transportation, the funds will be used to enhance state and local...
More Than $1 Million to Iowa from Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded three grants totaling $1,194,652 to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs; Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar; and the Eastern Iowa Community College District, which is comprised...
More Than $18 Million in Grants and Loans to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development awarded six grants totaling $346,940 and two loans totaling $18,067,561 to Iowa through the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program.
“These funds will help improve the facilities...
More Than $150 Million to University of 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 $152,534,261.65 to the University of Iowa.
According to FEMA, the university will use $1,482,030.85 to install and...
$783,449 to Iowa Department of Public Health and University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $783,449 to the Iowa State Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa...
“Dr. Phil” Episode Featuring Grassley, Landrieu on Foster Care to Air Friday
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana are set to appear in an episode of the “Dr. Phil” show dedicated to foster care scheduled to air this Friday, October 1, 2010.
Grassley and Landrieu were Dr. Phil McGraw’s guests as co-chairs of the...
$873,318 to the University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded an $873,318 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Iowa will use the funds to pilot a Sustainability Living-Learning Community...
Grassley Internship Applications Due October 15
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for internships in his Washington, D.C., Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo offices for the upcoming spring semester. Applications for the spring session, which runs...
Health Care Rule Violates Promise That if People Like What They Have, They Can Keep It
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley Grandfathering Debate Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010
I support Senator Enzi’s resolution disapproving the regulation on grandfathered health plans.
The partisan health care overhaul enacted last March and subsequent...
$499,770 to Iowa from Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $499,770 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Education, the university will use the money to fund the REACH OUT program, which is part of an initiative that helps students...
More Than $400,000 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two grants totaling $445,302 from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use $245,303 to fund the project entitled, “Iowa Community College Information...
More Than $1 Million in Loans and Grants to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded two grants totaling $465,000, and three loans totaling $828,000 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Grant and Intermediary Relending programs.
“These...
Senate Leaders’ Proposal Played Politics with Jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the bill that Senate leaders tried to sell as somehow having the potential to create American jobs would, in fact, “have resulted in a net decrease in American jobs.”
“The legislation that was defeated in the Senate today would make U.S. companies pay an extra tax,...
$900,000 to Iowa Organizations from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded three grants totaling $900,000 to Iowa organizations through the Rural Economic Development Grant Program.
“These funds should help Iowa’s rural communities increase economic...
Grassley Works to Make Qualified American Workers a Priority
Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing for consideration of two key amendments to ensure American workers are filling job vacancies in the United States when companies seek to use temporary visa programs to fill those jobs. The amendments were filed to the so-called offshoring bill that is...
More Than $800,000 to Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $849,653 to the state of Iowa and Iowa organizations.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
Nearly $2 Million to Iowa Colleges and School Districts
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded four grants totaling $1,854,903 to Iowa colleges and school districts.
“These programs are intended to increase educational success among Iowa students, from kindergarten to college. Iowa is...
Grassley Honored as “Guardian of Small Business” for Leadership, Efforts to Support Small Businesses
WASHINGON – Senator Chuck Grassley has been named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small business owners in the 111th Congress.
“Small...
$105,165 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa received a $105,165 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to help fund the project entitled, “Scaling learning theory to multiple pathways:...
