News Releases

VA Outpatient Clinic Opening in Carroll in January WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a contract for a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Carroll.   The clinic will be located within the St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital at 311 S. Clark St., and is scheduled to open in January...

Nearly $200,000 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $196,623 grant to the University of Iowa.   According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the university will use the money to fund predoctoral training in general, pediatric and...

  Two New County Disaster Recovery Centers Opening     WASHINGTON – New Disaster Recovery Centers in Fayette and Webster counties have opened or will soon open to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.   The new locations are below.   Fayette County Oelwein Fire...

Disaster Aid to Iowa after Severe Storms WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today provided information about the federal government’s amended list of Iowa counties that will be eligible for FEMA funds for recovery from the severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred from June 1st to August 31st, 2010.  The list was updated to designate...

$923,400 to University of Northern Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $923,400 in congressionally directed spending to the University of Northern Iowa.   UNI’s Center for Bio-Based Binders and Pollution Reduction Technologies will use the funds to replace sand binder systems (used to...

Q & A Small Business Tax Measures Q. Earlier this week, the Senate passed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, which contains a number of small business tax relief provisions. Where did these provisions come from?   A. In 2009, I introduced the Small Business Tax Relief Act, the CREATE Jobs Act, and the Small Business Penalty Relief Act. Most of...

More Than $2 Million to Iowa State University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received three grants totaling $2,435,120 from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the funds as shown below.   • $1,763,769 to fund the project...

Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Delivered Wednesday, September 15, 2010    Video of Grassley’s statement can be found here.    Mr. President, I come to the floor...

More Than $100,000 to Iowa for Motorcycle Safety WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $103,866 grant to the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau.    According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the bureau will use the funds...

Extend job-creating tax credit, no to another government spending program WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said he voted today against another controversial government program that harms the good done by broadly supported small business tax relief, most of which he authored, in a bill passed by the U.S. Senate.   “Since the debate on this bill...

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Repeal SEC FOIA Exemptions WASHINGTON  – The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to repeal exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that were enacted as part of the Wall Street reform bill, which was signed...

More Than $100,000 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $130,133 grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health.   According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa Department of Public Health...

Senate Democrats Again Reject Reinstating Tens of Thousands of Green Energy Biodiesel Jobs WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that clean, green biodiesel jobs have again been thwarted by the Democratic-controlled Senate.  Nationwide, as many as 20,000 people, including Iowans, have been laid off in the biodiesel industry in large part...

Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit Thursday, September 16, 2010 Mr. President, we have a tax bill before us that's supposed to help small business because small business creates 70% of the new jobs. The President says that. I think you've got...

Nearly $2 Million to Iowa State University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two grants totaling $1,891,280 from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use $1,771,280 to fund the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: SI2-SSI:...

Grassley Welcomes U.S. Trade Cases Against China The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States has filed two cases against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO).  One case requests dispute settlement consultations over China’s discriminatory policies toward U.S. suppliers of electronic payment...

More Than $1 Million 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 six grants totaling $1,270,667 to Iowa organizations and universities.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...

Grassley Statement: Lack of AMT Patch Causes Taxpayer Uncertainty Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley AMT: Policy, Predictability, Permanence, and Prudence Delivered Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010     I rise to speak about the Alternative Minimum Tax and the significant surprise impact it will have on tens of millions of Americans unless Congress...

Key Vacancy Draws Questions on Priority of Tax Fraud Enforcement M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: vacancy at head of Justice Department’s Tax Division Da: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee and a senior member of the...

Small Business Bill Not Targeted Enough Toward Job Creation Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley: Comments on Small Business Bill Delivered Wednesday, September 15, 2010   I’d like to speak for a few minutes about the pending legislation, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. For more than a year now the mantra of my colleagues on the other side of...