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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...

$125,000 to Iowa Department of Education WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Iowa Department of Education.   According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Education will use the funds to establish a multi-agency statewide plan for creating...

$149,893 to Iowa State University WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said that Iowa State University will receive a $149,893 grant from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, Iowa State will use the money to fund the project entitled, “Bridging the Diversity Gap: Research Experiences in the Geosciences...

More Than $7 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded grants totaling $7,443,345 to Iowa through the fiscal 2010, Victims of Crime Act, Crime Victims Formula Grant Program.    Iowa will use the money to fund state...

Nearly $600,000 to Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $599,847 to Iowa projects.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.   • The Iowa Department of...

$121,000 to Iowa Planning Commissions WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded $61,000 to the Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, which serves Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties, and $60,000 to the Southwest Iowa Planning...

$705,320 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa received a $705,320 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, “"CMG Research: On the Quest for Power Laws in...

$437,084 to Iowa Workforce Development after CDS Layoffs WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $437,084 to Iowa Workforce Development through the National Emergency Grant program.   MATURA Action Corporation will operate the funds to help provide employment related services to workers affected by...

Nearly $400,000 to Palmer College of Chiropractic WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Grants Operations Management awarded a $396,000 grant to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport.   Palmer College will use the money to fund a research focused initiative.   Each...

$400,000 to Council Bluffs Organization WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $400,000 in congressionally directed spending to Family, Inc. in Council Bluffs.    Family, Inc. will use the funds to create a national model for early childhood and family support services that provides...

Q & A Small Businesses and the Top Tax Brackets Q.  In the next month, the Senate is expected to consider whether to prevent a number of tax increases that will occur on January 1, 2011, unless Congress acts to stop these tax increases.  One of the increases the President is proposing is an increase of the tax rates for the top two tax...

IOWAN TO RECEIVE MEDAL OF HONOR Senator Chuck Grassley today congratulated Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta, a native of Hiawatha, who will receive the Medal of Honor for valorous actions performed on October 25, 2007, during combat operations in Afghanistan.  The President will officially award and present the medal on a date yet to be...

  Three New County Disaster Recovery Centers Open Monday     WASHINGTON – New Disaster Recovery Centers in Blackhawk, Dubuque and Marion counties will open on Monday, September 13, 2010, to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.   The new locations are below.   Blackhawk...

Nearly $2 Million to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Grants Operations Management awarded a $1,980,000 grant to the University of Iowa in Iowa City.   The university will use the money to fund health care and other facilities.   Each year,...

$464,029 to Iowa Universities from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Drake University and Iowa State University have received competitive grants totaling $464,029 from the National Science Foundation.    Drake received $55,050 to fund the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: UTMOST:...

$486,853 to Iowa for Land and Water Conservation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the National Park Service has awarded four grants totaling $486,853 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation Fund.   The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will distribute the money as shown...

Grassley to Gates: Defense IG Audits Need Changes In Order to Root Out Waste         WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today released an in-depth oversight review detailing numerous breakdowns in the auditing process used by the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (OIG).  Grassley sent the...

$90,000 to Western Iowa Tech Community College WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded a $90,000 grant to Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City.    The school will use the funds to provide safety and health training educational...