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Grassley, Bond Work for Accountability with Stimulus Dollars for Housing WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, reiterating their concerns about possible waste, fraud and abuse in the Department’s distribution of stimulus funds to troubled Public...

BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS PUSH FOR HOUSE TO END AUTOMATIC PAY RAISE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the House of Representatives to take up legislation to end the automatic pay raise system for members of Congress.  In a letter to Speaker of...

Q & A: The American Flag Q. When did the ‘Stars and Stripes’ become the official U.S. flag, and what does its design represent?     A. On June 14, 1777, the U.S. Congress approved the design of The Flag of the United States of America, which is the official name of the flag commonly called the ‘Stars and Stripes.’ It had 13 stripes, one...

$5.5 Million to Cedar Falls Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $5.5 million grant to Cedar Falls.   Cedar Falls will use the funds to assist ongoing disaster recovery from the 2008 floods, including transportation infrastructure at the...

Grassley Comments on Agriculture Competition Proposed Rules Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released proposed rules to increase competitiveness in the livestock and poultry industry. Grassley fought to ensure competition was addressed in the 2008 farm bill, which required the proposed rules. This...

Senate Panel Approves Measure to Penalize Drug Dealers Who Market Candy-Flavored Drugs to Children WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) that would increase federal criminal penalties for drug dealers who entice children...

Marginal Tax Rates, Family Tax Relief Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Unfinished Time-Sensitive Tax Legislative Business: Expiring Lower Marginal Rates and Family Tax Relief Delivered June 17, 2010   Last week, I discussed the unfinished tax legislative business. I used this chart. The legislation before the Senate deals with only one small,...

New blowout prevention requirements M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors FR:      Jill Kozeny, 202-224-1308             for Senator Chuck Grassley RE:      New blowout prevention requirements...

Seize Healthy Habits The fact that summer’s here isn’t a license to forget about good nutrition and good choices for kids and families. It’s why many parents will remind their kids that reading books and riding bikes around the neighborhood are better choices than eating potato chips and turning into a couch potato while school’s out.   At the same...

$50,000 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $50,000 to the University of Iowa through the Erma Byrd Scholarship Program. The purpose of the Erma Byrd Scholarship Program is to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing a course of study that...

$356,250 to University of Iowa from Department of Education WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $356,250 grant to the University of Iowa through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.   The University of Iowa will use the funding for oral disease and disorders...

Estate Tax Limbo Affects Family Businesses Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley: Comments on Unfinished Tax Legislative Business: Estate Tax Reform Delivered Wednesday, June 16, 2010   The legislative business before the Senate deals with the so-called tax extenders. These extenders, as important as they are, represent only a small portion of the...

$434,256 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $434,256 to the University of Iowa.             The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money...

Grassley Regional Directory June 28 Office Hours Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director, Jacob Bossman, will be holding open office hours in Woodbury, Buena Vista, Clay and Emmet Counties on Monday, June 28. These office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.      Bossman’s schedule...

Grassley Questions Justice Department Nominee about Actions with AIG WASHINGTON – As part of his ongoing oversight of AIG, Senator Chuck Grassley is questioning the nominee to be Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department, James Cole, about his involvement with the company.   Grassley’s questions for the record center around the nominee’s work...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded $1,051,940.70 to Iowa to help the state continue its recovery from severe flooding in 2008.   “Iowans have been working hard to recover from these devastating...

Grassley: IRS Hires More Than 1,000 Veterans for Three Consecutive Years, Fulfilling and Exceeding his Request WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with exclusive Senate jurisdiction over taxes, today released new numbers from the Internal Revenue Service, showing the agency has hired more than 1,000 military...

Outside group continues trying to decieve Iowans M E M O R A N D U M TO:    Reporters and Editors FR:    Jill Kozeny, 202-224-1308begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              202-224-1308      end_of_the_skype_highlighting...

Grassley: Job Creation Numbers Associated with Stimulus Bill May Have Zero Basis in Reality How Many Jobs Did the Stimulus Bill Create? Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley June 15, 2010 In recent weeks, a number of my colleagues have come to the floor to proclaim the success of the massive $862 billion stimulus bill Congress enacted in 2009. Although...

More Than $1 Million to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three competitive grants totaling $1,151,011 to the University of Iowa.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.   • $203,134 from...