News Releases

$820,071 to Iowa for Assisted Living Facilities WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded grants totaling $820,071 to Iowa through the Multi-Family Service Coordinator Program. “Care for Iowa’s most vulnerable has always been a priority.  This grant should give many elderly and...

$150,000 to Kirkwood Community College from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant totaling $150,000 to Kirkwood Community College under the Paraprofessional Preservice Program Improvement Grants Program. “Kirkwood students should benefit from the opportunities this...

Workers in Cedar Rapids Eligible for Assistance WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today noted that workers from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in Cedar Rapids are eligible to apply for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. “This assistance will help provide workers with new skills and training so they can get back on their feet and compete...

Grassley Asks for Immediate Consideration of Iowa National Emergency Grant Request             WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today asked U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to immediately consider Iowa’s application for a National Emergency Grant for workers dislocated from the John Morrell pork slaughter...

$75,000 to Humeston from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded a $75,000 competitive grant to Humeston through the Community Facilities Grant Program. “These funds should help Humeston better respond to emergencies in the area,” Grassley said. Humeston will use the money to...

Grassley Comments on President's Supreme Court Nominee             Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the President nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the next Justice on the United States Supreme Court.  Grassley is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee...

Push to End Secret Holds Continues             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Ron Wyden, this week filed an amendment to the banking reform bill that would make it even harder for individual senators to secretly obstruct the legislative process.  Grassley and Wyden have led...

Grassley Works to Improve Services to Veterans Living in Rural Iowa                  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he has introduced legislation with Senator Mark Begich of Alaska to waive copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits for veterans. ...

Grassley Receives Small Business Group’s Rare Award for Leadership, Efforts to Support Small Businesses WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa just received the Small Business Council of America’s Special Congressional Appreciation Award, which has been given only a handful of times over the last 26 years.  Grassley received the award for his...

$135,438 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $135,438 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation. Iowa State will use the money to help pay for a project titled, “HOpf Algebras, Frobenius-Schur Indicators and Modular Categories.” Each...

More Than $1.1 Million in Loans and Grants to Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has awarded competitive loans and grants totaling $1,152,046 to Iowa through the Community Facility Economic Impact Initiative Grant Program and the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant...

Q&A with Senator Grassley, Oversight of Government Bailout Q: How exactly is the claim made that General Motors paid back a multi-billion dollar taxpayer-supported government bailout loan “in full, with interest, ahead of schedule, because more customers are buying vehicles.” A: Here’s what’s happened and, unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the...

More Than $3.4 Million to Primary Health Care in Des Moines WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $3,417,113 competitive grant to Primary Health Care in Des Moines. “Community health centers provide primary and preventive health care services to medically underserved areas,” Grassley...

Grassley Amendment Passes, Extends Whistleblower Protections for Credit Rating Agency Employees             WASHINGTON – The champion for whistleblowers, Senator Chuck Grassley, today said that late last night an amendment he offered with Senator Ben Cardin to extend whistleblower protections to credit...

Grassley Seeks to have Whistleblower Protections Extended for Credit Rating Agency Employees             WASHINGTON –Chuck Grassley this week continued his efforts to protect those who stand up to blow the whistle on wrong doing, even when it’s unpopular, for fear of...

Grassley works to stop automatic pay raises for senators WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is the cosponsor of an amendment to the financial regulation bill to permanently eliminate the automatic pay raise for senators that exists in current law. “There should never be a pay raise for members of Congress without a yes-or-no vote by members of...

Grassley asks for naturalization records of Times Square terrorist WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Department of Homeland Security for records on the naturalization of the suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt, in order to gain a better understanding of how red flags were resolved, or not, prior to naturalization....

Grassley works to hold Federal Reserve accountable WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is working to make greater transparency at the Federal Reserve part of the financial regulation bill under consideration this week in the U.S. Senate. “During the last two and a-half years, the Fed has gone well beyond what was viewed as its historical authority, and...

$692,360 to Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $692,360 to six Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition Programs. “Day in...

Workers in Webster City Eligible for Assistance WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today noted that workers from Kenco Logistic Services in Webster City who provided third party logistic services for Electrolux  in Webster City, including on-site leased workers from Spherion Staffing Services and Manpower in Webster City are eligible to apply for benefits...