News Releases

Grassley: Senate-passed Health Reform Bill Would Raise Taxes for Substantial Number of Taxpayers Under $200,000 Today on the Senate floor, there was debate over whether the Senate-passed health care reform bill cuts taxes or raises taxes.  Senator Grassley entered the following statement into the record in response.  Senator Grassley has taken to...

Grassley Releases CBO Analysis of Proposed Bank Fee Showing Banks Would Pass Fee on to Customers, Employees, Investors M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: CBO analysis of President’s proposed fee on financial institutions Da: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Sen. Chuck Grassley today received an analysis he requested from the...

$156,000 to Iowa for Land and Water Conservation WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Park Service has awarded a $156,000 competitive matching grant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will use the money to help Dubuque complete an...

Grassley says House bill expands profits for big Wall Street banks M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      House action today for Build America Bonds DA:     Thursday, March 4, 2010 Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about House action today on...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  STAFF:  The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley speaking to you live from Washington.  Participating in today's public affairs program are Darin Svenson with KDEC Radio in Decorah and Nancy Hohbach with the Cherokee Chronicle Times in...

$185,000 to Iowa State University from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON –Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $185,000 competitive grant to Iowa State University in Ames. Iowa State University will use the money from the National Center for Research Resources to help pay for a...

Grassley effort to pay for Medicare legislation rebuffed by Senate Majority WASHINGTON --- Senators today voted 54 to 45 against an amendment offered by Senator Chuck Grassley to make sure Medicare provisions in a tax-extenders bill are paid for in the federal budget. “I fought for my amendment to make sure the cost of important Medicare provisions wasn’t...

$36,395 to Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded two grants totaling $36,395 to Iowa through the Community Facilities Grant Program. “These funds will help improve the facilities and services provided at Pathways Behavioral Services and at the community center in...

$96,877 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa has received a $96,877 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.  The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, “Collaborative Research: Radioastronomical Remote...

Transcript of Senator Grassley Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  I went to the Senate floor offering an amendment to make sure that Medicare providers in this (inaudible) bill are fully offset and paid for.  It also would extend physician payment update til the end of the year to bring some uncertainty to doctors -- or to bring...

Grassley statement regarding the President’s speech today on health care reform Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance regarding the President’s statement today on health care reform Wednesday, March 3, 2010 “The American health care system is in need of reform.  We spend too much on health care, and we don’t...

Grassley: President’s Trade Agenda Lacks Focus on Pending Trade Agreements; Raises Concern About Export Growth, Jobs Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Hearing on “The 2010 Trade Agenda” with Ambassador Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Wednesday, March 3, 2010 This is an important opportunity for the Committee to engage Ambassador Kirk in a...

New wind energy study M E M O R A N D U M TO: Iowa Media RE: New wind energy study DA: March 3, 2010 Chuck Grassley released the following comment after learning of a study that shows Iowa’s wind energy production accounts for up to 20 percent of Iowa’s electricity.  Grassley is the author of the wind energy production tax credit, and...

$535,451 to Eleven Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $535,451 to Iowa fire departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety Program. “Day in and day out,...

Nearly $4 Million in Grants and Loans to Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded grants and loans totaling $3,975,145 to Iowa through the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program. “These funds will help improve the facilities and services at the Corning Community...

Transcript of Senator Grassley's Ag News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Tomorrow, our Finance Committee will have its annual hearing on the administration's trade agenda, and that hearing is to hear about what they want to do on trade for the year ahead.    We'll hear directly from U.S. Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk.  I plan to ask...

Disaster Aid to Iowa after Severe Winter Storms WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said President Barack Obama declared a major disaster declaration for Iowa, triggering the release of FEMA funds to help Iowa recover from the severe winter storms that occurred on January 19 - 26.  Additional designations may be made at a later date after further...

Grassley: President is Right to Recognize Medicaid Access Problem in Senate Health Care Bill M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       President’s letter to congressional leaders on health reform Da:       Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Sen. Chuck...

More Than $2.3 Million to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded six competitive grants totaling $2,324,931 to Iowa airports. “This funding will help improve safety and service at Iowa’s local airports and help provide economic development...

$371,438 to Iowa for Land and Water Conservation WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Park Service has awarded three competitive matching grants totaling $371,438 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will use the funds as shown...