News Releases

Nearly $7 Million to Cedar Rapids for Railroad Repair WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $6,965,163 grant to Cedar Rapids through the 2008 Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair program.  Cedar Rapids will use the money to help clean-up and rebuild a...

More Than $3 Million to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $3,091,649.15 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe...

Grassley Q & A: Renewable Energy and Iowa Jobs Q:  What is biodiesel? A:  Biodiesel is a clean-burning renewable fuel alternative to petroleum-based diesel.  It’s produced from vegetable oils and animal fats.  Since the agricultural products used to produce biodiesel are grown or raised in the United States, it provides jobs and...

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 Des Moines.    Participating in today's public affairs program are Bob Leonard with KNIA Radio in Knoxville, and Michelle Phillips with the Anamosa Journal-Eureka in...

FEMA Waives Rent Collection for Temporary Housing Units Until January 1, 2010  WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to delay the collection of rent from households remaining in FEMA-provided temporary housing units due to the 2008 floods until...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Our abundance in agriculture launched a very historic feast of Thanksgiving in 1621 between the colonists and Native Americans.  So giving thanks for a plentiful harvest foreshadows America's birth as the Bread Basket to the world.    Eventually,...

Grassley seeks information about impact of proposed Medicare tax increase WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he’s asked for information from the Joint Committee on Taxation about which taxpayers would be impacted by the Medicare payroll tax increase in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. “If Democratic leaders want to...

BAUCUS, GRASSLEY, MCCASKILL, WAXMAN, TOWNS URGE CMS TO CRACK DOWN ON CONTRACT FRAUD Washington, DC— Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight Chairman Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), along with House Energy and Commerce...

Grassley Pushes Attorney General to Honor Administration’s Ethics and Transparency Commitment and Answer Conflicts of Interest Questions WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is urging the U.S. Attorney General to fully answer questions about conflicts of interest in detainee policies at the Justice Department. Grassley asked the questions at a November...

Grassley Pushes Attorney General to Honor Administration’s Ethics and Transparency Commitment and Answer Conflicts of Interest Questions WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is urging the U.S. Attorney General to fully answer questions about conflicts of interest in detainee policies at the Justice Department. Grassley asked the questions at a November...

Time Magazine Columnist Cites Grassley Requirement of Congress as “Favorite” in Senate Health Care bill WASHINGTON – A well-known columnist for Time magazine says his favorite provision in the Senate health reform bill is Senator Chuck Grassley’s requirement that members of Congress and congressional staff access health insurance the same way as many other...

Grassley Introduces Extension of Housing Tax Relief for Midwestern Disaster Victims WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has introduced legislation giving Midwestern disaster victims more time to benefit from tax relief intended to help them repair or replace their devastated homes.  “Because of delays in federal funding and tighter credit...

$150,000 to Photon Energy Technology from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $150,000 competitive grant to Photon Energy Technology in Ames through the Small Business Innovation Research program.  Photon Energy Technology will use the money to help pay for a...

Senate vote on Reid health care bill M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Senate vote on Reid health care bill DA:     Saturday, November 21, 2009   Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R....

$337,500 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $337,500 competitive grant to the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a mental health research project titled, “The Stress of Chronic Disease: Mineralocorticoid...

Grassley, Senators Take Exception with Administration Remarks that Legalizing Undocumented Workers will Help Economy  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and several colleagues today took exception with remarks made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to the Center for American Progress about legalizing undocumented...

Grassley comment on report on the firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Walpin M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      comment on House-Senate report on IG firing Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the report released today by the Ranking Member offices of the House...

Grassley Expresses Concern Over Complaints of Nominee Vetting Process, Nominee Tax Problems Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Treasury Department Nomination Hearing The nominees we will hear from today deal with different but important policy areas within the Department of the Treasury.  As Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, Ms. Mary...

Senators Introduce ‘Employ America Act’           WASHINGTON, November 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to prohibit major firms that lay off large numbers of American workers from hiring cheaper foreign labor through temporary guest worker...

Congress Passes Veterans Health Bill, Includes Several Grassley-pushed Provisions WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley applauded today’s Senate passage of major veterans health legislation.  The bill includes several provisions that Grassley worked to pass.  The legislation passed by a vote of 98-0. The Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health...