News Releases

  • 09.30.2009

    Climate Change Legislation M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Climate change legislation Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry released legislation to address climate change issues. “Many of us had hoped that any...
  • 09.30.2009

    $468,658 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has awarded competitive grants totaling $468,658 to Iowa through the Secure Our Schools Grant Program. “These funds will help provide resources to make schools more safe,”...
  • 09.30.2009

    $567,419 to Serve Our Youth in Des Moines WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $567,419 competitive grant to the Serve Our Youth in Des Moines through the Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative. Serve Our Youth will use the money to help implement evidence-based...
  • 09.30.2009

    2008-2009 President’s Challenge State Champion Schools WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has announced the 2008-2009 President’s Challenge State Champion schools. “The students and teachers at these schools are to be commended for their commitment to physical fitness,” Grassley said....
  • 09.29.2009

    Grassley Advances Proposal to Improve Access to Medical Care for Seniors in Iowa, Other Rural States by Improving Physician Payments   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today won key committee approval of his proposal to help secure access to doctors for seniors in Iowa and other rural states.     “It’s getting harder and harder for...
  • 09.29.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Hello, everybody.  This week, our Agriculture Committee is going to have a hearing for several nominees and, this time, for the Commodity Futures Trading Organization, also, some other positions within the department of agriculture and, also, for the Farm Credit...
  • 09.29.2009

    $516,705 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women and Office of Justice Programs have awarded competitive grants totaling $516,705 to Iowa. “These funds will help strengthen families and provide services and resources for victims of...
  • 09.29.2009

    $599,986 to Iowa State University and Iowa State University Book Store WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two competitive grants totaling $599,986 to Iowa State University and the Iowa State University Book Store.   “These funds will help the Iowa State University Book Store start an...
  • 09.29.2009

    More Than $1.3 Million to Iowa State University  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $1,329,736 competitive grant to Iowa State University.    Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for research project titled, “Toward a PROSPER State Partnership Network:...
  • 09.29.2009

    Grassley works to ensure accountability in H-1B visa program WASHINGTON – One year after an internal assessment showed extensive fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program, Senator Chuck Grassley today is asking U.S.  Citizenship and Immigration Services to hold employers accountable by requesting evidence from petitioners that H-1B visa holders actually...
  • 09.29.2009

    Skewed Article on Agriculture in TIME Magazine Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Skewed Article on Agriculture in TIME Magazine Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Nutritient Use Efficiency in U.S. Corn ProductionFloor Chart 2Effects of Banning: The Danish Model I rise today in response to Bryan Walsh’s recent article published on August 31, 2009...
  • 09.28.2009

    $255,390 to Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $255,390 competitive grant to the Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa in Des Moines through the Grants to Enhance Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services...
  • 09.28.2009

    Nearly $40 Million in Loans, Grants and Loan Guarantees to Iowa From USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded $39,915,036 in direct loans, grants and loan guarantees to Iowa through the Community Facility Direct Loan and Guaranteed Loan Programs.   The...
  • 09.28.2009

    $457,600 to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women has awarded a $457,600 competitive grant to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Des Moines through the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.   The Iowa Coalition...
  • 09.28.2009

    More Than $1.5 Million to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women has awarded three competitive grants totaling $1,533,313 to Iowa.   “These funds will help provide support and necessary resources to victims of domestic, dating and...
  • 09.28.2009

    $289,351 to Iowa State University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $289,351 competitive grant to Iowa State University.   Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for pharmacology, physiology and biological chemistry research project titled, “Methods...
  • 09.28.2009

    $370,034 to the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $370,034 competitive grant to the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy in Des Moines through the Grants for Coalitions to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education...
  • 09.25.2009

    More Than $1.3 Million to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $1,333,456.30 grant to Iowa through the E-911 Grant Program.   "These funds will help upgrade emergency response systems with...
  • 09.25.2009

    Grassley works to preserve benefits for Iowa National Guard members               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today kept the pressure on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee members deciding whether to keep a provision which would retroactively provide Post-Deployment/ Mobilization...
  • 09.25.2009

    Grassley Q & A: Breast Cancer Awareness Q: What is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month? A:  This October marks the 25th year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which promotes breast cancer awareness and remembers those who have been affected by breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 211,000 women in the...