Grassley Offers Internships to Iowa College Students, New Graduates
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for summer and fall internships in his Washington, D.C. and Iowa district offices. The summer internship...
SENATORS URGE AGRICULTURE NOMINEE VILSACK TO CLOSE FARM PAYMENT LOOPHOLE
Senators say “conference-call farmers” exploit the farm program to the tune of millions of dollars every year
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have sent a letter...
$68,000 Guaranteed Loan to Southwest Iowa Families
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a guaranteed loan of $68,000 to Southwest Iowa Families in Clarinda through the Community Facility Guaranteed Loan Program.
“This funding will help...
$328,125 to the University of Iowa for Neurological Disorder Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a grant of $328,125 to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa...
$267,596 for Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded grants totaling $267,596 to four Iowa fire departments.
"Firefighters put their lives on the line every day for the good of the community," Grassley said. "It's...
111th Congress Opens for Business
As the 111th Congress gaveled to order in early January, lawmakers returned to Washington with a tall order: fix the sluggish economy.
Obviously that’s easier said than done. The current economic downturn is considered to be the nation’s worst since the Great Depression. The dismal holiday...
Grassley, Sensenbrenner Work for Inspector General for the Judiciary
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin today introduced legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives to create an Inspector General for the Judicial...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Ag News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: Today, I'm sending a letter, along with Senator Baucus -- Senator Baucus is my counterpart on the Senate Finance Committee -- we're writing to the U.S. International Trade Commission asking for a study of the agricultural markets in...
Grassley, Baucus Seek Investigation of India’s Market Access for U.S. Farm Products
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with Chairman Max Baucus, today requested a study of the agricultural market in India including the effects of tariff and non-tariff measures on U.S. agricultural...
Grassley Works to Reduce Dependency on Foreign Oil
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation with several colleagues that let the federal government take action against price fixing by OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels bill, or NOPEC, would authorize...
Grassley comments on FDA tracking of clinical investigators’ financial ties
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RE: HHS IG report on FDA oversightof clinical investigators' financial...
Grassley: IRS Missed Opportunity to Improve Taxpayer Service Using Contractors
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with Senate jurisdiction over taxes, today made the following comment on a report from the Government Accountability Office, GAO-09-146, “Tax Administration: IRS's 2008 Filing Season Generally Successful Despite...
$50,000 to Region Six Planning Commission for Economic Development
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a grant of $50,000 to Region Six Planning Commission.
Region Six...
Grassley Q&A: Drug Use
Q: Will meth continue to be a threat in 2009?
A: The National Drug Intelligence Center recently released the National Drug Threat Assessment for 2009. The Assessment predicts that homegrown meth production will increase for 2009 to levels not seen since 2007. Any increase in domestic production would be the...
Grassley to New Administration: Consider Disaster States in Economic Stimulus
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley and several Senate colleagues today asked the Obama administration to consider states that suffered from natural disasters in 2008 as they work on an economic stimulus measure....
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters
GRASSLEY: Before you ask questions, I want to say happy new year to all of you. Secondly, I just told you where I am because we're having what is referred to as a Republican retreat. It's not much of a retreat from Washington, D.C., but it is a quiet place to...
Nearly $1.3 Million to Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded two grants totaling $1,287,860 to Iowa fire departments. The funds are through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant...
$512,460 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a grant of $512,460 from the National Science Foundation.
“These funds will provide the University of Iowa’s Chemistry Department with an important tool to help...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture Conference Call
GRASSLEY: Well, the 111th Congress gets under way today. That
means members are going to be busy working on an economic stimulus
plan and health care reform, among many other issues. So on the
agricultural front, what I'm going to be...
Grassley: West Point offers appointments to young Iowans
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Benjamin Allen of Granville, Timothy Berry of Cedar Rapids (Washington High School), and Aaron Brockhus of Spencer have been offered appointments to attend the...
