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Capitol Hill Report Transcript   OPERATOR: 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 Chris Johnson with KGRN Radio in Grinnell, and Art Cullen, with The Storm Lake Times in Storm Lake.   The first question will be from...

ICYMI: Senators Moving Quickly to Install Bailout Watchdog - The Washington Post Click here to read about Senator Grassley's work to make sure oversight is excercised over economic stability funds.

$588,983 for Iowa Byways                WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded six grants totaling $588,983 to the Iowa Department of Transportation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for byway...

$320,484 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Iowa    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded grants totaling $320,484 to Iowa through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.               “The storms Iowans...

Grassley News Confence Call Transcription    GRASSLEY: Good morning, everybody.   Of course, we're in Washington for a lame duck session of Congress, probably just one week long. I don't know for sure that we won't be back in December, but I'd be very surprised if we were.   The issues are the $25 billion package of Big three automakers...

SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO UPDATE AND STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF BAILOUT FUNDS    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today moved to tighten government oversight of the financial rescue plan approved by Congress in October.  The senators introduced a bill that would put in place provisions to better...

$22,500 to Iowa from the National Endowment for the Arts               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded grants totaling $22,500 to two Iowa programs that focus on the...

Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan Staff Discussion Draft of Medicare hospital value-based purchasing plan    Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a bipartisan discussion draft of legislation that would establish a value-based purchasing program for inpatient hospital...

BAUCUS, GRASSLEY WARN TAIWAN AGAINST BLOCKING U.S. BEEF, PORK IMPORTS Finance leaders say Taiwan’s unscientific bans may violate WTO trade rules Washington, DC– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today expressed their strong concern about Taiwan’s efforts to block perfectly safe imports of...

Grassley Asks State AGs to Look into Possible Violations of State Law with Executive Compensation Packages                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is encouraging state attorneys general to consider looking at whether financial institutions located or operating within a state have...

Grassley Ag News Confernce Call Transcription   GRASSLEY: Today, I'm sending a letter to the president of Taiwan, and that expresses concern of our country's continued trade barriers to U.S. agriculture products. The Taiwanese have been in confrontation with us on, particularly, pork, for a period of time. Now, we're dealing with the issue of beef...

Grassley: $619,735 to Iowa State University from the U.S. Department of Commerce                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, has awarded a grant totaling $619,735 to Iowa State...

ICYMI: President's Pay Rises Faster at Public Universities Than Private Ones, Survey Finds - New York Times   Click here to read Senator Grassley comments in a New York Times' story about the rising salaries of college presidents in the face of tuition increases.

ICYMI: Most College President's Pay Climbing - Wall Street Journal Click here to read how college president's salaries are on the rise even though college tuition increases beyond the rate of inflation.

ICYMI: College Leader's Salaries Climb - Washington Post Click here to view Senator Grassley comments on the rising salaries of college presidents' in the face of tuition increases.

Grassley: $576,000 to Iowa Department of Transportation for Louisa Interpretive Center                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of $576,000 to Iowa Department of...

Grassley Urges Federal Government to Utilize “Lincoln’s Law” to Help Protect and Recover Taxpayer Dollars Lost to Fraud in Economic Stabilization Programs                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today pushed the Departments of Treasury and Justice to ensure that whistleblowers are...

College Presidents' Salaries    Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s survey of college presidents’ salaries.  Grassley conducts oversight of various tax-exempt-related issues and entities, including colleges.  The comment is embargoed, per the...

ICYMI: Grassley Calls for Probe into Tax Decision Favoring Banks - Washington Post   Grassley calls for a Treasury Department investigation in to a tax break favoring banks in this Washington Post article.

ICYMI: NIH freezes large grant to Emory - Wall Street Journal Read more about Senator Grassley's work to uncover the relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical companies in this Wall Street Journal article.