News Releases

  • 09.25.2008

    Inspector General Reform Act Clears Senate    M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Inspector General Reform Act Clears Senate DA:     Thursday, September 25, 2008   Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Inspector...
  • 09.25.2008

    Grassley: House Disaster Relief Tax Bill is “Measly for the Midwest”   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said the House of Representatives-passed disaster relief tax package shortchanges Iowa and other Midwestern states that suffered floods and tornadoes this spring. Grassley’s version of Midwestern disaster tax relief passed the Senate 93...
  • 09.24.2008

    House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 1  M E M O R A N D U M To:   Reporters and Editors Re:   Tax extenders, disaster tax relief Da:   Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008      Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on...
  • 09.24.2008

    Grassley: $150,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation   WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation.    The funds will be used to help pay for a genes and genomes research project titled “Collaborative Research:...
  • 09.24.2008

    Grassley: $190,000 to Seeds of Hope from U.S. Department of Justice                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women has awarded a $190,000 grant to Seeds of Hope in Grundy Center through the Transitional...
  • 09.24.2008

    House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 2 M E M O R A N D U M To:    Reporters and Editors Re:    Tax extenders, disaster tax relief Da:    Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008   TAX ADMINISTRATION EXTENDER PROVISIONS   Permanent Authority for Undercover Operations. IRS’s...
  • 09.24.2008

    House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 3 M E M O R A N D U M To:   Reporters and Editors Re:   Tax extenders, disaster tax relief Da:   Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008     NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF   The proposal provides tax relief for victims of all Federally-declared disasters...
  • 09.24.2008

    Eight Iowa counties to receive Emergency Conservation Program funds following Grassley’s Request    WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that eight Iowa counties previously denied Emergency Conservation Program funds will now receive more than $1.1 million to help recover from the severe weather that hit the area. Earlier this month,...
  • 09.24.2008

    Grassley Credits Community Anti-Drug Coalitions for Reducing Use of Illegal Substances          WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today praised the grassroots coalitions that have received funding through the Drug Free Communities grant program and are working to stop drug problems at the local level.  A report...
  • 09.24.2008

    Grassley: Congress Passes Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007                   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the legislation that he co-sponsored with Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007, passed the Senate by unanimous...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley: $82,965 to the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence from U.S. Department of Justice                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $82,965 grant to the Iowa Coalition Against...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley: $382,351 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation    WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $382,351 from the National Science Foundation.    “Iowa State University has a long history of conducting valuable research,” Grassley said. “These...
  • 09.23.2008

    Senators Push for Low-Interest Loans for Disaster Victims    WASHINGTON — Sens. John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Ranking Member, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Committee member, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) today urging the...
  • 09.23.2008

    Senators Work to Clarify 10-Acre Rule    WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin of Iowa and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and several colleagues have introduced legislation to clarify a provision from the 2008 farm bill that the Department of Agriculture is implementing contrary to Congress’ intent on people who farm plots of land less...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley seeks value of assets secured by taxpayers in April rescue of Bear Stearns                WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, the New York Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO for information first requested two...
  • 09.23.2008

    Senate passes Grassley’s tax relief package for flood and tornado recovery WASHINGTON --- A year-end bill to extend expiring federal tax provisions was passed by the Senate today and includes a $6 billion package of disaster-related tax relief sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley and tailored to help flood and tornado victims in Iowa and other states recover...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley: More Than $2.2 Million Released to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released $2,221,695 in federal funds to Des Moines Community College and the Iowa...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley: Two Iowa Counties Designated Contiguous Disaster Counties Fremont and Pottawattamie Counties Are Eligible For Assistance      WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Fremont and Pottawattamie counties contiguous disaster counties. Eligibility is considered by measuring...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley asks NIH to account for employment of expert advisor                WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today asked if the National Institutes of Health is trying to get around its own policies to prevent conflicts of interest by hiring medical experts as contractors rather than...
  • 09.23.2008

    Grassley works to stop tax increases on middle-income families, teachers, college students WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said that the bipartisan tax relief bill passed by the Senate today would protect an estimated 134,000 Iowans from having to pay an average of $2,000 in the alternative minimum tax on top of what they already owe in federal...