Grassley Lauds Trade's Role in Job Creation, Calls for Implementation of Pending Trade Agreements, No Proposed Tax Increases
Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Hearing, Trade and Tax Issues Relating to Small Business Job Creation Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010
I appreciate the partial focus of this hearing on the value of international trade in promoting job growth....
Grassley: Stunning for 56 Percent of Welfare Recipients to Receive Zero Job Training, Counseling, Other Activities to Try to Emerge from Poverty
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, said he’s stunned that 56 percent of able-bodied adults who receive welfare benefits are receiving zero education, job training, job...
$44,834 to the Iowa Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $44,834 grant to the Iowa Department of Education through the Test Fees program.
“These funds will help eligible low-income students receive college credits by helping them afford advanced placement test fees,”...
RESCHEDULED: Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, March 3
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show, previously scheduled to air on February 24, has been rescheduled and will now be broadcast on Wednesday, March 3 from 6:30-7 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa.
“Ask Your...
More Than $338,341 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $338,341 to Iowa State University and Lucella Biosciences in Ames.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: I want to comment on a few issues. First, permanent disaster programs or acronym SURE -- S-U-R-E -- was rolled out by the Farm Services Administration (sic) (inaudible) last month. I know there have been some hiccups in the early going. There's no...
$607,188 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $607,188 to the University of Iowa for a cooperative agreement.
The University of Iowa will use the money from the National Cancer Institute for a cancer detection and diagnosis research project entitled,...
Grassley: So-called Jobs Bill Omits Key Job Provisions; Process Leaves Zero Room for Improvement
Senator Chuck Grassley Statement Submitted to the Record Partisan and Incomplete Processing of Bipartisan Economic Incentives Package
The Senate is about to engage in a cloture vote on the Senate Democratic Leadership’s third stimulus bill. What I find...
$100,000 to Iowa Utilities Board from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has awarded a $100,000 competitive grant to the Iowa Utilities Board in...
Grassley Q&A: Filing Income Taxes
Q: Have Americans always had to file federal income taxes?
A: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln and Congress enacted an income tax to pay for war expenses. Ten years later, the income tax was repealed. However, in 1894, Congress brought the income tax back. It was short lived, however, as...
Administration Refuses to Answer Questions About Government Employees Working on Guantanamo Detainee Issues at the Justice Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Justice’s inadequate response to his questions about the personnel charged with advising the Attorney General on Guantanamo detainee issues reeks of...
Grassley Questions State Department’s Denial of Extra DHS Visa Screening Assistance in Israel
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to reverse the misguided decision to deny extra visa screening assistance from the Department of Homeland...
$251,706 to the Iowa League of RC&D’s from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $251,706 competitive matching grant to the Iowa League of RC&D’s in Ankeny through the Rural Community Development Initiative.
“These funds will help the Iowa League of...
$640,862 to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $640,862 formula grant to Iowa through the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program.
“This money will help improve safety on Iowa...
$311,250 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $311,250 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the money from the National Cancer Institute for a cancer treatment research project entitled, “R1P1 Cleavage by Caspase-8...
Settlement for Black Farmers Reached
Grassley led effort for justice
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after a settlement was announced for African American farmers who were denied entry into the Pigford v. Glickman settlement, which ended a discrimination lawsuit between African American farmers and the U.S. Department of...
Grassley questions spike in international travel costs for federal employees
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services to address increased costs of international travel by agency employees.
A newly obtained department memo shows that in fiscal 2008 there was a six percent increase in the number of federal...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Participating in today's public affairs program are Eric Mandel, with KIFG Radio in Iowa Falls, and Jay Wilson with the Adams County Free Press in Corning.
The first question will be from...
$645,387 to Eight Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $645,387 to Iowa fire departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety Program.
“Day in and day out,...
Grassley asks FDA for accounting of its work to clarify approval status for medical devices
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Food and Drug Administration for an update on the implementation of new guidelines for medical device makers on when they need to file new information with the agency and seek clearance for the marketing and use of...
