News Releases

  • 02.02.2010

    Grassley: Treasury Secretary Downplays Impact of Tax Increases on Small Businesses, Jobs Affected M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Small businesses, tax increases, jobs Da: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in testifying before the Committee on...
  • 02.02.2010

    Grassley: Increased Taxes on Small Businesses Will Hurt Job Creation, Revenue Outlook Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing on Administration’s Budget: Revenue Proposals February 2, 2010   Today, we focus on the revenue side of the budget. It is almost entirely in this committee’s jurisdiction. It cannot be denied that the...
  • 02.02.2010

    Grassley works in bipartisan effort to keep 9/11 terrorist trials off U.S. soil WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation to keep the 9/11 terrorist from being tried in civilian courts on U.S. soil, instead of in a military tribunal.  The bill, authored by Senator Lindsey Graham, would...
  • 02.02.2010

    $800,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two competitive grants totaling $800,000 from the National Science Foundation.  Iowa State University will use the money as show below. •$400,000 to help pay for a project titled, “CAREER:...
  • 02.02.2010

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  ... questions, since I'm late and won't be able to spend very much time with you.  So I'll start with Dan, Successful Farming.  QUESTION:  Good morning, Senator.  I just wanted to get your reaction to the president's proposed USDA...
  • 02.01.2010

    Grassley: President’s Tax Proposals Are a Mixed Bag for Increasing Small Business Jobs M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       Tax proposals in President’s proposed...
  • 02.01.2010

    $270,769 to Cornell College from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Cornell College has received a $270,769 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.  Cornell College will use the money to help pay for a project titled, “RUI Collaborative Research: Untangling tropical diversity: a...
  • 01.29.2010

    Grassley Presses for Assistance for Storm Ravaged Areas of Iowa         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked President Barack Obama to grant requests made by the state of Iowa for federal assistance after several severe storms ransacked much of the state in December 2009 and January...
  • 01.29.2010

    Grassley seeks accounting of tax dollars spent for economic stimulus WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget a series of questions about expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the economic stimulus bill, passed nearly a year ago. “When the government spends so...
  • 01.29.2010

    Debt Burden Overshadows Recovery          Iowans got thumped by a treacherous ice storm in January that tested even the hardiest Midwestern mettle.  Entire townships in Western Iowa were left without power as heavy layers of ice and blustery winds pulled down utility lines, stripped massive branches from...
  • 01.29.2010

    Grassley, Enzi Seek Details of Health Care Economist’s Paid Government Contracts WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mike Enzi are asking a health care economist who testified before their committees without disclosing $400,000 in government contracts for work pertaining to health care reform for details of any other government contracts he might have...
  • 01.29.2010

    Research Funds to University of Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $219,283 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the money from the National Heart, Lung and...
  • 01.29.2010

    Grassley Q & A: Internships Q:        What internship opportunities do you offer to Iowa students? A:        I strongly encourage and welcome college-age Iowans to intern in my Washington and Iowa offices.  Internships are available during the spring and fall semesters and for...
  • 01.28.2010

    More Than $1.2 Million to North Iowa Community Action Organization for Head Start WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $1,201,753 competitive grant to the North Iowa Community Action Organization in Mason City. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, North...
  • 01.28.2010

    Grassley fights fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced a wide-ranging bill to fight fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. “This bill brings together common sense, bipartisan initiatives to fight fraud, waste and abuse in taxpayer-sponsored...
  • 01.28.2010

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  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 Dave Vickers with KROS Radio in Clinton and Rae Yost with the Forest City Summit in Forest City.  The first question...
  • 01.28.2010

    Nearly $4.4 Million to Iowa State from Department of Energy for Renewable Energy Research WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $4,373,488 cooperative agreement to Iowa State University. “These funds will help Iowa State continue its efforts to move the United States away from our dependence on...
  • 01.28.2010

    Grassley Asks for Quick Assistance for Council Bluffs Workers             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to act quickly on any requests for assistance for displaced workers at the Tyson Foods plant in Council Bluffs.  Grassley made a similar...
  • 01.28.2010

    $238,000 for Advanced Manufacturing Training to Hawkeye Community College WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has released $238,000 to Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo through the regular appropriations process. “These funds will help Hawkeye Community College provide advanced training for workers to be...
  • 01.28.2010

    Grassley Urges President to Act on Trade Expansion, Training Pledges in State of the Union Speech WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the President to make good on his State of the Union pledges by advancing pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea and funding a retraining program to help workers displaced by trade. “In his...