$261,135 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University received a $916,424 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will the money to fund the project entitled, “CNH: Collaborative Research: Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia and...
$17,500 to East Central Iowa Council of Governments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $17,500 investment to the East Central Iowa Council of Governments, which serves Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties.
The...
Medicare Advantage Cuts Undermine Administration Re-assurances of Stability
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that, on average, Medicare Advantage premiums will be 1 percent lower in 2011 than today. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over Medicare, made the following...
$375,000 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has awarded a $375,000 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the university will use the money to...
$525,000 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said that Iowa State University will receive a $525,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, Iowa State will use the money to fund the project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of a 600-MHz NMR Spectrometer for Chemical,...
Food Safety: Farm to Fork
The massive recall stemming from food-borne illnesses traced back to salmonella-contaminated eggs alarmed consumers and elevated concerns about the U.S. food safety regime.Two of Iowa’s leading egg producers issued the voluntary recall after investigations traced the contaminated eggs to their henhouses.The incident unfairly...
VA Outpatient Clinic Opening in Carroll in January
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a contract for a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Carroll.
The clinic will be located within the St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital at 311 S. Clark St., and is scheduled to open in January...
Nearly $200,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $196,623 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the university will use the money to fund predoctoral training in general, pediatric and...
Two New County Disaster Recovery Centers Opening
WASHINGTON – New Disaster Recovery Centers in Fayette and Webster counties have opened or will soon open to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the recent storms and flooding in Iowa.
The new locations are below.
Fayette County
Oelwein Fire...
Disaster Aid to Iowa after Severe Storms
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today provided information about the federal government’s amended list of Iowa counties that will be eligible for FEMA funds for recovery from the severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred from June 1st to August 31st, 2010. The list was updated to designate...
$923,400 to University of Northern Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $923,400 in congressionally directed spending to the University of Northern Iowa.
UNI’s Center for Bio-Based Binders and Pollution Reduction Technologies will use the funds to replace sand binder systems (used to...
Q & A Small Business Tax Measures
Q. Earlier this week, the Senate passed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, which contains a number of small business tax relief provisions. Where did these provisions come from?
A. In 2009, I introduced the Small Business Tax Relief Act, the CREATE Jobs Act, and the Small Business Penalty Relief Act. Most of...
More Than $2 Million to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received three grants totaling $2,435,120 from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the funds as shown below.
• $1,763,769 to fund the project...
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Repeal SEC FOIA Exemptions
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to repeal exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that were enacted as part of the Wall Street reform bill, which was signed...
More Than $100,000 to Iowa for Motorcycle Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $103,866 grant to the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the bureau will use the funds...
Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Delivered Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Video of Grassley’s statement can be found here.
Mr. President, I come to the floor...
Extend job-creating tax credit, no to another government spending program
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said he voted today against another controversial government program that harms the good done by broadly supported small business tax relief, most of which he authored, in a bill passed by the U.S. Senate.
“Since the debate on this bill...
More Than $100,000 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $130,133 grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa Department of Public Health...
Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Mr. President, we have a tax bill before us that's supposed to help small business because small business creates 70% of the new jobs. The President says that. I think you've got...
Senate Democrats Again Reject Reinstating Tens of Thousands of Green Energy Biodiesel Jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that clean, green biodiesel jobs have again been thwarted by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Nationwide, as many as 20,000 people, including Iowans, have been laid off in the biodiesel industry in large part...
