$331,815 to Iowa Department of Public Health
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has awarded a $331,815 competitive grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The Iowa Department of Public Health will use the money to fund...
$1.5 Million to Ottumwa from Commerce Department
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Ottumwa.
Ottumwa will use the funds to construct additional infrastructure at the Ottumwa Industrial Airport. This will help retain existing jobs,...
$158,754 to the University of Northern Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Northern Iowa has received a $158,754 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
The university’s project, titled “Collaborative Research: Multi-band Differential Code-Shifted...
Fighting to End Secret Holds
Prepared Testimony of Senator Chuck Grassley
Thank you Mr. Chairman, Senator Bennett,
I appreciate the opportunity to give my perspective on the work Senator Wyden and I have been doing for many years now to bring transparency to the practice of holds in the Senate.
Holds are an informal process outside the Senate...
$1,236,385 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $1,236,385 to the University of Iowa.
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute awarded $1,205,390 to the university, for lung disease research.
The National...
Grassley African American Revolutionary War Patriot Memorial Measure Moves Out of Committee
WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley that would help establish a memorial to honor free and enslaved African Americans who served or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution has received committee approval.
Earlier this...
Grassley: U.S. Should Seek WTO Case Over China Currency, Propose Strategy for U.S.-China Economic Engagement
Submitted for the Record
Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Hearing on “The U.S.-China Trade Relationship: Finding A New Path Forward” with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke & USTR Ambassador Ron Kirk, testifying
June 23, 2010
The...
Grassley Resolution to Make Senate Amendments More Transparent to the Public
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a Senate resolution to improve transparency in the legislative process by making the amendments filed by senators immediately available to the public online. Amendments are already available online to senators and...
$386,000 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa will receive a $386,000 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to study flexible precursor strategies to new catalytic metal phosphide and phosphide-sulfide materials.
Each year,...
More Than $2 Million to Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded seven grants totaling $2,351,908 to Iowa airports.
“This funding is to increase the safety and efficiency of these airports, as well as help provide important economic...
$399,875 to Help Iowa’s Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded two grants totaling $399,875 to Iowa organizations through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
“Veterans put their lives on the line for this country and we owe them a great deal. This funding should...
$165,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $165,000 in congressionally directed spending to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the funds to establish the National Institute for Twice-Exceptionality at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted...
Senators Press Obama on Administration’s Commitment to Homegrown Renewable Fuels
Actions Don’t Match Administration’s Rhetoric
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Mike Johanns and Kit Bond today pressed President Barack Obama on his administration’s...
Senators Question Possible Administration Plans to Defer Action on Millions of Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON – Several U.S. senators today questioned possible plans by the administration to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to millions of illegal immigrants in the United States. Senator Chuck Grassley was joined by Senators Orrin...
$202,630 to Iowa from Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, has awarded five grants and loans totaling $202,630 to Iowa through the Community Facility Grant and Loan and Economic Impact Initiative Grant programs.
“The projects funded today will increase...
$225,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a competitive $225,000 grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the funds to conduct diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.
Each year, thousands of...
Grassley, Bond Work for Accountability with Stimulus Dollars for Housing
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, reiterating their concerns about possible waste, fraud and abuse in the Department’s distribution of stimulus funds to troubled Public...
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS PUSH FOR HOUSE TO END AUTOMATIC PAY RAISE SYSTEM
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the House of Representatives to take up legislation to end the automatic pay raise system for members of Congress. In a letter to Speaker of...
Q & A: The American Flag
Q. When did the ‘Stars and Stripes’ become the official U.S. flag, and what does its design represent?
A. On June 14, 1777, the U.S. Congress approved the design of The Flag of the United States of America, which is the official name of the flag commonly called the ‘Stars and Stripes.’ It had 13 stripes, one...
$5.5 Million to Cedar Falls Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $5.5 million grant to Cedar Falls.
Cedar Falls will use the funds to assist ongoing disaster recovery from the 2008 floods, including transportation infrastructure at the...
