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Earthpark Senator Grassley secured a $50 million federal appropriation in 2003, to help pay for part of Earthpark (formerly known as the Iowa Environmental Project).  The total cost of the project was an estimated $150-$200 million.  Senator Grassley received the appropriation after a tax-credit bond proposal was dropped during the final stages of...

Grassley Q & A: Bringing Relief to Homeowners     Q: What are you doing to help struggling homeowners? A: Millions of Americans are feeling the financial difficulties of the nation’s recent housing decline. Faced with increased mortgage payments, many families are confronting the reality of defaulting and losing their home or working with...

Grassley Announces Nominations of Young Iowans to U.S. Service Academies            WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he has nominated several young Iowans to the United States Service...

Senate to Consider Medicare Legislation Ensuring Physician Payments for Six Months, Helping Rural Seniors Receive Health Care Grassley, Baucus intend to pursue larger Medicare reform legislation in early 2008 Washington, DC – Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today unveiled Medicare legislation for...

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Mr. President, as we approach the end of 2007, one cannot help but look ahead and see that there are many challenges that await us in the second session of...

Grassley urges SEC to tap all available resources WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to remedy the commission’s failure to tap investigative resources provided by Self-Regulatory Organizations by coming up with a plan for the for the commission to consider such information as...

Smearing Lipstick on a Pig by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa    Conferees from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives soon will meet to merge an overdue farm bill authorizing hundreds of billions of tax dollars over the next five years to pay for federal farm subsidies, nutrition programs, food stamps, rural development, land...

Farm Bill Clears Senate Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill. Here’s a comment from Grassley. "I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...

Farm Bill Clears Senate Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill. Here’s a comment from Grassley. "I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...

Farm Bill Clears Senate Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the farm bill cleared the Senate this afternoon. Several Grassley provisions were included in the final bill. Here’s a comment from Grassley. "I’m extremely disappointed that my amendment to limit farm payments to those who need it most was not included in the final...

Grassley Praises Advancement of Home Loan Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief Today the Senate passed a bipartisan provision to give tax relief to taxpayers who restructure their home loans to avoid foreclosure or who have lost their homes to foreclosure. Under current law, if a lender forgives or cancels a mortgage, the tax code treats it as cancellation of debt...

U.S. Attorney Nomination sent to Capitol Hill Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the White House officially nominated Matt Dummermuth to be the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. "I’m glad that this nomination has finally been received by the Senate. Matt is a highly qualified individual who has already gotten...

Payment Limits Amendment Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment after his amendment to direct farm payments to those who need it most was defeated by a vote of 56-43.  The amendment needed 60 votes to pass.    Ensuring that farm payments be directed to those who need it most, as the law was intended, has been a...

Mitchell Report on Major League Baseball             Sen. Chuck Grassley co-chairman of the of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control today commented on the use of illegal drugs in Major League Baseball. The Mitchell Report, released today, revealed that each Major League Baseball club had...

Grassley on Certain Veterans Charities, Overall Need for Accountability, Key Reforms Hearing, "Assessing Veterans Charities" Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives Hearing, "Assessing Veterans Charities" Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 Mr. Chairman: I want to...

Energy Bill Clears Senate The Senate tonight completed work on an energy bill that contains a renewable fuels standard that would mandate 36 billion gallons by 2022.  The bill also includes a requirement for biodiesel.     Here is a statement from Senator Grassley.   “I’m glad we were finally able to inject some common sense into the...

Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, December 19 Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions            WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, December 19, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations...

Payment Limits Amendment Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following comment after his amendment to direct farm payments to those who need it most was defeated by a vote of 56-43.  The amendment needed 60 votes to pass.    Ensuring that farm payments be directed to those who need it most, as the law was intended, has been a...

Grassley: $293,255 to Seven Iowa Fire Departments WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S Department of Homeland Security has awarded $293,255 in grants to seven Iowa fire departments. The funds are through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant...

Farm Payments Debate Begins ( WASHINGTON, DC )  – Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are offering an amendment to the farm bill, now before the Senate, that would put a hard cap on federal farm program payments and ensure that only farmers get payments.  Debate on the amendment is expected to begin today with a vote on Thursday...