$281,000 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded $281,000 to Iowa through the Water and Waste Disposal Program.
The city of Carlisle received a $268,000 loan to help construct a central collection system in Avon Lake, and the Regional Utility...
Iowa Fire Departments to Receive More Than $800,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award nine grants totaling $860,292 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
• Chickasaw Township Fire District will receive...
Grassley Comments on Ethanol Tariff
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today responded to comments from two senators that a tariff on ethanol imports likely violates international trade rules, as Brazil argues in opposition to U.S. ethanol policy. Grassley comment:
“This isn’t a question for debate. The highest authority on U.S....
Grassley works to determine how local housing authority spent tax dollars to settle lawsuits
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked 20 law firms in Philadelphia for information about their billing of the Philadelphia Public Housing Authority as part of a larger review of how the housing authority has misused federal tax dollars. Grassley said...
Harkin, Grassley Congratulate Two Iowans Selected for the United States Senate Youth Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today congratulated Khayree Fitten of Mount Pleasant and Riley Kilburg of Bellevue, two Iowa students who have been selected as delegates to the 49th annual United States Senate Youth...
Grassley statement on shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Arizona residents
TO: Iowa media
RE: Shooting in Tucson
DA: Saturday, January 8, 2011
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement regarding the shooting in an Arizona parking lot during a public meeting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords'. U.S....
Grassley comments on the administration’s new proposal for Mexican trucks
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley issued the statement below about the Obama Administration’s release of a proposed framework for talks with the Government of Mexico to establish a pilot program that would allow certain trucks from Mexico access to the United States under prescribed...
Q&A: Export Markets for Iowa
Q. How would the U.S.-South Korea trade promotion agreement benefit Iowa?
A. The U.S.-South Korea trade promotion agreement is the most commercially significant U.S. trade agreement in over 15 years. With 49 million consumers, South Korea is the world’s 12th largest economy. According to the...
Work for Iowans Continues in 112th Congress
The 112th Congress convened in January, with newly elected and reelected lawmakers taking the oath of office to “support and defend the Constitution.” It was an honor to reaffirm my allegiance to the U.S. Constitution and pledge to faithfully uphold my duties as a U.S. senator for Iowa for another...
Grassley Releases Review of Tax Issues Raised by Media-based Ministries
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today released a staff review of the activities and practices of six media-based ministries and reports concerning other churches and religious organizations referred to the committee. He pursued this review...
Wyden, Grassley, McCaskill, Collins Introduce Resolution to End Secret Holds
Washington, D.C. – As the 112th Congress gavels in this afternoon, the bipartisan coalition fighting to end secret holds has introduced a resolution to eliminate the undemocratic practice and move the Senate closer to an up-or-down vote on their proposal. U.S. Senators Ron...
Q & A: A Healthy Dose of Disclosure
Q. What can be done to drive down prescription drug costs for U.S. consumers?
A. There are two specific barriers to lower prescription drug costs that Congress should tear down immediately. One is agreements that delay market entry of generic drugs. The other is the prohibition on...
Grassley: Agencies Need to Work Together to Curb Prisoner Tax Fraud
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Senator Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: Prisoner tax fraud
Da: Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has completed a report required under Public Law 110-428, the Inmate...
Iowa Receives Disaster Relief Funds
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded disaster relief funding totaling $11,077,992.77 to the Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative and the Western Iowa Power Cooperative.
The Raccoon Valley Electric...
Iowa Fire Departments to Receive More Than $400,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award grants totaling $423,276 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
• The Canton-Benton-Shellsburg Fire Department will...
Grassley, Baucus ask about use of spinal surgery device on veterans and soldiers
Senators Grassley and Baucus sent a letter to Major General Carla G. Hawley-Bowland of Walter Reed Army Medical Center about the use of a spinal surgery device on veterans and soldiers. The letter is available here.
Q & A: A Healthy Dose of Disclosure
Q. What is the Physician Payment Sunshine Act?
A. The Physician Payment Sunshine Act – which I authored with Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin – requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to disclose payments to physicians.
Q. Why is disclosure necessary and how will the...
Grassley: Medicare fraud data doesn’t support rhetoric or spending to crack down on criminal health care fraud
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to account for the way their departments allocate and utilize taxpayer monies aimed at health care fraud. ...
Grassley Disappointed by Lack of Progress on Trade Agenda
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comment about today’s passage of legislation to extend by six weeks the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
“This is a modest but...
Creston Fire Department to Receive More Than $28,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award a $28,116 grant to the Creston Fire Department.
The Creston Fire Department will receive the grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety program. The program...
