News Releases

  • 08.05.2009

    $300,000 to Drake University and the University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two grants totaling $300,000 to Drake University and the University of Iowa through the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program.   "These funds will help masters and...
  • 08.05.2009

    $238,000 to Waterloo for Fire P.A.L.S             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $238,000 competitive grant to the Waterloo Fire Rescue for its Fire PALS...
  • 08.05.2009

    Grassley Fights for Military Members Suffering from PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries Iowa Marine Brings Attention to Flaw in Procedures for Returning Military             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is continuing his work to help members of the military who are suffering from PTSD and...
  • 08.04.2009

    Nearly $3 Million to Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $2,909,516 to the Iowa Department of Public Health and the...
  • 08.04.2009

    $500,000 to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Transportation             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $500,000 grant to Iowa.   "These funds will help improve safety on...
  • 08.04.2009

    Iowa Senators Introduce Legislation to Designate Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home as National Historic Site             WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin have introduced legislation to designate the birthplace and childhood home of Dr. Norman Borlaug as a National Historic...
  • 08.04.2009

    Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court   Prepared floor statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa   Mr. President, I’ve come to the floor to discuss the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice.  I want to begin by saying that I have a lot of respect for...
  • 08.04.2009

    Grassley Expresses Concern About Cap-and-trade System’s Impact on Taxpayers   Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing “Climate Change Legislation: Allowance and Revenue Distribution” August 4, 2009   Today’s hearing deals with the allocation of emissions allowances under a proposed cap and trade tax system intended to...
  • 08.04.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call      GRASSLEY:  On August the 17th, I'll be hosting my 12th ambassador's tour.  This tour gives foreign diplomats stationed in the embassies here in Washington, D.C., the opportunity to get out and experience Iowa for a week.       ...
  • 08.04.2009

    Meetings with Iowans in 16 Counties August 24 - 28             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowans that that he will be holding meetings in 16 counties from August 24 - August 28.  The visits are part of Grassley's annual meetings in each of Iowa's 99 counties. The Senate will...
  • 08.03.2009

    $387,645 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a $387,645 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, "Plasma Turbulence in the...
  • 08.03.2009

    $200,000 to Iowa Legal Aid from the Administration on Aging             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Administration on Aging has awarded a $200,000 grant to Iowa Legal Aid in Des Moines.               "These...
  • 08.03.2009

    More Than $7.2 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $7,242,238.70 to Iowa through the Hazard Mitigation Grant program and the...
  • 08.03.2009

    Grassley Q & A: Iowa State Fair Q:  What's the Iowa State Fair? A:  The Iowa State Fair is a great way for Iowans to showcase all that we have to offer to visitors from all around the world.  The Iowa State Fair began in Fairfield in 1854, and moved throughout Iowa to Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Iowa City, Dubuque, Burlington, Clinton, Keokuk,...
  • 07.31.2009

    House Democrats’ Surtax Will Worsen Long-term Debt, Economic Prospects Senator GrassleyFloor Statement Sur Tax-a-lot and the Debt and Deficit Dragon Delivered July 30, 2009   Mr. President, we're only nine months into fiscal year 2009, and for the first time in American history, the federal deficit has reached and exceeded $1 trillion.This is not one...
  • 07.31.2009

    The Hill: Grassley promises not to sell out his party   Grassley promises not to sell out his party   By Alexander Bolton Posted: 07/30/09 08:21 PM [ET] Sen. Chuck Grassley, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, has assured his GOP colleagues that he will not sell them out and strike a private deal with Democrats on healthcare...
  • 07.31.2009

    $449,932 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a $449,932 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, "AF: Small: Geometric...
  • 07.31.2009

    SENATORS CALL ON FED TO RELEASE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INFORMATION (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – With the Federal Reserve committing trillions of dollars of taxpayer-backed funds to bail out Wall Street, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators today asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to release the names of the financial institutions that have received emergency...
  • 07.30.2009

    $98,000 to Regional Utility Service Systems Commission WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $98,000 competitive grant to Regional Utility Service Systems Commission in Fairfield through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.   "This funding...
  • 07.30.2009

    Key GOP senators: Health care deal out of reach until after recess     Key GOP senators: Health care deal out of reach until after recess July 29, 2009   From Ted Barrett, CNN   (CNN) — Two of the three Senate Republicans negotiating a bipartisan deal on health care reform said they consider an agreement out of reach before the Senate...