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Grassley recognized for work to increase accountability in health care system             WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today received the “2009 Health Policy Hero” award from the National Research Center for Women & Families for being “one of the Senate’s most outspoken advocates for...

Grassley works to keep bureaucratic hurdles from disrupting oversight efforts of IGs            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to clarify the impact the Paperwork Reduction Act has on official audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations conducted by inspectors...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report         STAFF:  The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley speaking to you live from Washington. Participating in today's public affairs program are Chuck Shockley with KLGA Radio in Algona and Sara Konrad with the Iowa Falls...

More Than $4.1 Million to Iowa Airports                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $4,146,174 to Iowa...

Grassley: Cap and Trade System Likely Means Huge Energy Tax for Consumers    Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Hearing, “Auctioning under Cap and Trade: Design, Participation and Distribution of Revenues” May 7, 2009   Some people may be wondering why the Senate Finance Committee is having a hearing on a cap and trade system...

Senator Grassley asks the SEC about “loose lips” memo, commitment to reform and receptiveness to whistleblowers Click this link to see the letter that Senator Grassley's letter to the SEC.   Click here to see the attachment to Senator Grassley's letter to the SEC.

Senate votes for Grassley effort to shed light on actions of Federal Reserve in financial bailout    WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage of his amendment to give the independent auditing arm of Congress the authority to access information from the Federal Reserve about its bailout and financial stabilization...

U.S.-EU beef agreement    M E M O R A N D U M   To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       U.S.-EU beef agreement   Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment following the announcement that United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner...

$153,614 to Spencer from the Federal Aviation Administration               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $153,614 competitive grant to Spencer. The funds will be used to help...

More Than $15 Million to Iowa from USDA    WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded competitive loans and grants totaling $15,018,720 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program.    "This money will help create jobs for...

Grassley Seeks Constitutional Amendment Banning Flag Burning             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has cosponsored a joint resolution that would amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the physical desecration of the American flag.  The resolution was introduced today with 16...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters         GRASSLEY:  Good morning, everybody.  This is Chuck Grassley.         Obviously, you know, our Committee on Finance yesterday had a second roundtable discussion on health care reform focusing on making coverage...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference         GRASSLEY:  I want to talk about the 2008 Farm Bill, talk about how we tried to help African-American farmers who were denied entry to the Pigford Settlement.  We included that in a bill as a big step forward in our efforts to give black farmers...

Grassley, Hagan Work to Ensure Black Farmers Receive Funds for Pigford Settlement Claims                WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Kay Hagan today introduced legislation to ensure that African American farmers, who successfully filed claims as a result of the 2008 farm bill, will...

Nearly $1.9 Million to the University of Iowa                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four competitive grants totaling $1,897,970 to the University of Iowa.   The grants will be distributed to the...

Grassley discusses Biofuels and the EPA    M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      EPA and Biofuels     Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency released its notice of proposed rulemaking on the Renewable Fuels...

Nearly $1.6 Million to the University of Iowa                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four grants totaling $1,569,918 to the University of Iowa.   The grants will be distributed to the University...

President’s Corporate Tax Proposals Could Cause Job Losses, Must Be Vetted Carefully    M E M O R A N D U M   To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       President Obama's corporate tax...

$112,912 to Vivakor from National Eye Institute                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Eye Institute has awarded a $112,912 grant to Vivakor in Coralville through the Small Business Innovation Research Awards – Phase...

Grassley Q & A: Life After Graduation    Q: What advice would you give to graduating high school students? A:  The first thing I'd say to graduating high school students would be congratulations and job well done.  Graduating from high school is a time of great joy for students receiving their diploma.  Years of hard work have...