USDA and IRS work to combat fraud identified in Grassley GAO reports
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following comment after the Department of Agriculture and the IRS announced that they will begin working together to combat fraud in the farm payment system.
Grassley...
More Than $3.8 Million to Iowa for Disaster Recovery
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 $3,804,334.88 to Iowa as it continues to recover from 2008...
Grassley Leads Legislative Effort to Curb Bonuses at Bailed-out Companies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the lead Republican sponsor of bipartisan legislation introduced today to curb bonuses at financial companies that have taken billions of tax dollars as part of the government’s bailout. The bill’s targets include...
$400,398 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a grant with the intended total amount of $400,398 from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project...
Grassley asks for review of Treasury Department involvement in AIG bonus decision
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the watchdog for the Treasury Department to investigate the role that Treasury Department officials played in the decision by American International Group, AIG, to spend $160 million on bonuses to AIG employees after...
Grassley, Baucus Seek Details of AIG Bonuses, Any Claw-back Policies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, chairman, today asked the head of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG) for details of how it decided to allocate $160 million in bonuses after taking $170 billion in rescue...
Grassley: Democrats Added Language to Protect Bailout Company Bonuses; Grassley, Along With All Other Republican Conferees, Did Not Sign Conference Report
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Bailout company bonuses
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today...
Grassley urges Veterans Affairs Secretary to quickly implement new G.I. bill
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said that veterans and those in the service need overdue guidance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to take advantage of the education benefits...
GRASSLEY AND OTHER SENATORS SAY NASA IG SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM POST
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for the removal of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Inspector General Robert Cobb from his post, following years of complaints and investigations into...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters
GRASSLEY: Last night, Senator Baucus and I announced that we
will sponsor legislation discouraging excessive compensation by
companies that take taxpayer's funds as well as recoup payments made
to executives at AIG last weekend and to other...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: We're celebrating National Agriculture Week. As we
celebrate agriculture this week, we're going to continue to see people
take America's agricultural abundance for granted. Many don't
understand the sophisticated system that...
HARKIN, GRASSLEY, LOEBSACK URGE FEMA TO OVERTURN CEDAR RAPIDS LIBRARY DECISION
Washington, D.C. – Iowa Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley and Representative Dave Loebsack (IA-2), today expressed their disagreement with a recent FEMA decision that denies the City of Cedar Rapids’ request for temporary relocation assistance for its main...
Grassley: President’s Tax Increases Would Hurt Small Businesses, Household Energy Expenses
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley: President's FY 2010 Budget Tax Increases
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Today is St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is revered by Irish and non-Irish alike, for the many...
Grassley: Charities' role in oversight to prevent Madoff-type losses
Opening Statement of Senator Grassley
Hearing, Tax Issues Related to Ponzi Schemes
It has been the tradition of this Committee for some years now to hold an annual hearing on issues that IRS faces during its tax return filing season. It’s called filing season...
$285,278 to the Iowa Nebraska Primary Care Association
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $285,278 grant to the Iowa Nebraska Primary Care...
Senator Chuck Grassley Delivers Weekly Republican Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the following weekly Republican address. The address is available in both audio and video format and is embargoed until 6:00 am, Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Audio of the address is available here
Video of the...
GAO report about home health care
GAO recently published a report showing that improvements are needed to address improper payments in home health care.
Click here to view the report.
Grassley Q & A: Internships
Q: Do you offer internship opportunities in your offices?
A: I strongly encourage any young Iowans that are even the least bit interested in government to apply to be an intern in either my Washington or Iowa offices. An internship in my office isn’t the do nothing, coffee making position...
Grassley letter to CMS about home health care
Senator Grassley sent a letter to CMS about home health care on March 12, 2009.
Click here to see the letter.
Grassley holds President accountable for promises to make government transparent
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked President Barack Obama to account for the way his signing statement on the omnibus spending bill this week contradicts promises he made on during the...
