Stimulus should be timely, targeted and temporary
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley:
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley:
Opening Floor Debate on Stimulus Bill
Delivered Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The matter before this body is the Majority’s stimulus bill. It merges the products of last week’s markups in the Finance Committee and the...
Grassley Q & A: President’s Day
Q: Why do we celebrate President's Day?
A: We celebrate President's Day to honor and remember the achievements of two of our greatest American presidents, President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Both presidents had a tremendous influence on the values and traditions of our...
GRASSLEY, KOHL INTRODUCE BILL TO STOP INDUSTRY 'PAYOFFS' THAT DELAY GENERIC DRUGS
WASHINGTON , DC – Today, senior Senate Judiciary Committee members Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) unveiled The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act to prohibit brand-name drug manufacturers from using pay-off agreements to keep cheaper generic...
Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Guidance and Applications Released
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency released grant guidance and application materials for the 2008 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant...
$9,826 to Southwest Iowa Families
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $9,826 grant to Southwest Iowa Families in Clarinda through the Community Facility Grant Program.
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Grassley: stimulus formula for Medicaid assistance is biased against states like Iowa
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the economic stimulus legislation working its way through Congress to give states assistance through FMAP, the Federal Medical Assistance...
$950,451 to University of Iowa for Education Research Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $950,451 grant to the University of Iowa through the National Center for Education Research Program.
“These funds will allow the University of Iowa to research an...
Grassley: President is Right to Call Wall Street Bonuses Shameful in Bailout Environment, Should Work to Recoup, Prevent in Future
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Grassley urges OMB to get out of the way of Special IG for TARP
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today urged the President's Director of Management and Budget to knock down, rather than build hurdles to effective oversight by the new Special Inspector General for the federal government's attempted rescue of the financial system.
In a...
Grassley and Levin introduce hedge fund transparency bill
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Carl Levin introduced legislation today to close a loophole in securities law that allows hedge funds to operate under a cloak of secrecy.
The Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
MODERATOR: 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 Jim Turbes with
KWBG Radio in Boone and Gordon Wolf with the Denison...
Grassley Wins Commitment to Fix Charity Mileage Problem in Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has won a key commitment from colleagues to work to fix a charitable mileage reimbursement problem via the economic stimulus bill working through...
Grassley Asks Lynn about Questionable Accounting Procedures while CFO at Defense Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked for a full accounting of the standard accounting practices of President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the Deputy Secretary of Defense, William...
$148,828 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 of $148,828 from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, “MARGINS: Mariana Forearc...
Politico: Grassley Launches Porn Inquiry
An article in the January 28, 2009 edition of Politico talks about Senator Grassley's inquiry into the National Science Foundation. Click here to read a copy.
Senators work to give government watchdog access to information about use of TARP dollars
WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus today introduced legislation to strengthen the ability of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to make its assessments every 60 days of the government effort to try to rescue America's financial...
More Than $1.9 Million to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded loans totaling $1,379,000 grants totaling $600,000 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program.
“This money will help create jobs for Iowans and...
Grassley effort to buttress wind energy production and secure jobs rejected by Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON --- The leadership and majority members of the tax-writing Finance Committee today rejected an effort by Senator Chuck Grassley to secure jobs in wind energy production and...
Grassley works to strengthen rural health care system
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley introduced legislation this week to strengthen the health care delivery system in rural America.
Grassley's Medicare Rural...
$155,978 to Iowa for Land and Water Conservation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Park Service has awarded three grants totaling $155,978 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation...
