Delaware County Disaster Recovery Center Closing
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received information from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. The Delaware County FEMA Disaster Recovery Center located at 2655 210th St., in Earlville,...
FEMA Registration Deadline Extended to November 12, 2010
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has issued new information for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. The deadline for Iowans to register for federal disaster assistance has been...
EPA E15 Ruling Takes a Step Instead of Leap in the Right Direction
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency decided on a waiver request to allow ethanol to be blended with gasoline at 15 percent, rather than the 10 percent that is allowed today. Ethanol producers filed the waiver petition back in March of 2009. A decision was supposed to...
H&R Block Announcement
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on an announcement from H&R Block that it is working to acquire a company in Cedar Rapids that has developed tax software that H&R Block hopes to use in its tax filing operations.
“Iowa has a lot of high-tech expertise,...
Nearly $1 Million to Iowa from Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration has awarded a $925,700 grant to the Midwest Transportation Consortium at Iowa State University.
According to the Department of Transportation,...
Grassley, Hatch Seek U.S. Action on Chinese Treatment of U.S. Poultry Exports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Orrin Hatch today asked the Administration to take action to stop China’s discriminatory duties on U.S. poultry products.
Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Hatch, the next senior-most Republican, said poultry is...
FEMA: Disaster Recovery Centers Closing, Registration Deadline Approaching
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today received information from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for Iowans affected by the June 1 to Aug. 31, 2010 severe storms, flooding and tornados. Three FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are closing this week. ...
More Than $3 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded two grants totaling $3,713,449 to Iowa through the Hazard Mitigation Grant program.
According to FEMA, Farmer’s Electric Cooperative in Greenfield...
FEMA: Registration Deadline Approaching, Disaster Recovery Centers Closing
WASHINGTON – The deadline for Iowans to register for federal disaster assistance is October 13, 2010. The deadline applies to registration only. It is not the deadline for all related paperwork. Homeowners, renters, and business owners who suffered losses in the...
Q & A: Looming Tax Hikes
Q. I hear about tax increases that will come if the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts aren’t renewed by the end of the year. Who benefitted from those tax cuts?
A. The 2001 tax relief bill gets a lot of attention for the marginal tax rate cuts. Those cuts gave every income tax paying family in Iowa a tax...
Grassley Continues to Seek Accountability
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick reiterating his concerns that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an...
Leahy, Grassley Press for Update on Labor Department’s Handling of Whistleblower Cases
WASHINGTON – Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley this week asked for answers about the Department of Labor’s continued interpretation of whistleblower provisions included in the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The senators’ letter follows reports that show that the...
Grassley, Landrieu Release “Call to Action” Offering Options to Build on Successful Foster Care Policies
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, today released a “Call to Action” set of policy options to build on successful policy improving the lives...
$925,700 to Iowa State University from the U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a grant of $925,700 to Iowa State University through the University Transportation Centers program.
“Iowa State University has a long history of excellence in both...
21,000 Iowans to Lose Medicare Advantage Plans Under Democratic Leaders’ Changes
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on news that about 21,000 Iowans will no longer have access to their Medicare Advantage plans next year. Grassley is ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over...
More Than $3 Million to Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded five grants totaling $3,659,763 to the Iowa Department of Transportation for Iowa railroads and highways.
“This funding is intended to increase the safety and efficiency of these railroads and highways, as well as...
More Than $4 Million to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the National Cancer Institute has awarded a $4,432,674 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the university will use the money to fund a surveillance, epidemiology and end results...
$260,413 to University of Northern Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $260,413 grant to the University of Northern Iowa through the Combined Priority Personnel Development Program.
UNI will use the funds to prepare 68 trainees in a performance based early childhood...
$183,555.29 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development is awarding three competitive grants totaling $183,555.29 to Iowa for low-income housing through the Housing Preservation Grant program.
“These funds will help Iowans make energy efficiency and safety...
Grassley Works to Stop Abusive Spending for Government Travel
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said new information about taxpayers having to pay $8,000 for a 160-mile trip by a senior government official underscores the need to limit unnecessary government travel expenses.
“Chartered aircraft may be necessary for...
