$783,449 to Iowa Department of Public Health and University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $783,449 to the Iowa State Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa...
“Dr. Phil” Episode Featuring Grassley, Landrieu on Foster Care to Air Friday
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana are set to appear in an episode of the “Dr. Phil” show dedicated to foster care scheduled to air this Friday, October 1, 2010.
Grassley and Landrieu were Dr. Phil McGraw’s guests as co-chairs of the...
$873,318 to 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 an $873,318 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Iowa will use the funds to pilot a Sustainability Living-Learning Community...
Grassley Internship Applications Due October 15
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for internships in his Washington, D.C., Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo offices for the upcoming spring semester. Applications for the spring session, which runs...
Health Care Rule Violates Promise That if People Like What They Have, They Can Keep It
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley Grandfathering Debate Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010
I support Senator Enzi’s resolution disapproving the regulation on grandfathered health plans.
The partisan health care overhaul enacted last March and subsequent...
$499,770 to Iowa from Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $499,770 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Education, the university will use the money to fund the REACH OUT program, which is part of an initiative that helps students...
More Than $400,000 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two grants totaling $445,302 from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use $245,303 to fund the project entitled, “Iowa Community College Information...
More Than $1 Million in Loans and Grants to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded two grants totaling $465,000, and three loans totaling $828,000 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Grant and Intermediary Relending programs.
“These...
Senate Leaders’ Proposal Played Politics with Jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said the bill that Senate leaders tried to sell as somehow having the potential to create American jobs would, in fact, “have resulted in a net decrease in American jobs.”
“The legislation that was defeated in the Senate today would make U.S. companies pay an extra tax,...
$900,000 to Iowa Organizations from USDA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded three grants totaling $900,000 to Iowa organizations through the Rural Economic Development Grant Program.
“These funds should help Iowa’s rural communities increase economic...
Grassley Works to Make Qualified American Workers a Priority
Senator Chuck Grassley is pressing for consideration of two key amendments to ensure American workers are filling job vacancies in the United States when companies seek to use temporary visa programs to fill those jobs. The amendments were filed to the so-called offshoring bill that is...
More Than $800,000 to Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $849,653 to the state of Iowa and Iowa organizations.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
Nearly $2 Million to Iowa Colleges and School Districts
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded four grants totaling $1,854,903 to Iowa colleges and school districts.
“These programs are intended to increase educational success among Iowa students, from kindergarten to college. Iowa is...
Grassley Honored as “Guardian of Small Business” for Leadership, Efforts to Support Small Businesses
WASHINGON – Senator Chuck Grassley has been named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small business owners in the 111th Congress.
“Small...
$105,165 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa received a $105,165 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use the money to help fund the project entitled, “Scaling learning theory to multiple pathways:...
$46,041 to Iowa Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $46,041 grant to the Iowa Department of Education.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Education will use the money to fund an in-service training program for Iowa Vocational...
Grassley: Independent assessment needed to verify savings for hospitals and others under existing system for group purchasing
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that more needs to be done to determine if Group Purchasing Organizations are helping to achieve significant savings for hospitals and others buying medical products, much of which is...
Grassley: Democratic Leaders’ Bill Would Decrease Jobs in the United States
Senator Grassley Floor Speech
Reid-Durbin-Dorgan’s “Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act”
Delivered, September 27, 2010
Mr. President, I rise to speak out against the Reid-Durbin-Dorgan bill, S. 3816. This bill is being sold as somehow having the potential to...
More Than $3 Million to Iowa State Department of Public Health
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has awarded a $3,352,000 grant to the Iowa State Department of Public Health.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa State...
Senators Seek Review of Whether Obama Administration Officials Illegally Accessed, Disclosed Confidential Taxpayer Information
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, and six other committee members are asking for an inspector general review of whether Obama Administration officials illegally accessed and disclosed...
