More Than $100,000 to Iowa for Motorcycle Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $103,866 grant to the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the bureau will use the funds...
Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Oversight Report of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Delivered Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Video of Grassley’s statement can be found here.
Mr. President, I come to the floor...
Extend job-creating tax credit, no to another government spending program
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said he voted today against another controversial government program that harms the good done by broadly supported small business tax relief, most of which he authored, in a bill passed by the U.S. Senate.
“Since the debate on this bill...
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Repeal SEC FOIA Exemptions
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to repeal exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that were enacted as part of the Wall Street reform bill, which was signed...
More Than $100,000 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $130,133 grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Iowa Department of Public Health...
Senate Democrats Again Reject Reinstating Tens of Thousands of Green Energy Biodiesel Jobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that clean, green biodiesel jobs have again been thwarted by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Nationwide, as many as 20,000 people, including Iowans, have been laid off in the biodiesel industry in large part...
Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Grassley Amendment to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Mr. President, we have a tax bill before us that's supposed to help small business because small business creates 70% of the new jobs. The President says that. I think you've got...
Nearly $2 Million to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two grants totaling $1,891,280 from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use $1,771,280 to fund the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: SI2-SSI:...
Grassley Welcomes U.S. Trade Cases Against China
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States has filed two cases against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO). One case requests dispute settlement consultations over China’s discriminatory policies toward U.S. suppliers of electronic payment...
More Than $1 Million 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 six grants totaling $1,270,667 to Iowa organizations and universities.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
Grassley Statement: Lack of AMT Patch Causes Taxpayer Uncertainty
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley AMT: Policy, Predictability, Permanence, and Prudence Delivered Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010
I rise to speak about the Alternative Minimum Tax and the significant surprise impact it will have on tens of millions of Americans unless Congress...
Key Vacancy Draws Questions on Priority of Tax Fraud Enforcement
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: vacancy at head of Justice Department’s Tax Division
Da: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee and a senior member of the...
Small Business Bill Not Targeted Enough Toward Job Creation
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley: Comments on Small Business Bill Delivered Wednesday, September 15, 2010
I’d like to speak for a few minutes about the pending legislation, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. For more than a year now the mantra of my colleagues on the other side of...
$125,000 to Iowa Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Iowa Department of Education.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Education will use the funds to establish a multi-agency statewide plan for creating...
$149,893 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said that Iowa State University will receive a $149,893 grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to the National Science Foundation, Iowa State will use the money to fund the project entitled, “Bridging the Diversity Gap: Research Experiences in the Geosciences...
More Than $7 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded grants totaling $7,443,345 to Iowa through the fiscal 2010, Victims of Crime Act, Crime Victims Formula Grant Program.
Iowa will use the money to fund state...
Nearly $600,000 to Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $599,847 to Iowa projects.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.
• The Iowa Department of...
$121,000 to Iowa Planning Commissions
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded $61,000 to the Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, which serves Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties, and $60,000 to the Southwest Iowa Planning...
$705,320 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa received a $705,320 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, “"CMG Research: On the Quest for Power Laws in...
$437,084 to Iowa Workforce Development after CDS Layoffs
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $437,084 to Iowa Workforce Development through the National Emergency Grant program.
MATURA Action Corporation will operate the funds to help provide employment related services to workers affected by...