News Releases

  • 09.02.2009

    Grassley to Host EPA Officials at Area Family Farm WASHINGTON -- Tomorrow, Senator Chuck Grassley will be hosting officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Iowa.  Grassley asked the EPA to come to Iowa for a first-hand look at family farming, after learning that the government official who heads the department writing the guidelines...
  • 09.02.2009

    Grassley comment on SEC IG report about the SEC and Madoff   M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      SEC IG report on Madoff   Senator Chuck Grassley today issued a comment regarding a new report of the Inspector General for the Securities and Exchange Commission about...
  • 09.02.2009

    $204,390 to Iowa Falls from the Federal Aviation Administration WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $204,390 grant to Iowa.   "This funding will help improve the safety and service provided at Iowa Falls Municipal Airport and help provide...
  • 09.02.2009

    $4,827,758 to Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded loans and grants totaling $4,827,758 to Iowa through the Rural Energy for America Loan and Grant Program.    "This money will help farms and businesses in rural areas become more energy...
  • 09.02.2009

    $381,000 Released to Orchestra Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has released $381,000 to Orchestra Iowa, formerly the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra.   "These funds will help Orchestra Iowa teach young Iowans about classical music through various activities and events," Grassley...
  • 09.02.2009

    $777,536 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 three competitive grants totaling $777,536 to Iowa.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
  • 09.02.2009

    $65,840 to Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council for Economic Development             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded a $65,840 grant to the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning...
  • 09.02.2009

    $160,000 to the University of Iowa from Department of Energy WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $160,000 grant to the University of Iowa.   "These funds will continue the tradition of great research from the University of Iowa," Grassley said.   The University of Iowa will use the...
  • 09.02.2009

    Grassley Revved Up Over Wasteful Medicare Spending on Power Wheelchairs   WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today condemned the wasteful Medicare spending outlined in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General report revealing that Medicare and its beneficiaries paid nearly four times the average paid by suppliers for...
  • 09.01.2009

    $308,331 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $308,331 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for a project titled, "Effects of Cloud and Radiation Processes on...
  • 09.01.2009

    Grassley: 57 Iowa counties designated disaster areas by USDA   WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that 57 counties in Iowa have received a disaster designation from Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack due to the severe storms, hail, and flooding that occurred between May 15 and July 31, 2009. Grassley previously urged Secretary Vilsack to...
  • 09.01.2009

    $221,630 in Loans and Grants to Iowa WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded loans and grants totaling $221,630 through the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program.   "These funds will help purchase, build or make necessary improvements to facilities...
  • 09.01.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Ag News Conference Call       GRASSLEY:  Thursday, as you probably know and I'm reminding you, hosting EPA officials in Iowa.  I'll show Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation, and Margo Oge, director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality,...
  • 08.31.2009

    Grassley Q&A: 99 County Tour Q:  What is your 99-county tour, "Every County, Every Year" about? A:  I visit every one of Iowa's 99 counties every year because representative government is two-way street.  Iowans are one-half of the equation and I, as your elected representative, am the other half. Whether the visit be a town meeting,...
  • 08.31.2009

    Nearly $1.6 Million to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $1,595,297 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for a project titled, "Optimal siRNA Design Based on...
  • 08.31.2009

    $68,800 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 released two grants totaling $68,800 to Iowa through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant...
  • 08.31.2009

    $714,000 Released to Des Moines Public Schools WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has released $714,000 to the Des Moines Independent Community School District.   "These funds will help kids in Des Moines go to preschool and get a quality start to their education," Grassley said.    The Des...
  • 08.31.2009

    More Than $1.3 Million 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 two competitive grants totaling $1,331,240 to Iowa.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...
  • 08.28.2009

    Nearly $6.5 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 $6,489,713.05 to Iowa as the state continues to recover from 2008 flooding.   "Iowans have continued their resiliency in the wake of the...
  • 08.28.2009

    $119,145 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 released two grants totaling $119,145 to Iowa through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant...