News Releases

  • 07.15.2009

    $476,000 Released to Coe College WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has released $476,000 in congressionally directed funds to Coe College in Cedar Rapids.  Congress appropriated the funds through the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.   "These funds will help Coe College provide students with...
  • 07.15.2009

    Proposed Small Business Tax Increases   Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley on Proposed Small Business Tax Increases Wednesday, July 15, 2009   Small Business Owner Total Household IncomeMarginal Tax Rates for Small Business Owner with Family of Four, Currently in 33% BracketMarginal Tax Rates for Small Business Owner with Family of Four,...
  • 07.15.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Round 2  GRASSLEY:  I assume that I get the time that he didn't use.  LEAHY:  No, no.  After you demonstrated -- was it yesterday you demonstrated that you intend to turn people on.  We don't need any more -- we don't need any more...
  • 07.15.2009

    Republican Tax Counsel Analysis of House Surtax on Small Businesses to Pay for President’s Health Care Reform M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:       House...
  • 07.15.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters GRASSLEY: The House of Representatives is moving forward on a health care legislation with a big tax increase. It's hard to see how proposals to raise taxes to these higher levels and even higher than they were in 1990 makes sense in the middle of a recession, especially the way the...
  • 07.15.2009

    More Than $18.6 Million to Iowa for Flood Buyouts             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 $18,663,674 to Iowa through the Hazard Mitigation Grant program as the...
  • 07.14.2009

    Grassley: Homeland Security Department Hampers State and Local Law Enforcement Ability to Apprehend Illegal Aliens             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Homeland Security is making it more difficult for local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend...
  • 07.14.2009

    $500,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $500,000 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for a project titled, "ER stress transducing transcription factors...
  • 07.14.2009

    Grassley Q & A: E-Verify Q:  What is E-Verify? A:  E-Verify is a nationwide voluntary andfree online system run jointly by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.  It allows employers to check the employment eligibility and the validity of Social Security numbers of new hires.  E-Verify works...
  • 07.14.2009

    $270,215 to Des Moines and Mason City from HUD             WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released funds totaling $270,215 to Des Moines and Mason City.   "These funds will help Des Moines and Mason City provide decent,...
  • 07.14.2009

    $188,100 to River Hills Community Health Center             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant of $188,100 to River Hills Community Health Center in Ottumwa.   "Community health centers are important because they...
  • 07.14.2009

    $925,638 to the University of Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four competitive grants totaling $925,638 to the University of...
  • 07.14.2009

    $190,000 Released to Briar Cliff University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has released $190,000 in congressional directed funds to Briar Cliff University in Sioux City.  Congress appropriated the funds through the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.   "These funds will help Briar Cliff University...
  • 07.14.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference      GRASSLEY:  I'll give you some insight into some questions I'll be asking Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor today.  There's real concern about her rulings in property rights and environmental cases. I want to be clear on her judicial method because these...
  • 07.14.2009

    $174,208 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $174,208 grant to the University of Iowa through the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program.   "These funds will help PhD students at the University of Iowa earn their degrees...
  • 07.14.2009

    Transcription of Senator Grassley's Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor    LEAHY:  I turn next to -- to Senator Grassley.  Then, after Senator Grassley, to Senator Feingold.       Senator Grassley?      GRASSLEY:  Welcome once again, Judge.  I hope you had a...
  • 07.13.2009

    $256,356 to the University of Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $256,356 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the money from the National Heart, Lung and Blood...
  • 07.13.2009

    $130,656 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $130,656 grant to the University of Iowa through the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program.   "These funds will help PhD students at the University of Iowa earn their degrees...
  • 07.13.2009

    $519,680 to Conservation Districts of Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has awarded a $519,680 grant to Conservation Districts of Iowa in Chariton through the Conservation Innovation Grant...
  • 07.10.2009

    $360,000 to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded a $360,000 grant to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency...