$248,810 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded three competitive grants totaling $248,810 to Iowa through the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program.
"This money will help small and rural businesses create jobs for Iowans and stimulate...
$30,000 to University of Northern Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $30,000 competitive grant to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, in partnership with Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo and Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, through the U.S.-Brazil Higher...
$200,700 to Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $200,700 to the Iowa Department of Public Health and the...
Hammer & Nails, Hope & Heroes
Unless you've survived a natural disaster, it's hard to imagine the devastation and despair that 500-year-flood waters last summer have brought to Eastern Iowa residents, neighborhoods and businesses.
Last May, I watched from my farmhouse in Butler County when a violent spring storm turned into a...
More Than $13.3 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 $13,341,245.73 to Iowa as the state continues to recover from 2008...
Grassley checks SEC handling of previous allegations to help avoid repeat of mistakes
WASHINGTON – Following the closing of Pequot Capital Management, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about the total number of suspicious trading...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference
GRASSLEY: Hello, everybody.
Thus far, President Obama appears to be willing to help ensure a
competitive marketplace for agriculture. I spoke a couple weeks ago
about positive news from Christine Barney, who...
Grassley Urges USDA to Employ Attorneys at GIPSA to Keep Anti-Competitive Behavior at Bay
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is encouraging the Department of Agriculture to allow GIPSA to employ attorneys that would report directly to the agency administrator.
"If GIPSA attorneys were involved with...
Grassley: Pay-go is Cover for More Spending, Despite Calls for Fiscal Discipline
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Restoring pay-go requirements
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance and a senior member of the Budget...
$62,225 to Monticello 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 $62,225 grant to...
$210,000 in Loan Guarantees and Grants to Glenn Miller Birthplace Society
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a loan guarantee of $120,000 and a grant of $90,000 to the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society in Clarinda through the Community Facility Guaranteed Loan and...
$309,120 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $309,120 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the funds from the National...
$399,955 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a $399,955 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, "Enhancing...
Grassley legislation to keep up fight against meth clears Senate
WASHINGTON –Senator Chuck Grassley today continued his efforts to keep meth off the streets and out of the homes of Iowans. Legislation he co-sponsored with Senator Dianne Feinstein to help control meth precursor...
Grassley Q & A: Flag Day
Q: What is Flag Day?
A: Flag Day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777. Flag Day is still celebrated on June 14th, but it wasn't officially recognized as a federal holiday until 1949, when Congress approved it, and President Harry...
Dubuque Receives 2009 Excellence in Economic Development Award
Senator Chuck Grassley offered the following comment after Dubuque received the 2009 Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation-led Strategies from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
"Dubuque has a long history of innovative economic development...
$97,000 to Iowa State University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that Iowa State University received a competitive grant totaling $97,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
"These funds will allow...
$822,532 to Eastern Iowa Community College
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Eastern Iowa Community College in Davenport has received a continuing grant with the intended total amount of $822,532 from the National Science Foundation.
Eastern Iowa Community College will use the money to help pay for a project...
Nearly $231 Million in Loan Guarantees to Benefit Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development is awarding four loan guarantees totaling $230,951,000 that will benefit Iowa through the Electric...
Grassley asks how FINRA handled allegations of insider trading
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority – the securities industry's own regulator – to explain how it handled allegations made in April 2008 about insider trading and other violations of the rules and regulations that govern...
