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Grassley says SEC needs compliance system to enforce trading rules for employees M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      SEC IG report about personal securities transactions of SEC employees               Senator Chuck...

$241,266 to the University of Iowa                  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $241,266 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the funds from the...

Grassley Receives 2009 Guardian Award from The Partnership for a Drug-Free America    WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today received the 2009 Guardian Award from The Partnership for a Drug-Free America for his leadership on substance abuse...

$299,940 in loans and grants to Iowa from USDA   WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded competitive loans and grants totaling $299,940 to Iowa through the Economic Impact Initiative Grant Program and the Farm Labor Housing Loan Program.    "This money...

Grassley pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officers    M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Iowa media RE:      Grassley pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officers   Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment to mark the end of National Police Week.  Each year, law...

$374,200 to Iowa for Economic Development                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that Iowa received six competitive grants totaling $374,200 from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.   “These funds should help generate economic...

Grassley, Kennedy, Baucus, Enzi call for further investigation of PBGC contract awards For Immediate Release Thursday, May 14, 2009   Senators call for further investigation of former PBGC director's actions with contract awards               WASHINGTON --- Four U.S. senators have asked the...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters         GRASSLEY:  There's a lot of financial committee work underway this week and next week.  Yesterday, the committee held our third and final roundtable.  It was about financing health care.  Today, Republicans and Democrats members...

$79,802 to Iowa State University and Wartburg College for Disaster Relief    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two competitive grants totaling $79,802 to Iowa State University and Wartburg College through the Higher Education Disaster Relief Program.   “These funds will help...

$477,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation    WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a competitive grant of $477,000 from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State University will use the money to help pay for a research project titled, “Arabidopsis...

Grassley reforms in place at the SEC               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said he was glad to get a report from Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro that reforms he recommended almost two years ago, after investigating claims that an SEC lawyer had been...

More than $2.2 Million to Iowa Colleges and Universities for Disaster Relief    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded four competitive grants totaling $2,224,528 to Iowa colleges and universities through the Higher Education Disaster Relief Program.   “These funds will help these...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference       GRASSLEY: Today, I'm adding my voice to the chorus of people from agriculture to Washington here asking Secretary Vilsack to consider having agriculture purchase $50 million of pork products to be used in various feeding programs. Of course, you all know pork producers...

Grassley Q & A: National Military Appreciation Month    Q:  What is National Military Appreciation Month? A:  Since 1999, Congress has designated May as National Military Appreciation Month "to honor the current and former members of the armed forces, including those who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace."  Every...

Grassley: Medicare Trustees’ Report Adds New Note of Concern to Adding a Public Health Plan    M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Medicare Trustees’ Report Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the 2009 Medicare Trustees’ Report regarding the solvency of the...

$500,000 to the University of Iowa                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $500,000 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the fund from the National...

Grassley: White House Should Distinguish Between Tax Loophole Closers, Increases on Legitimate Business       To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       White House tax...

Grassley: CBO Will Have Last Word on $2 Trillion Health Savings Proposal    To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       health care savings Da:      Monday, May 11, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following...

Grassley recognized for work to increase accountability in health care system             WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today received the “2009 Health Policy Hero” award from the National Research Center for Women & Families for being “one of the Senate’s most outspoken advocates for...

Grassley works to keep bureaucratic hurdles from disrupting oversight efforts of IGs            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced legislation to clarify the impact the Paperwork Reduction Act has on official audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations conducted by inspectors...