News Releases

  • 06.24.2008

    Grassley: $10,001 to Iowa from USDA   WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $10,001 grant to the Valley Business Park in Atlantic through the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program.   The funds will be used to construct approximately 3,000 feet of six...
  • 06.24.2008

    Grassley Reminds Iowans that he’ll be in 15 counties during next week   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowans that he’ll hold a series of constituent meetings that will take him to 15 Iowa counties during the week-long Independence Day congressional recess.   Grassley said these meetings are an important part of how he keeps in...
  • 06.24.2008

    Grassley Opens Temporary Cedar Rapids Office               WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his Cedar Rapids Office has been temporarily relocated. Grassley’s permanent office was located in the Federal Building and experienced damage during recent...
  • 06.24.2008

    Grassley Sponsors Resolution to Honor Little Sioux Boy Scouts   WASHINGTON— Senator Chuck Grassley today joined Senators Ben Nelson, Tom Harkin, and Chuck Hagel in sponsoring a Senate Resolution extending sympathies on behalf of the U.S. Senate to the four young men who lost their lives when a tornado hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch earlier this...
  • 06.24.2008

    Senators seek tax relief for flood and tornado victims in the Midwest   WASHINGTON — Senators Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Dick Durbin, Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Kit Bond, Richard Lugar, Amy Klobuchar and Evan Bayh have filed an amendment to the housing legislation that’s pending in the Senate. The amendment is a tax relief measure designed to...
  • 06.24.2008

    Disaster Food Stamps and Information for Agriculture Producers Information courtesy of the Senate Agriculture Committee Click here for information on the Disaster Food Stamps Program and for Federal Emergency Management Assistance to Agriculture Producers   Click here for information on USDA Emergency Procedures to allow additional time for acreage...
  • 06.23.2008

    Grassley: Major Food Company Leaders Won’t Defend Policies of Trade Association   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he had no choice in cancelling a meeting between members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and himself after only one CEO agreed to attend and defend the actions of the trade association.  Grassley attributed...
  • 06.23.2008

    Grassley: More than $1 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 grants totaling $1,129,458 to Siouxland PACE in Sioux City and the...
  • 06.23.2008

    Common Misunderstandings Could Delay or Limit Your Assistance Information below is from the Department of Homeland Security   DES MOINES, Iowa -- In the first few weeks following a disaster, residents may be misled by rumors and half-truths about how to get help and the various assistance programs that are available. When residents suffer losses they...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, June 25 Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, June 25, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa.   “Ask Your Senator” is broadcast from...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley, Harkin: Make Iowa Emergency Responders a Priority   WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin, joined by the rest of the Iowa delegation, today wrote Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff urging him to make Iowa first responders affected by recent flooding a priority for existing federal grant funding. The letter specifically...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley: More than $1.5 million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Homeland Security               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded two grants totaling $1,541,725 to Iowa. The funds are...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley Q&A: FEMA Assistance    Q: What needs to be done to sign up for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) assistance? A: Call today to register. Don’t wait. The number is 800-621-FEMA (3362). The website is www.fema.gov.  You’ll be assigned a FEMA number that’s good for 18 months. By registering now, you’ll be in the FEMA system...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley: $661,521 to the University of Iowa for Mental Health Research               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $661,521 grant to the University of...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley Announces Workers in Leon Eligible for Assistance   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that workers in Leon are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.   Workers from O’Bryan Brothers in Leon, including on-site leased workers of Grapevine Staffing in Leon, who totally...
  • 06.20.2008

    Grassley: 42 Counties Eligible for Disaster Food Stamps   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service has made all 42 counties eligible for Individual Assistance under the Presidential Disaster Declaration also eligible for disaster food stamps. Following a Presidential Disaster...
  • 06.19.2008

    Grassley: $194,025 to the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center for Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry Research          WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $194,025 grant to the Des Moines University...
  • 06.19.2008

    Grassley, Harkin, Braley: FEMA Money Released for Parkersburg Debris Removal  WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin and Congressman Bruce Braley today announced that FEMA has approved $4.1 million for debris removal in Parkersburg following the devastating F-5 tornado that hit the community on May...
  • 06.19.2008

    Grassley: Another Set of Counties Added to Disaster Declaration  WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today said that President George Bush has amended his May 28 Disaster Declaration to include additional counties for Individual and Public Assistance. Grassley has continued to push the Administration to declare more flooded counties as federal disaster...
  • 06.19.2008

    Grassley: $627,014 to Iowa from USDA   WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded 10 grants totaling $627,014 to Iowa through the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant and Loan Combination Program.   “These funds will help those in...