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Q & A: Keeping Farm Payments Focused on Family Farms Q.  What is the Rural America Preservation Act? A.  The Rural America Preservation Act is legislation I’ve sponsored to help restore the government farm program to its original intent by making sure program payments are targeted at small- and medium-sized farmers who need assistance getting...

  Grassley, Colleagues Urge End to Russian Roadblocks to U.S. Pork Products     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, with Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and 26 other senators, is urging the top U.S. trade official to work to lift Russian trade barriers to U.S. pork products. “Russia’s unjustified position against U.S. pork has blocked...

More Than $14 Million to Iowa from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $14,831,249.22 to Iowa the through the Public Assistance Grant Program. FEMA will distribute the funds as shown below. •    Corn Belt...

Grassley Statement on Feinstein-Coburn Amendment Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding the Feinstein-Coburn Amendment to S.782, the Public Works and Economic Development Reauthorization bill Thursday, June 16, 2011 Mr. President, I’d like to speak in opposition to the amendments that we’ll be voting on at 2 o’clock today.  The...

Report: Four ATF Agents Working on Controversial Operation ‘Fast and Furious’ Tell their Story Agents say DOJ still being untruthful about efforts to let guns ‘walk’ into hands of drug cartels WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)...

Grassley comment on defeat of Coburn amendment to repeal ethanol blender's tax credit Comment by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley   On the defeat by a vote of 59 to 40 of Coburn amendment #436, to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit   Tuesday, June 14, 2011   The amendment was misguided and out of touch.  Jobs are scarce and gas prices...

Grassley Works to Hold Employers Accountable for Hiring Illegal Workers WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today is introducing legislation to make permanent the E-Verify program, a web-based tool that allows employers to verify the work eligibility of new employees.  The bill would also require that all employers use...

Grassley Works to Hold Employers Accountable for Hiring Illegal Workers WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today is introducing legislation to make permanent the E-Verify program, a web-based tool that allows employers to verify the work eligibility of new employees.  The bill would also require that all employers use...

  Grassley amendment would safeguard tax dollars awarded as federal grants,ban federal grant awards to tax delinquents     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has offered an amendment designed to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of federal grant programs.  His proposal would amend a bill pending in the Senate which would increase the...

Nearly $3 Million to Benton County  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development has awarded a $2,958,300 loan to the Poweshiek Water Association through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan Program. According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to extend rural...

Grassley floor speech in opposition to amendment to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa in opposition to Coburn amendment #436, to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit Monday, June 13, 2011 Mr. President, I’d like to express my strong opposition to amendment #436 offered by Senator...

SEC response on SAC Capital referrals M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC response on SAC Capital referrals Da:       Friday, June 10, 2011 Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a response from the Securities and Exchange Commission to...

Q & A: Tax Incentives for Ethanol Q.  Do you still support tax incentives for ethanol? A.  I support ethanol.  Among the renewable energy sources, ethanol is doing the most to displace foreign oil, and foreign oil comes with substantial hidden costs to taxpayers.  Taxpayers are on the hook for an average of $84 billion a year in...

  Grassley, Johnson Keep Focus on Setting Hard Caps for Farm Payments, Closing Loopholes                 WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Tim Johnson of South Dakota today introduced legislation to cap total farm payments at $250,000, close loopholes that are being used...

Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call for Hearing on Balanced Budget Amendment Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Call for Hearing on Balanced Budget Amendment               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley called on the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee...

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Illegal Tunnels on the Southwest Border Washington, DC – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Co-Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m.  The hearing will...

Grassley on Status of SEC Response on Referrals Regarding SAC Capital M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       SEC response on referrals Da:      Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In his May 24 letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Sen. Chuck Grassley...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has distributed three grants totaling $1,371,194 to Iowa.   The funds will be distributed as follows:   • Council Bluffs Municipal Airport will receive $656,179 from the Federal Aviation Administration to make...

More Than $7 Million to Iowa for Head Start Projects WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded five grants totaling $7,495,016 to Iowa to help fund Head Start projects.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the funds as described...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $1,853,527 to Iowa the through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.   According to the Department of Homeland Security, Iowa will use the funds to...