News Releases

$270,769 to Cornell College from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Cornell College has received a $270,769 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.  Cornell College will use the money to help pay for a project titled, “RUI Collaborative Research: Untangling tropical diversity: a...

Grassley Presses for Assistance for Storm Ravaged Areas of Iowa         WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today asked President Barack Obama to grant requests made by the state of Iowa for federal assistance after several severe storms ransacked much of the state in December 2009 and January...

Grassley seeks accounting of tax dollars spent for economic stimulus WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget a series of questions about expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the economic stimulus bill, passed nearly a year ago. “When the government spends so...

Debt Burden Overshadows Recovery          Iowans got thumped by a treacherous ice storm in January that tested even the hardiest Midwestern mettle.  Entire townships in Western Iowa were left without power as heavy layers of ice and blustery winds pulled down utility lines, stripped massive branches from...

Grassley, Enzi Seek Details of Health Care Economist’s Paid Government Contracts WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mike Enzi are asking a health care economist who testified before their committees without disclosing $400,000 in government contracts for work pertaining to health care reform for details of any other government contracts he might have...

Research Funds to University of Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $219,283 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the money from the National Heart, Lung and...

Grassley Q & A: Internships Q:        What internship opportunities do you offer to Iowa students? A:        I strongly encourage and welcome college-age Iowans to intern in my Washington and Iowa offices.  Internships are available during the spring and fall semesters and for...

More Than $1.2 Million to North Iowa Community Action Organization for Head Start WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $1,201,753 competitive grant to the North Iowa Community Action Organization in Mason City. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, North...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report  The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley speaking to you live from Washington.  Participating in today's public affairs program are Dave Vickers with KROS Radio in Clinton and Rae Yost with the Forest City Summit in Forest City.  The first question...

Grassley fights fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced a wide-ranging bill to fight fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. “This bill brings together common sense, bipartisan initiatives to fight fraud, waste and abuse in taxpayer-sponsored...

Nearly $4.4 Million to Iowa State from Department of Energy for Renewable Energy Research WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $4,373,488 cooperative agreement to Iowa State University. “These funds will help Iowa State continue its efforts to move the United States away from our dependence on...

Grassley Asks for Quick Assistance for Council Bluffs Workers             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to act quickly on any requests for assistance for displaced workers at the Tyson Foods plant in Council Bluffs.  Grassley made a similar...

Grassley Urges President to Act on Trade Expansion, Training Pledges in State of the Union Speech WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the President to make good on his State of the Union pledges by advancing pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea and funding a retraining program to help workers displaced by trade. “In his...

$238,000 for Advanced Manufacturing Training to Hawkeye Community College WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has released $238,000 to Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo through the regular appropriations process. “These funds will help Hawkeye Community College provide advanced training for workers to be...

More Than $1.8 Million to Des Moines 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 $1,842,648.15 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe flooding in...

More Than $1.5 Million to Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $1,544,834 to Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants’ Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition...

$3 Million Loan Guarantee to Cedar River Recreation and Fine Arts Complex from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded a $3 million loan guarantee to the Cedar River Recreation and Fine Arts Complex in Osage through the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program. “This...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters  GRASSLEY:  When the Senate goes to Ben Bernanke's nomination tomorrow morning, after five votes that's going to end the debate on the -- on the debt limit -- Ben Bernanke's going to be up for his second term for Fed chairman -- I'll vote no because of concerns about inflation...

$460,941 to Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $460,941 competitive grant to Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville. Integrated DNA Technologies will use the money to help pay for a pharmacology, physiology and biological chemistry...

Grassley: Students, Families Shouldn’t Bear Brunt of College Endowment Losses   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6422 Re: College endowment survey Da: Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy,...