$148,534 for Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded grants totaling $148,534 to two Iowa fire departments.
"Firefighters put their lives on the line every day for the good of the community," Grassley said. "It's...
More Than $2.1 Million to Five Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $2,106,458 to five Iowa...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference
GRASSLEY: This week, I'm introducing legislation, bipartisan,
with Senator Casey of Pennsylvania addressing the problems of smuggled
food and agriculture products into our country. It's a kind of a
repeat of a bill we didn't get passed last...
Grassley: Revisionist History Warps Stimulus Debate on Taxes, Spending
This is the long version submitted to the record. Sen. Grassley's accompanying charts are posted below.
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley:
Fiscal Effects of Stimulus Bill:
Debate on Waiving the Budget Act
February 10, 2009
Today, the Senate will...
Grassley Q & A: Senate Agriculture Committee
Q: What is the Senate Agriculture Committee?
A: The United States Senate divides its work into committees with the Senate Agriculture Committee handling legislation on the federal government's agricultural programs including conservation, farm commodity and nutrition programs. The...
$597,791 to Morningside College from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $597,791 to Morningside College.
Morningside College will use the money to help pay for a program titled, “Pathways to Student Success in the Sciences.”
Grassley statement about Senate vote on economic stimulus legislation
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Economic Stimulus Legislation
Senator Chuck Grassley made the statement immediately below regarding his vote today against economic stimulus legislation put before the Senate...
Meetings with Iowans in 24 Counties During February Congressional Recess
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that that he will be holding meetings in 24 counties from February 15—20. The Senate will not be meeting for a scheduled congressional recess.
“I’ve...
Grassley, Bingaman Seek Better Understanding of Nonprofit Hospital Charity Care
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Jeff Bingaman, committee member, are seeking to amend the economic stimulus bill with improvements to government agency coordination on and understanding of nonprofit hospitals' charity...
Senate fails to treat Iowa and other states fairly with Medicaid dollars
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today said it was "shameful" that the Senate failed to establish fair treatment for Iowa, 33 other states and the District of Columbia with the additional federal Medicaid dollars that would go to states if the economic stimulus bill...
Grassley Amendment to Ensure Americans are Priority in Hiring by TARP Recipients Clears Senate
WASHINGTON – The Senate has accepted an amendment sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would ensure companies taking TARP money comply with strict hiring standards in order not to...
Grassley, Harkin Work to Provide Iowa with Additional Funds for Flood Relief
WASHINGTON - Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin today filed an amendment to the stimulus bill being debated in the Senate that would help Iowa provide important social services related to flood and tornado recovery.
The amendment would direct $200...
Senators work to bring accountability to the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON- Senators Chuck Grassley, Barbara Mikulski and Richard Shelby today introduced an amendment to bring more accountability to the National Science Foundation after the Inspector General's Semiannual Report found extensive use of NSF computers to view sexually...
Senators work to protect biomedical research funding from potential bias
WASHINGTON- Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl today put forward legislation that would take steps to better protect federally funded biomedical research from possible bias.
The legislation, filed as an amendment to the economic recovery bill being...
$696,922 to Iowa State and the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $696,922 in grants to Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.
Iowa State University will receive...
Grassley Acts to Put Americans Back to Work
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today filed an amendment to the stimulus bill that would prohibit businesses that have received taxpayer bailout funds through the TARP program from hiring H-1B visa holders. Grassley sponsored...
Grassley, Leahy Introduce Anti-Fraud Legislation
WASHINGTON (Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation Thursday to provide the federal government with more tools to investigate and prosecute financial fraud. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act makes necessary...
Grassley seeks fair treatment with Medicaid dollars
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today took aim at unfair treatment in the so-called stimulus bill of Iowa, 33 other states and the District of Columbia, and called on senators to adopt his amendment to redistribute $2.3...
BAUCUS, GRASSLEY WELCOME FIRST TARP OVERSIGHT REPORT
Washington, DC– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commented today on the first 60-day report from Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a $700 billion allocation...
