Farm Bill Veto/Override
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following after President George Bush vetoed the farm bill. The House and Senate are expected to take up the bill yet tonight for a veto override.
“This bill is far from perfect, but there is a fair amount of reform that helped us nibble away at the apple. Even...
Disclosure of drug and device maker money to doctors
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TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Jill Kozeny, 202/2224-1308
for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
RE: ...
Disclosure of drug and device maker money to doctors
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today led several Senators in asking Majority Leader Harry Reid to remove more than 100 pages of immigration language from legislation that is necessary to fund troops fighting the War on Terrorism. Grassley sent the letter with Senators Jeff Sessions, David...
Grassley: $869,122 to Five Iowa Airports from U.S. Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded grants to five Iowa...
Adoptive parents and children urge passage of Grassley legislation
Iowa senator works to move more children from foster care to permanent homes
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley marked National Foster Care Month by introducing legislation today that would help children with special needs in foster care get placed in safe, permanent and loving...
Grassley urges Iowans to push back against DC-hatched smear campaign against ethanol
WASHINGTON— Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged Iowans who work for major food manufacturers to make their voices heard in opposition to a national smear campaign against ethanol.
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Ethanol Smear Campaign
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TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Beth Levine, for Senator Grassley
RE: Ethanol Smear Campaign
DA: Friday, May 16, 2008
For Your Information – The Grocery...
Grassley meeting with Iowans in 17 counties during May recess
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley will continue a series of constituent meetings during a week-long congressional recess in May that will take him to 17 Iowa counties. The meetings will be held May...
Grassley: $1,202,928 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 $1,202,928 to Iowa . The funds are through the Infrastructure Protection Activities Grant...
Grassley Q & A: Old Glory
Q: What is the importance of the American flag?
A: These words are said before the American flag every day across the country. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty...
Grassley Responds to Ethanol Smear Campaign
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
“Ethanol is not the cause of all that ails you”
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mr. President,
For almost thirty years I’ve been leading an effort, with many of my colleagues, to promote policies to grow a domestic renewable fuels...
Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
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TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
DA: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the House Ways and Means...
Farm Bill Passes Senate
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TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Farm Bill Passes Senate
DA: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after he voted in support of the Farm, Nutrition and...
Grassley: $1.38 million to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded guaranteed loan and grant funds totaling $1.38 million to 23 producers and two rural businesses in Iowa through the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency...
new GAO report on nursing home quality of care
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TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Jill Kozeny, for Senator Grassley, 202/224-1308
Ashley Glacel, for Senator Kohl, 202/224-5364
RE: new GAO report on nursing home quality of care
DA: May 15, 2008
Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl have released a report of the Government Accountability...
Grassley Works to Improve Treatment for Service Members and Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he has cosponsored legislation that will improve treatment for veterans and service members who have incurred mental injuries, better prepare them for stress associated with combat and increase care for military...
Grassley Introduces Legislation to Increase Penalties for Crimes Against Children
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley late yesterday introduced legislation that will further enhance the penalties for people convicted of crimes against...
Senate Farm Bill Conference Report Floor Consideration
Prepared Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
This Farm Bill has been a very long process. Last fall when the Senate Agriculture Committee asked the Senate Finance Committee to help make up the budget shortfall that we faced, the Finance Committee stepped up to the...
Grassley: $148,435 to Palmer College of Chiropractic for Chiropractic Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $148,435 grant to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport.
Palmer College...
Grassley: $110,792 to Iowa State University from U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON— Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University will receive $110,792 from the U.S. Department of Energy.
“Iowa State has a history of conducting good research, and these funds will...
