Grassley: Cap and Trade System Likely Means Huge Energy Tax for Consumers
Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Hearing, “Auctioning under Cap and Trade: Design, Participation and Distribution of Revenues”
May 7, 2009
Some people may be wondering why the Senate Finance Committee is having a hearing on a cap and trade system...
Senator Grassley asks the SEC about “loose lips” memo, commitment to reform and receptiveness to whistleblowers
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Senate votes for Grassley effort to shed light on actions of Federal Reserve in financial bailout
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage of his amendment to give the independent auditing arm of Congress the authority to access information from the Federal Reserve about its bailout and financial stabilization...
U.S.-EU beef agreement
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: U.S.-EU beef agreement
Sen. Chuck Grassley made the following comment following the announcement that United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner...
$153,614 to Spencer from the Federal Aviation Administration
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $153,614 competitive grant to Spencer. The funds will be used to help...
More Than $15 Million to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded competitive loans and grants totaling $15,018,720 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program.
"This money will help create jobs for...
Grassley Seeks Constitutional Amendment Banning Flag Burning
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has cosponsored a joint resolution that would amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the physical desecration of the American flag. The resolution was introduced today with 16...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters
GRASSLEY: Good morning, everybody. This is Chuck Grassley.
Obviously, you know, our Committee on Finance yesterday had a
second roundtable discussion on health care reform focusing on making
coverage...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference
GRASSLEY: I want to talk about the 2008 Farm Bill, talk about
how we tried to help African-American farmers who were denied entry to
the Pigford Settlement. We included that in a bill as a big step
forward in our efforts to give black farmers...
Grassley, Hagan Work to Ensure Black Farmers Receive Funds for Pigford Settlement Claims
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Kay Hagan today introduced legislation to ensure that African American farmers, who successfully filed claims as a result of the 2008 farm bill, will...
Nearly $1.9 Million to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four competitive grants totaling $1,897,970 to the University of Iowa.
The grants will be distributed to the...
Grassley discusses Biofuels and the EPA
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: EPA and Biofuels
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency released its notice of proposed rulemaking on the Renewable Fuels...
Nearly $1.6 Million to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four grants totaling $1,569,918 to the University of Iowa.
The grants will be distributed to the University...
President’s Corporate Tax Proposals Could Cause Job Losses, Must Be Vetted Carefully
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: President Obama's corporate tax...
$112,912 to Vivakor from National Eye Institute
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Eye Institute has awarded a $112,912 grant to Vivakor in Coralville through the Small Business Innovation Research Awards – Phase...
Grassley Q & A: Life After Graduation
Q: What advice would you give to graduating high school students?
A: The first thing I'd say to graduating high school students would be congratulations and job well done. Graduating from high school is a time of great joy for students receiving their diploma. Years of hard work have...
Grassley works to improve oversight of TARP
WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus have filed an amendment that would require companies who have taken tax dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to cooperate with requests for information from the...
Iowa Students Selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the U.S. Department of Education have selected Sandy Huang of Ames High School in Ames and Stephen Henrich of Newman High School in Mason City to represent Iowa in the U.S....
Grassley Works to Reign In Government Charge Card Abuse
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he’s continuing his efforts to end the reckless spending on government charge cards. Grassley introduced legislation today that would require federal agencies to...
$100,000 to Drake University
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Drake University received a $100,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training – Job Development and Job Placement Services to Individuals with Disabilities program.
“These funds will help...
