News Releases

Grassley Announces Grant to West Des Moines ? Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded a $66,845 grant to the city of West Des Moines to hire one full-time police officer. "Safety and crime are serious concerns in many towns across the state, and anything that we...

Aging Committee Will Explore Ways to Employ Older Workers Mr. Scott Morris, Vice President and Senior Economist, Committee on Economic Development, Washington, D.C. Mr. Stephen Meyer, Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel, Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa Second Panel The Honorable Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota Ms. September Dau, CPA, Director...

Grassley Announces Grant to Birmingham Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved an $81,000 loan and $10,000 grant to the City of Birmingham to be used to complete the community's combined city hall, child care and Head Start facility. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put...

Grassley Announces Grant to Webster City Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $700,000 loan to the city of Webster City to be used to renovate the Riverview Day Care Centers building to make the entire building available for childcare. "This is another great example of federal dollars...

Grassley Announces Grant to Plymouth County Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $1.9 million loan to Nor-Am Cold Storage, Inc. to finance the expansion of the company's existing refrigerated warehouse and storage facility. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to...

Grassley Announces Grant to Edgewood Senator Chuck Grassley today was notified that the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $143,000 loan to the Edgewood Community Child Care center to build a new community child care/at-risk program facility licensed for 62 children. "This is another great example of federal dollars being put to good use...

Senator Grassley's Weekly Schedule Here are highlights from Senator Grassley's schedule for the week of March 27: On Monday at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 562, Sen. Grassley will conduct a hearing of the Special Committee on Aging to determine whether income tax dollars are the answer to the Social Security and Medicare funding crisis. Income tax proceeds already...

Grassley: Use Income Taxes Sparingly in Social Security, Medicare ? Congress and the President should use income taxes sparingly in efforts to keep Social Security and Medicare on sound financial ground, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, said today. "Over the next decade, the income tax surplus will total more than $1.8...

Grassley Cable Show to Stream Live Via Internet ? Tired of watching "Friends?" Want a quality program that answers your questions about Washington, but allows you to still watch "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Well, it might be time to flip off the TV, power up the computer and click your way to Senator Chuck Grassley's first live call-in show available...

Grassley Announces Major Bill for Special Needs of Children ? Joined by families and colleagues, Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced a major piece of legislation that will improve health coverage for children with special needs and protect their household income. "When you're a parent, your main objective is to provide for your child to the best of your...

Grassley Comments on Passage of Social Security Earnings Limit Today the Senate passed a bill to repeal the Social Security earnings limit on workers ages 65 to 69. The House approved the repeal on March 1. Sen. Chuck Grassley ? chairman of the Special Committee on Aging ? is an original co-sponsor of a bill to repeal the earnings limit. That bill is the...

Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on the Crop Insurance Debate Mr President, I stand before you today to support this legislation which will provide farmers in Iowa and around the country sound risk management opportunities. As everyone involved in agriculture knows, the weather is an unavoidable risk that farmers must deal with every day. The...

Grassley Comments on Increased Delta Flights Senator Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding the decision by Delta Airlines to expand service at 31 nonstop destinations, including regional jet service between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Des Moines: "Today's announcement by Delta Airlines should be music to the ears of Iowa...

Grassley Statement on Repealing the Social Security Earnings Limit because it sends the wrong message ? that productivity among our older citizens should be discouraged! Let me give you some examples of the people who are hurt by the earnings limit. Delaine Jones works in Glenwood, Iowa. He is 65 years old. He understands that he may live for another couple...

Grassley Wins Two Awards for Service to Older Americans -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, today received two awards from prominent health care groups for his work on behalf of older Americans. Grassley received the Alzheimer's Association's Humanitarian Award at the group's annual Public Policy Forum. The award came for his...

Grassley Introduction of Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act AS MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL INDUSTRIES TO MY STATE, IOWA. THE SMALL, INDEPENDENT FAMILY FARMER IS A COMMON THREAD RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF MY STATE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF THAT THREAD IS PULLED, THE ENTIRE FABRIC...

Grassley Statement Regarding MTBE Decision "The Clinton/Gore Administration, attempting to duck its responsibility, gave Big Oil the green light to continue to contaminate with MTBE the water supplies of people throughout America. "There is a clean air and clean water substitute for MTBE that is available this very day: It's called ethanol, and it's made by...

Grassley Takes on Anti-Farmer Stance of Clinton/Gore Administration ATLANTIC ? Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he can only assume that the lawyers at the Justice Department believe the urban myth that food grows on grocery store shelves, in response to their dismissal of a critical provision to help family farmers reorganize debt during tough economic...

Grassley Comments on Drought, Price Reporting Rules COUNCIL BLUFFS ? Responding to the imminent drought forecast for the Corn Belt this crop year, Sen. Chuck Grassley reminds Iowa farmers to finalize their plans for multi-peril crop insurance by the close of business today. The deadline to purchase crop insurance protection for the 2000 crop year expires...

Grassley, Harkin Comment on Airport Improvement Bill Iowa's senators issued comments this afternoon regarding passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the airport improvement bill. The Senate approved the final bill last week, and the President is expected to sign it. Together, Sens. Grassley and Harkin sponsored an amendment to the bill to phase-out...