Grassley: Up to $600,000 to Iowa Procurement Technical Assistance Center
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency has entered into a $1,200,000 Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement with the Iowa Procurement Technical Assistance Center in Ames. The agreement is a cost-share...
Grassley seeks special watchdog to protect taxpayers
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today formalized his call for a Special Office of Inspector General to be established as part of any legislation that Congress considers for the financial system to scrutinize subsequent...
Grassley: $88,657 to United Action for Youth in Iowa City
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant of $88,657 to United Action for Youth in Iowa City.
“These funds will help provide youth...
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Meth
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act, introduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). This legislation makes it easier for pharmacies to use electronic logbook systems to monitor sales of meth...
Inspector General Reform Act Clears Senate
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Inspector General Reform Act Clears Senate
DA: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the Inspector...
Grassley: House Disaster Relief Tax Bill is “Measly for the Midwest”
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said the House of Representatives-passed disaster relief tax package shortchanges Iowa and other Midwestern states that suffered floods and tornadoes this spring. Grassley’s version of Midwestern disaster tax relief passed the Senate 93...
House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 1
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Tax extenders, disaster tax relief
Da: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on...
Grassley: $150,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation.
The funds will be used to help pay for a genes and genomes research project titled “Collaborative Research:...
House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 2
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Tax extenders, disaster tax relief
Da: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008
TAX ADMINISTRATION EXTENDER PROVISIONS
Permanent Authority for Undercover Operations. IRS’s...
Grassley: $190,000 to Seeds of Hope from U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women has awarded a $190,000 grant to Seeds of Hope in Grundy Center through the Transitional...
House is Playing Games with Tax Extenders, Midwest Disaster Tax Relief Part 3
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: Tax extenders, disaster tax relief
Da: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008
NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF
The proposal provides tax relief for victims of all Federally-declared disasters...
Eight Iowa counties to receive Emergency Conservation Program funds following Grassley’s Request
WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that eight Iowa counties previously denied Emergency Conservation Program funds will now receive more than $1.1 million to help recover from the severe weather that hit the area. Earlier this month,...
Grassley Credits Community Anti-Drug Coalitions for Reducing Use of Illegal Substances
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today praised the grassroots coalitions that have received funding through the Drug Free Communities grant program and are working to stop drug problems at the local level. A report...
Grassley: Congress Passes Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the legislation that he co-sponsored with Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007, passed the Senate by unanimous...
Grassley: $82,965 to the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence from U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $82,965 grant to the Iowa Coalition Against...
Grassley: $382,351 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $382,351 from the National Science Foundation.
“Iowa State University has a long history of conducting valuable research,” Grassley said. “These...
Senators Push for Low-Interest Loans for Disaster Victims
WASHINGTON — Sens. John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Ranking Member, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Committee member, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) today urging the...
Senators Work to Clarify 10-Acre Rule
WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin of Iowa and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and several colleagues have introduced legislation to clarify a provision from the 2008 farm bill that the Department of Agriculture is implementing contrary to Congress’ intent on people who farm plots of land less...
Grassley seeks value of assets secured by taxpayers in April rescue of Bear Stearns
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, the New York Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO for information first requested two...
