News Releases

Grassley Concerned Farmers Missing Farm Program Sign Up Due to Deadline Changes WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider a late fee for agriculture producers who missed a sign up deadline for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program.    Grassley said...

Newspaper names Grassley hardest working member of Congress WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today was named the hardest working member of Congress in The Hill newspaper, based on a survey of lawmakers, aides and other officials. The Hill wrote that Grassley’s “work on government oversight remains consistent regardless of which party controls 1600...

Grassley Seeks Accounting of Treasury, IRS’ Use of Whistleblower Information on Potential Tax Evasion WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the Treasury secretary and IRS commissioner for an accounting of what U.S. government officials have done with information provided more than three years ago by a whistleblower regarding tax evasion. The U.S....

Grassley Seeks Accounting of Stimulus Spending for Clean Energy Jobs WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Department of Labor to account for the way federal tax dollars are being spent on clean energy jobs through the 2009 economic stimulus bill.  Grassley said the stimulus package included $80 billion for clean energy jobs, yet the...

Grassley Announces $7,920 for Lamoni WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $7,920 grant to Lamoni through the Economic Impact Initiative Grant Program.   Lamoni will use the funds to purchase cameras and equipment for the city’s police...

$130,000 for University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $130,000 grant to the University of Iowa.   According to the Department of Energy, the university will use the funds to study relativistic few-body hadronic-physics calculations.   Each year, thousands of local Iowa...

$84,945 to Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded an $84,945 grant to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency.   The Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency will use the...

Q and A With Senator Grassley, $13 trillion of debt Q.  What does government spending that adds to the deficit and debt mean for the average American?   A.  According to the Treasury Department, our total national debt now tops $13 trillion.  That is $42,000 for each of the 309 million people living in the United States.  Since...

$187,500 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON –Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $187,500 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.   The university will use the money from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to help fund...

Workers in Spencer Eligible for Assistance WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today noted that workers from Merkel Freudenberg, Inc., subsidiary of Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Fluid Power Division, including on-site leased workers from Aventure Staffing, Spencer, IA, are eligible to apply for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance...

More Than $1 Million in Loans and Grants to Iowa from USDA WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded 13 grants totaling $1,164,162 to Iowa through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program, which Grassley developed in 2000.   “I worked to create the Value Added Producers Grant...

Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, June 16 WASHINGTON –Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, June 16, from 6:30-7 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa. “Ask Your Senator” will be broadcast from Washington, D.C. and can be seen live in communities served by Mediacom...

$438,520 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $438,520 to the University of Iowa and the Iowa Dental Association.    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute...

Grassley Announces $3,000 for Woden WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $3,000 grant to Woden through the Community Facility Grant Program.   The funds will be used to purchase a Hancock County-wide Beacon checkout/cataloging system and related equipment at the...

$149,625 to ASL Analytical, Inc. from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that ASL Analytical, Inc. has received a $149,625 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    ASL Analytical, Inc will use the grant to fund the project entitled “SBIR Phase I: Tunable laser diode spectrometer for...

$177,356 for Nursing Traineeships in Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $177,356 to Iowa colleges for advanced education nursing traineeships.    The Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below ordered...

Grassley Announces $8,200 for Eagle Grove WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded an $8,200 grant to Eagle Grove through the Community Facility Grant Program.   The funds will be used to purchase a shared automation system for the Eagle Grove Memorial...

Grassley Announces $215,910 for Iowa WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded six grants totaling $215,910 to Iowa through the Community Facility Grant Program.   “These funds will be used to make these communities even better places to live and work,” Grassley...

Grassley Internship Applications Due June 15 WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for internships in his Washington, D.C., Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Waterloo offices for the upcoming fall semester. Applications for the fall session, which runs from...

Grassley Announces $267,868 for Kamrar and Shenandoah WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded two grants totaling $30,000 to Kamrar, and three grants totaling $237,868 to Shenandoah, through the Community Disaster Grant Program.   Kamrar will use $7,500 to purchase...