News Releases

$765,501 to 11 Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $765,501 to 11 Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition Programs. “Day in...

Grassley works to establish facts behind claim that GM repaid its TARP loan WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today continued to peel back the layers of taxpayer obligations behind last week’s claim and fanfare about General Motors repaying its multi-billion dollar loan from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the $700 billion taxpayer-funded...

Grassley continues case for greater independence in FDA’s post-market review of drugs WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today testified before a House Subcommittee hearing chaired by Representative Rosa DeLauro regarding drug safety and the work of the Food and Drug Administration.   Grassley has been conducting active oversight of the FDA since...

Grassley works to hold the SEC accountable WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information about the agency’s response to employees who used government computers to view pornography, noting that none of the employees identified by the Inspector General review was terminated, despite...

$560,306 to Iowa State University WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two competitive grants totaling $560,306 from the National Science Foundation.   Iowa State University will use the money as shown below.   $280,341 to help pay for a project titled, “Modeling the Formation of Self Ordered Nanoporous...

$311,250 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $311,250 competitive grant to the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a cancer biology research project entitled, “Cooperative SH2 and SH3 Domain-Mediated Interactions at the...

Wyden/Grassley Lead Bipartisan Effort to End Senate Secret Holds Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate’s leading bipartisan voices for ending secret holds introduced legislation today that would make it even harder for individual senators to secretly obstruct the legislative process.  For more than a decade, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley have...

$4,650 to Northwood from the USDA WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $4,650 competitive grant to Northwood through the Community Facility Economic Impact Initiative Grant program. “This funding will help keep Northwood residents safe during severe weather,” Grassley...

Grassley seeks bipartisan reg reform  M E M O R A N D U M TO:     Reporters and Editors RE:    Cloture vote on reg reform bill DA:    Monday, April 26, 2010 Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about his vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3217, the financial regulatory reform...

$50,825 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has awarded $50,825 to the University of Iowa. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the University of Iowa Center for Human rights, the University of Iowa Labor Center and the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the...

Grassley Q&A: Older Americans Month Q:  What is Older Americans Month? A:  Older Americans Month celebrates and honors the ongoing contributions and legacies of older Americans.  The tradition of Older Americans Month goes back to 1963, when President John F. Kennedy declared May to be Senior Citizens Month.  The tradition has lived...

$375,000 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $375,000 competitive grant to the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a lung diseases research project entitled, “Cigarette Smoke and Autophagy/Lysosomal Pathway...

$328,125 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $328,125 competitive grant to the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a clinical research project related to neurological disorders entitled, “Neural Mechanisms Underlying the...

Grassley asks about GM repaying TARP loans with other TARP funds WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary to justify claims that General Motors has repaid its TARP loans when GM is using other TARP funds to repay the loans. “It looks like the announcement is really just an elaborate TARP money shuffle,” Grassley said. ...

$13,805 to Seymour from USDA WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development awarded a $13,805 competitive grant to Seymour through the Community Facilities Grant Program. “These funds will help improve safety for Seymour residents,” Grassley said. Seymour will use the money to help purchase a new...

Congress Passes Veterans Health Bill, Includes Several Grassley-backed Provisions             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley applauded today’s Senate passage of major veterans health legislation, which includes several provisions that Grassley worked to pass.  The legislation now goes to the...

The History of Secret Holds   Prepared floor statement by Senator Chuck Grassley   Mr. President, there’s been a lot of talk recently on the Senate floor about secret holds.   For a practice with so much bipartisan guilt to go around, it’s interesting that the discussion has taken on a partisan tone.   Republicans are being accused of...

$357,407 to Three Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $357,407 to three Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition...

Grassley statement on vote for derivatives bill in the Senate Ag Committee M E M O R A N D U M   TO:      Reporters and Editors RE:      Derivatives Bill Mark-Up in the Senate Ag Committee        DA:     Wednesday, April 21, 2010   Senator Chuck...

$400,001 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation             WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received a $400,001 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.             Iowa...