First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: First recovery of tax dollars under improved IRS whistleblower office
Da: Friday, April 8, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote the 2006 law improving the IRS whistleblower office to encourage people with...
Grassley Addresses a Possible Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – In a statement late today, Senator Chuck Grassley discussed the reason there’s a federal government shutdown looming, the message of the last election, and the need to support legislation to make sure U.S. service men and women are paid, if an agreement to fund the...
Q & A: The Small Business Lending Fund/TARP Money Shuffle
Q. What is the Small Business Lending Fund and what is its relationship to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP?
A. Congress created the Small Business Lending Fund last September to help banks make loans to small businesses. The Small Business Lending Fund is...
Grassley: More ATF Whistleblowers Come Forward; Senator Seeks Information on Guidance from Headquarters
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today requested information from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) about guidance it may have given to agents in the field...
Grassley Urges Taiwan to Adhere to the Scientific Evidence on Beef Imports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined his colleagues in urging Taiwan to end the restrictions the country has placed on beef with trace amounts of ractopamine, an additive used in animal feed. ...
Grassley: Military and civilian support personnel should be paid if government shuts down
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that given the possibility of a government shutdown, the Senate should act immediately to make sure U.S. military service personnel get their paychecks.
“There are hundreds of thousands of American...
Senate Committee Clears Grassley Bill to Bring More Transparency to Federal Courtrooms
WASHINGTON – Legislation written by Senator Chuck Grassley to allow cameras in federal courtrooms has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12-6 margin. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the...
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Responding to Price Fixing by OPEC
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would allow the federal government to take action against price fixing by OPEC, the Organization...
More Than $900,000 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $916,163 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the money will be used to fund lung disease research.
Each year, local Iowa...
Grassley: Ames Youth Receives Appointment to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has selected Tobias Gassman for admission for the 2011-2012 school year.
Gassman is a senior at Ames High School and the son of Brigitte and Phil Gassman. The...
$2 Million Loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding a $2,000,000 loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative through the Electric Guaranteed Loan Program.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to build...
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill Making Medicare Claims Data Public
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced legislation to make Medicare claims data public for the first time. The legislation is the product of the senators’ combined efforts – each was working on a method of making the data public and...
More Than $300,000 to Iowa for Traffic Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $302,676 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funds to support highway...
Dangers of K2 Drug Highlighted at Hearing
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today co-chaired a hearing on the dangers of synthetic drugs featuring testimony from Mike Rozga, the father of a young man from Indianola, Iowa, who died after taking the drug K2 last summer. Pending legislation to ban the synthetic drugs is named for...
More Than $187,000 to Stanley Fire Department
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $187,739 grant to the Stanley Fire Department through the federal Operations and Safety Program.
The fire department will use the funds to purchase equipment.
According to the Department...
Grassley Focuses on Update to Whistleblower Protection Act
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has co-sponsored legislation to provide a much needed update to the Whistleblower Protection Act by restoring congressional intent of the original law. Grassley said...
Military Commission to be Used for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Co-conspirators
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Justice Department announced it would be turning the case over to the Defense Department to hold a military commission for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist...
Grassley Works for Transparency, Accountability for Dialysis Patients and Taxpayers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he welcomes Medicare officials’ agreement to make public data that’s been collected about the performance of kidney dialysis clinics.
The commitment came after investigative reporting by...
Q & A: Banning the Harmful Drug K2
Q. What is K2?
A. K2 is the common name for incense that is laced with toxic, mind-altering chemicals. It is also called spice, genie or synthetic marijuana, among other things. K2 is packaged as a harmless product. Young adults are smoking it to obtain what they consider to be a...
More Than $9,000 to AgriWellness
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $9,108 grant to AgriWellness in Harlan.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, this grant will help fund a joint conference with the National...
