Grassley: More Than $2 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded grants totaling $2,135,914 to Iowa through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.
“These funds will help...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Treasury Department Oversight of the Office of Inspector General
I am here today to discuss a very serious matter that goes right to the heart of one of my most important constitutional responsibilities.
I am talking about...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley on the New Hartford Kwik Star
It’s been a tough and challenging time for Iowans over the past few weeks. I’ve come to the floor on a few occasions already to update my colleagues on the natural disasters that have hit Iowa so hard.
Tornadoes and floods have caused economic and emotional...
Support for S.2029, the Grassley-Kohl Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Introduction of the legislation in September 2007
June 10, 2008 New York Times editorial
April 16, 2008 Journal of the American Medical Association editorial
Impugning the Integrity of Medical Science: The Adverse Effects of Industry Influence
Catherine D. DeAngelis;...
Grassley Reminds Iowans that he’ll be in 15 counties during next week
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowans that he’ll hold a series of constituent meetings that will take him to 15 Iowa counties during the week-long Independence Day congressional recess.
Grassley said these meetings are an important part of how he keeps in...
Grassley: $10,001 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $10,001 grant to the Valley Business Park in Atlantic through the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program.
The funds will be used to construct approximately 3,000 feet of six...
Grassley Opens Temporary Cedar Rapids Office
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his Cedar Rapids Office has been temporarily relocated. Grassley’s permanent office was located in the Federal Building and experienced damage during recent...
Grassley Sponsors Resolution to Honor Little Sioux Boy Scouts
WASHINGTON— Senator Chuck Grassley today joined Senators Ben Nelson, Tom Harkin, and Chuck Hagel in sponsoring a Senate Resolution extending sympathies on behalf of the U.S. Senate to the four young men who lost their lives when a tornado hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch earlier this...
Senators seek tax relief for flood and tornado victims in the Midwest
WASHINGTON — Senators Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Dick Durbin, Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Kit Bond, Richard Lugar, Amy Klobuchar and Evan Bayh have filed an amendment to the housing legislation that’s pending in the Senate. The amendment is a tax relief measure designed to...
Disaster Food Stamps and Information for Agriculture Producers
Information courtesy of the Senate Agriculture Committee
Click here for information on the Disaster Food Stamps Program and for Federal Emergency Management Assistance to Agriculture Producers
Click here for information on USDA Emergency Procedures to allow additional time for acreage...
Grassley: Major Food Company Leaders Won’t Defend Policies of Trade Association
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he had no choice in cancelling a meeting between members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and himself after only one CEO agreed to attend and defend the actions of the trade association. Grassley attributed...
Grassley: More than $1 million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $1,129,458 to Siouxland PACE in Sioux City and the...
Common Misunderstandings Could Delay or Limit Your Assistance
Information below is from the Department of Homeland Security
DES MOINES, Iowa -- In the first few weeks following a disaster, residents may be misled by rumors and half-truths about how to get help and the various assistance programs that are available. When residents suffer losses they...
Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, June 25
Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, June 25, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa.
“Ask Your Senator” is broadcast from...
Grassley, Harkin: Make Iowa Emergency Responders a Priority
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin, joined by the rest of the Iowa delegation, today wrote Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff urging him to make Iowa first responders affected by recent flooding a priority for existing federal grant funding. The letter specifically...
Grassley: More than $1.5 million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded two grants totaling $1,541,725 to Iowa. The funds are...
Grassley Q&A: FEMA Assistance
Q: What needs to be done to sign up for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) assistance?
A: Call today to register. Don’t wait. The number is 800-621-FEMA (3362). The website is www.fema.gov. You’ll be assigned a FEMA number that’s good for 18 months. By registering now, you’ll be in the FEMA system...
Grassley: $661,521 to the University of Iowa for Mental Health Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $661,521 grant to the University of...
Grassley Announces Workers in Leon Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that workers in Leon are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Workers from O’Bryan Brothers in Leon, including on-site leased workers of Grapevine Staffing in Leon, who totally...
Grassley: 42 Counties Eligible for Disaster Food Stamps
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service has made all 42 counties eligible for Individual Assistance under the Presidential Disaster Declaration also eligible for disaster food stamps. Following a Presidential Disaster...
