News Releases

$1,236,385 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $1,236,385 to the University of Iowa.   The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute awarded $1,205,390 to the university, for lung disease research.   The National...

Grassley African American Revolutionary War Patriot Memorial Measure Moves Out of Committee WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley that would help establish a memorial to honor free and enslaved African Americans who served or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution has received committee approval. Earlier this...

Grassley: U.S. Should Seek WTO Case Over China Currency, Propose Strategy for U.S.-China Economic Engagement  Submitted for the Record Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Hearing on “The U.S.-China Trade Relationship: Finding A New Path Forward” with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke & USTR Ambassador Ron Kirk, testifying June 23, 2010 The...

Grassley Resolution to Make Senate Amendments More Transparent to the Public WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced a Senate resolution to improve transparency in the legislative process by making the amendments filed by senators immediately available to the public online.  Amendments are already available online to senators and...

$386,000 to the University of Iowa WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa will receive a $386,000 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.    The University of Iowa will use the money to study flexible precursor strategies to new catalytic metal phosphide and phosphide-sulfide materials.   Each year,...

More Than $2 Million to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded seven grants totaling $2,351,908 to Iowa airports.    “This funding is to increase the safety and efficiency of these airports, as well as help provide important economic...

$399,875 to Help Iowa’s Homeless Veterans WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded two grants totaling $399,875 to Iowa organizations through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.   “Veterans put their lives on the line for this country and we owe them a great deal.  This funding should...

$165,000 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $165,000 in congressionally directed spending to the University of Iowa.    The University of Iowa will use the funds to establish the National Institute for Twice-Exceptionality at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted...

Senators Press Obama on Administration’s Commitment to Homegrown Renewable Fuels Actions Don’t Match Administration’s Rhetoric                 WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Mike Johanns and Kit Bond today pressed President Barack Obama on his administration’s...

Senators Question Possible Administration Plans to Defer Action on Millions of Illegal Aliens   WASHINGTON – Several U.S. senators today questioned possible plans by the administration to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to millions of illegal immigrants in the United States.  Senator Chuck Grassley was joined by Senators Orrin...

$202,630 to Iowa from Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, has awarded five grants and loans totaling $202,630 to Iowa through the Community Facility Grant and Loan and Economic Impact Initiative Grant programs.   “The projects funded today will increase...

$225,000 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a competitive $225,000 grant to the University of Iowa.    The University of Iowa will use the funds to conduct diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.    Each year, thousands of...

Grassley, Bond Work for Accountability with Stimulus Dollars for Housing WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, reiterating their concerns about possible waste, fraud and abuse in the Department’s distribution of stimulus funds to troubled Public...

BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS PUSH FOR HOUSE TO END AUTOMATIC PAY RAISE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the House of Representatives to take up legislation to end the automatic pay raise system for members of Congress.  In a letter to Speaker of...

Q & A: The American Flag Q. When did the ‘Stars and Stripes’ become the official U.S. flag, and what does its design represent?     A. On June 14, 1777, the U.S. Congress approved the design of The Flag of the United States of America, which is the official name of the flag commonly called the ‘Stars and Stripes.’ It had 13 stripes, one...

$5.5 Million to Cedar Falls Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $5.5 million grant to Cedar Falls.   Cedar Falls will use the funds to assist ongoing disaster recovery from the 2008 floods, including transportation infrastructure at the...

Grassley Comments on Agriculture Competition Proposed Rules Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released proposed rules to increase competitiveness in the livestock and poultry industry. Grassley fought to ensure competition was addressed in the 2008 farm bill, which required the proposed rules. This...

Marginal Tax Rates, Family Tax Relief Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Unfinished Time-Sensitive Tax Legislative Business: Expiring Lower Marginal Rates and Family Tax Relief Delivered June 17, 2010   Last week, I discussed the unfinished tax legislative business. I used this chart. The legislation before the Senate deals with only one small,...

Senate Panel Approves Measure to Penalize Drug Dealers Who Market Candy-Flavored Drugs to Children WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) that would increase federal criminal penalties for drug dealers who entice children...

New blowout prevention requirements M E M O R A N D U M TO:      Reporters and Editors FR:      Jill Kozeny, 202-224-1308             for Senator Chuck Grassley RE:      New blowout prevention requirements...