Grassley: Some Welcome Content in President’s Trade Policy Agenda
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Re: President’s trade policy agenda
Today the Office of the United States Trade Representative released the President's trade policy...
Grassley Q & A: Government Accountability
Grassley Q & A: Government Accountability
February 27, 2009
Q: What does government accountability mean to you?
A: The federal government needs to be held accountable for its actions. Accountability helps to maintain the confidence and faith of the American...
Grassley, Schumer, Harkin Urge IRS to Give Debt Collection Program a Chance to Work
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, and Tom Harkin have urged the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service to keep the tax collection program known as the private debt collection program.
In a letter to the agency leaders, the...
Grassley urges the President to change culture of bureaucracy by honoring whistleblowers with a Rose Garden ceremony
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today urged President Barack Obama to plan a Rose Garden ceremony to honor whistleblowers in order to strengthen...
Grassley Q & A: Eye On Government
Q: Can you explain your "Eye on Government" program?
A: Last spring, I held my first "Eye on Government" program with the high school government class at Prairie City-Monroe. This new program takes advantage of the Iowa Communication Network by connecting me to a different high school...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley speaking to you live from Washington. Participating in today's public affairs program are Dave Vickers with KROS Radio in Clinton and Marge Warder with the Red Oak...
$15.1 Million to Iowa from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today said that cities across Iowa will receive $15,190,311 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the $46.6 million announced earlier today. The funding comes from the 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund...
Nearly $200,000 to University of Northern Iowa Project
Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $199,721 grant to the University of Northern Iowa through the Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Students with Disabilities...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters
SEN. GRASSLEY HOLDS A NEWS TELECONFERENCE
GRASSLEY: Taxpayers are being asked for quite a bit right now.
And with all the money going out the door for bailout or TARP or
whatever you want to call it, and...
$350,000 to the Des Moines International Airport
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $350,000 to the Des Moines International Airport. The funds will be used to help bring a runway into compliance with federal...
$46.6 Million to Iowa from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today said that cities across Iowa will receive $46,624,805 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding comes from the 2009 Recovery Act Community Development Block Grant Formula, the Recovery Act of 2009 Homeless...
Grassley, McCaskill Work to Extend Whistleblower Protections to Congressional Employees
Senators Chuck Grassley and Claire McCaskill today said that they are working to keep Congress living by the same rules as everybody else. They have introduced legislation that would give the same...
$2 Million in Loans and Loan Guarantees to Sheffield Care Center
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $500,000 direct loan and $1.5 million in loan guarantees to Sheffield Care Center in Sheffield through the Community Facility Direct Loan and...
Grassley react to the President’s speech to Congress
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Grassley react to the President’s speech to Congress
DA: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley commented tonight on President Barack...
Transcription of Senator Grassley Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: This week, I am continuing my efforts to -- efforts
that are going to be addressing the issue of concentration and
agriculture. So introducing legislation that requires 25 percent of a
packer's daily kill coming from the spot...
$328,125 to University of Iowa for Neurological Disorder Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $328,125 grant to the University of...
Grassley: Study Shows Some Colleges Have Significant Resources for Compensation
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: College compensation...
Grassley Focuses on Action to Increase Accountability in the Federal Government This Week
WASHINGTON – This week Senator Chuck Grassley is devoting the week to good government and actions that hold the federal bureaucracy accountable to the people it works for. Grassley has been an outspoken advocate for whistleblowers as well as...
$156,139 to Iowa for Land and Water Conservation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Park Service has awarded a $156,139 grant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Land and Water Conservation...
Grassley Urges Treasury to Explain Citigroup Stock Plans
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today asked the Treasury secretary for a full explanation of plans to convert the government’s holdings in Citigroup, Inc., from preferred stock to common stock, including the impact on taxpayers and whether...
