News Releases

Trade Bill Signed Today Will Support 90,000 Jobs, According to Manufacturers Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on President Obama’s signing into law of a bill that reduces and suspend tariffs on certain materials U.S. companies must import to make their products. It passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support. Grassley was a...

Feinstein, Grassley Measure to Prohibit Cell Phones in Prisons Signed into Law Washington, D.C. – President Obama today signed into law legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to prevent inmates from using cell phones to commit crimes from inside prison walls.   The Cell Phone Contraband Act closes...

Watchdog Group Names Grassley a “Taxpayer Hero” WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has been named a “Taxpayer Hero” by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste. The elected representatives earning this designation “demonstrated unparalleled commitment to cutting wasteful spending, reducing the tax burden, and making government more accountable to...

Over $7 Million to Clinton and Newton WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded two grants totaling $7,201,115 to airports in Clinton and Newton.   “This funding is intended to increase the safety and efficiency of these airports, as well as help provide...

$76,900 to Iowa Lakes Regional Water WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has awarded a $76,900 grant to Iowa Lakes Regional Water through the Water and Waste Disposal Grant program.   Iowa Lakes Regional Water will use the funds to construct a small diameter gravity collection...

More Than $10 Million to Louisa County for Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $10,013,000 grant to Louisa County.   The county will use the funds to replace the Oakville Bridge.  Completion of this project will help with the...

$204,000 to Terpenoid Therapeutics, Inc. WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $204,000 grant to Terpenoid Therapeutics, Inc., in Coralville, through the National Cancer Institute.    Terpenoid Therapeutics will use the money to fund breast cancer treatment.   Each...

More Than $2 Million to Jasper and Marshall Counties WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $2,350,000 loan to Iowa Regional Utilities Association, which serves Jasper and Marshall Counties, through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan Program.   Iowa Regional Utilities...

Grassley Works to Close Glaring Loophole in Financial Regulation Bill WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley this week introduced legislation that would strike a section of the recently enacted financial regulation law that exempted the Securities and Exchange Commission from the Freedom of Information Act.  The bipartisan legislation was introduced with...

Grassley Questions Lack of Oversight of Social Security Administrative Leave WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is questioning why several Social Security Administration employees have accumulated thousands of hours of paid administrative leave, with little to no oversight from their managers.  The leave totals were documented in an agency inspector...

Higher Taxes Hurt Small Business America can’t tax-and-spend its way back to prosperity. And right now the clock is ticking on some very time-sensitive tax business that will have a big impact on the taxpaying public and the economy. Washington has a few months to act before federal tax rates on estates, wages and investment income would increase...

Q & A: The Financial Bailout Q.  Why did the government bailout AIG?   A.  American International Group, Inc., or AIG, is a large insurance corporation with ties to banks and financial institutions world-wide.  AIG got in trouble selling insurance on credit failures known as “credit default swaps.”  This exotic financial product...

More Than $7 Million to Iowa Colleges from U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded 27 competitive grants totaling $7,412,818 to Iowa colleges through the Student Support Services Program.   According to the U.S. Department of Education, the purpose of the Student Support...

Grassley Receives Economic Defender of Freedom Award WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley recently received the Defender of Freedom award from The Club for Growth, the nation’s leading free-market advocacy organization. The award honors member of Congress who have a strong voting record on issues related to economic growth and job creation.   “With his...

$707,729 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State has received two competitive grants totaling $707,729 from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State will use $450,000 to fund the project entitled, “AF: Small: Algorithmic Foundations of Phylogenetic Tree...

More Than $4 Million to Iowa for Disaster Relief WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $4,117,850 to Iowa.   The distribution information below is organized alphabetically by town:   • Belmond will receive $93,937...

Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 Passes Senate WASHINGTON – Legislation cosponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley that would help crackdown on the abuse of prescription drugs by teens passed the Senate late last night. The bill would provide people with a safe and responsible way to dispose of outdated or unused prescription...

Grassley votes for fiscal responsibility WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following statement about his vote today on the $26.1 billion state aid bill. “The legislation was fiscally irresponsible because it wasn’t paid for in the first five years.  It increases the deficit by $22 billion in the first year.  It included a permanent...

Grassley works to safeguard tax dollars distributed for economic stimulus WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Secretary of Education what is being done to safeguard stimulus dollars that were given to school districts with a track record of fiscal mismanagement, according to independent audits. In 2009, an extra $98 billion was directed to...

$4,565,409 to Clinton and Newton Airports WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded two grants totaling $4,565,409 to airports in Clinton and Newton.   The distribution information below is organized alphabetically by town:   • Clinton Municipal Airport...