Midwestern disaster tax relief bills, which helps Midwest more
Senator Grassley's spokeswoman released the following information regarding the Grassley et al. disaster tax relief bill, which has a House companion bill from Rep. Dave Loebsack of Iowa, would give a lot more relief to recently affected Midwestern states, including Wisconsin, than Rep. Ron...
Grassley Statement on Housing Legislation
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the comment below about his vote today against the H.R. 3221, the Housing legislation. In June, Senator Grassley hosted a mortgage assistance event in Iowa to bring lenders and consumers together. Senator Grassley is Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, which...
Grassley Q&A: Gas Prices
Q: What can be done about high gas prices?
A: America’s energy policy needs to be a three-pronged approach. First, we need to develop traditional oil and gas resources in America. Second, we need to continue to push for more development, production and use of alternative renewable fuels. Third, we need...
Grassley Q&A: Beware of Disaster Scams and Fraud
Q: What types of scams or fraud should be looked out for?
A: It's a shame that more often than not, disasters bring in low-life scam artists who try to weasel money out of victims of disasters, just when they are most vulnerable. It may be hard to believe that these types of...
Road to recovery led by can-do attitude
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Slammed with severe weather that has claimed the lives of dozens of people since May 25, Iowans are taking it one day at a time after killer tornados and ravaging floods have forced nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their...
Grassley Q&A: Flood-related health hazards
Q: What are some health concerns to be aware of after the flooding?
A: The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has guidelines to avoid getting sick during the clean-up from flooding at http://www.epa.gov/region7. Additional information...
Forum to help Iowans needing mortgage and foreclosure assistance on Saturday
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today reminded Iowans that this weekend his office is hosting a free foreclosure prevention and mortgage assistance fair in Des Moines. The event will take place on...
$1 million to Iowa for emergency road repair
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Iowa Reporters and Editors
RE: $1 million to Iowa for emergency road repair
DA: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Senator Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after the U.S....
Grassley: $199,875 for Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa from U.S. Department of Labor
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Labor awarded a grant of $199,875 to Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa through the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.
“These funds will provide a hand up to those brave men and...
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 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...
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...
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: $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 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 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...
