Transcription of Senator Grassley's Ag News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: With dairy prices continuing to hover well below average, dairy farmers are struggling to keep their livelihood.
The Department of Agriculture's gone to great lengths to provide assistance to these producers over several months. Dairy farmers are looking to...
Grassley: Small Business Tax Relief Should Be on White House Jobs Agenda
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today called on the White House and Democratic congressional leaders to boost job creation by lowering small businesses’ tax burden. Grassley introduced legislation in June that includes a series of...
EPA Delays Decision on Ethanol Waiver
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: EPA Delays Decision on Ethanol Waiver
DA: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement...
Grassley amendment to restore requirement that leadership and committee staff get health coverage through a new exchange, also add White House
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said it is unacceptable that staff of Senate leadership and committees is now exempted from the requirement that members of Congress and congressional staff get their...
$149,544 to Vision-1 in Huxley from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $149,544 competitive grant to Vision-1 in Huxley through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Vision-1 will use the money to help pay for a research project titled,...
Nearly $7 Million to Cedar Rapids for Railroad Repair
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $6,965,163 grant to Cedar Rapids through the 2008 Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair program.
Cedar Rapids will use the money to help clean-up and rebuild a...
More Than $3 Million to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $3,091,649.15 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe...
Grassley Q & A: Renewable Energy and Iowa Jobs
Q: What is biodiesel?
A: Biodiesel is a clean-burning renewable fuel alternative to petroleum-based diesel. It’s produced from vegetable oils and animal fats. Since the agricultural products used to produce biodiesel are grown or raised in the United States, it provides jobs and...
FEMA Waives Rent Collection for Temporary Housing Units Until January 1, 2010
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to delay the collection of rent from households remaining in FEMA-provided temporary housing units due to the 2008 floods until...
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 Des Moines.
Participating in today's public affairs program are Bob Leonard with KNIA Radio in Knoxville, and Michelle Phillips with the Anamosa Journal-Eureka in...
Grassley seeks information about impact of proposed Medicare tax increase
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he’s asked for information from the Joint Committee on Taxation about which taxpayers would be impacted by the Medicare payroll tax increase in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.
“If Democratic leaders want to...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: Our abundance in agriculture launched a very historic feast of Thanksgiving in 1621 between the colonists and Native Americans. So giving thanks for a plentiful harvest foreshadows America's birth as the Bread Basket to the world.
Eventually,...
BAUCUS, GRASSLEY, MCCASKILL, WAXMAN, TOWNS URGE CMS TO CRACK DOWN ON CONTRACT FRAUD
Washington, DC— Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight Chairman Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), along with House Energy and Commerce...
Grassley Pushes Attorney General to Honor Administration’s Ethics and Transparency Commitment and Answer Conflicts of Interest Questions
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is urging the U.S. Attorney General to fully answer questions about conflicts of interest in detainee policies at the Justice Department. Grassley asked the questions at a November...
Grassley Pushes Attorney General to Honor Administration’s Ethics and Transparency Commitment and Answer Conflicts of Interest Questions
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today is urging the U.S. Attorney General to fully answer questions about conflicts of interest in detainee policies at the Justice Department. Grassley asked the questions at a November...
Time Magazine Columnist Cites Grassley Requirement of Congress as “Favorite” in Senate Health Care bill
WASHINGTON – A well-known columnist for Time magazine says his favorite provision in the Senate health reform bill is Senator Chuck Grassley’s requirement that members of Congress and congressional staff access health insurance the same way as many other...
Grassley Introduces Extension of Housing Tax Relief for Midwestern Disaster Victims
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has introduced legislation giving Midwestern disaster victims more time to benefit from tax relief intended to help them repair or replace their devastated homes.
“Because of delays in federal funding and tighter credit...
$150,000 to Photon Energy Technology from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $150,000 competitive grant to Photon Energy Technology in Ames through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Photon Energy Technology will use the money to help pay for a...
Senate vote on Reid health care bill
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Senate vote on Reid health care bill
DA: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R....
$337,500 to the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $337,500 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a mental health research project titled, “The Stress of Chronic Disease: Mineralocorticoid...
