Bipartisan Legislation Would Secure Back Pay for U.S. Troops
Paperwork Delay Affects More Than 20,000 Service Members
Washington, D.C. – Working to ensure that U.S. service members receive all of the pay earned while serving in combat, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tom Harkin (D- Iowa), Ben...
Grassley Wants Senators to Vote Aye or Nay on Pay Raises
Senate rejects amendment to hold Senators accountable
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said today that the Senate rejected an amendment he cosponsored that would have required the Senate to have a roll call vote on any future...
Grassley: Health Reform Should Control Explosive Costs While Increasing Coverage
Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Finance Committee Hearing, "The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Health Care Proposals"
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thank you Mr. Chairman. In releasing his budget last month, President Obama made it clear that health...
Nearly $7 Million to Iowa 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 three grants totaling $6,939,110.35 to Iowa as it continues to recover from...
Grassley asks IG to examine NSF handling of financial conflicts among researchers
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking a government watchdog to take the same kind of look at how the National Science Foundation (NSF) manages financial conflicts among its researchers as was...
Grassley Works to Give Employers Tools to Comply with Legal Hiring Practices
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that an amendment he supported to extend the E-verify program for five years was defeated by a vote of 50 to 47. E-verify, formerly called the Basic Pilot Program, is a web-based tool that allows employers to verify...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture Confernce Call
GRASSLEY: Yesterday, I had the opportunity to address the National Farmers Union at their Washington convention. This group has made renewable fuels a very top priority for them, I say, rightly so. President Obama has made it a centerpiece of his economic recovery. And...
$82,514 to University of Northern Iowa from U.S. Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded an $82,514 grant to the University of Northern Iowa through the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program.
“These funds will help educators at the University of...
$1.8 Million to Iowa for Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded three grants totaling of $1.8 million to Iowa.
“These funds should help generate economic...
$188,900 to the Iowa City VA Medical Center for Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $188,900 grant to the Iowa City VA Medical...
Grassley Will Work With President, Trade Representative to Advance a Pro-growth Trade Agenda for the Benefit of American Exporters, Consumers
Senator Chuck Grassley Opening Statement
Hearing on the nomination of Mr. Ronald Kirk to be
United States Trade Representative
Monday, March 9, 2009
This is an important hearing. ...
Workers in Webster City Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that workers in Webster City are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
"This assistance will help provide training and new skills to the workers at Electrolux Home Care Products so they...
Grassley calls on IRS to explain its use of flawed study,
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley said that the facts used by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to cancel a private debt collection plan this week don't add up and called on the IRS Commissioner to account for the flawed study created inside the agency to...
$787,134 to the University of Iowa from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the University of Iowa has received a grant with the intended total amount of $787,134 from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for a research project...
Grassley asks for an accounting of contacts between FDA and device maker
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Food and Drug Administration and a medical device maker for information about their communication during the approval process of a new device for knee injuries.
Grassley said his inquiry is based on information...
$200,000 to University of Iowa for Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $200,000 grant to the University of...
Grassley Continues Fight Against Meth
Grassley legislation clears committee
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today continued his efforts to keep meth off the streets and out of the homes of Iowans. Legislation he co-sponsored with Senator Dianne Feinstein to help...
Grassley: Omnibus Spending Bill Unwinds Help for Children in Foster Care
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Reporters and Editors
Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522
Re: Adoption funds...
Grassley: Geithner Cancellation of Private Debt Collection Program Leaves Tax Debt Uncollected in Perpetuity
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Private Debt Collection
DA: Thursday, March 5,...
Anti-Fraud Bill Clears Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday voted to report the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) to the full Senate for consideration. The legislation would increase tools to help prosecutors combat fraud.
The bill was introduced by Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and...
