Grassley Q & A: Community Delegation Visits
Q: What is a community delegation visit to Washington?
A: This year, over 17 community delegations will travel from Iowa to Washington, DC to promote economic development and other initiatives to improve their home communities. The delegations include chambers of commerce, local elected...
$550,959 to Council Bluffs Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant of $550,959 to Council Bluffs Community Health Centers.
“Community health centers are important...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
MODERATOR: Would you like to update people on what you're doing this week?
GRASSLEY: OK. Yes. Well, I won't go through the 24 counties I'm going to be in. My staff can e-mail that information to you.
But I'm having a series of town meetings. Congress is not in...
Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, February 25
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, February 25, from 6:30-7 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa.
"Ask Your Senator" will be broadcast from Washington, DC and can be seen live in communities...
Grassley works to help seniors and people with disabilities get care they need at home and seeks tax relief to help individuals manage caregiving costs
WASHINGTON --- Federal legislation introduced today by Senator Chuck Grassley would make it easier for states to provide...
Senator Grassley’s statement about his vote against final passage of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Final vote on H.R. 1, the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
MODERATOR: 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 Matt...
Grassley, Casey Reintroduce Bipartisan Food Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today reintroduced the first major bipartisan food safety bill. The Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America’s Food for Everyone otherwise known as the EAT SAFE Act of 2009 will address the...
Grassley: IRS Non-profit Hospitals Study is Helpful, Treasury Should Look at Restoring Charity Care Standards
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member and former chairman of the Committee on Finance, with Senate jurisdiction over tax policy, has been reviewing tax-exempt hospitals' practices since May 2005 as part of a longstanding interest in...
Final stimulus bill cheats Iowa out of $185 million in federal Medicaid dollars
Senate bill shortchanged Iowa $128 million, and final package adds $57 million to the total
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the final stimulus bill shortchanges Iowa another $57 million -- beyond the $128 million in the Senate version -- in...
More Than $5.8 Million in Community Disaster Loans to Cedar Rapids, New Hartford, Oakville, Palo and Parkersburg
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded $5,860,416 in...
Nearly $3.3 Million to Nine Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $3,291,559 to nine Iowa...
Grassley Sets Record Straight on 1993 Tax Increase, Effects of Taxes on Jobs
Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Fiscal Effects of Stimulus Bill:
Response to Senator Boxer
Earlier today, the junior Senator from California was discussing President Clinton’s 1993 tax hike bill that broke his campaign promise to cut taxes on those...
Nomination of Mr. William Lynn to by Deputy Secretary of Defense
Prepared Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Mr. President, I come to the floor to talk about the nomination of Mr. Bill Lynn to be Deputy Secretary of...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters
GRASSLEY: I voted against the economic stimulus bill this week because it contained too much spending, including $300,000 for every job created in long-term entitlement commitments that I have ought to come in the regular appropriation bill and not...
$148,534 for Iowa Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded grants totaling $148,534 to two Iowa fire departments.
"Firefighters put their lives on the line every day for the good of the community," Grassley said. "It's...
More Than $2.1 Million to Five Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $2,106,458 to five Iowa...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference
GRASSLEY: This week, I'm introducing legislation, bipartisan,
with Senator Casey of Pennsylvania addressing the problems of smuggled
food and agriculture products into our country. It's a kind of a
repeat of a bill we didn't get passed last...
Grassley: Revisionist History Warps Stimulus Debate on Taxes, Spending
This is the long version submitted to the record. Sen. Grassley's accompanying charts are posted below.
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck Grassley:
Fiscal Effects of Stimulus Bill:
Debate on Waiving the Budget Act
February 10, 2009
Today, the Senate will...
Grassley Q & A: Senate Agriculture Committee
Q: What is the Senate Agriculture Committee?
A: The United States Senate divides its work into committees with the Senate Agriculture Committee handling legislation on the federal government's agricultural programs including conservation, farm commodity and nutrition programs. The...
