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...
Grassley: More than $1 million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $1,129,458 to Siouxland PACE in Sioux City and the...
Common Misunderstandings Could Delay or Limit Your Assistance
Information below is from the Department of Homeland Security
DES MOINES, Iowa -- In the first few weeks following a disaster, residents may be misled by rumors and half-truths about how to get help and the various assistance programs that are available. When residents suffer losses they...
Grassley, Harkin: Make Iowa Emergency Responders a Priority
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin, joined by the rest of the Iowa delegation, today wrote Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff urging him to make Iowa first responders affected by recent flooding a priority for existing federal grant funding. The letter specifically...
Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, June 25
Senator Encourages Iowans to Tune-in, Ask Questions
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his monthly call-in show will air live on Wednesday, June 25, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Central Time) on television stations across Iowa.
“Ask Your Senator” is broadcast from...
Grassley: More than $1.5 million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded two grants totaling $1,541,725 to Iowa. The funds are...
Grassley Q&A: FEMA Assistance
Q: What needs to be done to sign up for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) assistance?
A: Call today to register. Don’t wait. The number is 800-621-FEMA (3362). The website is www.fema.gov. You’ll be assigned a FEMA number that’s good for 18 months. By registering now, you’ll be in the FEMA system...
Grassley: $661,521 to the University of Iowa for Mental Health Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $661,521 grant to the University of...
Grassley Announces Workers in Leon Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that workers in Leon are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Workers from O’Bryan Brothers in Leon, including on-site leased workers of Grapevine Staffing in Leon, who totally...
Grassley: 42 Counties Eligible for Disaster Food Stamps
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service has made all 42 counties eligible for Individual Assistance under the Presidential Disaster Declaration also eligible for disaster food stamps. Following a Presidential Disaster...
Grassley: $194,025 to the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center for Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry Research
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $194,025 grant to the Des Moines University...
Grassley, Harkin, Braley: FEMA Money Released for Parkersburg Debris Removal
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin and Congressman Bruce Braley today announced that FEMA has approved $4.1 million for debris removal in Parkersburg following the devastating F-5 tornado that hit the community on May...
Grassley: Another Set of Counties Added to Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today said that President George Bush has amended his May 28 Disaster Declaration to include additional counties for Individual and Public Assistance. Grassley has continued to push the Administration to declare more flooded counties as federal disaster...
Grassley: $627,014 to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded 10 grants totaling $627,014 to Iowa through the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant and Loan Combination Program.
“These funds will help those in...
Update on the Iowa Floods of 2008
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Update on the Iowa Floods of 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to give my colleagues an update on the devastating floods in Iowa.
The President is seeing the floods for the first time today. I appreciate...
Iowa Delegation Presses for Additional Resources for Byrne/JAG and COPS Programs
WASHINGTON – The Iowa Congressional delegation is working to secure additional funds for Iowa law enforcement from the Byrne/JAG and COPS programs. The delegation asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey to give priority consideration to applications for Byrne/JAG...
Grassley works for tax relief for Iowa flood, tornado victims
Says effort is along the lines of tax-related assistance for Katrina recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said he has included in the housing bill that is being debated today in the U.S. Senate tax legislation that would help many Iowans who have lost their homes in this month’s...
