More Than $180,000 to Iowa for Traffic Safety
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded a $182,029 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the funds to implement and...
Senate Passes Historic America Invents Act
Bill Unleashes Innovation, Creates Jobs Without Adding To Deficit
WASHINGTON – The Senate Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation to make the first reforms to the nation’s patent system in nearly six decades. The America Invents Act is the product of nearly six years of debate in...
Grassley Requests Investigation of ATF’s Fast and Furious Policy be Removed from the Justice Department Inspector General
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he did not have confidence that the Justice Department Inspector General’s office could produce a report that the public would view as frank and unbiased in its investigation of the...
Ranking Member Grassley comments on the President's New Guantanamo Policy
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the White House indicated it would resume military commissions, but continued to state its desire to move foreign terrorists housed at the Guantanamo Bay detention...
Grassley: Middle East Unrest Underscores Ethanol’s Value for Energy Independence
Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley
Ethanol and Energy Independence
Delivered Monday, March 07, 2011
The American economy remains on unsettled footing. While there are some small signs of an economic recovery, it is still fragile.
The consumer confidence level...
Waiting for the President to Nominate Candidates for Judicial Emergencies
Meanwhile, the Senate Confirms Additional Consensus Nominees
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
James E. Shadid to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois
Sue E. Myerscough to be...
Ranking Member Grassley Letter to Customs and Border Patrol About the Use of Force Policy along the Southwest Border
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley letter to CUstoms and Border Patrol Acting Commissioner Alan Bersin about the use of force policy for agents along the Southwest border
More Than $1 Million to Linden from USDA
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is awarding a $601,000 loan and a $776,000 grant to Linden through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used...
Grassley, Issa Continue to Probe SEC Conflict of Interest in Madoff Scandal
WASHINGTON – Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Chuck Grassley and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today sent a letter requesting information from the former general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission on seemingly obvious,...
A Start-up in Sully Illuminates Need for Patent Reform
The President’s recent State of the Union address reminded me of a visit I made last summer to a start-up company in Jasper County. This award-winning lighting company illuminates how the U.S. patent system needs to keep up with the 21st century economy.
Prism Projection, Inc., headquartered in...
Q & A: Military and Service Academies
Q. What are service academies?
A. U.S. service academies educate and train officers for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Merchant Marine and Coast Guard. Service academies give students the opportunity to serve while earning their college degree. Upon graduation, alumni...
Ranking Member Grassley Asks State Department About Involvement with Operation Fast and Furious
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking about the department's involvement in Project Gunrunner/Operation Fast and Furious
$8,750 to Lucas County from USDA
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development is awarding an $8,750 grant to Lucas County through the Community Facility Grant Program. The funds will be used to help purchase an emergency generator.
“This generator will help Lucas County...
$2.5 Million to Eastern Iowa Airport
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $2.5 million grant to the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids.
According to the Department of Transportation, the funds will be used to rehabilitate the...
Ranking Member Grassley Letter to Holder, Melson about ATF whistleblower allegations
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Director Kenneth Melson about ATF Whistleblower Allegations
Grassley: climate change policies should be determined by elected representatives, not bureaucracy
Washington – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined in introducing a bill to safeguard the Clean Air Act and stop efforts by the administration to subvert the law with new regulations that would drive up energy costs for consumers and employers nationwide.
The...
Berwick Nomination
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors RE: Berwick Nomination DA: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement about the letter from 42 Republican senators to the President regarding the nomination of...
Grassley: Monona Youth Secures Appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has selected Miranda Sue Walz, of Monona, for admission for the 2011-2012 school year.
Walz is a senior at Central High School in Elkader and the daughter of Debra and...
Grassley Sends Letter to Holder about Whistleblower Allegations of Gunwalking
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley sends letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about whistleblower allegations of gunwalking
