$5 Million to Iowa Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funds will be used to replace Iowa’s 50 oldest...
Grassley to meet with Iowans in 10 counties this week
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is in a week-long recess starting today, and Senator Chuck Grassley is in Iowa for constituent meetings in Maquoketa, DeWitt, Davenport, Eldridge, Wilton, Wapello, Keokuk, Burlington, Keosauqua, Wayland, and Amana.
“Representative government is a two-way street,” Grassley...
Q & A: Sunshine in the Courtroom
Q. What is the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act?
A. The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act is a bipartisan bill that I reintroduced in February with fellow senators including the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where I serve as the Ranking Republican. The legislation would allow chief judges of the...
West Harrison Graduate Appointed to U.S. Air Force Academy
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Daniel Scott Deakins has been offered an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Deakins is a 2007 graduate of West Harrison High School in Mondamin, and a current student...
Grassley Announces Appointment of Young Iowans to West Point
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Charles Clifton Godwin and Shawn Thomas Burrows have been offered appointments to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
Godwin is a senior at Exira High School and the son of Marian and Tom Godwin. ...
Grassley seeks full audit and accountability for use of funds by law enforcement officials
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Commerce Secretary to ensure a full accounting and appropriate discipline for abusive spending of asset forfeiture funds collected by federal law enforcement officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Grassley, Schumer, Leahy Promote Greater Public Access to Federal Courtrooms
Grassley, Schumer, Leahy Promote Greater Public Access to Federal Courtrooms
WASHINGTON -- Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Charles Schumer of New York, have introduced legislation to allow federal trial and appellate judges to permit cameras in the courtroom. The senators...
Grassley Questions Immigration Service’s Initiative to Modernize Existing Technology
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley yesterday sent a letter to Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas requesting an update on the “Transformation” initiative, a project that was intended to modernize and upgrade existing technology.
Grassley’s...
Iowa Fire Departments to Receive More Than $500,000
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award five grants totaling $518,225 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
• Bronson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., will...
Ranking Member Grassley Letter to Attorney General Holder Requesting ATF Documents
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting documents related to his oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Grassley, Sensenbrenner Work to Bring Transparency, Accountability to Federal Judiciary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-05) today introduced legislation in both the House and the Senate to create an Inspector General for the Judicial Branch.
The House bill would cover only the federal and...
More Than $773,175 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 $773,175 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funds will be used to support...
$153,350 to the University of Iowa from the Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a $153,350 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the...
Grassley response to National Academy of Sciences Amerithrax report
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Grassley response to National Academy of Sciences Amerithrax report
DA: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement...
Grassley Introduces Bill to Encourage Land Conservation
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced legislation to permanently extend income tax relief for ranchers, farmers and other landowners who donate agricultural land for conservation.
“This bill rewards ranchers and...
Grassley: President’s Budget is Very Disappointing
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To: Reporters and Editors
Re: President’s proposed budget
Da: Monday, February 14, 2011
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on the President’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 released today. Grassley is a senior member of the Budget...
Q & A: Helping Communities Fight Illegal Drugs
Q. What can Congress do to help communities fight substance abuse?
A. Congress can support community-based anti-drug coalitions like those associated with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. It’s a national advocacy and coalition training group...
Grassley asks enforcement agencies to explain top official’s comment about helping defense counsel
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking for an explanation of the “big divide” between the stated policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Wall Street watchdog’s actual practice in communicating and cooperating...
Senators Ask for Next Steps on Agriculture Competition
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, along with Senator Patrick Leahy, today asked for the next steps planned for agricultural competition issues by the Departments of Justice and Agriculture. The two agencies held joint workshops over the last year to learn about the key competition issues facing...
Grassley Welcomes New Timeframe for U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement
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To: Reporters and Editors
Re: U.S.-Korea trade agreement
Da: Wednesday, February 09, 2011
The United States trade representative today said the administration would submit the United States-Korea free trade agreement to Congress “in the next few weeks.” The...
