More Than $500,000 to Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants totaling $578,012 to make safety and operations improvements at three airports in Iowa.
These federal grants are distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration. They are...
Grassley is Lead Co-sponsor of Bipartisan Measure to Strengthen Child Support Enforcement
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the lead Republican sponsor of legislation introduced today that would give states the tools they need to collect child support from parents who do not pay their support orders.
“Ineffective enforcement of child support...
ATF Director: DOJ Response to Fast and Furious Investigation Intended to Protect Political Appointees
Chairman Issa and Senator Grassley Press Attorney General Holder with Key Testimony
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today pressed Attorney...
Grassley, Issa Press for Answers from FBI, DEA in Fast and Furious Investigation
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Darrell Issa are pushing for additional information and documents from the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in relation to the two agencies...
Q & A: Social Security and the Debt Ceiling
Q. What is the debt ceiling and when will the federal government reach it?
A. The debt ceiling is the amount of debt the federal government can legally borrow from the public and government trust funds. The ceiling is set by law and is currently $14.294 trillion. On May 16,...
Grassley Seeks Accountability from Non-profits Receiving Federal Funds Via Prisoner Rehabilitation Program
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking tightened standards for and accountability measures from non-profit groups that would receive federal grants under a proposed expansion of a prison rehabilitation program. Grassley's amendment in the...
More Than $1.5 Million to Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $1,638,655 to Iowa.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Exemplar Genetics, LLC in Sioux Center will receive $160,566 to conduct arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin...
More Than $5 Million to Dubuque Regional Airport
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $5,380,266 grant to the Dubuque Regional Airport.
The airport will use the funds to replace the existing terminal building.
These federal funds are distributed...
Grassley: Tax Increases Don’t Reduce Deficits
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today gave a statement on the Senate floor explaining that tax increases historically have not reduced budget deficits, only fueled more federal spending.
Click here for video of his speech. The speech text follows below.
Prepared Remarks of U.S. Senator Chuck...
Grassley asks about potential bait and switch of students at ABA-accredited law schools and subsequent risk for taxpayers
WASHINGTON -- Working to make sure law students who take out taxpayer-backed student loans are in a position to pay back loans and to help prevent an increase in default rates, Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the American Bar...
New Reporting Requirements for Federal Firearms Licensees on the Southwest Border
Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, gave the following comment after it was announced by the Justice Department that Federal Firearms Licensees along the Southwest...
Washington’s Wonderland
As Americans celebrated the 235th birthday of the United States with hometown fireworks and backyard barbeques, a divided government in Washington wrestled over taxes and spending needed to reach a long overdue budget agreement.
It’s been 800 days since the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate has passed a federal budget. Without...
Q & A: Looking Forward with Biodiesel
Q. Why do you support the production of biodiesel?
A. Too much of America’s energy comes from fossil fuels imported from countries that don’t like us. We can reduce dependence on foreign oil, and be better off economically, environmentally, and geopolitically, by encouraging domestic production of...
$175,000 to the Iowa Department of Public Health
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a $175,000 grant to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Distribution of the federal funds is determined by the Department of Health and Human...
Child Pornography Found on Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Computer, Attorney was also Viewing Adult Content on Taxpayer Dime
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today questioned why the Justice Department declined to prosecute an Assistant United States Attorney after the department’s...
Grassley comment on Thune-Klobuchar-Feinstein ethanol agreement
Here is a comment from Sen. Grassley about the ethanol agreement announced today by Sens. Thune and Klobuchar:
“All things considered, it’s good news that an agreement was reached that salvages some of the effort to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. I wish it would have...
ATF Director Testifies on Operation Targeting Gun Smugglers
DEA and FBI may have failed to share key information on informants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, July 4, ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson testified before investigators for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee about Operation Fast and Furious. ...
Grassley: the FCC is wrong to leave the public in the dark about LightSquared
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to comply with his request for information and account for the commission’s resistance to transparency to date in order to build trust in the way the commission is handling...
Continued Review of Audits of the Defense Department Inspector General
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Continued Review of Audits of the Defense Department Inspector General
Click here for the video. Prepared remarks are below.
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to set the record straight on a...
More Than $200,000 to Iowa Nursing Schools
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $205,758 to Iowa colleges.
The funds will be distributed through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program. They are not earmarks determined by Congress. According to the...
