News Releases

Information Sought from Medtronic on Unreported Side Effects, Financial Ties to Clinical Investigators Washington, DC– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and senior Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked medical device manufacturer Medtronic on Tuesday to produce documents related to its controversial bone growth product...

Sioux City Fire Department to Receive $14,000 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $14,000 grant to the Sioux City Fire Department from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program’s Fire Prevention Program. The Sioux City Fire Department will use the funds to purchase dual sensor smoke...

More Than $65,000 to Iowa Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $65,355 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation. These funds will be used to support the innovative use of ultra high performance concrete on the top two inches...

Grassley Disputes Firearms Figures from the ATF                 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that firearms data released last week by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was a selective release of certain statistical data that inaccurately...

Grassley, Kohl release report on FDA review of medical device safety WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin today released a report showing the need for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enhance its assessment of recalls of medical devices to better mitigate the risk of serious health consequences from...

Grassley Requests that a Farm Bill Field Hearing be Held in Iowa             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today made a request to the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee that Iowa host a field hearing to discuss the next farm bill.    In his letter to Senate Agriculture...

More Than $7 Million to Iowa Airports WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded grants totaling $7,441,880 to improve safety and operations at 24 airports in Iowa. These federal grants are distributed through an Airport Improvement Program that is...

Introduction of the Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Meth or Other Substance Abuse Act  Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Introduction of the Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Meth or Other Substance Abuse Act June 20, 2011 I come to the floor today to introduce a bill on an issue that is very...

Grassley, Harkin, King make appeal for Sioux City mail processing center WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Steve King today asked the Postmaster General to suspend the decision to close the Sioux City Processing and Distribution Facility. The delegation members said that the Siouxland community should have an...

Grassley supports Branstad’s request for federal disaster assistance WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the President to grant the request made by Governor Terry Branstad for a declaration of a major disaster in response to ongoing flooding of the Missouri...

Q & A: Keeping Farm Payments Focused on Family Farms Q.  What is the Rural America Preservation Act? A.  The Rural America Preservation Act is legislation I’ve sponsored to help restore the government farm program to its original intent by making sure program payments are targeted at small- and medium-sized farmers who need assistance getting...

  Grassley, Colleagues Urge End to Russian Roadblocks to U.S. Pork Products     WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, with Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and 26 other senators, is urging the top U.S. trade official to work to lift Russian trade barriers to U.S. pork products. “Russia’s unjustified position against U.S. pork has blocked...

More Than $14 Million to Iowa from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded funding totaling $14,831,249.22 to Iowa the through the Public Assistance Grant Program. FEMA will distribute the funds as shown below. •    Corn Belt...

Grassley Statement on Feinstein-Coburn Amendment Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley regarding the Feinstein-Coburn Amendment to S.782, the Public Works and Economic Development Reauthorization bill Thursday, June 16, 2011 Mr. President, I’d like to speak in opposition to the amendments that we’ll be voting on at 2 o’clock today.  The...

Report: Four ATF Agents Working on Controversial Operation ‘Fast and Furious’ Tell their Story Agents say DOJ still being untruthful about efforts to let guns ‘walk’ into hands of drug cartels WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)...

Grassley comment on defeat of Coburn amendment to repeal ethanol blender's tax credit Comment by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley   On the defeat by a vote of 59 to 40 of Coburn amendment #436, to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit   Tuesday, June 14, 2011   The amendment was misguided and out of touch.  Jobs are scarce and gas prices...

Grassley Works to Hold Employers Accountable for Hiring Illegal Workers WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today is introducing legislation to make permanent the E-Verify program, a web-based tool that allows employers to verify the work eligibility of new employees.  The bill would also require that all employers use...

Grassley Works to Hold Employers Accountable for Hiring Illegal Workers WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today is introducing legislation to make permanent the E-Verify program, a web-based tool that allows employers to verify the work eligibility of new employees.  The bill would also require that all employers use...

  Grassley amendment would safeguard tax dollars awarded as federal grants,ban federal grant awards to tax delinquents     WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has offered an amendment designed to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of federal grant programs.  His proposal would amend a bill pending in the Senate which would increase the...

Nearly $3 Million to Benton County  WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development has awarded a $2,958,300 loan to the Poweshiek Water Association through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan Program. According to the Department of Agriculture, the funds will be used to extend rural...