News Releases

Grassley Q&A: Winter Olympics Q: When did the Winter Olympics start? A:  The Nordic Games were the first international multi-sport event specifically for winter sports.  The Nordic Games were held in 1901, in Sweden, and organized by a charter member of the International Olympic Committee, General Viktor Gustaf Balck.  Balck wanted...

Jobs Legislation in the U.S. Senate   The following is a comment from a spokesperson of Senator Grassley's regarding comments made this afternoon by Senator Reid about jobs legislation.   “Senator Reid’s announcement sends a message that he wants to go partisan and blame Republicans when Senator Grassley and others were trying to find common...

Grassley Calls for Intellectual Honesty About Deficits, Spending, Entitlements    Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s Budget for Fiscal 2011 OMB Director Peter Orszag   I would like to thank the Chairman for scheduling this hearing and the opportunity to review the President’s...

Transcipt of Grassley's Capitol Hill Report Conference Call    QUESTION:  Senator, western Iowa was hit recently with some winter weather, and a FEMA request has come through from the governor.  Do you know where that stands right now?  And how do you -- what's your opinion of that issue?  GRASSLEY:  Yes, well, my opinion...

Grassley Announces Selection of Mondamin Resident to Military Academy               WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Steven Tallon of Mondamin has been selected to attend the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. for the 2010/2011 school year.  Tallon is a senior...

Grassley Q & A: Transparency in the Federal Government Q: Why is transparency in the federal government so important? A:  I’ve worked for years to make the federal government a more accessible and transparent operation. The public’s business ought to be public. So, I had high hopes when President Obama pledged to make his administration more...

Grassley, Coburn Press for Answers to IG Findings of Fiscal Mismanagement at Marine Corps Senators Cite Flawed Finance System at Defense Department              WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Coburn, M.D. today questioned the financial management in the Defense Department and...

Grassley asks Orszag to explain reporting requirements for recipients of stimulus dollars Senator seeks vigilance over $787 billion taxpayer-funded program            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is following up on the response he received from the Director of the White House Office of Management and...

Grassley Encourages President to Name China a Currency Manipulator, Help U.S. Exporters              Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comment in response to the President’s comments today that China and...

Grassley Seeks to Learn Whether Some AIG Bonus Contracts Were Executed After the Bailout      WASHINGTON--- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary to disclose information about the timing of bonus contracts for executives at American International Group (AIG), in response to comments by the administration’s Special...

Transcript of 02-03-10 conference call with Iowa newspapers   SEN. CHUCK. GRASSLEY, R-IOWA, HOLDS A NEWS TELECONFERENCE  FEBRUARY 3, 2010  [*]  GRASSLEY:  Are you guys at the other end?  (UNKNOWN):  Yes, Senator.  GRASSLEY:  Now, we've got the red light on.  Can you believe that?   I wanted to make...

Nearly $1.5 Million to 29 Iowa Fire Departments from FEMA WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded competitive grants totaling $1,486,655 to Iowa Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants’ Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition...

Grassley: Unanswered Inquiries to HHS Undermine Pledges of Openness, Transparency   Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you Secretary Sebelius for being here today to discuss the President’s proposal for the...

Grassley: More AIG Bonuses Show Administration Has Been Outmaneuvered M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Chuck Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       AIG bonuses Da:       Tuesday, Feb. 2,...

Grassley: Treasury Secretary Downplays Impact of Tax Increases on Small Businesses, Jobs Affected M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re: Small businesses, tax increases, jobs Da: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in testifying before the Committee on...

Grassley: Increased Taxes on Small Businesses Will Hurt Job Creation, Revenue Outlook Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing on Administration’s Budget: Revenue Proposals February 2, 2010   Today, we focus on the revenue side of the budget. It is almost entirely in this committee’s jurisdiction. It cannot be denied that the...

Grassley works in bipartisan effort to keep 9/11 terrorist trials off U.S. soil WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation to keep the 9/11 terrorist from being tried in civilian courts on U.S. soil, instead of in a military tribunal.  The bill, authored by Senator Lindsey Graham, would...

$800,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University has received two competitive grants totaling $800,000 from the National Science Foundation.  Iowa State University will use the money as show below. •$400,000 to help pay for a project titled, “CAREER:...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  ... questions, since I'm late and won't be able to spend very much time with you.  So I'll start with Dan, Successful Farming.  QUESTION:  Good morning, Senator.  I just wanted to get your reaction to the president's proposed USDA...

Grassley: President’s Tax Proposals Are a Mixed Bag for Increasing Small Business Jobs M E M O R A N D U M To:       Reporters and Editors Fr:        Jill Gerber for Sen. Grassley, 202/224-6522 Re:       Tax proposals in President’s proposed...