$258,000 to Iowa State University from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $258,000 competitive grant to Iowa State University through the National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant Program.
“Iowa State University has a tradition of performing...
Grassley Continues Push for Job Creation With Bill to Extend Renewable Energy, Key Business Tax Incentives
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today continued his push for job creation, introducing legislation to extend a key tax incentive for businesses of all sizes and key tax incentives for renewable energy. He said any congressional or White House...
Grassley asks Treasury and NY Fed for accounting of developments in bailout of AIG
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, William Dudley, questions about the government’s handling of its bailout of American International Group, or AIG, the largest...
Grassley: CBO Analysis of Premiums Under Health Reform is Not Cause for Celebration
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance
Analysis of Premiums by the Congressional Budget Office
On Monday the Congressional Budget Office sent a letter to Senator Bayh that provides a comprehensive analysis of what health...
Grassley: White House Jobs Summit Should Include Focus on Expanding Trade
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the President to focus part of tomorrow’s White House jobs summit on creating good jobs in the United States by developing new market opportunities for U.S. products through expanded trade.
“The opportunities presented by pending trade...
Senator Grassley's Statement on President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy
Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after President Barack Obama tonight outlined his strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
“President Obama campaigned on the importance of Afghanistan over Iraq and in March announced a strategy for the U.S. efforts in...
More Than $1.5 Million to Cedar Falls for Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded $1,560,435 to Cedar Falls through the Hazard Mitigation Grant program as it continues to recover from severe storms, heavy rain and flooding in...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Ag News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: With dairy prices continuing to hover well below average, dairy farmers are struggling to keep their livelihood.
The Department of Agriculture's gone to great lengths to provide assistance to these producers over several months. Dairy farmers are looking to...
Grassley: Small Business Tax Relief Should Be on White House Jobs Agenda
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today called on the White House and Democratic congressional leaders to boost job creation by lowering small businesses’ tax burden. Grassley introduced legislation in June that includes a series of...
EPA Delays Decision on Ethanol Waiver
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: EPA Delays Decision on Ethanol Waiver
DA: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement...
Grassley amendment to restore requirement that leadership and committee staff get health coverage through a new exchange, also add White House
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said it is unacceptable that staff of Senate leadership and committees is now exempted from the requirement that members of Congress and congressional staff get their...
$149,544 to Vision-1 in Huxley from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $149,544 competitive grant to Vision-1 in Huxley through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Vision-1 will use the money to help pay for a research project titled,...
Nearly $7 Million to Cedar Rapids for Railroad Repair
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $6,965,163 grant to Cedar Rapids through the 2008 Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair program.
Cedar Rapids will use the money to help clean-up and rebuild a...
More Than $3 Million to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded funds totaling $3,091,649.15 to Iowa through the Public Assistance Grant program as the state continues its recovery from severe...
Grassley Q & A: Renewable Energy and Iowa Jobs
Q: What is biodiesel?
A: Biodiesel is a clean-burning renewable fuel alternative to petroleum-based diesel. It’s produced from vegetable oils and animal fats. Since the agricultural products used to produce biodiesel are grown or raised in the United States, it provides jobs and...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from Des Moines.
Participating in today's public affairs program are Bob Leonard with KNIA Radio in Knoxville, and Michelle Phillips with the Anamosa Journal-Eureka in...
FEMA Waives Rent Collection for Temporary Housing Units Until January 1, 2010
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to delay the collection of rent from households remaining in FEMA-provided temporary housing units due to the 2008 floods until...
Grassley seeks information about impact of proposed Medicare tax increase
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he’s asked for information from the Joint Committee on Taxation about which taxpayers would be impacted by the Medicare payroll tax increase in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.
“If Democratic leaders want to...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call
GRASSLEY: Our abundance in agriculture launched a very historic feast of Thanksgiving in 1621 between the colonists and Native Americans. So giving thanks for a plentiful harvest foreshadows America's birth as the Bread Basket to the world.
Eventually,...
BAUCUS, GRASSLEY, MCCASKILL, WAXMAN, TOWNS URGE CMS TO CRACK DOWN ON CONTRACT FRAUD
Washington, DC— Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight Chairman Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), along with House Energy and Commerce...
