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$396,693 to Iowa Hospitals from USDA WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $396,693 competitive grant to Avera Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which is partnering with hospitals in Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux counties, through the Distance Learning and...

Honoring Veterans Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement to honor U.S. veterans. Audio of this statement can be found on Grassley's website, http://grassley.senate.gov by scrolling over "News Center" and clicking on "News Conference Calls."   The file is called "Grassley Veterans Day Message." Grassley also met yesterday...

USDA purchasing $50 million more pork for nutrition programs M E M O R A N D U M To:         Reporters and Editors Re:         USDA purchasing $50 million more pork for nutrition programs  Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after the U.S....

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call  GRASSLEY:  Congress has placed a very high priority on renewable resources over the last 10 years, more than just ethanol and wind energy.  We got the 2008 farm bill authorizing and reauthorizing a program that gives preference within the federal government to bio-based...

Health Care Reform and the Economy Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance Health Care Reform and the Economy Mr. President, last week we learned that the nation’s unemployment rate has risen to 10.2 percent.  One out of every ten working American is out of a job.  But the real number is even...

Grassley: Experts Say Cap-and-trade Program Would Take Money from Taxpayers, Out of the Economy Opening Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley “Climate Change Legislation: Considerations for Future Jobs” It’s the responsibility of Congress to weigh the costs and benefits of every policy decision it makes, and the bigger the issue the more important it...

Grassley Call-in TV Show to Air Live on Wednesday, November 18 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley

Grassley works to promote adoption of children in foster care WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today received a “Legislator of the Year” award from Voice for Adoption, a national organization dedicated to “speaking out for our nation’s waiting children.” “Improving opportunities for children and young adults is one of the most important things we can...

Grassley calls on Treasury Secretary to require TARP participants to report on use of funds WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is asking why the Treasury Department isn’t requiring TARP recipients to report on the actual uses of TARP funds. Grassley said an October report to Congress from the Special Inspector General for TARP says the Treasury Department...

Justice Department Unresponsive to Oversight Questions Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Attorney General Holder’s Responses to Questions for the Record from Monday, November 9, 2009             Mr./Madam President, I’m here to discuss a very important matter that I intended to discuss in...

Unhealthy Rx for U.S. Medicine Like many citizens across the country, Iowans flocked to town meetings this summer to express strongly held views about proposals to reform the delivery of health care in America. To a large degree, people seemed to divide along the lines of those for and against a nationalized health care system. These face-to-face meetings...

Grassley says CRS legal opinion confirms HHS campaign may violate federal law WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that an opinion from the American Law Division at the Congressional Research Service says the online initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services called “State Your Support” may violate federal prohibitions on the use of...

Grassley: Military Personnel Soon Will Benefit from First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed the enactment of legislation he co-sponsored to help members of the military benefit from the first-time homebuyer tax credit.  The President signed the provision into law today.  “Members of the military are...

Grassley Pushes Immigration Authorities to Hold Employers Accountable for H-1B Visa Fraud             WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement to step up its commitment to end the fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program.    Grassley noted that...

Grassley Q & A: American Diabetes Month Q: What is American Diabetes Month? A: American Diabetes Month is held in November to help raise awareness about diabetes, the seriousness of its complications and the importance of prevention and control of the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 24 million Americans have...

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 Washington. Participating in today’s public affairs program are Tom Robinson with K-S-O-M Radio in Atlantic and Gregory Norfleet with the West Branch Times in West Branch. The first...

Grassley: Administration, Congressional Democrats Need to Prepare IRS for Huge Burden of Health Care Reform M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Administrative burden, costs to IRS of health care reform Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, continues to press the Administration and congressional Democrats to...

Grassley Outlines Tax Increases on Small Businesses in House Democrats’ Health Care Bill Senator Grassley Floor Speech Proposed Small Business Tax Increases In House Democrats Health Reform Bill   Small business is vital to the health of our economy.  The President and I agree that 70 percent of new private sector jobs are created by small...

Franken, Grassley, Feinstein, Hatch Introduce Justice For Survivors Of Sexual Assault Act WASHINGTON, DC  –Today, U.S. Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.), and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced the Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009. The House companion bill will be introduced by Rep. Carolyn...

Grassley Introduces Measure Creating Memorial to Honor African Americans Who Fought In Revolutionary War   Grassley Introduces Measure Creating Memorial to Honor African Americans Who Fought In Revolutionary War   Washington – Senator Chuck Grassley yesterday introduced legislation creating a memorial to honor the role both freed and enslaved...