News Releases

$1.5 Million Loan to Help Businesses impacted by Floods                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, has established a revolving loan fund of $1.5 million to East Central Iowa Council of...

Grassley Q & A: Charitable Giving    Q: How should Iowans choose where to give to charity this holiday season? A: Iowans have very big hearts. That was shown with the outpouring of resources donated to help victims of the tornado and flooding disasters that hit our state this year. The holiday season is a great time to give to charity and...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report         MODERATOR: 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 Jeff Bayer with KZAT Radio in Tama and Glenn Schreiber with the Dayton Review in...

$475,000 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation    WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $475,000 from the National Science Foundation.    “Iowa State has a long tradition of conducting excellent research,” Grassley said. “These funds will help...

Auto bailout    M E M O R A N D U M TO:     Reporters and Editors RE:     Auto bailout DA:    December 11, 2008   Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after voting against the auto bailout.    “The bill we voted on tonight left a lot to be desired. Several...

Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Workers Eligible for Assistance                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that workers in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.   "The assistance will...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Conference Call with Iowa Reporters   GRASSLEY:  I'm protesting a provision in the draft auto bailout bill that has nothing to do with automakers.   It's a provision that would prop up a tax shelter I shut down as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in 2004.  This tax  shelter bailout within...

$127,409 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Iowa    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded grants totaling $127,409 to two communities in Iowa through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.              ...

Transcription of Senator Grassley's Agriculture News Conference Call GRASSLEY: There's been a lot of controversy out there at the grass roots about what the media reports as the cow tax. There's a lot of calls coming in from Iowans and a lot of people have been face-to-face with me on this issue. In July, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an...

Grassley says auto bailout bill also would bail out tax shelter participants Senator protests investment of tax dollars where private equity owner of Chrysler has declined to invest   WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said proposed legislation to help American automakers would put tax dollars on the line to assist participants in controversial tax...

Grassley Congratulates Iowa Marching Band Set to Play at the Inaugural    WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today extended congratulations to the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps of Dubuque after the group was selected to play in the 2009 Inaugural Parade. The group was selected out of nearly 1,400 applicants seeking to participate in Inaugural events....

Krysilis Awarded $120,000 in Guaranteed Loans for Rural Development    WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development is awarding a $120,000 conditional commitment for a guaranteed loan to Krysilis in Forest City through the Community Facility Guaranteed Loan program.   The...

$52,000 to East Central Intergovernmental Association for Economic Development                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, has awarded a grant of $52,000 to East Central Intergovernmental...

Q & A: Capitol Visitor Center    Q: What is the Capitol Visitor Center? A: The Capitol Visitor Center is a newly opened, free-of- charge, informative place that now serves as the secure and seamless gateway to the United States Capitol. Iowans young and old, whether they have never visited Washington or have been there 100 times, will be...

$31,500 to the University of Iowa for Heart and Vascular Diseases Research                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a grant of $31,500 to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the...

Grassley Urges USDA to Release Funds for Floodplain Easement in Wake of Iowa Storms              WASHINGTON – Following the historic flooding that impacted much of Iowa, Senator Chuck Grassley has urged the Natural Resources Conservation Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release Emergency...

Grassley: Decorah VA Outpatient Clinics Cleared for Opening Facility scheduled to open by 2010    WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has approved an outpatient clinic to be opened in Decorah. The process of establishing the Decorah Community Based Outpatient Clinic will begin immediately and...

Grassley fights to get federal money to Iowa for social services related to flood and tornado recovery    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is working to shake loose from the federal bureaucracy funds Congress appropriated more than two months ago for a broad ranges of services, including child welfare, protection of vulnerable adults including...

$473,880 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants to Iowa    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded grants totaling $473,880 to three communities in Iowa through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.              ...

ICYMI:Cleveland Clinic Takes Steps to Disclose Conflicts of Interest - New York Times Click here to read a New York Times story detailing how Senator Grassley's oversight lead to more transperancy at a Cleveland Clinic.