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05.11.2021

Grassley, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Health Care Access For Children
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act to help families access life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions. The legislation aims to facilitate access to care while retaining program safeguards and reducing regulatory burdens on...
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05.07.2021

Grassley, Wyden Press for Strong Steps to Prevent Child Neglect, Abuse at HHS Facilities
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for information about what steps the agency is taking to protect the health and safety of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) amid the increase of migrant crossings at the southern border.  In a letter to Secretary Xavier...
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05.07.2021

Q&A: What’s Driving Up Rx Prices?
Q&A: What’s Driving Up Rx Prices?With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What’s happening with your efforts to reduce prescription drug prices?  A: I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is our drug pricing regime is broken. A web of secrecy shrouds flaws in the system that rewards certain stakeholders at the expense of independent pharmacy...
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Remarks

04.29.2021

Grassley Testifies at Hearing On Competition in the Health Care Industry
Prepared Testimony by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAt the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Hearing to Address Competition in the Health Care Industry Thursday, April 29, 2021VIDEO I appreciate the invitation to testify today.  Millions of Americans started their day with a dose of prescription medication. Unfortunately, for many...
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04.28.2021

Grassley on Supporting Fentanyl Analogues Legislation
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Supporting Fentanyl Analogues LegislationWednesday, April 28, 2021VIDEO Today, we are considering legislation to permanently schedule fentanyl substances. Proactively scheduling fentanyl related substances must be a priority. Too many American lives have been lost to reject this critical...
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04.28.2021

Grassley on the Concerning Pattern of Biden Appointees Not Responding to the Advice and Consent Process
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Concerning Pattern of Biden Appointees Not Responding to the Advice and Consent ProcessWednesday, April 28, 2021VIDEO As I’ve said many times in the past, presidents should be given a good deal of discretion when choosing their political appointees. And so long as their nominees...
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Commentary

05.02.2021

Grassley Op-Ed: Cameras added transparency to Derek Chauvin trial — now add them to all courtrooms
America’s application of jurisprudence – our court and trial system – was arguably on trial this month for all the world to see from the Hennepin County Courthouse in America’s heartland. Former police officer Derek Chauvin’s televised murder trial pulled back the curtain for anyone to watch our justice system at work during one of the most tumultuous times...
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04.20.2021

Grassley op-ed : Packing the court strikes out independent judiciary
Op-Ed: Packing the court strikes out independent judiciaryBy Sen. Chuck GrassleyWashington Examiner Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used his bully pulpit to try to pack the Supreme Court. He struck out, and in the 1938 midterm elections, his party lost 72 seats in the House of Representatives and seven seats in the Senate. As they say, history...
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03.11.2021

Register editorial board misleads on COVID bill
A recent misleading Register editorial praised the Senate’s approval of additional coronavirus aid, and claimed that we opposed a litany of coronavirus policies included in the package. The board argued that because a $1.9 trillion spending bill, filled with unrelated and wasteful provisions, passed on a party-line basis, we turned our backs...
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FAST FACTS

BORN

September 17, 1933 in New Hartford, Iowa

FAMILY

Married Barbara Speicher 1954

Five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay

EDUCATION

B.A. 1955, M.A. 1956 Political Science

University of Northern Iowa

Ph.D. work, University of Iowa

OCCUPATION

Farmer (son, Robin, currently helps run family farm);

Sheet metal shearer 1959-1961

Assembly line worker 1961-1971

Adjunct government professor 1960s & 1970s

Elected to Iowa Legislature 1958

Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1974

Elected to U.S. Senate 1980

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