Improving rural health careBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Rural communities are struggling to keep health care services available to their residents. Like most Americans, Iowans share growing concerns about the rising cost of prescription drugs, out-of-pocket health expenses and surprise medical bills. In states such as Iowa...
Perception vs. Reality: What I Learned During my Summer in Washington, D.C.By Rachel Collins of West Des Moines Rachel Collins is a native of West Des Moines and is currently a senior at St. Bonaventure University. She interned in Sen. Grassley’s Washington, D.C. office during the 2019 summer session. It seems the only reachable consensus...
Wind powers big opportunity in rural AmericaBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Iowa’s economy is witnessing incredible growth. Our state’s GDP is growing faster than the national average, outpacing neighboring states like Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. This steady growth is good news for our state and for hardworking Iowans. It...
Environmental advocates should take another look at biofuelsBy Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and former Sen. Timothy Wirth (D-Colo.) The question of how best to address environmental challenges has increasingly become a partisan flashpoint. So, when there is a green solution on which many Republicans and Democrats see eye-to-eye, as we do, it’s...
USMCA will bring home the bacon for Iowa, nationSens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa Our state leads the nation in pork production. In fact, Iowa pork exports account for approximately $2 billion annually. That’s roughly 30 percent of total U.S. pork export revenue, which totals more than $6 billion each year.Mexico and Canada are two of...
Celebrating Iowa’s Agricultural Past, Present and FutureBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa The Iowa State Fair is a celebration of agriculture and the farming families who feed and fuel the world. It is one of the oldest, largest and most well-known agricultural expositions in the United States. Approximately one million people make their way to the...
USMCA will help Iowa businessesBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Manufacturing is critical to our national and state economies. We rightfully take pride in seeing a “Made in America” label because it represents not only a high-quality product, but the prowess of our workers and the economic success and prosperity they bring...
Fighting for seniors’ dignity and respectBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley The decision to entrust an aging loved one to a facility is a difficult one. It takes planning and research. Families rely on tools such as the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five-Star Quality Rating System, both operated by the Centers for Medicare...
We need whistleblowers for good governmentBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa The first whistleblower law was unanimously passed by the Continental Congress on July 30, 1778. It stated in part “that it is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States, as well as all other inhabitants thereof, to give the earliest information of wrongdoing...
For Medicaid, greater transparency will open the door to better value and outcomesBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Medicaid provides roughly 65 million Americans with health care coverage paid for by taxpayers. This federal-state health insurance program provides a safety net for low-income adults, children, the elderly, and people...
We can find areas of consensus when it comes to health care. Here’s proofBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley There has been a lot of talk over the past several months about scrapping America’s current health care system and moving to a government-run health insurance system like the so-called “Medicare-for-all”...
On prescription drugs, lets fix what’s broken and improve what’s workingBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Health care is one of the top issues I hear about regularly from Iowans at my annual 99 county meetings. The affordability of prescription drugs, in particular, is a major concern, and for good reason. The...
Trade pact offers stability, opportunity to dairy industryBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa President Ronald Reagan designated the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day as a way to celebrate America’s dairy industry. Since then, Americans — including me — have happily fulfilled their civic duty by indulging in one of the...
Jump-start your career with a congressional internshipBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaIf you want to jump-start your career, receive hands-on professional experience and make connections that will help you get to where you want to go in life, I encourage you to consider applying to my internship program.For nearly four decades, I’ve welcomed...
It’s not too late to include financial reforms in the NDAABy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Defense is the No. 1 responsibility of the federal government. Every year, Congress considers the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that is critical to national defense, military readiness and support for our service members. Due to the...
Ten years after harmful ruling, older Americans still face workplace discriminationBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa This week is the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that has made it easier for businesses to discriminate against individuals based on age.In 2004, Jack Gross of Des Moines sued FBL Financial Group, where he had been working as...
To prevent future flooding, long-term solutions are neededBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Families and small businesses along the Missouri River have had their lives turned upside down by the flooding that occurred earlier this year. Recent weather has caused re-inundation, hindering those who are working to rebuild their lives and communities.President...
Dems’ health care, Green New Deal promises riddled with poison pills that would harm usBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley A government-run health insurance system dubbed as “Medicare for All,” and the Green New Deal represent the Democratic Party’s most prized policy proposals. Both make...
Trump kept his promise to farmers on year-round ethanolSenator Chuck Grassley, Senator Joni Ernst and Governor Kim Reynolds Welcome President Trump to Council Bluffs, IowaBy Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds Politicians love to talk about farmers, often invoking images of families waving American flags by sun-soaked corn fields....
Iowa not immune to foreign threats to taxpayer-funded researchBy: Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa How would you feel about your tax dollars being spent on research projects that were targeted by foreign governments in an effort to steal U.S. intellectual property? Taxpayer-funded research has been integral in keeping American medical, defense,...
