Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Anniversary of the Parkland ShootingWednesday, February 12, 2020 This Friday marks the two year anniversary of the shooting in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen innocent lives were lost at the hands of evil. We will never forget that tragic day. I’m dedicated to keeping...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, February 11, 2020 Since tax reform was enacted in 2017, our economy has grown and strengthened, with American families and businesses seeing real benefits. Unemployment rates have dropped dramatically, with unemployment among Hispanic, Latino and...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced bipartisan legislation to require the military to establish a “Safe to Report” policy. According to a Department of Defense report, in fiscal year 2018, only 30% of sexual assaults in the military were reported. Studies show more survivors are empowered to come forward...
RealClearHealth.comFebruary 10, 2020By Anthony Kern The Trump administration recently announced its support for a bipartisan bill that would help curb prescription drug prices. The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act—introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley, R-IA, and Ron Wyden, D-OR—would shield vulnerable senior communities on...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, February 11, 2020 Yesterday, Senator Martha McSally announced her support for the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. Senator McSally and I worked together on several parts of the bill. Arizonans should know that Senator...
Washington – Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) today endorsed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, growing the ranks of Senate Republican support. Other Senate Republicans are expected to announce their support for the bill in the coming days. “Senator McSally is a...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will begin his annual tradition of holding question-and-answer sessions with Iowans in every county this year for the 40th year in a row on Friday, February 14 with meetings in Johnson County, Cedar County and Jones County. This year, Grassley will complete his fourth decade of holding meetings in every...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Retirement of Evelyn BirkbyMonday, February 10, 2020 Today, I’d like to pay tribute to a remarkable Iowan. She’s one of the longest-serving newspaper columnists in America. She has an uncommon work ethic, having never missed a deadline in seventy years. Her...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after colleagues attempted to undermine legitimate oversight by selectively leaking information from...
Q&A: State of the UnionWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What was President Trump’s message at the 2020 State of the Union? A: Three years into his presidency, President Trump shared good news during his State of the Union address in February. Right off the bat, the president delivered a remarkable report card on the U.S. economy....
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a
letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf seeking information on why SSA is not providing the statutorily required information to DHS regarding noncitizens working on and reporting...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are seeking records of Hunter Biden’s travel while he was under U.S. Secret Service protection as they continue to investigate potential conflicts of interest to boost his business ventures in...
VP Pence: We’ve Got Bipartisan Legislation…Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden Have Worked On…the President Said Pass the Bipartisan Bill Washington – Vice President Mike Pence today praised the Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act and reiterated President Donald Trump’s commitment to passing their bipartisan bill...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on NominationsWednesday, February 5, 2020VIDEO Today, the Finance Committee will hear from three nominees. We will hear from a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Treasury, a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, February 5, 2020VIDEO Last night, in his State of the Union address, President Trump called on Congress to put bipartisan legislation to lower prescription drug prices on his desk. Here are the facts. The House is controlled by Democrats....
Trump Calls on Congress to Pass Grassley’s Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act in State of the Union Address Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hailed President Donald Trump’s call to action on prescription drug pricing during his State of the Union address. In his address to the nation, Trump...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. “By almost every metric, the United States is better off than it was just a few years ago. Unemployment is lower, growth is higher and wages are rising faster than they have in recent...
Grassley Oversight & Investigations Staff Receive Briefings from HHS and its Subcomponents Washington – Oversight and investigations staff for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today received a classified briefing from the HHS...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in his capacity as President pro tempore of the United States Senate, will accompany President Donald Trump into the chamber of the House of Representatives for the 68th annual State of the Union address as a member of the president’s escort committee. “Having attended State of the Union...
