Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeMonday, July 30, 2020VIDEO Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to Part 2 of the Committee’s hearing on Protecting the Reliability of the U.S.’s Medical Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is the second hearing...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Sioux City, Jacob Bossman, will hold traveling office hours in three counties in Northwest Iowa on Tuesday, August 4th. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share concerns on matters of federal policy may stop by during the scheduled...
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 29, 2020VIDEO Good Morning. The committee will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. Today, we’re fortunate to have some very smart people who can provide insights on making an important institution – the World Trade...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 29, 2020VIDEO I’m pleased that the U.S. and U.K. are making strides in our negotiations to complete a free trade agreement. Our two countries have a centuries-old relationship that will only be strengthened by a comprehensive...
ICYMI: Health care price transparency bill can reduce costs and boost national economic recoveryBy Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Mike Braun of Indiana The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout have exposed America's broken health care system once again. Countless patients are returning home from the hospital with no knowledge of...
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, sent a letter Tuesday to their committees’ ranking members, U.S. Sens. Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), to respond to the...
Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated need to cut drug pricesPartisan obstructionists who would rather seize political advantage than enact bipartisan drug pricing reform are bottom feeders of the swamp.By Sens. Chuck Grassley and Martha McSally Partisan obstructionists who would rather seize political advantage than enact bipartisan drug pricing reform...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, July 28, 2020VIDEO Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Finance Committee’s hearing on Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is the first hearing of a...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, July 28, 2020VIDEO I’ve said this before and I will say it again: the U.S. must reaffirm its commitment to significant reform at the WTO and move to revitalize the organization that advances the cause of free and fair global trade in the modern...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeMonday, July 27, 2020VIDEO Within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, our proposals take on several issues facing Americans during this crisis. For unemployment insurance, we boost the federal government’s reimbursements to local governments...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Cloture RuleMonday, July 27, 2020VIDEO Former Vice President Biden and Minority Leader Schumer have indicated a willingness to end the so-called filibuster if Democrats gain a majority in the Senate. Meanwhile, Democrats used that same rule to prevent even taking up Senator...
Grassley Legislation Provides for Boosted Unemployment Insurance, Direct Payments to Americans, Job Creating Tax Relief, Health Care Support for Patients, Nursing Home Residents and Hospitals & State and Local Government Revenue Assistance
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released historic legislation...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive orders on prescription drug pricing. “President Trump continues to lead the way in the battle to lower prescription drug prices, refusing to back down as Big Pharma fights...
Q&A: ADA Turns 30
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Looking back three decades, how has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impacted society?
A: This historic civil rights law has empowered tens of millions of Americans with disabilities to live a higher quality of life and eliminate barriers to employment, education and economic opportunities in...
Grassley, Johnson uncovered operations that were later confirmed by DOJ watchdog
WASHINGTON – Newly declassified records illustrate how federal agents hijacked an August 2016 security briefing to surreptitiously gather information on Trump campaign officials. The covert use of security briefings by the agents leading the Russia probe was
first...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeThursday, July 23, 2020 I am pleased that earlier today the Senate passed S. 3841 by unanimous consent. This is a common sense measure that will ensure the $1,200 Economic Impact Payments Congress provided to help individuals meet essential needs during...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) bill to improve access to mental health care in rural America and curb rising suicide rates among farmers cleared the Senate today as a part of the must-pass
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The
Seeding Rural Resilience Act aims to address the farmer suicide crisis...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, July 21, 2020VIDEO The USMCA entered into force on July 1, and I am eager to see the modernized agreement deliver on its promise to spur job growth for American farmers, workers, businesses and innovators as well as create new opportunities with our...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s recently announced requirement for weekly testing of nursing home staffers and disbursement of an additional $5 billion in funding to these facilities. “America’s seniors face just about the...
