Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the European Union General Court ruling that overturned a 2016 European Commission decision that incorrectly and unfairly targeted Apple, a U.S.-based company. “I’m encouraged by the ruling from the General Court of...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following statement on the announcement from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States would impose tariffs on $1.3 billion of French goods. “Retaliatory tariffs aren’t ideal but the...
Q&A: COVID Adds Urgency to Price TransparencyWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What is the PRICE Transparency Act?A: When a loved one goes to the hospital for cancer treatments, orthopedic surgery or complications from COVID-19, American consumers and taxpayers deserve to know what hospitals will charge for their services. For years I’ve heard...
By John Kartch
Americans for Tax Reform
Published Friday, July 3, 2020
Iowa is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump:
243,620 Iowa households are benefiting from the TCJA’s doubling of the child tax credit.
Every income group in every Iowa congressional...
Bipartisan Bill Would Ensure that Nonprofits Receive Federal Help for Unemployment Payments Up Front, Rather than Being Reimbursed Later
Fix Would Free up Much-Needed Money to Keep Nonprofits Running, Serving Americans
WASHINGTON – The Senate unanimously passed legislation introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio),...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act would reform and rationalize the Medicare Part D payment formula, reduce overall drug costs, save the federal government
roughly $100 billion over a decade, and reduce out of pocket costs for seniors by almost as much....
WASHINGTON
– Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined his colleagues Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in introducing the
Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future (RELIEF) for Producers Act of 2020, legislation that would provide relief to livestock and poultry producers...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Reps. James P. McGovern (D-Mass.) and Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) along with 73 members of the Senate and the House in sending a
letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin regarding the ongoing atrocities in the...
Q&A: IRS and TaxesWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What concerns from Iowans did you bring to the table to share with the IRS commissioner?A: Conducting oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) helps me ensure the federal tax collecting agency is serving taxpayers fairly and effectively. Like everything else, the pandemic has affected...
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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Section-by-Section Summary
I rise today to introduce the
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020. This is a bill that I have been working on for the past 18 months. I made lowering prescription drug costs one of my top...
Bipartisan Legislation Co-Authored by Finance Committee Chairman & Ranking Member
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reintroduced bipartisan
legislation co-authored by Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction
Act of 2020, which originally passed out of the committee on a...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Caucus, today announced that their
bipartisan amendment expressing support for coordinated action to ensure the security of our Baltic allies – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – was included in the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“I’ve been...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Case in Waste, Fraud and Abuse: The Office of Net AssessmentThursday, July 2, 2020VIDEO I’ve made a career of fighting against government waste, fraud and abuse. Most recently, I’ve found it in an office within the Department of Defense called the Office of Net Assessment...
ICYMI: History Gives Us Hindsight in 2020By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa As we approach Independence Day, let’s remember why we celebrate and defend our blessings of freedom, liberty and justice for all. In these uncertain times, America’s promise is more important than ever. There’s a saying among the faithful that God won’t...
Legislation would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether to prosecute them to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors. WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in announcing that they will...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn an Amendment to DoD’s Financial Management SystemsThursday, July 2, 2020VIDEO The DoD is the only agency that can’t get a clean audit opinion. For decades they’ve been saying that they’re almost there. Now, they say it will be at least five years before a...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 1, 2020VIDEO Congress has taken actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its significant effects on workers, families and the economy generally. We enacted four laws in March and April, which CBO says have increased the deficit...
“This is a president, who more than the three other presidents, knew what was wrong with NAFTA. He said we’re either going to get out of it or change it. And he changed it for the better.” WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network to discuss the United...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in working for Iowa veterans, passing
bipartisan legislation unanimously through the Senate to ensure proper care and treatment of our war heroes. This legislation will help to prevent another
tragic event – like the case of Iowa veteran Anthony French, who, while suffering from...
