Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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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...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 1, 2020VIDEO Today the United States, Mexico and Canada launch a new chapter in our historic partnership with entry into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Thanks to the decisive leadership of President Trump, the USMCA...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Russian EscalationWednesday, July 1, 2020VIDEO If reports are true that Russia has been paying a bounty to the Taliban to kill American soldiers, this is a serious escalation of what Russia expert Edward Lucas dubbed “The New Cold War” back in 2008. It demands a strong...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, June 30, 2020VIDEO Since I reclaimed the gavel of the Finance Committee at the start of this Congress, one of my top priorities has been to fix the failing multiemployer pension system and help secure retirement benefits of more than 10 million...
WASHINGTON – In a move to empower patients and lower health care costs, today Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), John Kennedy (R-La.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in introducing the PRICE Transparency Act. This legislation would codify the two health care...
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, June 30, 2020VIDEO Commissioner Rettig, thank you for agreeing to testify on the 2020 tax filing season and the IRS’ handling of the challenges posed by ongoing pandemic. The 2020 filing season got off to its typical start at the end of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Auditing the Department of DefenseTuesday, June 30, 2020VIDEO As the Senate considers the NDAA this week, I hope that my amendments to improve the Pentagon’s financial management systems and crack down on wasteful spending will be supported. Thirty years after Congress passed the...
The Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act would ensure adequate funding is available to help Americans recently brought back to U.S. because of COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The Senate by unanimous consent today passed the
Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Protecting Family FarmsMonday, June 29, 2020VIDEO The past few months have resulted in some dramatic changes in our daily lives. But for America’s farmers, and the 86,000 Iowa family farms, there were still crops to be planted, fields to be fertilized and livestock to care...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn China Targeting U.S. ResearchMonday, June 29, 2020VIDEO In June of last year, I held an oversight hearing about foreign threats to taxpayer funded research. My goal is to ensure that the government is doing its job to detect and deter these threats. Since COVID, America’s...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today sent a
letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting the OIG initiate an investigation into whether or not five states – California,...
