“I fundamentally disagree with the notion that the inflation penalty provisions that are in the Grassley-Wyden bill constitute price caps or price controls.” “The changes here still leave plenty of room for profit-margin innovation and investment. There would be no material impact in any way to the R&D enterprise in the...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeCorridor Business Journal Health Care SummitCoralville, IowaFriday, February 14, 2020 Thank you for inviting me to speak at this year’s Corridor Business Journal Health Care Summit. I’m proud of the businesses that are key to economic activity in...
Washington ExaminerRoss MarchandFebruary 12, 2020 As the primary season gets underway, one candidate, President Trump, doesn’t seem particularly worried about which presidential hopeful wins which state. He has a strong economic record to run on and he can seemingly easily expose the follies of his opponents’ big government plans. But he has...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal financial management by updating the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. The CFO Act created a new foundation for federal financial management and...
For Immediate ReleaseThursday, February 13, 2020 Grassley, Ernst Query How Alleged al Qaeda Cop Killer Became U.S. Citizen Senators request briefing from defense & security officials on wanted terrorist now in custody WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today are seeking answers on how a suspected al...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on the President’s Fiscal year 2021 BudgetThursday, February 13, 2020VIDEO I want to welcome our witness, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Alex Azar. I appreciate Secretary Azar appearing before...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on the President’s Fiscal year 2021 BudgetWednesday, February 12, 2020 We are pleased to have Treasury Secretary Mnuchin here today to testify on the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal. The President’s budget...
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– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today responded to Senate Democrats’
misleading and baseless letter on energy tax policies that ignores recent and longer-term history on how to successfully enact bipartisan green energy policies.
“Since I returned as Chairman of the Finance Committee last year, a top priority...
Washington – Four members of the Senate Finance Committee have started probing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) after numerous inspector general audits and news reports raised questions about the adequacy of patient safety standards, suggested thousands of available organs are not being used, and highlighted questionable...
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....
