Grassley: Congress Must Act Soon on USMCAPrepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, October 23, 2019 I come to the Senate floor today to express a growing worry: the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives looks increasingly less likely to act this year on USMCA. That threatens...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Ted Stevens’ Addition to the Senate Leadership Portrait CollectionWednesday, October 23, 2019 Later today I will attend the portrait unveiling of my former colleague and friend, Senator Ted Stevens, who served in the Senate from 1968 to 2009. This portrait is being added to...
A Bipartisan Way To Make Prescription Drugs AffordableBy Sens. Chuck Grassley and Bill Cassidy Americans are concerned about the high price of drugs. The pharmaceutical industry has become a system rife with gaming. Profits are regularly prioritized over patients. Laws meant to encourage innovation, recoup private investment, and ensure patient access...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn an Iowan Raising the Iwo Jima FlagTuesday, October 22, 2019 The iconic photograph of Marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima is a testament to American strength and sacrifice. The Marine Corps has identified another one of the Marines pictured in this photograph as Corporal...
How Congress Can Fix High Drug PricesBy Sens. Chuck Grassley and Kevin Cramer Washington is consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of impeachment, Ukraine, and transcripts. Every question we receive from the D.C. press corps is about that. But do you know who isn’t obsessed with this? Our constituents.Every day, we hear from people across North...
Without Retirement Reform, Too Many Americans Will Be Left BehindBy Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Society and the way people work has undergone a significant shift over the past decade. Advances in technology and increased economic opportunity are contributors to this shift. As the economy continues to change, the...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act of 2019Monday, October 21, 2019 I recently introduced the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act of 2019. This legislation strengthens whistleblower protections for whistleblowers working in a variety of key sectors, including our...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the partial trade deal with China that has been reached. “Any time progress is made, that’s good news. Farmers in Iowa know far too well that the trade war has caused real financial pain in the heartland. But we need...
Q&A: Post-Mortem: Misspent Medicaid DollarsWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is it so difficult to stop federal benefits flowing for deceased Medicaid recipients? A: Although it seems like there ought to be a simple flip of a switch, the federal agency distributing Medicaid dollars doesn’t have in place an accountable mechanism to...
VIDEO: Grassley Questions Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky on Crop Reporting WASHINGTON – At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), questioned Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky on the accuracy surrounding the department’s crop reports. Grassley has heard concerns from...
Protocols to safeguard classified material were violated an additional 497 times
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department
informed Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that it has completed its investigation into the mishandling of classified information that passed through former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized email server. The...
WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to protect whistleblowers who shine a light on unlawful anticompetitive activities passed unanimously in the Senate last night. The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act prohibits reprisal against private sector employees who provide information to the...
Grassley on the Need to Lower Prescription Drug CostsPrepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeSenate FloorThursday, October 17, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor today to speak about lowering the cost of prescription drugs for America’s seniors. I’ve spoken on this topic many times before. In...
Bill Includes Coons-Grassley amendment to hold PA accountable in U.S. courts based on martyr payments to families of terrorists WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced bipartisan legislation to ensure American victims of international terrorism can seek justice in U.S. courts. The legislation builds upon the 1992 Anti-Terrorism...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today wrote to the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System regarding a recent news report in Kaiser Health News outlining its potential failure to live up to its legal obligations as a tax-exempt organization. The UVA Health System is tax-exempt and therefore must serve...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar seeking information on Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, how the money is spent and what oversight processes are currently in place to prevent waste, fraud and abuse of the programs.“With...
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), respective chairmen of the Finance Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are seeking details on the FBI’s procedures to brief presidential campaigns about potential threats. The FBI confirmed last year that it provided counterintelligence defensive briefings...
Congress Can Act Now to Lower Drug PricesBipartisan legislation would redesign Medicare Part D to lower costs for beneficiaries and taxpayersBy Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden It’s no secret that health care is a politically divisive issue. In the past decade, national elections have been decided on it, and control of Congress has changed hands...
Inspector general response failed to answer most questions posed in senators’ prior letters
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent another letter to Inspector General of...
