News Releases

  • 07.08.2020

    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),...
  • 07.08.2020

    Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Wednesday, July 8, 2020   … 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....
  • 07.06.2020

    Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report 07-06-20
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Thursday, July 2, 2020   Legislative Text | 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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.02.2020

    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...
  • 07.01.2020

    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...
  • 07.01.2020

    “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...
  • 07.01.2020

    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...
  • 07.01.2020

    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...
  • 07.01.2020

    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...
  • 06.30.2020

    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...
  • 06.30.2020

    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...