WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) today to introduce new legislation to overhaul the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) process for managing water resource projects along the lower Missouri River system. The Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program Act is cosponsored by all of the senators from...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteePrescription Drug Prices Increasing Faster Than InflationThursday, March 5, 2020VIDEO A new study showed that from 2007 to 2018, prices for hundreds of drugs rose many times faster than the rate of inflation. List prices on 602 medicines rose by 159%, or...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect the nation’s food supply and agricultural industry at the border. The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019 would ensure the safe and secure trade...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Independence of the American JudiciaryThursday, March 5, 2020VIDEO An independent judiciary is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. Judges serve lifetime appointments, free from political pressure, so they can render impartial judgment without fear of...
NOTE: The bipartisan Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) would protect taxpayers from being put on the hook for unlimited Big Pharma price hikes that have no basis in a functioning free market. Without reforms, big pharmaceutical companies would continue to receive tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies and would have no...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) regional directors will hold traveling office hours in seven counties across Iowa next week. Iowans are invited to stop by during the scheduled hours to seek assistance or share concerns regarding agriculture-specific matters and federal policy. Grassley and Ernst are...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaHonors Iowans Military Service for Iowa History MonthWednesday, March 4, 2020VIDEO For Iowa History Month, I want to recognize the role Iowa’s veterans have played in our history. For instance, in the Civil War, Iowa sent over 75,000 soldiers to fight for the Union, the most per...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are today calling on stakeholders to submit data and findings on factors contributing to poor maternal health outcomes in the United States. The Senate Finance Committee leaders are also requesting specific, evidence-based solutions to address...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time to Bring Oil Leasing into the 21st CenturyTuesday, March 3, 2020VIDEO The bill before us supports clean energy and emerging technologies, so this is the perfect opportunity to update an outdated aspect related to a legacy energy source. Senator Udall and I have an amendment that...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Religious Freedom in BangladeshTuesday, March 3, 2020VIDEO An op-ed I penned recently mentioned countries that still have blasphemy laws on the books, and it touched a nerve in Bangladesh. I certainly didn’t mean to imply that it was the worst offender, and I commend Bangladesh...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeNational MS Society ConferenceWashington, D.C.Monday, March 2, 2020 Thanks for having me. It’s an honor to be given your Senator of the Year award. Multiple Sclerosis is an unpredictable disease. According to the experts here at the National MS...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaStand with our Dairy FarmersMonday, March 2, 2020VIDEO U.S. dairy producers have had a tough decade. Margins are thinner than ever and new milk substitutes can be found in every grocery store. And while dairy farmers scored a major victory in the USMCA with increased market access to...
Q&A: Farm Safety AwarenessWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is farm safety an issue important to you? A: As one of Iowa’s U.S. Senators, I represent farm families and workers whose livelihoods are earned on more than 86,000 farms in my home state. As a lifelong family farmer, our three-generation farming operation has had its share...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged support for preserving Minor League Baseball clubs across the country, including those in Davenport, Burlington and Clinton, in response to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposal to eliminate 42 teams nationwide.
“Baseball is part of our country’s rich history. Growing up and...
The HillPeter SullivanFebruary 27, 2020 Two top advisers to President Trump on Wednesday discussed with GOP senators the need for Republicans to lower drug prices and act on health care costs ahead of the election, according to people familiar with the meeting. The discussion came at a retreat for GOP senators on Wednesday, where Trump’s...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Optum, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), warning it to fully comply with the committee’s investigation into skyrocketing insulin prices. Grassley and Wyden wrote that Optum’s production of irrelevant, already publicly...
House action follows Senate passage of Grassley-backed bipartisan anti-lynching measure last year WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today praised the U.S. House of Representatives broad bipartisan approval of anti-lynching legislation yesterday. The bill is similar to...
Washington ExaminerPaul BedardFebruary 26, 2020 President Trump, hit unexpectedly with the coronavirus scare and facing voter pressure to focus on healthcare, is hastily moving to push a package through Congress to help people facing growing medical costs, an agenda sidelined last year by the impeachment debate. In an hourslong meeting with GOP...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaGoes to Bat for IowaThursday, February 27, 2020VIDEO As Iowa farmers count down the days to get in the fields, baseball fans are counting down the days for that first pitch to cross the plate. As a farmer and a baseball fan, hope springs eternal. However, we’ve gotten wind that...
