Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of legislation to lower prescription drug prices. “While this legislation misses the mark, I’m glad the House has acted and I applaud both Democrats and Republicans in the...
WASHINGTON – Following reports of a questionable $50 million World Bank loan to a Chinese organization associated with the forcible internment of Chinese Uighur Muslims, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) are introducing legislation to prevent such loans in the future.
The three senators introduced S.3108,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding his discussion and subsequent
letter to Dan Halem, the Deputy Commissioner of Baseball Administration and Chief Legal Officer for Major League Baseball regarding their Iowa teams.
“I recently spoke with Dan Halem, the Deputy Commissioner of Baseball...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the
Increasing Opportunities for Former Foster Youth Act, bipartisan legislation to improve services for older youth aging out of the foster care system.
“The 20,000 kids who age out of foster care each year need support to...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTribute to Former Iowa Congressman Berkley BedellWednesday, December 11, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor today to pay tribute to an extraordinary Iowan with whom I shared a decades-long friendship. Over this past weekend, former Iowa congressman Berkley Bedell passed away at age...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Chairman Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) issued the following joint statement after Finance Committee members received a bipartisan briefing on the health...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa discussed USMCA, the ongoing trade war with China, impeachment proceedings and the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 this morning on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network and Daybreak on...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the upcoming two-year anniversary of the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The once-in-a-generation overhaul of the tax code was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. “The fifty-year low unemployment...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Inspector General Report on Russia Investigation and FISATuesday, December 10, 2019 On Monday of this week, the Justice Department Inspector General released his report on the Justice Department and FBI investigation into the debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democrats’ Goldilocks Approach to ImpeachmentTuesday, December 10, 2019VIDEO Mr. President, the House Democrats announced they're moving to impeach President Trump for 'abuse of power.' When all this started, Democrats said he'd committed a quid pro quo. But...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues in a bipartisan
letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize sustainable rural broadband networks as the FCC considers new rules in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) proceeding. Led by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), 45 additional...
WASHINGTON – A national campaign on Facebook designed to empower people to break the stigma and shame associated with seeking treatment for opioid use disorder begins today with a video campaign featuring U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Stop Opioid Silence, which organized the campaign, offers Iowa residents struggling with opioid use disorders, as...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body losing its quorum and therefore the ability to hear or rule on appeals. “There have been bipartisan concerns raised by numerous American...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today made the following statement regarding House Democrats’ announced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: “The Democrats’ desire to overturn the 2016 election by impeaching President Trump has been abundantly clear since before he took the oath of office. But try as...
Op-ed: Prescription Drug Prices Are Hurting Americans, Here’s The SolutionRedState.comBy Jesse Grady, former Texas Republican National Committee (RNC) staff memberDecember 10, 2019 …Americans playing Russian roulette with their medications has prompted Congress to act, and a recently introduced bill is the solution to curbing prescription...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the announcement of a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “This is long overdue but very welcome news. I’m glad a deal has finally been reached. I look forward to reviewing...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
announced that it has accepted two oil pipeline amendments aimed at moving additional propane to the Midwest. This agreement was reached as a result of Iowa officials’ recent
call for an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to prioritize pipeline shipments to Iowa.
“The shortage of liquid...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding House Republicans’ legislation to lower prescription drug prices. “I’m glad both Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives have now put forward proposals to lower prescription drug...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former chairman and senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016. “Anyone who values fundamental civil liberties in the United...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeMonday, December 9, 2019 Senator Wyden and I released an updated version of our bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. It will now deliver even more savings for seniors and Americans with disabilities. It also helps pay for...
