Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeOn Spread PricingMonday, July 29, 2019VIDEO Spread pricing has historically siphoned money from state Medicaid programs and given it to pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Drug payments in Medicaid should focus on the beneficiary, not the PBM. The...
Trump’s Changes To Investor Visa Program Are A Win For Rural AmericaBy Senator Chuck Grassley President Trump just issued new rules that got little attention from the mainstream media, but stand to bring fresh economic opportunity to America’s rural and disadvantaged communities. It’s another example of ways, big and small, that...
Access to MarketsPreserves and enhances U.S. duty-free access to Mexican and Canadian markets.AgricultureIncreases market access for U.S. farmers with new export opportunities for U.S. dairy, poultry and egg producers.Addresses longstanding non-tariff barriers to the ability of U.S. producers to export wheat and wine to Canada.Prevents trade barriers...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold town meetings in Sac County on August 5 and Cherokee County on August 6 as a part of his annual 99 county meetings. “Representative government is a two-way street. You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I appreciate the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, released the following statement on a new initiative announced by U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to target housing assistance to young people aging out of foster care who are at extreme risk of...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the broad, bipartisan passage of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, which he co-authored with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The bill passed out of committee by a 19-9 vote.“The broad, bipartisan passage of the Prescription...
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeMarkup for The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019Thursday, July 25, 2019VIDEO In 2003, when we first passed the Medicare Modernization Act that I authored in the Senate, our goal was to make the first improvements to the Medicare program in...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the chairman and vice chairman of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today announced the addition of three new senators to the caucus’ ranks. The new members include Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), bringing total membership to...
For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, July 24, 2019 Grassley, Leahy Reintroduce the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), both former chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced legislation to extend whistleblower protection for employees who provide information...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the EB-5 ProgramWednesday, July 24, 2019VIDEO I want to talk about the new rule that the Department of Homeland Security published in the Federal Register today to finally bring some needed reforms to the EB-5 green card program. As I mentioned in my remarks on this topic last week,...
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are seeking information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on the use of solitary confinement following recent allegations of misuse. In a letter today to Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence, the Senators note recent inspector general reports that highlighted...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTax Extenders Benefit Individuals, Green Energy and MoreWednesday, July 24, 2019VIDEO For the past week there have been ongoing discussions between congressional leadership and the Administration relating to an agreement on budget caps and raising the debt...
Washington – The United States Department of Treasury today
responded
to a letter sent by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) pressing Secretary Steven Mnuchin to consider using all tools available under U.S. law, including the application of section 891 of the tax...
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on Treasury, Tax Court NominationsWednesday, July 24, 2019VIDEO This morning, we first will hear from Brent McIntosh, who is nominated to be Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs. This position has a broad portfolio that includes working...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn USMCA ManufacturingWednesday, July 24, 2019VIDEO USMCA will be a big boon to the American worker. In my state, one out of four Iowa manufacturing firms export to Canada and Mexico. Seventy percent of these are small and medium sized businesses. More than 25,400 Iowans depend on...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn “This is Iowa” CampaignWednesday, July 24, 2019VIDEO At the website “ThisIsIowa.com,” you can view a video of people visiting a fake real estate office in New York advertising modern, spacious properties. You can see the astonishment on the faces of New Yorkers...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Consistent OversightTuesday, July 23, 2019VIDEO On April 8, 2019, I came to the floor to speak about the end of the Special Counsel’s investigation. Now that Special Counsel Mueller is set to testify tomorrow, I’d like to reiterate several points I made in that speech...
Stakeholders, Experts, Trump Administration Throw Weight Behind Bipartisan Grassley-Wyden Proposal The White House“The @WhiteHouse is encouraged by the bipartisan work of Chairman Grassley and Senator Wyden to craft a comprehensive package to lower outrageously high drug prices, and today we are engaging with coalitions to help build...
