WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer submitted a description of changes to existing laws needed to bring the United States into compliance with the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).
“This is an important step required...
Prepared Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAt the National Federation of the Blind Washington SeminarOn the Marrakesh Treaty and the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation ActMonday, January 28, 2019 Thank you for the invitation to be with you. It means much to me that you’ve asked me to speak at this Great Gathering-In meeting. I especially want...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and dozens of his Senate colleagues in re-introducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced transparency legislation today to ensure that the work of Justice Department Special Counsels is made available to both Congress and the public. The Special Counsel Transparency Act requires that a Special Counsel submit...
WASHINGTON – Following recent a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to explain the potential for a striking increase in costs to Medicare for laboratory services.
“The...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois and 61 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that calls for a prompt multinational freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea and the cancelation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in response to Russia’s...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Jon Tester of Montana, the only two farmers currently serving in the United States Senate, wrote to Administrator Linda McMahon of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in support of a proposed regulation that would correct a loophole that large poultry companies are exploiting aimed at providing loans...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following statement on President Trump’s announcement to reopen the government and allow Congress more time to address the ongoing security and humanitarian crisis on the southern border. “Congress has a responsibility to reach a compromise that funds the government and...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Becoming the 91st Senate President Pro TemporeFriday, January 25, 2019VIDEO Mr. President, I come to the floor today to offer a few reflections in these opening days of the 116th Congress. On January 3rd, I was honored to be sworn in as the 91st Senate President pro tem. As many of you...
Q&A: Flags for Fallen HeroesWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What is the Fallen Heroes Flag Act?A: This federal law provides the American public one way to pay tribute to the legions of heroes across the country who pay the ultimate sacrifice in service to their neighborhoods and communities. Community helpers and first-responders who run towards...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following statement after Democrats blocked a compromise proposal to immediately reopen the federal government and address the border security and humanitarian crisis.“Today we had an opportunity to advance President Trump’s compromise bill that would immediately reopen the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today expressed astonishment that State Department officials are working to undermine broadly bipartisan legislation signed by President Trump to promote justice for Americans victimized by terrorism. In a
letter today to President Trump, Grassley, a former chairman and senior member of the Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah reintroduced an amendment to the United States Constitution that would require the federal government to balance its budget each year. This amendment would put a stop to the current “status...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today reintroduced the Right Rebate Act, which would close a loophole in Medicaid that has allowed pharmaceutical manufacturers to misclassify their drugs and overcharge taxpayers by billions of dollars and provide HHS...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, led 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Health and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is calling on the U.S. Olympic Committee to outline steps being taken to support athletes affected by the recent sexual assault scandal and prevent future abuse of athletes.
Recent legislation passed by Congress expanded the Olympic Committee’s purpose to include...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced a hearing titled “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part I” scheduled to convene at 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The hearing will be the first in a series of hearings scrutinizing prescription drug pricing and considering...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding President Trump’s proposal today to address the humanitarian and security crisis at the border and re-open closed portions of the federal government.“President Trump’s latest proposal to address the humanitarian crisis on our...
