WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are seeking information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding recent federal investigations into potential illegal kickback schemes by some pharmaceutical companies to exploit...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is leading a bipartisan effort within the Finance Committee to reform the process by which the executive branch could use national security as a basis to restrict imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.The legislation, which is expected to be introduced in the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today endorsed Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama’s emergency supplemental appropriations legislation that will help millions of Americans recover and rebuild from recent natural disasters. The measure provides $13.45 billion in supplemental funding for states and...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Committee on FinanceOn the Green New DealTuesday, March 26, 2019VIDEO I appreciate the majority leader bringing the Green New Deal to a vote this week so every senator had an opportunity to go on record. I voted no. Some of my Democratic colleagues may argue that a...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a letter from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma in response to an oversight letter he sent in January regarding a November 2018 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found that changes made by CMS to implement a...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the 2019 Floods in IowaMonday, March 25, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor today to share a message from America’s heartland.As you know, millions of Americans in the middle of the country are experiencing catastrophic flooding. My home state of Iowa and our neighbors in Nebraska...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the principal conclusions of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation: “The principal finding from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation confirms what my own review found:...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said that President Donald Trump has issued an expedited major disaster declaration for 56 Iowa counties in response to severe storms and flooding which began March 12, 2019. This declaration triggers the release of federal funds to help communities in Iowa recover from the catastrophic flooding. According...
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Barr’s notification to Congress of the end of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation: “Robert Mueller’s been investigating any ties between Trump...
Q&A: 2019 FloodsWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What’s the forecast for flood damages and recovery in Iowa?A: Throughout my years representing Iowans, natural disasters have tested the grit and resilience of people across our great state. It’s never easy and it’s always heart-breaking, especially when lives are lost. Following...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued the following statement welcoming further steps from IRS to provide penalty relief during the first tax-filing season since the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.“I appreciate Commissioner Rettig’s consideration of bipartisan...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked President Donald Trump to promptly grant the request made by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for an expedited review of the major disaster declaration request for 57 Iowa counties in response to severe storms and flooding which began March 12, 2019.
Grassley spoke with Federal Emergency Management Agency...
WASHINGTON – Iowans, including families, farmers and businesses, looking for resources or information following the devastating flooding in the state can find a frequently-updated page on Sen. Grassley’s website at grassley.senate.gov/flooding. That information can also be found below.
Governor Reynolds issued disaster proclamations for the following 43...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding physician-owned distributorships’ (PODs) potential failure to disclose...
Q&A: Flood InsuranceWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What do Iowans need to know about flood insurance?A: For generations, Iowans have weathered the whims of Mother Nature, including the harsh winter most of us are ready to put behind us. However, warmer temperatures can bring an unwelcome visitor along with their arrival: flooding. It happens to be...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is renewing scrutiny of a federal program created to support law enforcement officers disabled or killed in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officers Benefits Program has been marked by delayed and inconsistent responses to officers and their families seeking disability or death benefits.
In a
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The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money PitThe Rolling StoneBy Matt TaibbiSunday, March 17, 2019 Despite being the taxpayers’ greatest investment — more than $700 billion a year — the Department of Defense has remained an organizational black box throughout its history. It’s repelled generations of official inquiries, the latest...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mike Lee of Utah and Dick Durbin of Illinois in reintroducing legislation to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers. The bipartisan Short on Competition Act would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services...
Two Pinocchios: “Democrats Engage in ‘Mediscare’ Spin on the Trump Budget”“Misleading;” “Simplistic”“So-Called Cuts Are Not Coming At The Expense Of Seniors” Washington PostGlenn KesslerMarch 15, 2019 “Democrats have claimed [President Trump] wants to cut $800 billion to $850...
