WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee and a leading advocate on
the Finance Committee for lowering prescription drug costs and holding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) accountable, was joined by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and five of their
colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete...
Q&A: Medicare Open Enrollment
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What do Iowans need to know about Medicare open enrollment?
A: The open enrollment period for joining a Medicare health or drug plan for the upcoming year starts Oct. 15. The deadline to join, switch or drop a plan is Dec. 7. Coverage begins on Jan. 1, 2023. In Iowa, 653,534...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), author of the bipartisan No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, is calling for action to hold foreign oil producers accountable for colluding to fix global oil prices.
“Since day one, the Biden administration has pursued policies that have limited or discouraged U.S. energy production,...
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of FBI employees under investigation for sexual misconduct quit their jobs before facing discipline from 2004-2020, according to internal Justice Department records obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The records, provided via whistleblower disclosures, also illuminate concerns that...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) are seeking assurances from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding
the agency’s pending guidelines for rural emergency hospital (REH)
designations. Specifically, the lawmakers are seeking assurance from CMS that
the Keokuk hospital, which closed its...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on newly released national crime data.
“The sad reality is that this new information confirms what we already knew. Crime, particularly violent crime, is up across the country at rates far above 2019 levels....
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have reintroduced the bipartisan,
bicameral Campus Accountability and
Safety Act (CASA) to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The measure
seeks to protect students by providing them with additional resources and by
strengthening colleges’ accountability and transparency...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), a lifelong resident of rural Iowa, joined Sens. Tammy Baldwin
(D-Wis.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to increase broadband speed
requirements in its existing programs. The senators argue that improving these
programs would help ensure that...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 10-04-22Topics include: Hurricane Ian clean-up, North Korea, border crisis, public safety, wind energy and prescription drug pricing.
WASHINGTON — Sen.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in urging the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to clarify whether federal funds can
be used to pay for crisis stabilization programs in facilities with more than
16 beds. These...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) made the following statement applauding the official implementation of
his 2019 law, the Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act.
“I’m grateful that advanced medical
procedures and disease management strategies have improved life expectancy for
children with complex medical needs. These exceptional...
WASHINGTON – New legislation from Senate
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine
Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) targets the rise in flash mob robberies and intricate
retail theft schemes sweeping the nation. The Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act establishes a coordinated
multi-agency response and creates new tools to tackle...
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to shine a light on secret foreign lobbying efforts unanimously passed the Senate last night. The Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act is led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
Q&A: Stop Subsidizing Foreign Investments of U.S. Farmland
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What is the Farm Credit for Americans Act?
A: As part of my ongoing crusade to protect the family farm and U.S. food security, I introduced this bipartisan legislation with Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who also serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on a letter to Seileen Mull, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, seeking answers about TRICARE beneficiaries’ ability to maintain access to local pharmacies. The letter expressed concern that Express Scripts will reduce prescription reimbursements for 9.6...
WASHINGTON - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like the Chinese and Russian Governments, from attempting to influence U.S. policy without making appropriate disclosures has advanced in the Senate. The legislation...
WASHINGTON – On September 23, 2022, the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of
Inquiry on Ukraine released findings that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine. After visiting 27
towns and interviewing 150 witnesses, the commission reported that Russian
troops have committed brutal executions, indiscriminate attacks and sexual...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discussed the havoc deadly fentanyl analogs are causing on families and communities across the United States, including in Iowa. In floor remarks today, Grassley pushed his colleagues to fast-track a bipartisan extension of a tool allowing rapidly-changing fentanyl...
WASHINGTON – A group of Senate Republicans is today demanding an explanation from the Justice Department and FBI for the abnormal and aggressive dawn raid on the home of a pro-life advocate in Pennsylvania last week. The senators include members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has legislative and oversight jurisdiction over the Justice Department,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
this week met with Davenport Mayor Mike Matson, Police Chief Jeffery Bladel and
other city and law enforcement officials from the Quad Cities to discuss public
safety priorities. The meetings focused on how federal law enforcement
resources can...
