WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health care for veterans. The Veterans Access to Care Act would help improve veterans’ medical facilities by allowing facilities with a need for additional health care professionals to apply to be designated as a Health...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reaffirm their support for U.S. engagement in the multilateral OECD process on an approach to addressing the tax challenges arising from the “digitalization of the economy.” The...
Trade is Top Issue for Iowa AgricultureBy Senator Chuck Grassley and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike NaigAs we start the new year and look ahead to what we as public servants can achieve, there are a number of important issues facing Iowa’s agricultural industry where our roles on the state and federal levels intersect. Recently, one issue has been...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota were joined by Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa in sponsoring bipartisan legislation to bring down the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs. The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act would limit anticompetitive pay-for-delay deals that prevent or delay the...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, Chris Coons of Delaware, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Doug Jones of Alabama, Pat Roberts of Kansas, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Jack Reed of Rhode Island introduced the Teachers Are Leaders Act, which would create...
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...
