Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, January 15, 2020 Last week, the Finance Committee and the Senate lost a dedicated public servant and all-around wonderful man, with the unexpected passing of Chris Allen. Chris has been a member of the Finance Committee tax team since 2018. I...
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WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators today renewed calls for significant regulatory or legislative reforms to the H-2B visa program before increasing the annual visa cap. In a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor, Sens. Chuck...
Grassley Praises President Trump, Says Only Time Will Tell if China Upholds its Commitments Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today attended a White House signing ceremony for Phase One of a trade deal between the United States and China. “President Trump and Ambassador Lighthizer should be commended...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn U.S.-Iran Policy CorrectionWednesday, January 15, 2020 When President Obama signed the Iran deal, we were led to believe that this rapprochement with the Iranian regime would induce it to moderate its aggressive foreign policy and that it would likely spend the money made available through...
By Jessie HellmannTheHill.comJanuary 10, 2020 The GOP’s reluctance to challenge rising prescription drug costs could be a political liability for the party in 2020. Outrage over increasing prices has propelled the issue to the top of voters’ minds heading into the November elections, when Republicans hope to keep control of the Senate...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Results of the Taiwan ElectionTuesday, January 14, 2020 As President pro tem of the United States Senate, I want to recognize democracy working in Taiwan. On Saturday, the 23 million proud people of Taiwan exercised their democratic right to select their own leaders. I...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the passing of Chris Allen, Senior Advisor for Benefits and Exempt Organizations on the Senate Finance Committee majority staff. “Chris made brighter every room he entered with his positivity and sincerity. He had a way of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Senate president pro tempore and Senate Finance Committee Chairman, today released the following statement regarding House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announcing that she will soon transmit articles of impeachment to the United States Senate. “Speaker Pelosi threw the United...
Q: What’s in store for 2020? A: Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 delivered across-the-board tax relief and more take-home pay for American workers, helping families make ends meet and small businesses to grow and invest in their operations. For U.S. households, the overhauled federal tax code increased tax credits for families with...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 41 Senate colleagues in supporting a resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the successful mission that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and a designated...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led a press conference with Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on the United...
Total taxpayer savings from Grassley-championed 1986 False Claims Act top $62 Billion ---Whistleblower claims make up more than two thirds of all recoveries WASHINGTON – The federal government recovered more than $3 billion in taxpayer dollars lost to fraud in 2019, using a law championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Whistleblower claims...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Iranian AggressionThursday, January 9, 2020 Over the past year, the Iranian regime has been increasingly aggressive, attacking oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, shooting down a U.S. drone, seizing a British tanker, attacking a Saudi oil facility, attacking U.S. military bases in Iraq and...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the House of Representatives Legislative GraveyardWednesday, January 8, 2020 There is a story where George Washington is said to have told Jefferson that the Senate was created to "cool" House legislation as a saucer is used to cool hot tea. Whether historically accurate or...
WASHINGTON - Today, S.Res.343 passed the United States Senate with the support of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), an original cosponsor of the resolution. A resolution congratulating the people of the Czech Republic and the people of the Slovak Republic on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the 26th anniversary of the formation of the...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led the bipartisan passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, which was reported out of committee on a 25-3 basis and will update the North American Free Trade Agreement. Grassley held a press conference immediately following the...
Modernized Trade Agreement Will Open Market Access, Grow Economy, Protect Workers Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following statements regarding the broad, bipartisan passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeExecutive Session on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementing ActTuesday, January 7, 2020VIDEO The committee will come to order. We are meeting today to consider H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLooking Ahead to the New YearMonday, January 6, 2020VIDEO I want to wish all Iowans a happy New Year. As 2020 begins, I’m focused on passing the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. I’m leading a meeting of the Finance Committee tomorrow to report out the bill, so...
