Reforms would save taxpayers $3.7B. by removing obstacles to lower-cost prescription drugs Washington – Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday hailed the inclusion of their legislation to combat anticompetitive practices used by some brand-name...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) discussed USMCA, Phase 1 of the new U.S.-China trade deal, and impeachment proceedings this morning on Cavuto Coast to Coast on Fox Business Network and Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV. -30-
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeMonday, December 16, 2019VIDEO I recently heard from an 81-year old Iowan who is battling cancer. She told me that one test cost more than $12,700, almost an entire year’s income. On top of that, her medication is more than $4,700 a...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Trade Representative’s submission of legislative text and accompanying material to Congress of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “This is an important milestone for USMCA. Americans have been...
Q&A: Raising Red Flags about the World BankWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why are you raising concerns about World Bank loans to China? A: When I got wind the World Bank approved an over $1 billion a year plan to award China with low-interest loans through 2025, I raised a big red flag. These loans are categorized for structural and...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the United States’ Phase One trade deal with China. “This is a very positive development. Easing tensions and lowering tariffs is welcome news. This paves the way for a broader agreement that must address non-tariff...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) as part of a broader package of child and family safety legislation, known as the CAPTA Reauthorization Act. “The...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered recorded interviews and documents comprising the stories of service from 11 Iowa veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Last month, Grassley’s office interviewed veterans at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown to document their...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of legislation to lower prescription drug prices. “While this legislation misses the mark, I’m glad the House has acted and I applaud both Democrats and Republicans in the...
WASHINGTON – Following reports of a questionable $50 million World Bank loan to a Chinese organization associated with the forcible internment of Chinese Uighur Muslims, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) are introducing legislation to prevent such loans in the future.
The three senators introduced S.3108,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding his discussion and subsequent
letter to Dan Halem, the Deputy Commissioner of Baseball Administration and Chief Legal Officer for Major League Baseball regarding their Iowa teams.
“I recently spoke with Dan Halem, the Deputy Commissioner of Baseball...
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– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the
Increasing Opportunities for Former Foster Youth Act, bipartisan legislation to improve services for older youth aging out of the foster care system.
“The 20,000 kids who age out of foster care each year need support to...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTribute to Former Iowa Congressman Berkley BedellWednesday, December 11, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor today to pay tribute to an extraordinary Iowan with whom I shared a decades-long friendship. Over this past weekend, former Iowa congressman Berkley Bedell passed away at age...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Chairman Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) issued the following joint statement after Finance Committee members received a bipartisan briefing on the health...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa discussed USMCA, the ongoing trade war with China, impeachment proceedings and the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 this morning on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network and Daybreak on...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the upcoming two-year anniversary of the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The once-in-a-generation overhaul of the tax code was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. “The fifty-year low unemployment...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Inspector General Report on Russia Investigation and FISATuesday, December 10, 2019 On Monday of this week, the Justice Department Inspector General released his report on the Justice Department and FBI investigation into the debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democrats’ Goldilocks Approach to ImpeachmentTuesday, December 10, 2019VIDEO Mr. President, the House Democrats announced they're moving to impeach President Trump for 'abuse of power.' When all this started, Democrats said he'd committed a quid pro quo. But...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues in a bipartisan
letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize sustainable rural broadband networks as the FCC considers new rules in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) proceeding. Led by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), 45 additional...
