WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement today regarding the release of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) second annual Private Debt Collection report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. “Once again, data shows that the Private Debt Collection program is working. Revenue...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee today released a report finding Medicaid’s supplemental payments, totaling approximately $50 billion in federal spending annually, often lack basic transparency and largely lack auditing tools to ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent appropriately or effectively.
The report was released by Chairman Chuck Grassley...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Brian Kilmeade on “Fox and Friends” on Fox News Channel to discuss his recent op-ed on USMCA in the Wall Street Journal and the future of President Trump’s trade agenda. Video of the interview can be found below.“Fox and Friends”-30-
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington today introduced legislation requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the role and recent merger activity of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as well as possible anticompetitive behavior. The
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of...
The Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act seeks to curb the abuse of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) petition process while preserving the opportunity to submit legitimate claims raising public health concerns WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of
IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeEpiPen: A Case Study in the Value of Oversight
to Find Legislative SolutionsMonday, April 29, 2019VIDEO Mr. President, I’d like to call attention to an issue that has
affected many families in Iowa and throughout the country: the cost...
Trump’s Tariffs End or His Trade Deal DiesBy U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Donald Trump bucked decades of Republican orthodoxy by railing against free-trade agreements. To say I was skeptical of his plans to rip up or renegotiate nearly every major trade deal would be a polite understatement.I’ve represented...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following statement in response to the tragic attack at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in California.“Every American is entitled to worship, believe and live by their faith. That freedom was fundamental to our country’s founding and remains fundamental today. The anti-Semitic...
A Bipartisan Effort to End RobocallsBy U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chances are that within the last 24 hours, you’ve received a robocall. In fact, probably more than one. If it seems like you’re getting more and more robocalls to your home and cellphones, it’s because you are. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of...
Texts suggest FBI briefings with Trump transition doubled as covert intelligence gathering effort
WASHINGTON – Two Senate chairmen are requesting a briefing from the Justice Department on its review of spying on the Trump presidential campaign. The lawmakers are also raising questions about potential efforts by senior FBI officials to use briefings...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAt the 2019 Global Insurance SymposiumOn Prescription Drug Pricing and the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019Thursday, April 25, 2019 Good morning. I’m honored to be speaking today in Des Moines. It’s not lost on me that the Global Insurance Symposium is happening...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mike Lee (R-UT), the lead sponsors of the recently-enacted
First Step Act, voiced bipartisan opposition to the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) proposal to require applicants for federal jobs and contracting work to divulge their participation in criminal...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa released the following statement to encourage Iowans to participate in the 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2019. “Tragically, the opioid epidemic impacts millions of Americans and countless Iowans, either directly or indirectly, and claims more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today issued the following statement regarding the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees’ annual reports.“Increased growth in the economy, wages and additional employment stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, along with an end to the prior...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report of investigation. “I’m encouraged by the level of transparency that we saw today. Attorney General Barr went above and beyond what was required to give...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the U.S. International Trade Commission’s report on the economic impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).“I appreciate...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan in sending a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to utilize a department-wide National Water Quality Initiative to prioritize conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill to address water...
