Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Lithuanian Restoration of Independence DayWednesday, March 11, 2020VIDEO Thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of Lithuania declared the restoration of that country’s independence. Lithuania’s brave actions began the breakup of the Soviet Union, something...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with Mayor Tom Lazio, Councilmen Bob Meyers and Marc Roe, City Administrator Philip Rath and Director of Public Works Larry Seals during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Lazio and other Ottumwa officials to discuss federal...
In warning to 74 colleges & school districts, Grassley details threats posed by Chinese influence
Updated March 12, 2020: This letter was sent to academic institutions that promoted Confucius Institutes on their websites. Three recipients were removed from the list below because they discontinued Confucius Institutes on campus prior...
The Epoch TimesMark TapscottMarch 10, 2020…Getting a handle on prescription drug prices is one of the few issues on which Republicans and Democrats in Congress appear able to work together in a bipartisan fashion. … The Grassley-Wyden “Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019” was approved on a bipartisan vote by the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Mayor Robert Gallagher, Aldermen Frank Baden, Lisa Brown, Jerry Sechser, Scott Naumann, Scott Webster and City Administrator Decker Ploehn during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Gallagher and other officials from...
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White House: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has committed to work toward a drug pricing-package by May 22, when health-care provisions in last year’s appropriations deal expire.” Washington – The White House today released a statement of principles in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal mirroring the bipartisan...
Breitbart.comMatthew BoyleMarch 9, 2020 U.S. Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told Breitbart News exclusively that his plan to reform prescription drug pricing would specifically focus on reining in federal taxpayer spending on drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid plans. “The bill would basically reform a lot of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Iowa’s Rich HistoryTuesday, March 10, 2020VIDEO As many Iowans know, I have always loved history. That’s why I am glad to recognize March as Iowa History Month. Since becoming a state in 1846, Iowa has raised one president and four Nobel laureates and is home to over...
WASHINGTON –Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Brad Cavanagh, a Dubuque City Councilperson from Ward 4, during his visit to Washington, D.C. for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet Brad in his role as a new councilman and discuss federal priorities for Dubuque, including transportation infrastructure. We had a...
Bipartisan resolution also reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO amid Russian aggression WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Caucus, today led 23 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators with the shared goal of addressing policy issues surrounding rare diseases. “I’m glad to join a bipartisan group of my colleagues to give a voice to people battling lesser-known diseases. It’s...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Impact of Make-a-Wish Foundation IowaMonday, March 9, 2020VIDEO Last Saturday marked an incredible milestone for Make-a-Wish Iowa. At their event in Dubuque, this organization granted its 4,000th wish to Michael, aged 15, from Oelwein. He received a trailer for transporting show...
Q&A: Big Oil Exploits Century Old LoopholeWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What is the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920? A: The century-old federal energy law established the leasing system that companies pay for the rights to extract oil and gas from public lands. It also set the royalty fees that oil, natural gas and coal companies pay on the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced its approval of 35,000 additional H-2B guest worker visas. “It’s unfortunate that so many more guest worker visas have been approved...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined an effort led by Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to change the authority of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved an emergency supplemental appropriations bill providing funding to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). “There’s a lot of uncertainty and a lot still unknown about the coronavirus. But one...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) today to introduce new legislation to overhaul the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) process for managing water resource projects along the lower Missouri River system. The Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program Act is cosponsored by all of the senators from...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteePrescription Drug Prices Increasing Faster Than InflationThursday, March 5, 2020VIDEO A new study showed that from 2007 to 2018, prices for hundreds of drugs rose many times faster than the rate of inflation. List prices on 602 medicines rose by 159%, or...
