Prepared Floor Remarks by
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Finance
Committee
Committee
On Phase 3 Coronavirus
Economic Relief Package
Economic Relief Package
Saturday, March 21, 2020
I’m leading negotiations on tax and key health
care issues as part of the third phase of economic relief to help workers,
families and small businesses.
care issues as part of the third phase of economic relief to help workers,
families and small businesses.
We’ve been working through tough issues in short
order.
The American people need Congress to put partisan politics
aside and provide them relief as quickly as possible to get the
economy turned around.
aside and provide them relief as quickly as possible to get the
economy turned around.
And we must demand that of ourselves, as well.
Our multi-faceted approach includes recovery checks to
Americans, enhanced unemployment insurance and much-needed resources for our
health care system.
And this is just one piece
of the Senate’s comprehensive package.
I’m calling on Democrats and my colleagues in
the House of Representatives to work with us to pass our economic relief
package as quickly as we can.
the House of Representatives to work with us to pass our economic relief
package as quickly as we can.