Grassley, Wyden Release Legislative Text of Finance Committee-Passed Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the statutory text of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA), S. 2543. The text mirrors the chairman’s mark that passed the Finance Committee in July with a bipartisan, two-thirds majority. “President Trump has called on Congress […]
ICYMI: An unprecedented opportunity for Washington to lower drug prices
The Hill By Lauren Aronson Congress was gaveled back into session this month with unprecedented momentum behind legislative efforts to hold Big Pharma accountable and lower prescription drug prices. … First, even in a deeply divided political climate, there continues to be true bipartisan cooperation, commitment and a shared vision on market-based solutions to […]
Grassley On the Importance of Passing USMCA
Grassley On the Importance of Passing USMCA Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, September 24, 2019 VIDEO I’d like to speak this afternoon about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or the USMCA. President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada signed the USMCA on […]
Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Protection for SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (WPIA) to extend whistleblower protections to more individuals who report wrongdoing and violations of securities and commodities law. “There’s no reason why those who want to report […]
Grassley receives more questions than answers from CMS on Puerto Rico Medicaid program
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to a July 17, 2019 letter he sent with several committee Republicans. Grassley’s original letter sought information on how much Puerto Rico receives in Medicaid funding, what processes, if any, are in […]
Grassley op-ed: Let’s prescribe a dose of common sense: End spread-pricing in Medicaid
Let’s prescribe a dose of common sense: End spread-pricing in Medicaid By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Americans from coast to coast disagree about plenty of issues. As a U.S. senator, I know at least one issue that unites all Americans: Drug prices are too high. The soaring cost of prescription medicine has struck […]
Grassley Lauds Confirmation of Two Treasury Officials
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on the confirmation of two officials to the Treasury Department. The U.S. Senate confirmed Brent McIntosh to serve as Under Secretary for International Affairs by a vote of 54-38 and Brian Callanan to serve as General Counsel by a vote of 55-39. […]
UPDATE 2: Grassley, Wyden Release Committee Summary Report on Long-Term Solutions to Temporary Tax Policy
Finance Committee Releases Fifth Tax Extender Report The Finance Committee is releasing the fifth of six tax taskforce reports on long-term solutions to temporary tax policy. Last month, the first four were released. HEALTH – The taskforce summary report can be found HERE. Senator Patrick Toomey (R-PA), Co-Lead Senator Robert Casey, Jr. […]
Grassley op-ed: Oversight is necessary to ensure quality care in nursing homes
Oversight is necessary to ensure quality care in nursing homes By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Oversight is often a vehicle for change in the federal government. In order to solve a problem, you need to know what it is, how bad it is and why it’s happening. Oversight is an important tool to […]
Grassley, Wyden Subpoena Subjects in Investigation of Syndicated Conservation Easements
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have issued subpoenas for documents in their bipartisan probe of syndicated conservation-easement transactions. Generally, conservation easements are a legitimate tax tool to promote land conservation, but some of them in recent years may have allowed some taxpayers to profit from […]