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 […]
Grassley to State: Protect U.S. Antiterrorism Service Dogs from Abuse Overseas
Washington – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that found the department is failing to adequately protect U.S. explosive detection canines sent into service abroad through the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (DS/ATA) Explosive Detection Canine Program (EDCP), […]
Grassley, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Push HHS for Pharmacy DIR Reforms in Medicare Part D
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma requesting they use regulatory authority to reform direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) with respect to […]
ICYMI: Trump Welcomes Pelosi’s Draft Rx Bill As He Presses GOP To Back Grassley’s Finance Bill
Grassley: “I’m trying to tell Senate Republicans that they ought to consider this a moderate position, because it would be easy for the president to join Pelosi.” Inside Health Policy “The White House on Tuesday welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ideas on drug pricing, hiking President Donald Trump’s pressure on Senate Republicans and […]
Grassley on the Importance of Passing USMCA
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, September 10, 2019 VIDEO Passing the USMCA is critical to provide farmers and ranchers with the certainty they need to make long-term business decisions. Over $10 billion worth of agricultural products are exported each year to our neighbors. […]
Grassley, Collins op-ed: Bill takes bipartisan approach to lowering medication costs
Bill takes bipartisan approach to lowering medication costs By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Susan Collins We are no strangers to working across the aisle to find solutions to some of America’s most difficult problems. We have banned pharmacy gag clauses, and we are working to hold insulin manufacturers accountable for unnecessarily high drug […]
ICYMI: A way to lower drug costs
ICYMI: A way to lower drug costs Quad City Times Dave Heaton … Today, as many as one out of four Americans can’t afford their prescription drug medications. Yet, over the last six months alone, Big Pharma has increased drug prices four times faster than the rate of inflation. And in June, Big Pharma […]
Grassley, Brady Press Tax Administration Watchdog to Fill Continued Vacancies
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) today wrote to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) urging that long-term, high-level vacancies be quickly filled in the important watchdog office. “A strong, well-organized Inspector General is necessary in order to continue […]
In Wake of Mass Violence, Grassley Pushes for Greater Oversight of Mental Health Grants
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to explain why it hasn’t adopted recommendations to improve accountability of grants awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). His inquiry comes as recent government reports on trends in mass violence highlight […]