Grassley Receives Response from IRS on Noncompliance Inquiry
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig regarding Grassley’s May 2, 2019 inquiry on a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report that found the IRS was inconsistent in determining willful noncompliance by IRS staff members. “It is important that the […]
Grassley On Treasury, Tax Court Nominations Open Executive Session
Grassley On Treasury, Tax Court Nominations at Open Executive Session Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Open Executive Session on Treasury, Tax Court Nominations Wednesday, July 31, 2019 VIDEO The purpose of this executive session is to report to the Senate the four nominees that this […]
Grassley: Goldilocks Moment to Reduce Rx Prices
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Goldilocks Moment to Reduce Rx Prices Wednesday, July 31, 2019 VIDEO I’m here today to give an update on important bipartisan advances we are making to reduce the price of prescription medicine for the American people. I’ve been tilling […]
Grassley Op-ed: Fighting for seniors’ dignity and respect
Fighting for seniors’ dignity and respect By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley The decision to entrust an aging loved one to a facility is a difficult one. It takes planning and research. Families rely on tools such as the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five-Star Quality Rating System, both operated by the Centers […]
Congress Passes Grassley Legislation to Help Children with Special Health Care Needs
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the House passage of the reauthorization of the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program. The reauthorization extends the program for five years, which is the longest-ever extension of the program. The bipartisan legislation now heads to President Donald Trump to be signed […]
Grassley On the Benefits of USMCA: Vilsack Testifies
NOTE: Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Iowa Governor, Tom Vilsack, testified in support of the USMCA. His prepared remarks can be found here. Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Tuesday, July 30, 2019 VIDEO Good morning, and welcome […]
ICYMI: Libertarian Cato Institute Supports Finance Committee’s Medicare Part D Reforms
Libertarian Cato Institute Supports Finance Committee Medicare Part D Reforms “Would Not Impose Price Controls,” “Would Not Increase Taxes,” “Would Reduce Wasteful Medicare Spending” “Commonsense Tweaks To A Bloated Entitlement Program Are Encountering Strong Opposition…Mostly From Those Who Would Not Make Quite As Much Money Off The Taxpayers” … The most significant […]
Grassley Statement on Newly-Released GAO Report on Medicaid Supplemental Payments
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Governmental Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments and states’ use and distribution of these payments to hospitals through Medicaid. “Last week, the Senate Finance Committee successfully passed the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. As we […]
Grassley on Spread Pricing
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee On Spread Pricing Monday, July 29, 2019 VIDEO Spread pricing has historically siphoned money from state Medicaid programs and given it to pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Drug payments in Medicaid should focus on the beneficiary, not the PBM. […]
Grassley Op-ed: For Medicaid, greater transparency will open the door to better value and outcomes
For Medicaid, greater transparency will open the door to better value and outcomes By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Medicaid provides roughly 65 million Americans with health care coverage paid for by taxpayers. This federal-state health insurance program provides a safety net for low-income adults, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. I […]