Congress should do more to encourage, facilitate retirement savings
Congress should do more to encourage, facilitate retirement savings By: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Americans spend a lot of time thinking about and planning for retirement. Working-aged Americans consider how much money is needed to save in order to live comfortably in their golden years. Workplace retirement savings accounts are a smart […]
Will corn, chicken and Champagne scuttle a US-EU trade deal?
Will corn, chicken and Champagne scuttle a US-EU trade deal? By U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa When trade representatives visit me to discuss biotechnology products, often the first thing I do is eat a genetically modified kernel of corn from my farm in New Hartford, Iowa, to show that American biotechnology products are […]
Grassley, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Codify HHS Rule to Require Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices in TV Ads
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois, along with Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Angus King of Maine, today introduced bipartisan legislation to codify recent regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer […]
Wyden, Grassley Demand Answers on Misconduct and Abuse at Federally-Funded Facilities Caring for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested answers about serious allegations of misconduct and abuse by federally-funded grantees operating facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children. In a letter to Lynn Johnson, the Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Grassley Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Advertising
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Advertising Wednesday, May 8, 2019 VIDEO Millions of Americans rely on life-saving prescription medicine. Americans across the country expect and depend upon breakthrough drugs to live longer, healthier lives. However, these miracle medicines won’t save […]
Grassley, Durbin Statement on HHS Rule to Require Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices in TV Ads
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois today issued the following statement following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the issuance of final regulations requiring pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements: “Direct-to-consumer […]
Grassley, Wyden Press IRS for Accountability Regarding the Free File Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig regarding its review of the Free File program and potential impropriety by participants of the program. “Recent news articles have alleged deceptive advertising practices and practices […]
Grassley Op-ed: Democrats are dishonest on taxes, trying to distract from economy on the move
Democrats are dishonest on taxes, trying to distract from economy on the move Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Partisan politics too often distorts a healthy debate and misrepresents good policy. Case in point — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For the past two years, congressional Democrats have led a campaign […]
Grassley to NIH: Take Red Flags in Clinical Trials Seriously
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding a disturbing incident detailed by the Wall Street Journal in which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initially prohibited two of its doctors from speaking with government officials regarding an ongoing investigation. When Grassley read the reports, he […]
Grassley Statement on White House Meeting on Trade
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with President Donald Trump, several members of the Administration and his Senate colleagues at the White House to discuss trade policy. “I was glad to be […]