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 […]
Grassley Presses IRS for Answers on Potential Lawbreaking by Agency Employees
Grassley Presses IRS for Answers on Potential Lawbreaking by Agency Employees WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig requesting information on a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report that found the IRS was inconsistent in determining willful noncompliance […]
Grassley Announces Medicare Physician Payments Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced a hearing titled “Medicare Physician Payment Reform After Two Years: Examining MACRA Implementation and the Road Ahead” to be held next Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The hearing will examine the historic Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 and assess how […]
Grassley Statement on CBO “Medicare for All” Report
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding the report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Democrats’ proposed “Medicare for All” plan. “Americans don’t support a government-run health care system when they’re told about the countless downsides. Democrats’ plan would eliminate private health insurance companies and […]
Grassley on Opportunity Zones
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Finance Committee On Opportunity Zones Wednesday, May 1, 2019 VIDEO Mr. President, As the chairman of the Finance Committee, I have worked to secure tax policies to help spur entrepreneurship, competition and innovation. Opportunity Zones are an example of the […]
Grassley on the Conclusion of Tax Filing Season
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Finance Committee On the Conclusion of Tax Filing Season Wednesday, May 1, 2019 VIDEO Mr. President, A few weeks ago, the tax filing season came to an end. This filing season was an important mile stone as it was […]
Data Shows Private Debt Collection Program is Working
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement today regarding the release of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) second annual Private Debt Collection report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. “Once again, data shows that the Private Debt Collection program is working. Revenue returned to the U.S. Treasury […]
Finance Committee Releases Report on Medicaid Supplemental Payments
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee today released a report finding Medicaid’s supplemental payments, totaling approximately $50 billion in federal spending annually, often lack basic transparency and largely lack auditing tools to ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent appropriately or effectively. The report was released by Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sens. Mike […]
Grassley Discusses Trump’s Trade Agenda on “Fox and Friends”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Brian Kilmeade on “Fox and Friends” on Fox News Channel to discuss his recent op-ed on USMCA in the Wall Street Journal and the future of President Trump’s trade agenda. Video of the interview can be found below. “Fox and Friends”