Grassley Probes Foreign Threats to Taxpayer-Funded Research at Defense Department
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley continued and expanded his inquiry into foreign threats to taxpayer-funded research by seeking information from the Department of Defense, which plays a significant role in commissioning and funding research and development. “Our government must take all reasonable and necessary steps to protect the integrity of […]
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Updated Retirement Savings Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). The legislation would encourage employers to adopt new retirement plans and reduce the cost of operating retirement plans for their employees. The bill also includes new […]
Senators Commend Medicare Advantage, Warn Against “Medicare for All”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho, Pat Roberts of Kansas, John Cornyn of Texas, John Thune of South Dakota, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Rob Portman of Ohio, Tim Scott of […]
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Taxpayer First Act to Modernize IRS
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation to modernize the IRS, improve taxpayer services and strengthen taxpayer protections. The legislation is the product of years of bicameral, bipartisan work between the Senate Finance Committee […]
Grassley Slams Continued Lack of Accountability for Spending at HUD Public Housing Agencies
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for answers over the lax oversight of federal spending by Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and delays to reforms it promised three years ago. The more than 3,300 PHAs across the country receive millions of dollars in […]
House-Passed Medicaid Package Includes Two Grassley Bills
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the unanimous passage of a House Medicaid package earlier this week, which includes both the ACE Kids Act and the Right Rebate Act, bipartisan bills he co-authored with Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Senate Finance Committee Ranking […]
Grassley, Wyden Launch Probe of Conservation Tax Benefit Abuse
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today launched an investigation into the potential abuse of syndicated conservation easement transactions, which may have allowed some taxpayers to profit from gaming the tax code and deprived the federal government of billions of dollars in revenue. For several years […]
Grassley, Wyden Seek Info on Pharma Kickbacks to Patient Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are seeking information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding recent federal investigations into potential illegal kickback schemes by some pharmaceutical companies to exploit charitable organizations by giving them money […]
Grassley Leading Effort to Reform 232 Tariff Process
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is leading a bipartisan effort within the Finance Committee to reform the process by which the executive branch could use national security as a basis to restrict imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The legislation, which is expected to […]
Grassley on the Green New Deal
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance On the Green New Deal Tuesday, March 26, 2019 VIDEO I appreciate the majority leader bringing the Green New Deal to a vote this week so every senator had an opportunity to go on record. I voted no. […]