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Grassley, Wyden Call for Greater Drug Industry Transparency in Report Exposing Opioid Makers’ ties to Tax-Exempt Groups

Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today issued a report to committee colleagues illuminating the extensive connections between opioid manufacturers and opioid-related products, and tax-exempt entities that have helped drive up sales while downplaying the risks of opioid addiction.   In June 2019, the senators sent […]

Grassley, Alexander Joint Statement on Multiemployer Pension Relief and Reform Negotiations

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following joint statement on multiemployer pension relief and reform negotiations. “Over a year ago, we released a proposal to avert the collapse of critically underfunded multiemployer pension plans, which are private-sector pensions […]

Grassley, Crapo Praise Trump Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Access Provisions

Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the United States would initiate enforcement action for Canada’s failure to implement dairy market access provisions of the USMCA.   “The Trump administration is taking the […]

Grassley, Wyden Issue Reports on Developmental Disability Care Facilities in Iowa and Oregon

Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today issued two investigative reports regarding the performance and efficacy of providers REM Iowa and MENTOR Oregon, which receive significant federal funding through Medicaid to provide care for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Grassley’s report found that REM […]

Grassley to Colleagues: Rules for Non-Profit Hospitals Need Scrutiny

Washington – Following a year of inquiry, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote in a letter today to every member of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees about the need for new attention to the tax laws governing non-profit hospitals.   Prompted by troubling public reports about the practices of two hospitals, Grassley […]

Grassley Seeks Investigation into California’s Employment Development Department, Identity Theft and Rampant Unemployment Insurance Fraud

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Labor seeking an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), with particular attention to fraud and to EDD’s practice of mailing documents that contain individuals’ social security numbers (SSNs).   “Since the […]

Grassley Statement on New HHS Prescription Drug Rules

Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced new final rules regarding prescription drug pricing.   “While I still need to review the details of these new rules, I’m not surprised the administration is taking action. Drug prices have been […]

Grassley, Wyden: Treasury Misses the Mark on PPP Loan Expense Deductibility Guidance

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following joint statement regarding the Department of the Treasury’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan expense deductibility guidance.  “Since the CARES Act, we’ve stressed that our intent was for small businesses receiving Paycheck Protection Program loans to receive […]

Grassley, Johnson Release Supplement to Report on Potential Conflicts of Interest Stemming from Biden Family Foreign Business Arrangements

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a supplement to their September 23, 2020, report that revealed millions of dollars in questionable financial transactions between Hunter Biden and his associates and foreign individuals with ties […]