Grassley, Braun op-ed: Health care price transparency bill can reduce costs and boost national economic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout have exposed America’s broken health care system once again. Countless patients are returning home from the hospital with no knowledge of the devastating medical bills awaiting them. And employers face new, COVID-induced health care costs at the same time their revenues have come under pressure. To […]
Johnson, Grassley Denounce Democrat Disinformation Campaign in Response to Peters, Wyden, Democrat Leaders’ Letters
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter Tuesday to their committees’ ranking members, U.S. Sens. Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), to respond to the disinformation campaign propagated by Democrat leaders. […]
Grassley, McSally op-ed: Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated need to cut drug prices
By Sens. Chuck Grassley and Martha McSally Partisan obstructionists who would rather seize political advantage than enact bipartisan drug pricing reform are bottom feeders of the swamp. Fixing flaws in our nation’s drug pricing system is a matter of life and death for people who can’t afford insulin or chemotherapy infusions. The mandate […]
Grassley at Hearing on Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 1
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, July 28, 2020 VIDEO Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Finance Committee’s hearing on Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is the first hearing of a […]
Grassley on WTO Reform
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, July 28, 2020 VIDEO I’ve said this before and I will say it again: the U.S. must reaffirm its commitment to significant reform at the WTO and move to revitalize the organization that advances the cause of free and […]
Grassley on the Introduction of New Pandemic Relief Legislation
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Monday, July 27, 2020 VIDEO Within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, our proposals take on several issues facing Americans during this crisis. For unemployment insurance, we boost the federal government’s reimbursements to local governments and nonprofits to 75 percent – […]
Grassley Releases Finance Committee Provisions in Next Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released historic legislation growing on the success of the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to assist the country in combatting the coronavirus and safely reopening the economy. The legislation, which is based on past bipartisan legislative successes in response […]
Grassley Statement on Trump Prescription Drug Pricing Executive Orders
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive orders on prescription drug pricing. “President Trump continues to lead the way in the battle to lower prescription drug prices, refusing to back down as Big Pharma fights reform at every turn. At the beginning of […]
Grassley Praises Passage of Bill to Prevent Garnishment of Relief Payments
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Thursday, July 23, 2020 I am pleased that earlier today the Senate passed S. 3841 by unanimous consent. This is a common sense measure that will ensure the $1,200 Economic Impact Payments Congress provided to help individuals meet essential […]
Grassley on USMCA Entering Into Force
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, July 21, 2020 VIDEO The USMCA entered into force on July 1, and I am eager to see the modernized agreement deliver on its promise to spur job growth for American farmers, workers, businesses and innovators as well as […]