Grassley Introduces the Updated Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThursday, July 2, 2020 Legislative Text | Section-by-Section Summary I rise today to introduce the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020. This is a bill that I have been working on for the past 18 months. I made lowering prescription drug costs one of my […]
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Updated Bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Bill
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation co-authored by Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020, which originally passed out of the committee on a bipartisan 19-9 vote, including all committee Democrats. All provisions of this updated legislation have bipartisan support and were […]
Grassley on Responses to Economic Effects of COVID-19, Including Relief to States and Localities
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 1, 2020VIDEO Congress has taken actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its significant effects on workers, families and the economy generally. We enacted four laws in March and April, which CBO says have increased the deficit by […]
Grassley Discusses USMCA on Fox Business Network
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network to discuss the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement going into effect and the economy. He also highlighted President Trump’s commitment to following through on his promises. Watch | Download Grassley’s tweet on USMCA can be found here and […]
Grassley Celebrates USMCA Inaugural Day
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, July 1, 2020VIDEO Today the United States, Mexico and Canada launch a new chapter in our historic partnership with entry into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Thanks to the decisive leadership of President Trump, the USMCA will open the door for […]
Grassley on Multiemployer Pension Reform
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, June 30, 2020 VIDEO Since I reclaimed the gavel of the Finance Committee at the start of this Congress, one of my top priorities has been to fix the failing multiemployer pension system and help secure retirement benefits of more […]
Grassley at Hearing on the 2020 Filing Season and IRS COVID-19 Recovery
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, June 30, 2020 VIDEO Commissioner Rettig, thank you for agreeing to testify on the 2020 tax filing season and the IRS’ handling of the challenges posed by ongoing pandemic. The 2020 filing season got off to its typical […]
Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Wyden Bill to Keep HHS Repatriation Program Afloat During COVID-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON – The Senate by unanimous consent today passed the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act authored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) The legislation temporarily raises the cap for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repatriation program from $1 million to $10 million to ensure adequate funding […]
Grassley, Walden Request Investigation into COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today sent a letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting the OIG initiate an investigation into whether or not five states – California, Michigan, […]
ICYMI: NYT on the Status of Prescription Drug Pricing Reform
By Noah Weiland New York Times June 27, 2020 When President Trump visited Senate Republicans last month for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began ripping across the country, Senator Charles E. Grassley, the powerful chairman of the Finance Committee, confronted him about whether he still wanted to fulfill his years-old promise of […]