Grassley on President Trump’s Endorsement of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, February 5, 2020 VIDEO Last night, in his State of the Union address, President Trump called on Congress to put bipartisan legislation to lower prescription drug prices on his desk. Here are the facts. The House is controlled […]
Vice President Pence Endorses Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Bill
Washington – Vice President Mike Pence today praised the Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act and reiterated President Donald Trump’s commitment to passing their bipartisan bill and signing it into law. Last night in his State of the Union address, Trump praised Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) work to lower prescription drug prices […]
Grassley Hails Trump Call to Action on Prescription Drug Pricing
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hailed President Donald Trump’s call to action on prescription drug pricing during his State of the Union address. In his address to the nation, Trump recognized Grassley’s leadership on the issue and called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation. Grassley’s Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act is […]
Grassley Receives Classified Briefing on Coronavirus
Washington – Oversight and investigations staff for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today received a classified briefing from the HHS Office of National Security (ONS) regarding the coronavirus threat and the status of U.S. government efforts to combat […]
Grassley and Wyden Tout Benefits for Insulin Users in Prescription Drug Bill
Finance Committee Leaders Highlight How Legislation Takes on Cost of Life-Saving Diabetes Drugs Chairman and Ranking Member Update Public on Investigation to Spotlight Broken System that Drives High Insulin Prices at the Expense of Patients WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) described how the committee’s […]
Grassley Statement on Brexit
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. “The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom has lasted for centuries and will live on for centuries to come. The United States stands ready to […]
Grassley Praises CMS Medicaid Modernization
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the announcement made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding reforms to the Medicaid program that will allow more flexibility for states while they continue to care for and protect individual Americans and communities at most risk. “Each state faces different problems. […]
ICYMI: 58 Million Americans Can’t Afford Their Prescription Drugs. Where’s Congress?
RedState.com By Jesse Grady January 30, 2020 Impeachment should not distract lawmakers in Washington from real issues affecting Americans every day. A recent Gallup poll found that 58 million Americans cannot afford their prescription drugs due to the pharmaceutical giants increasing the prices of their most commonly taken drugs. Americans are struggling, but Congress keeps kicking […]
Grassley Attends White House USMCA Signing Ceremony
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer, today attended a White House signing ceremony led by President Donald Trump for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act. “President Trump campaigned on a promise to modernize our trade relationship with Canada and Mexico. He kept his promise. This updated agreement […]
Grassley, Wyden Continue Pressing Syndicated Conservation Easement Promoter
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are today continuing to press a subject of their bipartisan investigation into syndicated conservation easements transactions, which may have allowed some taxpayers to game the tax code for illegal profit. Following voluntary requests for documents and information, Grassley and […]