Grassley Statement on House Passage of USMCA
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “The overwhelming, bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives is a historic victory for President Trump and the entire country. President Trump was adamant in campaigning for […]
Senators Request Comprehensive Study of National Organ Donor System
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Todd Young, a member of the Committee, wrote to Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General (HHS OIG) Joanne Chiedi requesting a comprehensive examination of the adequacy of the organ procurement and transplantation system in the United States. “President Trump’s historic executive order […]
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Tackle Medicare Appeals Backlog
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reintroduced legislation to reduce the backlog of Medicare appeals cases. The bipartisan Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) of 2019, establishes new tools for the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals (OMHA) at the Department […]
Grassley Statement on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Obamacare Ruling
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. “In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, despite serious constitutional issues with the federal government forcing Americans to purchase a product from […]
Grassley Statement on Trump Drug Importation Plan
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement of a proposed rule to allow certain prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. “This is a long time in the making and an important piece of the puzzle to lower prescription drug prices. I applaud […]
Grassley: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act Would Help Americans with Parkinson’s
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, December 18, 2019 VIDEO Senator Wyden and I received a letter from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research endorsing our bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. One million Americans have Parkinson’s disease. There’s no way to […]
Grassley: Temporary Funding for Health Programs Opens Door to Prescription Drug Pricing in 2020
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding critical health program funding included in the year-end appropriations package. Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have been leading the charge to lower prescription drug prices in Congress. “This deal ensures funding for critical health programs won’t lapse […]
Grassley Partners on Bill to Stop Flow of Drugs to Pill Mills
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to give the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) additional tools to hold drug distributors, manufacturers and pharmacies accountable for identifying, reporting and stopping suspicious orders of controlled substances. The Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act was introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) […]
Grassley Welcomes Inclusion of Retirement Savings Legislation in Spending Package
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement after successfully securing the inclusion of legislation based on his bipartisan bill with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore) in the year-end appropriations package. The SECURE Act includes the Retirement Enhancement and Savings (RESA) Act of 2019, legislation Grassley introduced earlier this year with Wyden. […]
Grassley on the Two Year Anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, December 17, 2019 VIDEO This week marks the second anniversary of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Thanks to theses historic tax cuts and reforms, Americans have more money in their paychecks and pocketbooks. […]