Grassley: Time Running Out For USMCA This Year
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Monday, December 2, 2019 VIDEO I’ve recently spoken with my colleagues in the House of Representatives and officials in the Administration. By all accounts, a deal is close on USMCA. I urge House Democrats to act quickly and […]
Grassley on Alzheimer’s Awareness: Barriers to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care Coordination
Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, November 27, 2019 November is National Family Caregivers Month. Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease which robs individuals of their memories and then their life. The disease also profoundly affects family caregivers. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than […]
Grassley Speaks to Fiscal Responsibility of Prescription Drug Bill; Announces Updated Bill Coming Soon
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Summit on Health Care Savings: Committee for a Responsible Budget Thursday, November 21, 2019 Thank you, President MacGuineas, for that kind introduction. Good morning, everyone. And a special thanks to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget for all the […]
Grassley on the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, November 20, 2019 VIDEO The financial crisis facing the private-sector multiemployer pension system calls for comprehensive reform. The crisis is severe and growing worse every day. Around 125 multiemployer plans are in so-called “critical and declining” financial status, […]
Grassley, Alexander Release Plan to Shore Up Failing Multiemployer Pension System
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairmen of the Senate Finance and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees respectively, today released a proposal to avert the collapse of critically underfunded multiemployer pension plans and reform rules for these plans to prevent future funding shortfalls within these important pillars of the American […]
Grassley Statement on Trump Health Care Transparency Announcement
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement of two new major rules requiring more price transparency in health care. “If they’ve got nothing to hide or be ashamed of, then hospitals and health insurance companies should welcome these rules. If the price […]
ICYMI: Amid Impeachment Investigation, Grassley Focused on Capping Prescription Drug Prices
Amid Impeachment Investigation, Grassley Focused on Capping Prescription Drug Prices Cedar Rapids Gazette By James Lynch Wednesday, November 13, 2019 CEDAR RAPIDS — Sen. Chuck Grassley started his weekly conference call with Iowa reporters with a disclaimer — he’s not glued to his television monitoring the House impeachment investigation. “I know everyone in […]
Grassley on the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
NOTE: Senator Chuck Grassley delivered a colloquy on the floor of the United States Senate this afternoon with Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Her speech, which followed Grassley’s, can be found here. Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, November 13, 2019 VIDEO I’m here […]
Grassley: Cracking Down on Counterfeiting
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, November 12, 2019 VIDEO Today, I am here to discuss the critical need to protect American businesses and consumers from the dangers of counterfeits, particularly counterfeit goods sold online. Counterfeits do incredible damage to our country’s economic competitiveness. […]
ICYMI: 58 Million American Adults Can’t Afford Prescription Drugs
Gallup: 58 Million American Adults Can’t Afford Prescription Drugs More than 1 in 5 American Adults Report Inability to Pay for Needed Drugs 34 Million American Adults Know Someone Who Died Because They Couldn’t Afford Treatment More than 13% of American adults — or about 34 million people — report knowing of […]