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 […]
Counterfeits Pose Significant Economic & Safety Threat Report Finds
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released a bipartisan committee report studying counterfeit goods sold online and their effect on U.S. businesses and consumers. The report found that improved information sharing between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its private sector partners would aid […]
Grassley at the U.S. International Trade Commission Awards Day
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Thursday, November 7, 2019 Thank you for inviting me here today. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with the employees here at the International Trade Commission and help celebrate your annual awards day. I especially appreciate the invite from Chairman […]
Grassley, Wyden named 2019 Champions of Retirement Security
WASHINGTON – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) today honored Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) with the organization’s “Champion of Retirement Security” award for leadership to advance legislative solutions to address the nation’s looming retirement crisis by helping Americans save more for retirement. “Committing to saving for […]
Grassley on Big Pharma’s Secrets
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, November 6, 2019 VIDEO I’m here to share a secret with the American people. It’s about prescription drug pricing. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, it’s no secret that one of my biggest priorities is to […]
Grassley on Fiscally Responsible Prescription Drug Pricing Bill
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, November 6, 2019 VIDEO I’ve had to scratch my head upon hearing some criticism of my Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act from supposedly fiscally conservative and pro-taxpayer organizations like Freedom Works and Americans for Tax Reform. My bill […]
Grassley on Misinformation on Prescription Drug Price Bill
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, November 5, 2019 VIDEO I’m here today to again promote common-sense entitlement reform. In the past year, we’ve seen a flurry of drug pricing proposals. I’m encouraged by the efforts from my colleagues here in the Senate, […]
Grassley on 232 Tariff Reform
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, November 5, 2019 VIDEO When I resumed the Chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee in January, I laid out my top priorities for the committee’s work. For international trade, my agenda included reviewing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion […]
Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Introduced in House and Senate
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis, and Ranking Member Jackie Walorski today introduced the Family First Transition Act to help states transform their child welfare systems and keep more children safely at home, instead of […]