Grassley Pushes Back On Political Stunts That Hurt Health Care Consumers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s 1332 waivers. “Using misinformation and outright lies to scare patients about their health care is unacceptable. Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act allows states to apply for waivers from some requirements […]
Grassley Supports Treasury’s Move to Continue Protecting American Tax Base, Prevent Unintended Tax Dodging
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking released by the Treasury Department. “The 2017 tax reform bill, with a reduced corporate tax rate and enhanced tax base-protections, has worked to substantially reduce the incentives for American companies to relocate offshore and has […]
ICYMI: Grassley Pushes His Prescription Drug Plan
Senator Cites Bipartisan Support, Saying Americans ‘Want This’ Cedar Rapids Gazette By James Lynch Americans want lower prescription drug prices. Sen. Chuck Grassley has a plan for that. The Iowa Republican who chairs the Senate Finance Committee said Wednesday that support is growing in the Senate for his Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction […]
Grassley, Rubio Seek Answers on HHS Funded Genetic Testing Connected to China, Russia
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma seeking an update on the status of a congressionally-mandated report which requires CMS to detail the circumstances in […]
Grassley: Ending Big Pharma’s Pricing Tricks Would be a Real Treat
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Thursday, October 31, 2019 VIDEO Today is Halloween. This may sound a little candy corn-y, but this Iowan wants to talk about the scary prices of prescription drugs. Since January, I’ve joined bipartisan forces to drive a stake […]
Why It’s Smart for Republicans to Act on Prescription Drug Prices
Why It’s Smart for Republicans to Act on Prescription Drug Prices By John Blanton RealClearPolitics.com Going into the 2020 election, President Trump and Senate Republicans must take serious action regarding one of the most highly polled and oft-cited issues of concern: health care. Not only will the issue be key to retaining the White […]
Grassley, Braun op-ed: How the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act can reduce drug costs
How the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act can reduce drug costs By Sens. Chuck Grassley and Mike Braun The cost of prescription drugs is too high, plain and simple. It’s a chorus we hear repeatedly from our constituents in Indiana and Iowa. If you ask any of our colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives, […]
Grassley op-ed: America will suffer if problems plaguing Midwest aren’t addressed by Congress
America will suffer if problems plaguing Midwest aren’t addressed by Congress By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Members of Congress representing Middle America have been talking about the challenges facing the Midwest for years, but our warnings have largely fallen on deaf ears. Why? Because too often, Congress doesn’t act on a problem until […]
Grassley at Hearing on One-Year Anniversary of Landmark Anti-Opioid Legislation
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Treating Substance Misuse in America Thursday, October 24, 2019 Good morning. I want to welcome our panelists to today’s hearing on the one-year anniversary of the SUPPORT Act. This landmark statute, which many of us had a hand in […]
Grassley on Repealing the SALT Tax
Grassley on Repealing the SALT Tax Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, October 23, 2019 VIDEO This week Democrats are using the Congressional Review Act to force a vote on a resolution that would effectively repeal an IRS regulation aimed at preventing millionaires and […]