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, Cassidy Op-ed: A Bipartisan Way To Make Prescription Drugs Affordable
A Bipartisan Way To Make Prescription Drugs Affordable By Sens. Chuck Grassley and Bill Cassidy Americans are concerned about the high price of drugs. The pharmaceutical industry has become a system rife with gaming. Profits are regularly prioritized over patients. Laws meant to encourage innovation, recoup private investment, and ensure patient access are too […]
Grassley, Cramer Op-ed: How Congress Can Fix High Drug Prices
How Congress Can Fix High Drug Prices By Sens. Chuck Grassley and Kevin Cramer Washington is consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of impeachment, Ukraine, and transcripts. Every question we receive from the D.C. press corps is about that. But do you know who isn’t obsessed with this? Our constituents. Every day, we hear from people […]
Grassley Op-ed: Without Retirement Reform, Too Many Americans Will Be Left Behind
Without Retirement Reform, Too Many Americans Will Be Left Behind By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Society and the way people work has undergone a significant shift over the past decade. Advances in technology and increased economic opportunity are contributors to this shift. As the economy continues to change, the way we approach retirement savings must change as well. […]
Grassley op-ed: Farm communities need USMCA
Farm communities need USMCA By Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Farming is about community. It always has been. From the earliest known farming communities in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to the modern farms punctuating the landscape of Rural America, people have worked together for centuries to cultivate the crops that feed the world. […]
Grassley, Wyden Op-ed: The World Trade Organization is faltering. The US can’t fix it alone
The World Trade Organization is faltering. The US can’t fix it alone By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden With the World Trade Organization Public Forum underway in Geneva, it is time for members to confront and address the problems that are eroding the WTO’s credibility and effectiveness. These are problems that, […]
Grassley Wall Street Journal Op-ed: The Senate Takes on Campus Censorship
The Senate Takes on Campus Censorship By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Universities have long been centers of political correctness. But campus administrations increasingly seem to be indulging students who, when faced with uncomfortable ideas, complain of feeling “harmed” or “unsafe.” This is reaching its breaking point and making it hard for professors to […]
Grassley op-ed: Let’s prescribe a dose of common sense: End spread-pricing in Medicaid
Let’s prescribe a dose of common sense: End spread-pricing in Medicaid By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Americans from coast to coast disagree about plenty of issues. As a U.S. senator, I know at least one issue that unites all Americans: Drug prices are too high. The soaring cost of prescription medicine has struck […]
Grassley op-ed: Oversight is necessary to ensure quality care in nursing homes
Oversight is necessary to ensure quality care in nursing homes By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Oversight is often a vehicle for change in the federal government. In order to solve a problem, you need to know what it is, how bad it is and why it’s happening. Oversight is an important tool to […]
Grassley, Collins op-ed: Bill takes bipartisan approach to lowering medication costs
Bill takes bipartisan approach to lowering medication costs By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Susan Collins We are no strangers to working across the aisle to find solutions to some of America’s most difficult problems. We have banned pharmacy gag clauses, and we are working to hold insulin manufacturers accountable for unnecessarily high drug […]