Securing Quality Care: Rural Health in Iowa
Securing Quality Care: Rural Health in Iowa Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Committee Hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and UnityPoint in Des Moines, Iowa Delivered on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 VIDEO I’d like to start by thanking our hosts here at UnityPoint for rolling out the […]
Grassley on the EpiPen: A Case Study in the Value of Oversight to Find Legislative Solutions
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Finance Committee EpiPen: A Case Study in the Value of Oversight to Find Legislative Solutions Monday, April 29, 2019 VIDEO Mr. President, I’d like to call attention to an issue that has affected many families in Iowa and throughout the […]
Hatch: Pass TPA and Give Americans a Strong Voice on Trade
In speech on Senate floor, Utah senator says, “I urge all of my colleagues who support free trade, open markets, and the advancement of American values and interests abroad to join me once again in supporting TPA and working with me to get all the pending trade bills passed in the Senate and signed into […]
Floor Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Regarding Health Care Reform
Mr. President, it has been nearly five weeks since the Majority Leader moved to proceed to the health care reform bill before us today. And it has been more than two months since the Finance Committee reported its bill, a great deal of which is reflected in the bill before us today. It has been […]
Floor Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Regarding the Debt Limit
Mr. President, tomorrow morning, the Senate will have to vote on legislation to increase the statutory limit on United States debt. The measure before us would increase the limit by $290 billion. The debt limit sets a ceiling on the amount of money that the U.S. Treasury can borrow. If we pass this bill, then […]
Grassley: Revised Health Care Reform Bill Still Raises Taxes on Middle-income Americans
Yesterday’s early morning vote brings the health care reform bill one step closer to final passage.Regardless of whether the other side has 60 votes, my friends on the other side still have a problem.The pending bill still raises taxes on middle-income Americans. The Reid modification did nothing to reverse this fact. Let me take a […]
Grassley: Health Care Bill Does Not Eliminate “Hidden Tax,” Adds Others
My Democratic friends have taken to the floor arguing that the Reid bill eliminates a so-called “hidden tax.” What is the so-called “hidden tax”? The Democrats argue that there is a “hidden health tax” that families pay in increased premium costs to cover the cost of caring for the uninsured. In short, when doctors and […]
Baucus Remarks Before The Hill/AstraZeneca Breakfast Policy Briefing
Thank you for inviting me here today to talk about a cause that has become a calling — health care reform. Comprehensive health reform is my top priority in the Finance Committee. And that’s because when I look at the numbers, they add up to one thing — a crisis. Health care costs are skyrocketing. […]
Baucus Remarks Before the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Thank you for inviting me here today to talk about a cause that has become a calling — health care reform. The title of this event — “Now is the Time for Action” — could not be better. I firmly believe that it’s true. We must act this year to reform our health care system. […]
Baucus Remarks Before the National Business Group on Health
Thank you very much for that kind introduction. I am pleased to be here to discuss what has become my calling and my purpose this year — comprehensive health care reform. In his weekly radio address last weekend, President Obama noted: “[W]e cannot bring our deficit down or grow our economy without tackling the skyrocketing […]