Q: Why are you looking into the nation’s organ-procurement and transplant system?

A: Advances in medical science, specifically organ-transplants, save lives and give loved-ones a new lease on life. Incredible gifts of life are made possible when family members and even total strangers donate to a patient in need.

WASHINGTON DC (December 23, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley has nominated 50 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the US service academies.

“These young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection on our state. Their accomplishments, leadership and desire to serve are exceptional, and signal continued excellence in the US armed forces,” Sen Grassley said.

Q: How will the CREATES Act help drive down prescription drug prices?

A: America’s free-enterprise system has engineered technological and medical innovation like nowhere else on Earth. Consumers and patients benefit when competition drives the entrepreneurial spirit and pushes inventors, innovators, and investors to take risks and create new products and cures.

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Todd Young (R-MA), a member of the Committee, wrote to Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General (HHS OIG) Joanne Chiedi requesting a comprehensive examination of the adequacy of the organ procurement and