21 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Press HHS, CMS on Physician Payment Sunshine Act Compliance

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 21, 2019) — US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding physician-owned distributorships’ (PODs) potential failure to disclose physician ownership interests and related payments as required by the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.

20 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley to Justice Dept: Disabled Public Safety Officers Deserve Answers on Benefits

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 20, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa is renewing scrutiny of a federal program created to support law-enforcement officers disabled or killed in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officers Benefits Program has been marked by delayed and inconsistent responses to officers and their families seeking disability or death benefits.

18 Mar 2019

Rolling Stone: The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) —

The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit

The Rolling Stone

By Matt Taibbi

Sunday, March 17, 2019

16 Mar 2019

Sens Amy Klobuchar, Mike Lee, Dick Durbin, Charles "Chuck" Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Lower Prices for Consumers

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2019) — US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sens Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mike Lee of Utah, and Dick Durbin of Illinois in reintroducing legislation to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers.

15 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Patrick Leahy, John Cornyn, Dianne Feinstein Push for Improved FOIA Compliance

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2019) — US Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are raising concern about a continued culture of secrecy in the federal bureaucracy.

15 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Sunshine Week: Shining Light on DoD Whistleblower Hotline

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 14, 2019) —

Floor Statement by US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus on Sunshine Week: Shining Light on DoD Whistleblower Hotline, Thursday, March 14, 2019

Mr President,

I come to the floor today to celebrate an important week in our system of self-government. This week is known as Sunshine Week.

15 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Votes to Tackle National Security & Humanitarian Crisis Along Southern Border

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 14, 2019) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today voted against a resolution of disapproval of the Trump administration’s use of emergency authorities provided by Congress in The National Emergencies Act of 1976 to address the ongoing national security and humanitarian crisis along the southern border. He issued the following statement:

15 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Dick Durbin Bill Will Require Supreme Court to Allow Cameras in the Courtroom

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 14, 2019) — US Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and US Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), both members of The Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced legislation today to require open-proceedings of The Supreme Court to be televised.

14 Mar 2019

Opening Statement by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Chairman, US Senate Finance Committee on the President’s FY2020 Budget Featuring Treasury Sec Steven Mnuchin

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 14, 2019) — Welcome to this afternoon’s hearing. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is here to testify about the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal.

The President’s budget includes various proposals to confront a variety of policy issues, including runaway federal-spending, border-security and immigration-enforcement, national defense, the opioid epidemic, and health-care costs.

14 Mar 2019

Sens Thom Tillis, John Cornyn, Charles "Chuck" Grassley, and Mike Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Asbestos Victims Trust Fund

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 14, 2019) — Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina in introducing the PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act, common-sense legislation that provides much-needed oversight of asbestos-bankruptcy trusts to ensure victims receive fair and just compensation. The bill is also cosponsored by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Mike Crapo of Idaho.

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