WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) alongside Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are asking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to address anticompetitive practices currently used by some brand-name pharmaceutical companies to delay the manufacture and introduction of generic drugs in the market.  Commissioner Gottlieb recently outlined his concerns with such abusive practices, which wo

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement on Sen. John McCain.

“Senator McCain is tough and tenacious, and I have no doubt that he will fight this with all his might. I ask that Iowans join Barbara and me as we pray for John’s recovery and for strength for his family.”

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Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee

Executive Business Meeting

July 20, 2017

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WASHINGTON – A group of lawmakers, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced legislation to restore checks and balances in the federal government by curbing the spread of executive branch power grabs made through agencies’ broad interpretation of congressional intent.  The Separation of Powers Restoration Act clarifies that the courts, not agencies, have the authority to independently interpret the law.