Video of the floor speech is available here.

Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck Grassley

Obamacare is Unaffordable for Too Many Americans; Medicaid Emphasizes Spending Over Quality

Delivered Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Q: What’s the update regarding China’s ban on American beef?

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sought clarification from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller regarding his office’s ability to determine the value of reimbursement to the state necessary to make Iowa whole from EpiPen’s apparent misclassification under Medicaid’s Drug Rebate Program. In his letter, Grassley states, “significant concerns remain that Iowa may not receive proper reimbursements.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley co-authored the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, later enacted, after his oversight and news stories uncovered significant payments from the prescription drug and medical device industry to doctors that had not been disclosed.