WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) – US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding an announcement from Cigna (Express Scripts) to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin prescriptions for some patients.

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) — US Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Merkley of Oregon are leading a bipartisan push for “robust” wind-energy funding in the 2020 funding bills, touting the benefits of the wind industry in American innovation and job growth.

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) — The Chairman wishes to inform Members that the Committee on Finance will meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 10:15AM, in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on “The 2019 Tax Filing Season and the 21st Century IRS.”

The following witness is scheduled to testify:

The Honorable Charles P Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC

The Chairman urges every Member to attend.

 

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 3, 2019) — Today, after an almost two year-long journey, legislation sponsored by state Representative Tony McCombie to extend protections to Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Adult Protective Services workers in honor of slain-DCFS worker Pam Knight, received the unanimous approval of the Illinois House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) — US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are calling on the IRS to fully enforce the tax laws against those involved in the recent college admissions scandal.

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) — US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are requesting information from two companies affiliated with The MENTOR Network (Mentor) after recent news reports in Iowa and 

PRESS RELEASE (April 3, 2019) — Senator Kamala Harris will make her third trip to Iowa as a Democratic presidential candidate April 10 and 11. On Wednesday, Sen Harris will hold a town hall meeting in Iowa City at the University of Iowa where, among other issues, she will lay out her plan to give Iowa teachers a $12,200 raise by the end of her first term.

PRESS RELEASE (April 2, 2019) — The hearing can be watched here once it begins.

The Chairman wishes to inform Members that the Committee on Finance will meet on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 10:15AM, in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part III.”

WASHINGTON DC (April 2, 2019) — Bipartisan legislation to improve health-outcomes and care-coordination for children with complex medical conditions in Medicaid, led by US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Sen Michael Bennet of Colorado, unanimously passed in the Senate after passing the House of Representatives last week.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today in response to flooding and flash flooding beginning March 13 and continuing.

The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Wapello County.

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