WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota were joined by Sen Joni Ernst of Iowa in sponsoring bipartisan legislation to bring down the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs. The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act would limit anti-competitive pay-for-delay deals that prevent or delay the introduction of affordable follow-on versions of branded pharmaceuticals.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, Chris Coons of Delaware, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Doug Jones of Alabama, Pat Roberts of Kansas, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Jack Reed of Rhode Island introduced the Teachers Are Leaders Act, which would create partnerships between colleges and high-need schools to develop and support innovative teacher-leader roles.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reaffirm their support for US engagement in the multilateral OECD process on an approach to addressing the tax challenges arising from the “digitalization of the economy.” The senators also signaled their continued opposition to foreign governments’ unilateral attempts at targeting US-based multinational companies wi

WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2019) — In a letter to US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer submitted a description of changes to e

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2019) — Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt Gov Adam Gregg are continuing their Condition of the State Tour for the week of Monday, January  28. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Wednesday, January 30

Gov Reynolds and Lt Gov Gregg visit Raymon HVAC

300 W Johnson St

Albion, IA 50005

9:00AM

 

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (January 29, 2019) — State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) voted against the House rules offered by the majority caucus.

WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2019) — Prepared Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa at the National Federation of the Blind Washington Seminar on the Marrakesh Treaty and the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act

NOTE: Below are prepared remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on returning as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee followed by his prepared statement for the hearing on Drug Pricing in America.

Before we begin, I wanted to say a few words about returning as chairman.

Twelve years ago, when I last sat in this chair, we got a lot done. Nearly all of it was bipartisan.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2019) — Lt Governor Adam Gregg and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will be participating in an international trade mission to South America, led by Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) officials, February 3-9, 2019. This will be Lt Gov Gregg’s first trade mission since taking the oath of office on January 18, 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2019) — Gov Kim Reynolds' two companion bills were introduced that would amend the Iowa Constitution to allow automatic restoration of voting rights for more than 60,000 Iowans with felony convictions in their backgrounds.

Below is a statement from Mark Stringer, ACLU of Iowa Executive Director.

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