WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the recent 9-2 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affecting Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans. Yesterday’s appellate decision overturns past court opinions, ruling that Congress never intended to exclude service members who served in the seas around Vietnam from receiving the presumption that their illnesses were connected to Agent Orange exposure.

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2019) — US Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health care for veterans. The Veterans Access to Care Act would help improve veterans’ medical facilities by allowing facilities with a need for additional health care professionals to apply to be designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).

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) — 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