Grassley Opening Statement on Reducing Administrative Burdens, Improving Patient Access and Lowering Taxpayer Costs in Health Care
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Reducing Paperwork, Cutting Costs: Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Health Care” Wednesday, May 8, 2024 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on reducing administrative burdens in health care. Our country spends more than 4.5 trillion dollars annually on health care. […]
Wall Street Journal Sides with Iowans: The Budget Committee Ought to Focus on the Budget
WASHINGTON – The Wall Street Journal amplified concerns Iowans are sharing at Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) 99 county meetings regarding our nation’s budgetary crisis. In a recent column discussing the “bizarre” climate agenda set by the Senate Budget Committee’s Democrat majority, the Wall Street Journal emphasized Iowans’ rightful frustration with Washington, D.C.’s refusal to focus […]
Grassley Opening Statement at Budget Hearing on Big Oil
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change” Wednesday, May 1, 2024 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start by airing some disappointments I have regarding the process of this hearing […]
What They Are Saying: Washington Wakes Up to Senate Budget Republicans’ Case for Fiscal Focus
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Republicans’ push to reorient the committee’s focus to fiscal matters is taking hold in Washington. Under Democratic leadership, the Budget Committee this Congress has held 15 hearings on the climate and just three directly on the budget. Republicans received kudos for their letter this week pushing back on the committee’s […]
Grassley Provides Insight on Efforts to Snuff Out Tax Evasion
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Sunny Places for Shady People: Offshore Tax Evasion by the Wealthy and Corporations” Wednesday, April 10, 2024 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your holding today’s hearing on offshore tax evasion and closing the tax gap.I have some experience in this area. […]
Grassley Leads GOP Call For Budget Committee To Address Fiscal Policy
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and eight Senate Budget Committee Republicans shared with Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) pressing facts about the U.S. economic outlook, calling on him and majority committee members to focus on fiscal matters. Under Democrat leadership, the committee this Congress has convened 15 hearings on climate and just three on […]
Penn Wharton Hearing Witness: Dem Tax Proposals Won’t Solve Our Fiscal Challenges
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released responses Dr. Joao Gomes submitted for the record after serving as a minority witness at a hearing titled “Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs.” Gomes is a senior vice dean at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, which administers […]
Grassley: Budget Democrats Use Climate Change Smoke and Mirrors to Ignore Our Immediate Responsibilities
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs” Wednesday, March 20, 2024 VIDEO Last week, Senator Romney said the truth out loud – there is “no work being done by this committee to deal with our budget and to deal with […]
Grassley: Biden Admin’s EV Push Could Drive up the Deficit by $200 Billion
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is amplifying his opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions proposal, citing an alarming new cost estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). “The CBO released its ten-year budget and economic outlook on February 7, 2024, which projected a $224 billion increase […]
Grassley: Biden’s Budget Offers False Promises and a Far-Left Wish List
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal” Tuesday, March 12, 2024 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and thank you, Director Young, for coming to give the position of the administration on the budget. Today’s hearing is doing what the […]