09.27.23 Chairman Whitehouse Opening Statement
09.27.23 Senator Grassley Opening Statement
Grassley Discusses Strategies to Preserve and Strengthen Medicare for Future Generations
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Medicare Solvency Wednesday, September 27, 2023 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this very important hearing, because we can all recognize Medicare and Social Security are very much a part of the social fabric. They may be government […]
Senator Whitehouse: We Can and Must Protect Medicare Without Cutting Benefits
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing, titled “Medicare Forever: Protecting Seniors by Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share.” Chairman Whitehouse’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, today’s hearing is about guaranteeing Medicare solvency by balancing […]
Grassley: Credit Suisse Must Embrace Sunlight In Review Of Nazi-Linked Accounts
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Budget Committee“Credit Suisse Must Fully Investigate Historic Servicing of Nazi Clients”Thursday, September 21, 2023 VIDEO Earlier this year, Chairman Whitehouse and I began bipartisan work to investigate Credit Suisse’s historical servicing of Nazi-linked accounts. Today, I’d like to discuss this important bipartisan work and thank […]
Whitehouse, Boyle Legislation to Protect Medicare for Seniors, Make Wealthiest Pay Fair Share Would Extend Solvency Indefinitely
Washington, D.C.—A new estimate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary, released today, finds that the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would extend the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund’s solvency indefinitely by making the nation’s highest earners contribute a fairer share. The legislation, which uses the same Medicare […]
Chairman Whitehouse: Floor Remarks on Committee’s Bipartisan Investigation of Credit Suisse’s Nazi Ties
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about the Committee’s ongoing bipartisan investigation into Credit Suisse’s Nazi ties. The investigation has exposed new details about Credit Suisse’s historical servicing of Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts, which in some cases continued until as recently […]
09.20.23 Chairman Whitehouse Opening Statement
Senator Whitehouse: Economic Inequality Constricts Economic Growth and Undermines Economic Stability
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled “Reducing Inequality, Fueling Growth: How Public Investment Promotes Prosperity for All.” Chairman Whitehouse’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, Today’s hearing is about how economic inequality impedes economic growth. Economic […]