not only is this administration pushing policies that drive up the price of gasoline, but their policies would make us even more dependent on a supply chain that runs directly through China.

I come to the floor today referring to a speech that Senator Biden gave on this Senate floor 39 years ago today. The scene was this: It developed over several months of that year before May 2, 1984. I had this idea which would be…

I believe in all-of-the-above energy strategies, oil, gas, biofuel, wind.

Conveniently, they ignore the devastating impact that their policies would have on working class Americans and small businesses, including family farmers.

Agriculture is very important to Iowa's economy.

the fundamental problem that we have in the Federal budget is not one of under-taxation but of overspending.

my long-held belief is that farm policy should be a limited safety net that helps farmers weather the storm

I am here to discuss the Defense Department's financial audits--or, more accurately, the lack of credible audits. My colleagues know that I am as stubborn as a mule when it comes to my oversight work of the Pentagon's accounting system--or…

America's fiscal problems are serious and Republicans are working to tackle those problems head on.

Senate Democrats haven't lifted a finger to prevent us from going head-long off the fiscal cliff.

I will vote no on the nomination of Joshua Jacobs to be Under Secretary for Benefits at VA. I will do so for reasons I have already stated publicly in the Record when I paused consideration of his nomination last month. I placed that hold…

Leader Schumer said since last week that he intends to introduce a resolution purporting to support law enforcement. In 2020, ``defund the police'' became the rallying cry of the radical left. Every day for the next 2 years, officers…

I see President Biden refusing to even enter a negotiation room with Speaker McCarthy.

on behalf of the Hawkeye State, I am proud to congratulate the Iowa women's basketball team for a historic run in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. All season long, the Hawkeyes played before sellout crowds at Carver-Hawkeye Arena…

It will not be mandatory, period, full stop. It will not be mandatory.

I think I ought to point out that it's been very public, it's a matter of public record that President Biden himself aggressively took advantage of it to save himself as much as $500,000.

Many taxpayers accept complexity that favors them.

The Prescription Pricing for the People bill requires the FTC to study pharmaceutical intermediaries, including vertical integration.

The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act (S. 127) requires transparency reporting by PBMs to shine sunlight on prices and fees associated with prescription drugs.

The current drug price system is so opaque that it is easy to see why there are many questions about PBM motives and practices.

In the Grassley-Wyden 2-year investigation into insulin price-gouging, we found that that PBM scheme encourages drug makers to spike the drug list price.

In the Grassley-Wyden 2-year investigation into insulin price-gouging, we found that that PBM scheme encourages drug makers to spike the drug list price.

The Prescription Pricing for the People bill requires the FTC to study pharmaceutical intermediaries, including vertical integration.

I believe the key way that we can solve high prescription drug prices is to have more transparency.

The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act (S. 127) requires transparency reporting by PBMs to shine sunlight on prices and fees associated with prescription drugs.