Chuck Grassley

I call up amendment No. 1959. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] proposes an amendment numbered 1959.

I joined with 20 of my colleagues urging CMS to move forward with this proposal, which would lower out of pocket costs for beneficiaries.

We share the mutual desire to ensure that Americans are paying the lowest possible price at the pharmacy counter.

I want to draw your attention to bipartisan legislation that Senator Bennet and I introduced this week.

As a strong supporter of Medicare Part D and as someone who cares about those who will count on these programs today and for many years to come, I have a responsibility to ensure the survival of this program for future generations.

It seems to be common for a lot of these shootings, in fact, almost all of the shootings, and that is the mental state of the people that are doing it.

I led, along with my good friend Ranking Member Wyden, the most thorough and comprehensive bipartisan investigation of the IRS in decades.

It is pretty simple that Congress would not pass a law that would put some segments of our economy out of business.

We believe that, people should have support if they have lost their income for a legitimate reason.

If you equalize those rates, you would save $1 billion to $2 billion a year.

If you equalize the rates, you would save $500 million a year.

We think tens of billions of dollars could be saved by bringing them into a budget-neutral position.

It seems to me that if we are going to get control of our growing debt and deficits, our focus needs to be on the spending side, particularly mandatory spending programs.

So even with the tax cuts enacted last year fully in effect, revenue as a percentage of GDP will exceed the historic average.

When Democrats say that they want to repeal tax reforms, they are really telling the American people that they want fewer jobs and lower wages

Having the public debt go from 78 percent to 96 percent of gross national product is not very good news.

In all my years in the United States Senate, I have never seen such positive results just because we passed a tax bill so soon.

I would like to have you give me some data that will show the benefits of such, because maybe you reduce--you are eliminating regulations that have not been enforced for the last 20 years.

Senators Grassley and Ernst have the Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act.

If confirmed, I commit to following the consultation requirements mandated by law and to work closely with Congress in pursuing trade negotiations.

Getting more transparency in our trade policy has been a top priority for me.

I strongly believe any new or renegotiated trade agreements should build on what the United States has achieved in past agreements.

I believe that we should address currency manipulations in trade agreements, because currency values have an immense impact on imports and exports.

In your testimony, you state that one of your top priorities at the WTO will be addressing the fact that too many members claim 'developing nation' status.

I agree that the recent escalation in use of competition laws to the detriment of U.S. companies is an issue of concern.