Chairman's Press
Chairman Graham Statement On House Adopting Its Budget Resolution
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the House of Representatives adopted the House Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res 14). “I appreciate the House’s efforts to begin the process of passing a reconciliation bill. “I look forward to working with the House to strengthen the tax cut provisions by making them permanent in order to meet President Trump’s priorities. I will also ensure the Department of Hom… Continue Reading
02.21.25
Chairman Graham Statement After Senate Agrees To Budget Resolution to Secure the Border, Revitalize our Military and Unleash American Energy
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the Senate agreed to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution by a vote of 52-48. The FY 2025 budget resolution is the blueprint for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military and increase American energy independence. “This budget resolution is a complete game changer when it comes to securing our border and making our mi… Continue Reading
02.20.25
Chairman Graham Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Budget Resolution Vote-A-Rama
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today discussed the Senate’s budget resolution on the floor ahead of a series of amendment votes, known as a “vote-a-rama.” The FY 2025 budget resolution is the blueprint for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military and increase American energy independence. GRAHAM: “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to embark on a plan to jumpstart the most transformat… Continue Reading
02.12.25
Chairman Graham Statement on Sending FY25 Budget Resolution to the Floor
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the committee voted 11-10 to send the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Senate budget resolution to the floor. The FY 2025 budget resolution is the blueprint for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military and increase American energy independence. “Today we took a significant step to passing the most transformative border security bill in… Continue Reading
02.07.25
Chairman Graham Unveils FY 2025 Budget Resolution To Secure The Border, Revitalize Our Military, Unleash American Energy Production And Begin The Process Of Restoring Fiscal Sanity
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the text of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the pathway for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military, increase American energy independence and begin the process of fiscal sanity. “To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger defense … Continue Reading
02.07.25
Chairman Graham Unveils FY 2025 Budget Resolution To Secure The Border, Revitalize Our Military, Unleash American Energy Production And Begin The Process Of Restoring Fiscal Sanity
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the text of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the pathway for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military, increase American energy independence and begin the process of fiscal sanity. “To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger defense … Continue Reading
02.07.25
Chairman Graham Statement on Vought Confirmation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after voting to confirm Russ Vought as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Vought was confirmed by a vote of 53-47. “I look forward to working with OMB Director Russ Vought and congratulate him on being confirmed by the Senate. “Russ is highly qualified, and served in the same capacity in the first Trump Administration. I believe he is the… Continue Reading
02.05.25
Chairman Graham: Senate Budget Committee Will Move Forward On A Budget Resolution
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today announced the committee will mark up the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution next week. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the pathway forward for a fully paid for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our military and increase American energy independence. “To those who believe that Republicans should fulfill their promises on border sec… Continue Reading
01.30.25
Chairman Graham Statement on Committee Advancing Vought’s Nomination
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the committee voted to advance Russ Vought’s nomination to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the floor. “I was very pleased that Russ Vought was reported out of the Budget Committee unanimously by those in attendance — all Republicans. “My Democratic colleagues decided to boycott, which is their right. The markup was short and pleasant. Th… Continue Reading
01.22.25
Chairman Graham Questions OMB Director Nominee Vought
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russ Vought. This is the first hearing Graham has chaired in the 119th Congress. GRAHAM: “What’s the most important function of the federal government, in your view?” VOUGHT: “I believe it’s to keep the American people safe and secure so they can enjoy their liberties and to protec… Continue Reading
01.08.25
Graham Elected Senate Budget Committee Chairman
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after he was elected Senate Budget Committee Chairman by the Republican conference for the 119th Congress on December 20, 2024. “I am honored to have been elected Senate Budget Committee Chairman by the Republican conference. The Senate Budget Committee - through the reconciliation process - will aggressively push the most transformational border security bill in American history and revitalize our military. “We’r… Continue Reading
01.07.25
Private Equity in Health Care Shown to Harm Patients, Degrade Care and Drive Hospital Closures
WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), in their respective capacities as Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee during the 118th Congress, released a bipartisan staff report on the findings of their investigation into the ways in which private equity investment in health care has negative consequences for patients and providers. The Committee focused on two private equity firms—including the single-largest private equity inves… Continue Reading
01.04.25
Senate Budget Committee Investigation into Nazi-Linked Credit Suisse Accounts Yields Extensive New Findings, Reveals Bank’s Historic Pattern of Obstruction
WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of documents uncovered as a result of a Senate Budget Committee investigation into Credit Suisse’s World War II-era accounts indicate extensive new evidence of previously unknown or only partially known Nazi-linked account holders. The bank failed to disclose these accounts during prior investigations. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) spearheaded the investigation in their capacities as Budget Committee Ranking Member and Chairman, resp… Continue Reading
12.18.24
Grassley: I Remain Convinced the Budget Committee Should Focus on Immediate Fiscal Problems Facing Our Country
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Next to Fall: The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis is Here - And Getting Worse” Wednesday, December 18, 2024 VIDEO Our time at the helm of the Budget Committee is coming to an end. Disappointingly, it’s ending the same way it began - not focusing on our nation’s unsustainable debt and deficits. Instead of prioritizing the committee’s core responsibilities, here we are holdi… Continue Reading
10.08.24
CBO Estimate: 2024 Deficit Reaches $1.8 Trillion under Biden-Harris Spending
WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today estimated the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 deficit was $1.8 trillion, double what the agency projected when the Biden-Harris administration took office. Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on the need to reverse course. “President Biden and Vice President Harris have ignored resounding messages from Iowans and Americans nationwide, as well as alarms from global credit ratings … Continue Reading
10.04.24
Grassley: Biden-Harris Stonewalling Prevents CBO from Conducting Complete Analysis of President’s 2025 Budget
WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s report, “An Analysis of the President’s 2025 Budget.” “Biden-Harris pie-in-the-sky policy proposals are so unrealistic CBO can’t even calculate their budget impact. This administration's unprecedented lack of transparency and fiscal discipline is insulting to Congress and the taxpayer,” Grassley said. “President Biden and Vice President Harris shouldn’t count on Co… Continue Reading
10.03.24
CBO Confirms: Biden-Harris Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its fiscal analysis of the Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration Program. Among other findings, CBO estimates the program - which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched to artificially lower seniors’ premiums that have surged due to Democrat policymaking - could cost taxpayers more than $21 billion over three years if implemented as planned. CBO conducted it… Continue Reading
09.25.24
Grassley Calls for Continued Oversight to Address Housing Affordability
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Affordability” Wednesday, September 25, 2024 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, [Housing affordability] is an issue central for Iowans and all Americans, something they care about deeply. It’s very central to what both Republicans and Democrats call the “American Dream.” Over the past four years, Americans saw home prices and, particularly, … Continue Reading
09.11.24
Grassley Calls for Bipartisan Approach to Social Security
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security” Wednesday, September 11, 2024 VIDEO Before I continue my opening statement, I want to acknowledge today being the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Time can’t erase the horrors of that day. We must always remember the thousands of Americans who lost their lives to terrorism. And we are forever… Continue Reading
08.27.24
Grassley, Arrington Request CBO Analyze Fiscal Impacts of New Biden-Harris Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy
WASHINGTON - Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) are calling for a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of a demonstration program the Biden-Harris administration launched to artificially lower Medicare Part D premium payments using taxpayer dollars. This Premium Stabilization Demonstration Program is a reaction to consequences of Democrats’ Inflation “Reduction” Act (IRA), as the law has allowed insur… Continue Reading