CORNYN-GRASSLEY BILL TO LOWER DRUG COSTS PASSES SENATE UNANIMOUSLY

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Senate's unanimous passage of the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system. The legislation is led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and also cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).

As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Grassley advanced the legislation through committee in April 2025.

"The steep price of life-saving medication puts a major strain on Iowans," Grassley said. "Our bipartisan bill will help reduce the cost of prescript...