WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

Click HERE for video of Grassley's remarks from the Senate floor.

Click HERE for separate audio of Grassley discussing the legislation.

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Finance Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Standardizing Cancer Recommendations for Earlier Evaluation and Navigation of Screenings (SCREENS) Act to make cancer screening recommendations more accessible, transparent and user friendly for patients and health care providers.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence rate in the nation. Cancer screenings can increase the chance...