Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“The Truth Will Set You Free”Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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For several congresses, I and others in this body have been trying to bring attention to Swiss banks trying to hide assets that they accumulated during World War II.
And [I’m leading] my colleagues in efforts to make...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is backing a clean, 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to revise its congressional attendance procedures for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and Foreign Intelligence...
WASHINGTON – The Senate today confirmed John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 53-46, marking the 100th federal district court judge confirmed under the leadership of Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
“Throughout my time leading the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’ve been committed...
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Topics include: Iran, the Improving Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, the Homeland Security partial government shutdown and Social Security.
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that Iowa will receive over $64 million in federal aid to help replace 67 bridges and culverts in poor condition across Iowa. The two awards will be administered through DOT’s Competitive Highway Bridge...
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Topics include: Iran, former Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Grassley’s oversight to address online child exploitation.
Q: How do government shutdowns fail the American people?
A: The insufferable pattern of government shutdowns stemming from a lapse in approved funding needs to stop once and for all. Since 1981, failure to enact the 12 annual appropriation bills by the end of the fiscal year has resulted in a handful of major government shutdowns. After a 21-day shutdown...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is opening a congressional inquiry into eight major tech companies for allegedly failing to sufficiently report online child sexual exploitation, frustrating law enforcement investigations into online child abuse. Additionally, Grassley is releasing new information from...
What every American needs to know about Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigationApril 3, 2026By Meaghan Mobbs, Opinion ContributorThe Hill
Recent disclosures about special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation raise a deeply troubling question for the American people: Did federal law enforcement cross the line from pursuing justice into wielding...
Q: Does the INSULIN Act reduce drug prices for people with diabetes?
A: As a co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation, I’m continuing my efforts in Congress to help lower the cost of insulin for the tens of millions of Americans who rely on this lifesaving medication to thrive and enjoy a high-quality of life. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to nominate a new U.S. Attorney General:
“I want to thank Pam Bondi for her work leading the Justice Department. Over her tenure, Pam Bondi helped bring violent crime down to historic lows. Under her...
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Topics include: Cancer rates in Iowa, the SAVE America Act, Grassley’s 99 county meetings, Iran and congressional power.
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Child Predators Accountability Act to ensure abusers who include children in the production of sexually explicit content are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
The bipartisan...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent calling on the Trump administration to impose sanctions on former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and his associates, given their...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement raising the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to their highest-ever levels. EPA is also taking action to incentivize domestic feedstocks over foreign imports and...
Q: What should Iowans know about the solvency of Social Security?
A: The Senate Budget Committee recently held a hearing to examine the facts facing Social Security that every American needs to know. According to the recent projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is on the...
WASHINTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), by a vote of 19-3.
Xylazine is a highly toxic veterinary tranquilizer that has been increasingly used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl and other narcotics. The Combating Illicit...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement after successfully defeating a misguided Democrat resolution that would have reversed current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance allowing wind and solar companies to qualify for federal clean energy tax credits. The resolution failed by a vote of 47-53. Grassley is a senior...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, delivered remarks this week at a congressional briefing organized by the International Trademark Association, the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center. The...
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WASHINGTON – Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Livestock Consolidation Research Act, bipartisan legislation to support research into the economic impact of livestock market consolidation on farmers, ranchers and consumers.
“Consolidation in the meat and poultry industry...
