NOTE: Grassley’s tweet on this can be found HERE.
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On Congress Convening 2021 Session on a Sunday
Delivered on Sunday, December 20, 2020
VIDEO
Never in Senate history has the Senate convened a Congress on a Sunday.
The Constitution mandates that Congress convene at noon on January 3,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On Democrats Undermining our Elections
Delivered on Saturday, December 19, 2020
VIDEO
In this town, political arguments often change places quickly, causing observers whiplash.
Before this election, we had elected Democrats scaring voters with irresponsible conspiracy theories that President...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today released recently declassified messages from former FBI agent Peter Strzok related to Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s investigation of Trump campaign and...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the
Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, S.5064. This bill will build off the successful implementation of the
SECURE Act and make improvements so that more organizations and small businesses can...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are requesting additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding their investigation of the Glenwood Resource Center (GRC) and the Woodward Resource Center (WRC) in Iowa.
In their letter to DOJ, the senators request responses to two...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, urging the Trump administration to refrain from including sweeping liability protection language modeled on...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On Accepting the Election Results in Iowa’s Second Congressional District
Friday, December 18, 2020
VIDEO
There’s been a lot of finger wagging across the aisle by both Senate and House Democrats about accepting election results.
Most of that has been related to whether or not...
Q&A: Fix the PPP Tax Glitch
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: How has the Paycheck Protection Program helped small businesses keep their workforce?
A: When the COVID-19 pandemic led to severe economic fall-out for small businesses across the country, Congress provided a financial lifeline to help employers stay afloat and keep their workers on...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following joint statement on multiemployer pension relief and reform negotiations. “Over a year ago, we released a proposal to avert the collapse of critically...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today requested IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig provide an immediate briefing on whether taxpayer data was compromised in the SolarWinds hack. “The IRS appears to have been a customer of SolarWinds as recently...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Discusses Biden Cabinet Nominees
Thursday, December 17, 2020
VIDEO
Democrats are already lecturing Republican senators about approving future Biden cabinet nominees even if we don’t agree with them.
That’s rich. In other words, they are saying, “Don’t follow our...
Bill protects program that promotes conservation, stops scam artists from ripping off American taxpayers WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUrges Colleagues to Pass the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement ActWednesday, December 16, 2020VIDEO Much ink has been spilled the past few years over the threat of foreign influence in our politics. It’s a topic I’ve spoken about many times on this floor. This...
Bipartisan Investigation Identifies $65 million in Payments Made to a Handful of Groups Focused on Pain Issues by Manufacturers of Opioids and Opioid-Related Products. Finance Committee Leaders Release Hundreds of Pages of Documents and Data with Report Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) applauded the Senate passing their
Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, a bill to encourage scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds including cannabidiol, or CBD.
“I’ve been a strong supporter and lead Republican of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLooks Ahead to 99 County Meetings in 2021Wednesday, December 16, 2020VIDEO There’s no doubt 2020 has been a difficult year. But for me, it was an important year to continue fighting for Iowans. This year, I completed my 40th year of my 99 county meetings. This annual...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Special Inspector General for Pandemic RecoveryTuesday, December 15, 2020VIDEO As part of the CARES Act passed in March, Congress authorized the creation of a Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to oversee the billions of dollars in new federal spending. In the past,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCelebrates the Accomplishments of the First Step Act on 2 Year AnniversaryTuesday, December 15, 2020VIDEO As we approach the holiday season, many of us will be celebrating differently. COVID-19 may be limiting travel, the family members we see in person, or other holiday traditions. Yet,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a letter sent today urging leaders of the House of Representatives and House Committee on Administration to reject Rita Hart’s contest of election results in Iowa’s second congressional district and the dangerous precedent it would set. The letter was also signed by Reps.-elect Ashley...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered recorded interviews and documents comprising the stories of service from six Iowa veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Last month, Grassley’s office interviewed veterans at the Waverly Area Veterans Post in Waverly to...
