Remarks

Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeBiden’s Afghan Parolee Program – A Trojan Horse with Flawed Vetting and Deadly ConsequencesWednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO I want to open by thanking Senators Cornyn and Hawley for their leadership in coordinating this joint subcommittee hearing. Today’s hearing follows an...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Biden Administration UAC Case Studies” Wednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO Mr. President, Many times, under both Republican and Democrat [administrations], I’ve come to the Senate floor to raise concerns and warnings about how immigrant children, called unaccompanied...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“How the Working Families Tax Cuts Law Is Stopping Medicaid Fraud”Wednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO   Medicaid is intended to provide health care for the most vulnerable, including [the] disabled, elderly and low-income women and children. Recently, the Department of Health and Human...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Blood Donor Month”Tuesday, January 13, 2026 VIDEO   I’m here to honor a young Iowan. I do it during this month of January. January is National Blood Donor Month. It seems hard to believe, but every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Yet, less than 10% of those...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “An Iowan’s Example of How Obamacare is Unaffordable” Monday January, 12, 2026 VIDEO One of the issues that Congress must deal with, and do it very shortly, is the cost of health insurance. President Obama famously said that Obamacare would let Americans keep their health insurance...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Anti-Gag Provision Compliance”Thursday, January 8, 2026 VIDEO   I believe whistleblowing in the federal government should be protected and encouraged. People in the executive branch of government that are working hard every day want the federal government to enforce the laws...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day”Thursday, January 8, 2026 VIDEO   Tomorrow, January 9, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, but especially tomorrow, we offer our gratitude to our country’s men and women [in blue]. When you...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Our Nation’s Founding”Wednesday, January 7, 2026 VIDEO At the start of this new year, one of the dates coming up that we always honor, but this is a special honor of that day, because, on July 4 of this year, the United States of America will...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Historic Investment in Iowa Rural Health Care”Tuesday, January 6, 2026 VIDEO   [On] December the 29th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that my state of Iowa will receive over $209 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Fund. This federal...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Socialized Medicine Fails Patients”Monday, January 5, 2026 VIDEO Congress has a full plate of issues to work on this year. I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and continuing my work for the people of Iowa this year, as I always do. One issue on my mind is lowering health care...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Health and Human Services and Intelligence Community Coordination”Thursday, December 18, 2025 VIDEO I come to the Senate floor to give an update on one of my oversight projects. This is about an office within the Department of Health and Human Services that many people may not know...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“250th Anniversary – Celebrating American History”Tuesday, December 16, 2025 VIDEO This summer marks an important milestone in the great American experiment. On July 4, 2026, our country will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding. A nation founded on the universal principle...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Religious Freedom in Ukraine”Tuesday, December 16, 2025 VIDEO I understand that representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church are on Capitol Hill this week falsely claiming persecution by the Ukrainian Government. This is because of a law requiring churches in Ukraine to stop...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Tribute to Fallen Iowa National Guard Members”Monday, December 15, 2025 VIDEO It’s with a heavy heart that I come to the floor of the Senate today. Over the weekend, on December the 13th, two members of the Iowa National Guard, alongside a civilian interpreter, were killed by ISIS...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, December 11, 2025 On today’s agenda, we have seven nominations listed. We’ll vote today on all seven, including three district judges: Nicholas Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas, David Clay Fowlkes for the Western...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Former Governor Branstad”Thursday, December 11, 2025 VIDEO Former Governor Branstad’s being honored today. Before I read that tribute about his honoring today, I thought I’d give a little bit of background about what I know about former Governor Branstad. I first met State...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Jack Smith’s Duty of Candor to the Court”Wednesday, December 10, 2025 VIDEO If you hear the term “Arctic Frost” from those of us in Washington, D.C., it’s not a meteorological term – it's a name that the Biden administration put on the efforts through Special Counsel Jack...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Advancements in Cystic Fibrosis”Wednesday, December 10, 2025 VIDEO A few times every year, I come to the floor to compliment the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. I’m here again to do it. It’s once again shown it’s a leader in medicine and advancing new treatments. As...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Sudan’s Civil War”Tuesday, December 9, 2025 VIDEO Since 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces under the government of that country and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, it’s called, it’s termed in the paper and reports regularly as Rapid...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeProtecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving OffenderTuesday, December 9, 2025 Today’s hearing will examine the emerging issues involving child online exploitation and the evolving offender. As technology changes and evolves, so do bad actors who use it to...