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Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, July 23, 2026 On today’s agenda, we’re going to address an organizational issue. This is our newest colleague, Senator Graham’s, first markup. I’ll have a few words on that in a moment. We’ll be making it official that she’ll...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Protecting American Taxpayers Act”Thursday, July 23, 2026 VIDEO Iowans are fed up with their [tax] dollars being lost every year to waste, fraud and abuse. As a watchdog for those taxpayers, I’ve helped lead the charge to stop brazen criminals from stealing Americans’ hard-earned...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Drivers Demand E15 with Their Pocketbooks”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO Once again, I’m here to educate my colleagues about the necessity for passing the ethanol issue of E15 in this Congress. As Iowa families are going on their summer vacations and people visit or pass through my...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Supporting Iowan Caitlin Clark”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO I want to talk about Caitlin Clark, a native of West Des Moines, Iowa. Caitlin Clark played basketball at the University of Iowa. She changed women’s college basketball, but [she] also inspired athletes of all ages,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“FBI Election Interference Investigation and More Misleading Reporting from the New York Times”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO I come to the floor once again, as I have before, to discuss misleading reporting in the New York Times. The New York Times has a global reputation....

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) denounced the rise of “Democratic Socialist” candidates across the United States, who have won elections from Colorado to New York and Pennsylvania. Grassley noted that countries who have adopted socialism have experienced less prosperity and witnessed starvation, economic ruin,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Congress Needs to Work on Appropriations Bills”Tuesday, July 21, 2026 VIDEO It’s the responsibility of Congress every year to pass appropriations bills to fund the government. Failure to enact the 12 annual appropriations bills by the end of the fiscal year of September 30 has, with...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Nomination of the Honorable Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States: Day 2Thursday, July 16, 2026 Yesterday, we heard hours of testimony by Mr. Blanche addressing questions posed by members of this Committee. Mr. Blanche’s responses exhibited...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee The Nomination of the Honorable Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States Wednesday, July 15, 2026 I want to welcome everyone this morning as we consider Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as the 88th Attorney General of the United...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Defense Authorization Act”Tuesday, July 14, 2026 VIDEO As the Senate and House [of Representatives] are currently working on the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it is very important that Congress pass this bill. We need a very strong and capable...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Senator Lindsey Graham”Monday, July 13, 2026 VIDEO It’s a sad day for all of us in the Senate, and particularly [for] those that were very, very close to Lindsey Graham. And that would be most senators and, obviously, his staff. So, I’d like to take a moment to honor the life of our...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, June 24, 2026 Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features Daniel Domenico, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Our second panel has two nominees: Matthew Byrne, to be a judge on the U.S. District...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“E15 is National Security”Wednesday, June 24, 2026 VIDEO I am here, once again, like I’ve done at least once a week, every week, since the House passed year-round E15. I do it to communicate the importance of the Senate passing year-round E15. I’ve talked about the importance of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Religious Persecution in Ukraine by Russia”Tuesday, June 23, 2026 VIDEO I’m here today to condemn another attack by Vladimir Putin's regime on Ukraine’s religious and cultural heritage. On June the 15th, Russia[n] strikes set fire to and damaged the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv. This...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The State of Iran Demands Accountability in U.S.-Iran Deal”Monday, June 22, 2026 VIDEO One [more] week in June, four in July, three in September – that’s the number of weeks the Senate is in session between now and the election. A lot of people think a lot of things need to be done...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, June 18, 2026 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have eight nominations and three bills. We’ll vote on two circuit court nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second Circuit. We’ll...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Congress Needs to Pass Bipartisan Prescription Drug Legislation to Lower Drug Costs”Wednesday, June 17, 2026 VIDEO Last year, the Senate Judiciary Committee marked up and passed out of committee six bipartisan bills that address the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Recognizing an Iowa Elementary Student for America250 Student Writing Contest”Wednesday, June 17, 2026 VIDEO Fifty years ago, on June 18, 1976, as a member of the House of Representatives, I submitted an essay by a student from Dike, Iowa, in celebration of America’s 200th...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer, today hosted the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action for an event welcoming the organization’s new report on the benefits of biofuels, where he delivered a keynote address. Grassley is a longtime champion of year-round, nationwide E15, and has repeatedly advocated on the Senate floor for...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“E15 Supports the Rural Economy”Tuesday, June 16, 2026 VIDEO A top issue for Iowans, and particularly an issue in this midterm election, is the farm economy, which isn’t very good. Farmers continue to face stronger headwinds. It’s not profitable today, particularly in grain farming....