Remarks

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...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Noncitizen Voters”Monday, December 8, 2025 VIDEO In early November, the U.S. Citizenship [and] Immigration Services announced improvements to their voter verification system. Now, states can use a program named the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) to verify that...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Fertilizer Research Act”Thursday, December 4, 2025 VIDEO There’s real concern in rural America, particularly among family farmers. Farmers know that margins matter. Farmers don’t want to see their revenue continue being eaten up by input suppliers. So, we need to do what we can to...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The Persecution of Christians in Nigeria”Wednesday, December 3, 2025 VIDEO If you watch television, you’re hearing a lot of reports from Nigeria about kidnappings and murders [and] other reports of violence. And particularly, you’re hearing it about Christians in Nigeria. This...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman and President Pro Tempore“Oversight of Afghan Evacuee Vetting”Tuesday, December 2, 2025 VIDEO Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were tragically shot here on duties in Washington, D.C. They were attacked by an Afghan national brought here under the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Iowa’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Stephanie Pritts”Monday, December 1, 2025 VIDEO As I travel Iowa throughout the year, I meet some very special people. Last month in Sheldon, Iowa, at the high school, I had the honor of meeting Stephanie Pritts, who was recently named Iowa’s 2026...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Lung Cancer Awareness Month”Wednesday, November 19, 2025 VIDEO   November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. One in 18 people receive a lung cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. Twelve percent of diagnoses have had no tobacco exposure. This disease impacts hundreds of thousands of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 20, 2025 On today’s agenda, we have eleven nominations listed. We’ll vote today on: Tysen Duva to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. William Crain and Alexander Van Hook to serve as...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“CNH Burlington Facility Closure”Thursday, November 20, 2025 VIDEO CNH announced its closure of their Burlington facility in June next year. This plant has been in Burlington since the 1950s and is a mainstay of the greater Burlington area. As a result of this closure, more than 200...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Executive Order”Tuesday, November 18, 2025 VIDEO Today, I commend First Lady Melania Trump for her leadership on the recent Fostering the Future for American Children and Families executive order. And, obviously, the thanks...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“45th Annual 99 County Meetings”Tuesday, November 18, 2025 VIDEO On Thursday in Kossuth County, Iowa, I completed my 45th annual 99 county meetings. For 45 years in a row, I’ve held at least one question-and-answer session in all of Iowa’s 99 counties. Now, I have to modify that just...