Remarks

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Expanding Access to Services for People with Disabilities”Wednesday, June 3, 2026 VIDEO The Medicaid Program is an important resource to support the most vulnerable. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act strengthened the Medicaid program by cracking down on fraud, waste and...

Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Democrats and the Partisan Media Ignore More Evidence of Special Counsel Mueller Weaponization”Tuesday, June 2, 2026 VIDEO On March the 15th, 2026, I made public an FBI agent’s interview statement. That agent was involved in a conspiracy called “Crosswind,” which was the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“C-SPAN 2’s 40th Birthday”Tuesday, June 2, 2026 VIDEO I’m here to say “happy 40th birthday” to C-SPAN, broadcasting democracy in the Senate to the American people... I’m glad that the Senate is televised to make government more real to the American people... [F]or four decades,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“E15 is Not a Mandate”Monday, June 1, 2026 VIDEO Iowa is the leading producer of ethanol. About 43,000 jobs are connected with that production. Ethanol is produced from corn. Iowa is the number one producer of corn in the United States. The House of Representatives has passed a bill...

Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“The Partisan Media Can’t Escape the Facts Exposed By Whistleblowers”Thursday, May 21, 2026 VIDEO In the past several Congresses, my investigative work has resulted in the public release of thousands of pages of information once hidden from the public. Much of it is...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is praising the Senate’s unanimous passage of his Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). The legislation would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) introduced companion legislation...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered remarks on the Senate floor pushing for Senate passage of year-round, nationwide E15. As a longtime champion for permanent E15, Grassley has tirelessly fought for its passage in the U.S. Senate. Some of his most recent efforts are listed below: Grassley Praises House Passage of Landmark E15...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, May 20, 2026 Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features a pair of circuit judge nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, delivered remarks on the Senate floor marking National Foster Care Month and highlighting his efforts to support youth in foster care, including his Recruiting Families Using Data Act. During his remarks, Grassley unveiled a discussion draft of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“U.S. National Security – Iran”Monday, May 18, 2026 VIDEO   This year, at my 99 county meetings, I’ve been asked about the operation in Iran and was asked the question of why the administration’s actions were necessary. For starters, there’s historic reasons why the U.S. must address...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, May 14, 2026 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have 12 nominations and seven bills. We’ll vote on Justin Smith, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit. We’ll also vote on three nominees to the U.S....

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers Are a Disgrace” Wednesday, May 13, 2026 VIDEO Today, I come to the floor to speak about the Democrat Judiciary Committee Minority in the House of Representatives. They wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, that I found to be more...

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“From the Courtroom to Congress: Why Landmark Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action to Protect Kids Online”Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the LawWednesday, May 13, 2026 Thank you, Chair Blackburn, for holding a hearing on this important matter. The recent...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Importance of USMCA to Counter China”Wednesday, May 13, 2026 VIDEO   I have come to the floor many times recently to explain how important the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is to the economies of the three countries—particularly the United States and particularly...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“U.S. Public Debt Now Exceeds 100% of GDP, Setting a Fiscal Milestone”Tuesday, May 12, 2026   VIDEO   Last week, I held 12 Q&As in 12 different [Iowa] counties during our Senate recess. Not in every county, but in some counties, a question like this comes up: “What are you going...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Thanking U.S. Capitol Police During National Police Week”Monday, May 11, 2026 VIDEO This is National Police Week, something we’ve been celebrating for decades. And you could sure tell it was National Police Week [on my flight to Washington] with the finely dressed, in the best of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Home Visiting Week Resolution”Thursday, April 30, 2026 VIDEO Strong families build a strong society and a strong America. Along [with] that thought, for the second year, I’ve led a bipartisan resolution in the Senate to recognize National Home Visiting Week. Evidence-based...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Iowa Delegation is Fighting for Family Farmers”Thursday, April 30, 2026 VIDEO [I’m taking] a little while here now to thank Iowa members of the House of Representatives, Congressman Feenstra, Congressman Nunn and Congresswomen Hinson and Miller-Meeks, for their very good efforts...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, April 30, 2026 On today’s agenda, we have 14 nominations and six bills. Today, we’ll vote on four judicial nominations: Sheria Clarke for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen Lane for the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye for...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, April 29, 2026 Today’s panel features four district court nominees: Michael Hendershot for the Northern District of Ohio, Arthur Jones for the Southern District of Texas, Jeffrey Kuntz for the Southern District of Florida and John Marck for...