Remarks

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On the Immigration Parole Reform Act Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Let’s start at the grassroots of Iowa, a question that comes up frequently at my county meetings. Next week, I’m going to hold a Q&A in 12 of Iowa’s 99 counties, and I expect I’ll get this question that I’m going to pose to you that I...

Opening Statement by Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Droughts, Dollars and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate” Wednesday, May 22, 2024   VIDEO Mr. Chairman, I thank you for recognizing the tragedy that happened in Greenfield, Iowa. If you were watching morning television that’s national, you would have...

Opening Statement by Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Budgeting for the Storm: Climate Change and the Costs to National Security” Wednesday, May 15, 2024   VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  This is the Budget Committee’s 17th hearing on climate change this Congress, but it is the first with a national security...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “ATF’s Illegal Conduct Wastes Millions of Taxpayer Dollars” Wednesday, May 8, 2024   VIDEO Mr. President, Today, I come to the Senate to speak about my ongoing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) oversight regardingthe intentional misclassification of law enforcement positions.   As my...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Reducing Paperwork, Cutting Costs: Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Health Care” Wednesday, May 8, 2024   VIDEO Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on reducing administrative burdens in health care. Our country spends more than 4.5 trillion...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change” Wednesday, May 1, 2024 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start by airing some disappointments I have regarding the process of...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing on “Chinese Money Laundering Organizations: Cleaning Cartel Cash” Tuesday, April 30, 2024     VIDEO   Thank you, Senator Whitehouse, for holding this important hearing, and to our witnesses for being here today.   This hearing not only...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding his support for the military aid funding currently under debate in the Senate, which would provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.  “Strength is what we need now in the face of aggression from Russia and Iran and threats from China,” Grassley said in his...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Sunny Places for Shady People: Offshore Tax Evasion by the Wealthy and Corporations” Wednesday, April 10, 2024   VIDEO Mr. Chairman,  I appreciate your holding today’s hearing on offshore tax evasion and closing the tax gap.I have some experience in this...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing on “Opaque Shell Companies: A Risk to National Security, Public Health and Rule of Law” Tuesday, April 9, 2024   VIDEO Congress often talks about how criminals use shell companies to launder money. The Corporate Transparency Act is an...

Remarks as Delivered by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Oversight Must Be Done Without Fear or Favor” Heritage Foundation Symposium on “Weaponization of U.S. Government” Tuesday, April 9, 2024   VIDEO Congressman, thank you for the introduction.   I certainly remember our joint oversight work when we were both chairmen. And, as many have guessed,...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs” Wednesday, March 20, 2024   VIDEO Last week, Senator Romney said the truth out loud - there is “no work being done by this committee to deal with our budget and to deal with federal spending.”  Senator Romney also...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “If We Ignore Corruption, It Just Gets Worse”  Thursday, March 14, 2024 VIDEO I come to the floor to give an update on my oversight work. I often speak on the floor about the importance of oversight. My remarks today have some history that goes back from now, to eight years ago. So it might not seem very...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal” Tuesday, March 12, 2024 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and thank you, Director Young, for coming to give the position of the administration on the budget. Today’s hearing is doing what the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Sunshine Week” Monday, March 11, 2024 VIDEO Every year, Sunshine Week is held around the birthday of James Madison, not only a former President, but one of our greatest founding fathers and the acclaimed “Father of the Constitution.” Sunshine Week is a critical reminder of the need for transparency and open...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “EPA’s 2021 Environmental Justice Program” Thursday, March 7, 2024   VIDEO Mr. President, I come to the floor to discuss with my colleagues the fact that agencies of the federal government aren’t spending taxpayers’ money properly, and also how they aren’t cooperating with the constitutional responsibility of...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency” Wednesday, March 6, 2024   VIDEO Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on strengthening primary care.  Americans spend more than 4.3 trillion dollars annually on health care. Our spending has...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom” Wednesday, February 28, 2024 VIDEO   Good morning, Mr. Chairman. We’re tackling a very serious topic this morning. Abortion is above all a moral and legal issue. It’s...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor exposing the FBI’s years-long failure to investigate an FBI record Grassley obtained and made public via Justice Department (DOJ) whistleblowers. The FBI’s brazen inaction, even after DOJ officials recommended additional investigative activity in 2020, was only addressed...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On National Security Supplemental Legislation Co-Chairman, Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus Tuesday, February 13, 2024   I understand why many Americans would like to find a quick way to end the horrific war Russia unleashed on Ukraine. It is tempting to think we can ignore it and hope it will not affect...