Remarks

Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Investing in the Future: Safeguarding Municipal Bonds from Climate Risk” Wednesday, January 10, 2024 VIDEO   Mr. Chairman,  I wish you, in turn, a happy new year, and to your family as well.  As you would expect, I’m going to say that I’ve enjoyed the...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Faithful Implementation of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act” Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Madame President, I come to the floor today with serious concerns about the Biden administration’s implementation of H.R. 2544, the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Return to Repayment” Monday, December 13, 2023 VIDEO Mr. President, In its relentless pursuit of cancelling student debt, the Department of Education seems to have forgotten that Congress gave it a job to do.  Last year, the Department announced its unconstitutional efforts to spend hundreds of billions in...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus “DHS and CBP Whistleblower Retaliation” Monday, December 11, 2023   VIDEO I come to the floor today to bring attention to three brave Department of Homeland Security whistleblowers - Mark Jones, Mike Taylor, and Fred Wynn.  These three...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “The Biden Family Cover-Up Continues” Monday, December 11, 2023 Today, I’d like to address the ill-advised and really unacceptable conduct at theNovember 30 Judiciary Committee executive meeting. Committee Democrats didn’t allow a single Republican...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee  Executive Business Meeting Thursday, December 7, 2023   I want to briefly rebut the false claim that I had broken the rules when I was chairman of the committee. I followed the rules. I never asked to suspend the rules. I let everyone...

VIDEO Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Finance Committee “20th Anniversary of Medicare Part D & Lessons for Lowering Prescription Costs Today” Thursday, December 7, 2023   I’m here to celebrate 20 years since the passage of the Part D Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Tomorrow, December 8, is that...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) offered remarks recognizing Polk County’s Michael Rojas for his dedicated service to Iowa communities. Mr. Rojas received AmeriCorps’ 2023 “Excellence in Disaster Services Leadership” award in honor of his work to address damage from extreme weather and other disaster events that have affected the state.   Grassley...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Congressional Spending Requires Aggressive Congressional Oversight” Wednesday, November 29, 2023 VIDEO Iowa is home to roughly 25 different types of snakes.   Some are venomous, such as the copperhead and rattlesnakes.   However, the one snake doing the most damage to Iowans is a snake that’s not even in...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “‘Strict Oversight’ of Iranian Access to Billions of Dollars” Wednesday, November 29, 2023 VIDEO Mr. President, If the Biden administration decides to allow a terrorist state access to billions of dollars, then, at bare minimum, the Biden administration must perform exceedingly strict oversight of how that...

Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Finance Committee The Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act Tuesday, November 28, 2023 VIDEO You just heard Senator Durbin say that this bill has passed the Senate once. It’s still not law. We’re back here again, and I hope my fellow senators will see that Senator...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “The Danger of Weakness in American Foreign Policy” Monday, November 13, 2023   VIDEO Shortly after President Biden took office, I gave a speech wondering whether President Biden’s tough-on-Russia rhetoric would be matched by his administration’s actions.   I wondered that because the actions of the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “Meeting with Ukrainian Faith Leaders about Religious Persecution by Occupying Forces” Thursday, November 9, 2023 VIDEO Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with a group of religious leaders from Ukraine.   They represented multiple Christian denominations, plus Islam and Judaism.   They spoke of the role...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Budget CommitteeHearing on “Fairness and Fiscal Responsibility: Cracking Down on Wealthy Tax Cheats”Wednesday, November 8, 2023VIDEO If someone were to base everything they know about IRS reform from what they hear today, they’d probably get the impression it’s a divisive and...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Recognizing the Britt VFW Monday, November 6, 2023   VIDEO In honor of Veterans Day, I’d like to spotlight one Iowa community’s exemplary support of our veterans and active-duty military.  Located in northern Iowa, Britt is a town of 2,000 people. This year, Britt’s Dean Welsh VFW auxiliary Post 4370 received...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee  “A Time for Choosing” Thursday, October 26, 2023 VIDEO Fifty-nine years ago tomorrow – in other words, Friday – Ronald Reagan delivered his iconic 'A Time for Choosing' speech. In this speech, the future president laid out in stark terms the challenges the Americans...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing on “Bottlenecks and Backlogs: How Climate Change Threatens Supply Chains” Wednesday, October 25, 2023     VIDEO   This morning the Budget Committee holds its 12th hearing in 10 months on climate change.    Over the course of these hearings, we’ve heard...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCo-Chair, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing “The Precursor Pipeline” Tuesday, October 24, 2023   Thank you, Senator Whitehouse, for holding this important hearing. In the last 12 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 112,000 drug overdose deaths. This...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Achieving Health Care Efficiency Wednesday, October 18, 2023   Watch Grassley’s remarks HERE. Learn about his work to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable and reduce consumer prices HERE. [It’s a] very important subject...improving health care and...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “CMS and PBMs Can Help Rural Pharmacies Keep Doors Open and Lights on Amid DIR Fee Clawbacks” Thursday, September 28, 2023     VIDEO Mr. President, I’ve come to discuss with my colleagues the plight of our local pharmacists, which is always difficult, particularly in small towns. And it’s going to be...