Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee
Hearing on Climate-Related Economic Risks and Their Costs to the Federal Budget and the Global Economy
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Mr. Chairman, I’m pleased to be here with you for our inaugural hearing as Chair and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee....
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
House Select Subcommittee Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Thursday, February 9, 2023
VIDEO
Thank you, Chairman Jordan and Ranking Member Plaskett. I appreciate the opportunity to speak today before this select subcommittee.
What I’m about to tell you sounds like it’s out of...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa)Incoming Ranking Member, Senate Budget CommitteeWednesday, February 1, 2023AUDIO Albert Einstein is credited for saying
“insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different
results.” When it comes to federal spending, that’s Washington in a nutshell. We keep...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator
Chuck Grassley of IowaBiden Administration Should Utilize
GREET Model in Future Biofuel Decision MakingDecember 19, 2022 Biodiesel
producers are a vital part of Iowa’s rural economy. In 2021, Iowa produced 340
million gallons of biodiesel, which helps Iowa farmers by adding value to their
soybeans. Not only...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa‘Robust
and Aggressive’ Oversight Needed for $80 Billion in IRS FundingDecember
19, 2022 Earlier
this summer, my Democratic colleagues rammed through Congress a partisan bill
that provided the IRS $80 billion in mandatory funding. This additional $80
billion, which comes on top of its annual...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Sen. Chuck Grassley
of IowaNomination of Eric Garcetti to be Ambassador to India Tuesday, December 13, 2022VIDEO I’d
like to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be
Ambassador to the Republic of India. I’m
compelled to vote against Mayor Garcetti due to the serious allegations that...
Tribute to Senator Patrick Leahy,
Senate President Pro TemporeRemarks by U.S. Senator Chuck
GrassleyDecember 12, 2022VIDEO Today, I come to the floor to pay tribute to the President
Pro Tem of the United States Senate. He’s the longest serving Senator currently serving in this
institution. And he is my friend from Vermont, Senator Pat...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt an Executive Business MeetingThursday, December 8, 2022VIDEO We can have voice votes on the executive nominees on the agenda
today. We’d like to hold the bill over since it is on the agenda for the first
time. As for the judicial nominees, I’ll be...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa)On the Confirmation of Defense Department Inspector General Rob
StorchWednesday, December 7, 2022VIDEO I want to congratulate my Senate colleagues on confirming Rob
Storch to be the new Department of Defense Inspector General. This happened
last week. The DoD Office of Inspector...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa)Twitter and 2020 Election InterferenceWednesday, December 7, 2022VIDEO Last Friday, Elon Musk released documents and information relating
to Twitter’s interference in the 2020 presidential election by censoring the
New York Post’s Hunter Biden reporting. And yesterday, Musk...
Prepared Senate Floor
Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary
CommitteeThe Continuing
Justice Department and FBI Failure to Respond to Congressional OversightNovember 30, 2022VIDEO Mr./Madame
President, On November 25, 2022, the Justice
Department and FBI purported to respond to six of my oversight letters...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 17, 2022VIDEO We’ve requested that the bill on the agenda and the judicial
nominees be held over. I understand that we can voice vote the nominees to be
U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal. I’d also like to...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSage Advice for
Improving Civil-Military RelationsWednesday,
November 16, 2022VIDEO I
come to the floor today to share some words of wisdom. These
words come from thirteen former top civilian and military leaders – eight
former defense...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing
on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsThursday,
September 29, 2022VIDEO Thank you. I look forward to hearing
from Director Peters as well as the witnesses from our second panel today. I’d like to emphasize that this hearing
gives us a...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFentanyl Needs to
Be a Schedule I SubstanceWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO Home
should be the safest place in the world for a child. It used to be that parents
could breathe a little easier once they locked the front door, knowing that
their child was safe on the inside. Not anymore. Drug...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time to Act
on Lowering Rx CostsWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO As
a leading advocate for lowering drug
prices in the Senate, I’ve hauled Big
Pharma and pharmacy
benefit manager (or PBM) executives before Congress, led a...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing
on Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes against HumanityWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO Thank you, Chairman Durbin, for holding
this important hearing. Since Russia’s unprovoked and
unjustified invasion of Ukraine began in February,...
Prepared Opening
Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business
MeetingSeptember 22, 2022 I
want to follow up on a matter I raised a few weeks ago. It saddens me to see
news reports that House Democrats are rejecting the police week bills that
passed the Senate with unanimous consent. These are...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIowans are Sick
and Tired of Paying for Failures in Biden’s EconomyWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO Remember
when the Biden administration’s so-called experts claimed inflation was
“transitory”? They couldn’t have been more wrong. Since
President Biden took office, Iowans have seen...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Solution to Curb
Violent CrimeWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO It’s
dangerous to live in many places in America, especially in blue cities. Like
inflation, violent crime remains high. For example, compared to 2019 midyear
figures, America’s largest cities have seen a 50 percent increase in...
