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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time Congress
Took Action on Scheduling FentanylWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO Today,
roughly 175 Americans will die from fentanyl poisoning. Many of them won’t even
know they’ve taken fentanyl. They’ll think they’ve taken a Xanax for anxiety or
an Oxycodone for pain. That’s
what...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Nationwide
Railroad Strike Would be Devastating for IowaThursday,
September 15, 2022VIDEO At
12:01am tomorrow morning, our nation’s transportation system was set to come to
a screeching halt. It now sounds like we have a bit of a reprieve, but the
threat remains. Since
2019, railroads...
Opening Statement
by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate
Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business
MeetingThursday, September
15, 2022 Today,
I’ll be supporting Judge Douglas’s nomination and opposing the other
nominations. Judge Douglas has the support of both of her home state senators.
In an unusual development for this administration’s...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Data Security at Risk:
Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower”September 13, 2022 Big tech companies, such as Twitter, collect vast amounts of data
on American citizens. In the hands of a foreign adversary, this data is a gold
mine of...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Been Over a
Year and Still No Action has Been Taken on the ProPublica LeakMonday, September
12, 2022VIDEO More
than a year ago, the news website ProPublica began publishing stories that it
claims are based on “a vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data on the tax
returns of thousands...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, September 8, 2022 Good morning. We’ve requested that the judicial nominees on the markup for the first time be held over. I understand we’re able to voice vote the two U.S. Marshal nominees on the agenda. I...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThibault
Resignation and Media MisreportingWednesday,
September 7, 2022VIDEO Last
week, while I was meeting with constituents in Iowa, news broke about Assistant
Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault’s retirement. Since
May
31st of this year, I’ve highlighted Thibault’s partisan bias and...
Prepared Floor Remarks
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Grassley Prescription
Drug Pricing Reduction Act: A Better Alternative to Dems’ Reckless Tax &
Spending SpreeSaturday, August 6,
2022VIDEO Mr. President, this body has a long record of
coming together to improve health care for Americans. In 2003, we worked in a
bipartisan manner to establish...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowaon
Democrats Inflation Enhancement ActSaturday,
August 6, 2022VIDEO The Democrats’ most recent reckless tax
and spending spree suffers from a serious case of policy whiplash. Just last
week, all but one Democrat voted to provide nearly $80 billion in subsidies to
some of the largest and most...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
“Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation”
August 4, 2022
This
committee has a constitutional obligation to ensure that the FBI complies with
the laws we write and executes them according to our intent.
In
the performance of...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing with Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division
Kenneth PoliteWednesday, August 3, 2022VIDEO Our hearing today is on threats against election workers. Threats
of violence are never acceptable. Violence is a major problem in America...
Prepared Opening
Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Finance
Committee“A System in Need
of Repair: Addressing Organizational Failures of the U.S.’s Organ Transplant
and Procurement Network”August 3, 2022VIDEO Today,
we will talk about the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and
the government contractor that oversees...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDirector Wray and
the FBI Are Losing the Trust of the American PeopleMonday, August 1,
2022VIDEO Congress
has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that the Executive Branch
executes the law and uses taxpayer money appropriated to it in accordance with
congressional intent....
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaInspector Generals
have a Role to Play and the President Needs to Fill the DoD VacancyMonday, August 1,
2022VIDEO Today,
I’ve come to speak on the importance of inspectors general, or IGs. IGs
play an important role watchdogging executive branch agencies. They
help make sure...
Prepared Statement
Submitted into the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCentennial of
Diplomatic Relations with the BalticsThursday, July 28,
2022 Today
is a very important date for the relations between the United States and the Baltic
states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Today
marks 100 years of continuous, uninterrupted diplomatic...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive
Business MeetingThursday,
July 28, 2022VIDEO I understand we’ve agreed to have a voice
vote on Ms. Desai this morning. I have serious reservations about her
nomination and will be reviewing her record more before voting on the floor. I’d...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCHIPS+ is Not All
That It SeemsTuesday, July 26,
2022VIDEO Soon,
the Senate will vote on a stripped-down China competition package. Gone
is language combatting China’s unfair trade practices. Gone
are provisions preventing fentanyl and narcotics from entering the...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaNational Whistleblower
Appreciation DayTuesday, July 26,
2022VIDEO This
week, I expect the Senate to unanimously pass my resolution designating this
Saturday, July 30th, National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. This
year, the resolution has twenty-one cosponsors from both sides of the...
Prepared Statement
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Law
Enforcement Officer Safety: Protecting Those Who Serve and Protect”Tuesday, July 26,
2022VIDEO Thank
you, Chairman Durbin, for holding this important hearing. I requested the
hearing, and I appreciate it. Attacks
on police officers are rising...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Grassley Solution
to Lower Prescription Drug PricesWednesday, July
20, 2022VIDEO Mr.
President, if news reports are correct, the majority party has a partisan so-called
“drug pricing” bill. The parliamentarian is currently reviewing that proposed
legislation. If
the majority party...
