Remarks

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Medicare Solvency Wednesday, September 27, 2023     VIDEO   Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this very important hearing, because we can all recognize Medicare and Social Security are very much a part of the social fabric. They may be government...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Budget Committee"Credit Suisse Must Fully Investigate Historic Servicing of Nazi Clients"Thursday, September 21, 2023 VIDEO Earlier this year, Chairman Whitehouse and I began bipartisan work to investigate Credit Suisse’s historical servicing of Nazi-linked accounts. Today, I’d like to...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Reducing Inequality, Fueling Growth: How Public Investment Promotes Prosperity for All” Wednesday, September 20, 2023     VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the subject of today’s hearing because I’ve spent my entire Senate career advancing...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “On Fiscal Responsibility and Good Government” Wednesday, September 13, 2023 VIDEO In June, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to increase the debt limit and impose meaningful fiscal controls.   That law was appropriately titled the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Its passage...

VIDEO   Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Unlocking America’s Potential: How Immigration Fuels Economic Growth and Our Competitive Advantage” Wednesday, September 13, 2023   Over the August break, I completed my annual tour of Iowa. For the 43rd straight year, I held at least onetown...

VIDEO Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On More Examples of Government-Run Health Care Systems Failing Patients Monday, September 11, 2023 Mr. President,  I’m committed to lowering health care costs, expanding access to high quality care and supporting research and innovation.  The health care system in the United States needs more reform and...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On Opposing Ms. Tanya Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday, September 7, 2023 I’ve just learned that the Majority Leader has filed for cloture on the nomination of Ms. Tanya Bradsher to be Deputy Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In...

VIDEO Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On What Iowans Told Grassley during 43rd Straight Year Holding 99 County Meetings Wednesday, September 6, 2023 I come to report to you on some of the activities I did during the August break and what Iowans were telling me.  On August the 29th, I completed my annual 99 county meetings for...

Remarks as Delivered by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa  10th Annual National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Thursday, July 27, 2023 VIDEO It’s an honor to be here with all you patriotic people that want government to do just what government is supposed to do and to spend the money accordingly.  We’re here to recognize the contributions...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On H.R. 2544, “The Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act” Thursday, July 27, 2023 Mr. President, The Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act is an opportunity for Congress to make history. An opportunity to change the lives of the...

Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Finance Committee Open Executive Session to Consider the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act  Wednesday, July 26, 2023 VIDEO Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, thank you for holding this PBM markup. PBMs play a central role in the high cost of prescription drugs.  Five years...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Beyond the Breaking Point: The Fiscal Consequences of Climate Change on Infrastructure” Wednesday, July 26, 2023 VIDEO Before I begin my opening statement, I want to go back to a discussion that we had in this committee at the last...

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa The Justice Department and FBI Must Tell the American People What Was Done with Biden FD-1023 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 VIDEO Today, I’d like to address the unclassified FBI-generated 1023 form that I made public last week. This is the 1023 that Director Wray refused to admit existed until I and...

Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Judiciary Executive Business Meeting On the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act” Thursday, July 20, 2023 VIDEO   I’ll be voting against the partisan Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act before us today. This bill is not about oversight or...

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On the Nomination of Tanya Bradsher for Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Tuesday, July 18, 2023 VIDEO Mr. President, Congress, and our nation, have no more solemn duty than the one we owe to our veterans.  They’ve given their blood, their sweat and their tears for our great...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’ Wednesday, July 12, 2013 VIDEO   We just heard my friend from Nebraska say that Biden wants “Bidenomics” to be all about restoring the American Dream.   Well, for most Americans, it’s...

Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share Wednesday, July 12, 2023 VIDEO Praise the Lord we’re finally talking about money and things the Budget Committee ought to be working on. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFederal Government Should Encourage Students to Borrow Only What They Need To Earn College DegreeWednesday, June 21, 2023VIDEO Every person taking out a loan knows it must be repaid.   Still, we’ve seen lots of talk about canceling student debt after the debt has been assumed. But that doesn’t help...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa EATS Act Would End Coastal Overreach into America’s Heartland Wednesday, June 21, 2023 VIDEO The recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of a California law called Proposition 12 affecting the pork industry has sent shockwaves through the ag industry. Particularly hard hit by the news is my state of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Dollars and Degrees: Investigating Fossil Fuel Dark Money’s Systemic Threats to Climate and the Federal Budget” VIDEO Today marks the 10th hearing on climate change at the Budget Committee and our 14th missed opportunity to work together on a...