Remarks

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Immigration Enforcement Efforts” Thursday, June 26, 2025   VIDEO   I come to the floor this very day to correct the public record. That public record has become so distorted by fantastical allegations of Republican tyranny that it no longer records actual history. My...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominations HearingWednesday, June 25, 2025 Good morning, I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing.  Our first panel features Emil Bove, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  Then, on panel two, we’ll hear from four district court...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Honoring Veterans” Wednesday, June 25, 2025   VIDEO   Today, I want to bring attention to all of the selfless veterans that have served our country, especially those from my home state of Iowa. Each and every veteran has put a piece of themselves towards the mission of protecting...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Thin Blue Line Protecting America from the CartelsTuesday, June 17, 2025 Today’s hearing focuses on the very real threat of Mexican drug cartels and the lengths law enforcement goes to defend Americans.  In the last few months, my Democratic colleagues have...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Empowering Able-Bodied Adults to Work” Tuesday, June 24, 2025   VIDEO   Having a job gives individuals purpose and dignity.  We should promote policies lifting people out of poverty. In the 1990s, we passed welfare reform with a Republican congress and a Democrat president.  The...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “China’s Termination of Intercountry Adoptions” Monday, June 23, 2025   VIDEO   Recently, we’ve witnessed China peddling false claims as it continues to try and convince the United States that China is a good partner.  So, China has recently claimed this: “The Chinese always honor...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Government Oversight Requires Whistleblowers” Wednesday, June 18, 2025   VIDEO   Today, I come to the floor to speak about a favorite topic that my friends know I’m proud of – protecting whistleblowers and the roles that they play in government. I’ve long held that government...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Make America Healthy Again Report” Wednesday, June 18, 2025   VIDEO   The U.S. regulatory process for approving farmers’ tools like pesticides is the benchmark for all global regulatory standards. In other words, the United States agencies that deal with approving the safety of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeUnfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the ConstitutionWednesday, June 18, 2025 Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Judiciary Committee’s hearing. We have multiple member statements today. So, without objection,...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Scammers Exposed: Protecting Older Americans from Transnational Crime NetworksTuesday, June 17, 2025 We’re here today because the scam threat is real, we’re all potential victims and the perpetrators are getting more bold, more ruthless and more global by the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “250 Years of the U.S. Army” Thursday, June 12, 2025   VIDEO   On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution creating what we know today as the United States Army. Since its establishment 250 years ago, tens of millions of American patriots have put their lives on...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business MeetingThursday, June 12, 2025 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have seven nominations. The nominations of Bart Davis and David Metcalf to be U.S. Attorneys are listed for the first time, and will be held over. We’ll vote today on the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Anniversary of Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech” Wednesday, June 11, 2025   VIDEO   Thirty-eight years ago, on June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate and called for the General Secretary of the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall. That wall...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee23 and You: The Privacy and National Security Implications of the 23andMe BankruptcyWednesday, June 11, 2025 Good morning.  Genetic data is the blueprint to a person. It is sensitive, it is personal and in the wrong hands, it is dangerous.  As technology and...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “TSA Quiet Skies Program” Tuesday, June 10, 2025   VIDEO   Last week, Secretary Noem ended a program that is called the Quiet Skies program.  It’s a program that was well intended when it was set up, but the Biden administration weaponized to target its opposition, including the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program” Tuesday, June 10, 2025   VIDEO   Mr. President, I would like to discuss a long-running oversight project of mine. Particularly during the last two Congresses, my oversight showed the many ways that the Biden administration...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “The University of Iowa’s Department of Ophthalmology Centennial Celebration” Thursday, June 5, 2025   VIDEO   I come to the Senate to congratulate the University of Iowa’s Department of Ophthalmology. It’s the 100th anniversary of this famed department. For a century, this...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business MeetingThursday, June 5, 2025 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have six nominations. Five are listed for the first time and will be held over. Our only vote today will be on David Waterman to be United States Attorney for the Southern...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act” Wednesday, June 4, 2025   VIDEO   The month of June is considered National Dairy Month, and this has been going on for decades and decades.  And to kick things off, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a bill that’s entitled the Whole Milk for...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominations HearingWednesday, June 4, 2025 Good morning,  I’d like to welcome everyone to our first judicial nominations hearing of the 119th Congress.  Today, we’ll consider five impressive judicial nominees.  On our first panel, we’ll hear from Whitney...