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Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate
Judiciary CommitteeUnited States
SenateThe Clinton
Campaign’s Dirty Tricks - Part IIOn September
23, 2021, November
30, 2021, and February
15, 2022, I spoke on this
floor about the fake Alfa bank narrative.
That narrative started in 2016. It took on a new...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeMarkup on Bills Supporting Law Enforcement during National Police WeekThursday, May 19, 2022 We’ve held over the nominees, but I wanted to mention a letter the Republicans on the Committee sent to Senator Durbin yesterday. We asked for a second hearing for...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats
are Deepening the Political DivideWednesday,
May 18, 2022VIDEO When Democrats blew up the filibuster for
nominees, Republicans warned that they would regret it when the tables were
turned. It seemed like such short-term thinking on
their part. But, I’ve said before that...
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Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking
Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive
Business MeetingMay
12, 2022 First,
I want to thank Chairman Durbin for listing the “Justice and Mental Health
Collaboration Reauthorization Act.” Senator Cornyn leads this bipartisan
effort, and I’m proud to cosponsor this bill....
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWomen’s Health
Protection ActWednesday, May 11,
2022VIDEO I’d
like to speak about extreme legislation being pushed by the Democrats: the Women’s Health Protection Act. Democrats
are using a leaked Supreme Court draft, not even a final decision, as an excuse
to push radical legislation...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaEat More BeefThursday, May 5,
2022VIDEO It
is my pleasure to celebrate the month of May as National Beef Month. Iowa
has the seventh largest cattle inventory in the U.S. and ranks fourth in the
country for cattle and calves on feed. While
I usually focus on the need for a fair and...
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Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking
Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive
Business MeetingMay
5, 2022 On Monday evening, we saw a shocking leak
from the Supreme Court. This was a monumental, historic breach of trust. A number of Democrats and their allies in
the media have tried to focus on the substance of this...
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by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate
Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Excessive
Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card SystemsWednesday, May 4,
2022 Interchange
or swipe fees is the amount of money that a merchant pays for accepting a debit
or credit card. These fees vary depending...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTribute to Orrin
HatchTuesday, May 3,
2022VIDEO I
want to take a few minutes to speak about Orrin Hatch, who many of us were
fortunate to work with for many years. He
had a tremendous impact on the U.S. Senate, and the country. Barbara
and I first want to express our condolences to...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Forgiving Student
Debt is a Slippery SlopeMonday, May 2,
2022VIDEO There
has been lots of noise about canceling student debt recently. That’s
worse than closing the barn door after the horse has escaped. It’s
like buying a new horse but leaving the barn door open! If
all...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaGrassley Calls for
Victory in UkraineThursday, April 7,
2022VIDEO Lots
of pundits are trying to get into Putin’s head and looking for a so-called off
ramp. I
am not a pundit and I do not pretend to be able to read Putin’s mind. However,
I do listen carefully to those closest to Russia...
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by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate
Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination
of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court Thursday, April 7,
2022VIDEO Since
the White House announced Judge Jackson’s nomination, I’ve emphasized the need
for a thorough and fair process. Unfortunately, Democrats...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUnited States SenateThe Biden Family Investigation – Part IIIApril 5, 2022Part
I |Part
II Today,
Senator Johnson and I will present our third speech in our Biden Investigation
series. And,
today, we’ll focus on James Biden, the president’s brother. Hunter
Biden wasn’t the only Biden...
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of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Budget CommitteeHearing on “Corporate
Profits are Soaring as Prices Rise: Are Corporate Greed and Profiteering
Fueling Inflation?”April 5, 2022VIDEO Democrats
have been consistently wrong about inflation. This hearing is yet more evidence
they remain clueless about the economics of inflation and...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLower Prescription
Drug Prices Now!Thursday, March 31,
2022VIDEO I
want to lower prescription drugs NOW! I
said that at the
Finance Committee hearing two weeks ago. And
I say it again: I want to lower prescription drugs NOW! What
are we waiting for? We
have a...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTrafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022Thursday, March 31,
2022VIDEO Today,
I’d like to speak about the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2022.
This has been introduced in the House and now introduced in the Senate by
myself and my colleague and friend...
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Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Budget
CommitteeHearing on “The President’s
FY 2023 Budget”March 30, 2022VIDEO The
President has touted his budget as fiscally responsible when it is anything but
responsible. He attempts to take credit for cutting this year’s deficit by $1.3
trillion over last year’s, but that is mainly...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUnited States SenateThe Biden Family Investigation – Part 2March 29, 2022VIDEO Yesterday,
Senator Johnson and discussed
our joint investigation into the Biden family’s foreign financial entanglements. We
reviewed much of our earlier work, and provided a brief preview of new
material. Today, we
will...
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Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The
Freedom of Information Act: Improving Transparency and
the American Public’s Right to Know for the 21st Century”March 29, 2022VIDEO Today,
this Committee turns its attention to an important issue that unfortunately
doesn’t usually get...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUnited States SenateThe Biden Family Investigation – Part IMarch 28, 2022 Today,
Senator Johnson and I will begin our series of speeches on our investigation
into the Biden Family’s financial deals. We’ll
make these presentations with two themes: First,
we’ll refute and dismantle the...
