Remarks

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal Wednesday, March 15, 2023   Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your holding today’s hearing on the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget.  I hope that it will be the first of many hearings focused on our...

Statement for the Senate Record by Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaNomination of Eric Garcetti to be Ambassador to IndiaMayor Garcetti is Unfit for OfficeMarch 14, 2023 Last Congress, I spoke of my strong opposition to the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be Ambassador to the Republic of India. I opposed the nomination due to the serious and credible...

I have been glad to see that Lena Santos Ferguson is finally gaining recognition for her work to desegregate the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In 1980, Mrs. Ferguson was turned away when she tried to join DAR. She was discriminated against even though she could trace her ancestry to Jonah Gay, who had supported the Revolution through the town...

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing titled “A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires” March 8, 2023   Mr. Chairman, tomorrow the President will submit a portion of his 2024 Budget to Congress. Like his first two Budgets, this one will arrive over a month late.     When the...

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Senate Finance Committee Hearing: Opening Executive Session to Consider the Nominations of The Honorable Daniel Werfel to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Rebecca Haffajee to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Brent Neiman to be a Deputy Under Secretary of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing on Rising Seas, Rising Costs: Climate Change and the Economic Risks to Coastal Communities March 1, 2023   One week ago, the Congressional Budget Office released its budget and economic outlook. This non-partisan report provides us a...

Statement for the Senate Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Putin is an Imperialist Who Must Be Stopped Now or He Will Become More Dangerous Thursday, February 16, 2023 Part II (Read Part I)   I would like to expand on my recent comments on the need to stand up to Putin to prevent future aggression, and the death and suffering it...

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Senate Commerce Committee Hearing: BringingTransparency and Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers Thursday, February 16, 2023   Thank you for inviting me here today. I’m committed to working with you to lower prescription drug costs   I’ve hauled Big Pharma and PBM executives...

Statement for the Senate Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) President Biden Should Stop Holding Back and Go All In for Victory in Ukraine Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Part I (Read Part II)   The media likes narratives that split issues neatly into two opposing positions, and often Republican against Democrat.   There’s one narrative that has been...

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...