Remarks

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, February 17, 2022VIDEO I’d like to return to an issue that I’ve raised many times this year: this committee’s failure to assert its oversight power over the Justice Department. Chairman Durbin, at this committee’s...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Recipe for Urban DeclineWednesday, February 16, 2022VIDEO I’ve stood here before to express my concerns about the rise in crime in America. Now I’d like to talk about what that rise in crime means for all of us if we don’t stop it.  If we don’t act soon and don’t reverse the trend of...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Clinton Campaign’s Dirty TricksTuesday, February 15, 2022VIDEO On February 11 last week, Special Counsel Durham made another filing with respect to the case against Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. I’ve come to the floor before to discuss Durham’s findings in this...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaPreventing another Parkland Monday, February 14, 2022VIDEO I come to the floor today to take a moment and remember the tragedy that occurred four years ago at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. On that day, we lost seventeen innocent souls from this Earth at...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWe Can’t Deny the Increasing Crime in our Country AnymoreWednesday, February 9, 2022VIDEO Last week, a member of the Biden Administration was confused why Fox News is talking about crime. She said Americans care more about what is happening in their daily lives than what the news says about...

Prepared Speech by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeMajor County Sheriffs of America ConferenceTuesday, February 8, 2022 Good afternoon. I’m honored to be among members of the Major County Sheriffs of America today.Sheriffs serve a very important role. You’ve adapted to protect and serve through a pandemic,...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaColleges and Universities Should Value Free SpeechMonday, February 7, 2022VIDEO I have recently spoken several times on my concerns with free speech on campus.  There has been lots to say in opposition to reports of crack-downs on speech.  But today, I would also like to give one...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Office of Net Assessment is a FailureMonday, February 7, 2022VIDEO On November 18 last year, I came to the floor to speak about the Office of Net Assessment within the Pentagon. That office’s purpose is to produce an annual net assessment, which is a long term look at our military’s...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaJustice Department Silence Speaks VolumesWednesday, February 2, 2022VIDEO This week, news reports made public a May 2019 subpoena from the Justice Department. That subpoena requested financial records relating to Hunter Biden as part of the Department’s criminal investigation into his...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLegislation to Fight against Counterfeit Goods is a Slam DunkWednesday, February 2, 2022VIDEO I’d like to take a moment to update my colleagues on a bill I introduced in 2021 designed to fight counterfeits. As we all know, counterfeits are a threat to the United States’ economic and...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time to Pass Bipartisan Drug Pricing LegislationTuesday, February 1, 2022VIDEO Three years ago, I began a bipartisan effort to lower prescription drug costs.  Following Finance Committee hearings that I chaired, a bill mark-up and bipartisan negotiations, I introduced with the senior...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaReverse Anti-Law Enforcement Policies to Combat Rising CrimeTuesday, February 1, 2022VIDEO Violent crime is rising in America. Killings of police are at a 20 year high, the worst since 9/11. Homicides, carjackings and retail crime are all up.  Criminals are pushing people in front of...

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeMarkup on American Innovation and Choice Online ActThursday, January 20, 2022VIDEO S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, was held over last week and is now ripe for committee consideration. Senator Klobuchar and I, along with 10 of our...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Have Changed their Mind about the Use of the Postal Service in ElectionsWednesday, January 19, 2022VIDEO To hear Democrats talk, they would never dream of questioning our democratic process. But, let’s not forget the outlandish conspiracy theory promoted by leading Democrats in...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocratic Hypocrisy Could Ruin Bipartisanship in the SenateTuesday, January 18, 2022VIDEO When Democrats last had the majority and proposed blowing up the Senate, I gave a series of speeches explaining how the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, intended for the Senate to be a...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Continue their Anti-Democracy Partisan Messaging on Voting RightsTuesday, January 18, 2022VIDEO Democrats have shamelessly alleged that a massive federal takeover of elections is needed because of questions some Republicans raised after the 2020 election. This is despite the...

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Domestic Terrorism Threat One Year After January6”Tuesday, January 11, 2022VIDEO A year ago, I gave a speech on the Senate floor. I asked my colleagues to join me in condemning all political violence. This includes the terrible assault on...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Words Filibuster and Cloture are Not InterchangeableMonday, January 10, 2022VIDEO Senate procedure is complex enough that talking about it often trips up even senators who have been around for several years.  Reporters writing about the so-called “filibuster” often look to past...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaPutin Stands in the Way of Freedom for RussiansMonday, January 10, 2022VIDEO Russian dictator Vladimir Putin once famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union, “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” That tells you a lot. He regrets the collapse of the evil empire that...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChinese Blockades on Adoption are Hurting Children and FamiliesMonday, January 10, 2022VIDEO For over 25 years in the Senate, I have been an advocate for adoption.  Adoption is a way for families to be created out of tragedy. It’s a pathway to the joy of raising children, and the security...