Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaOn DOJ’s Failure to Investigate Leaks of American
Taxpayer InformationWednesday, September 29, 2021VIDEO More
than three months ago, ProPublica began publishing a series of stories based on
what they have described as a “vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data on
the tax returns of...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats
are Increasing Taxes for Everyone, Not Just the RichWednesday,
September 29, 2021VIDEO President Biden and Congressional
Democrats have repeatedly pledged not to raise taxes on anyone earning under
$400,000. They’ve said it so many times it’s begun to sound like a broken
record....
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing titled “Texas’s Unconstitutional Abortion Ban and the Role
of the Shadow Docket”Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Today, we are having a hearing because the Supreme Court did
something very ordinary. Let that sink in: we are having a hearing because...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAfghanistan Collapse through
the Lens of the Inspector GeneralMonday, September 27,
2021VIDEO In recent days, much has been said about Afghanistan. I
spoke about it on the floor on September 15th. Today, I will look at it from a
different angle – through the inspector general lens. The sudden...
NOTE: The FY 2021 PDC
collection numbers for the 3rd quarter can be found: IRS PDC program FY 2021 quarterly update through June 2021.Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaThose Wanting to Close the Tax Gap Need Look No
Further than the Successful IRS Private Debt Collection ProgramThursday, September 23,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaOn Special Counsel
Durham and the Democratic Party’s Impact on Crossfire HurricaneThursday, September 23, 2021VIDEO Last
week, Special Counsel Durham indicted Michael Sussmann, an attorney for the
Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, for lying to the FBI. The
indictment gives example...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaChina is Blatantly Trying to Strong Arm the U.N.Thursday, September 23, 2021VIDEO With
North Korea test firing ballistic missiles last week, you might ask “Where’s
the United Nations?” There
are a series of international sanctions aimed at North Korea’s nuclear...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, September 23, 2021 Good morning everyone. Today we have five judicial branch nominees, one executive branch nominee, seven U.S. Attorneys, and two bills that are ripe for consideration. Before I say a few words...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIncreased Estate
Taxes will Destroy Iowa’s Farm CultureWednesday,
September 22, 2021VIDEO I
make it a priority to keep in touch with Iowans and to listen to their thoughts
and concerns. Whether
at one of my 99 county meetings or during the a match-up of Iowa State versus my
alma mater,...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSocialism Didn’t Work
for Sweden. It Won’t Work for the U.S. Either.Wednesday,
September 22, 2021VIDEO Paraphrasing a philosopher of his era, Winston Churchill
once said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat
it.” Churchill was himself a devoted student of...
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Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Introduction
of Tristan Leavitt to serve on the Merit Systems Protection Board
Wednesday,
September 22, 2021
VIDEO
Thank you for this opportunity to
introduce to the Committee Tristan Leavitt, an individual who I believe...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn
the Democrats Shameless Tax ProposalTuesday,
September 21, 2021 In 2017, Republicans reformed the
tax code in the traditional sense. We broadened the tax base by reducing tax
preferences for special interests in favor of lower overall tax rates.
We also had several other...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Democrats
Attempt to Hijack the Budget Process to Pass Amnesty Monday, September
20, 2021VIDEO I want to briefly speak on the guidance we received last
night from the Senate parliamentarians regarding the unprecedented attempt to
include wide-ranging immigration provisions in the...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn President Biden's
Afghanistan FailuresWednesday,
September 15, 2021VIDEO Today,
I want to speak to the extraordinary courage, bravery and patriotism that the
men and women in our Armed Forces showed the world – yet again – in the last
several months in Afghanistan. They
were placed in...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Border Crisis is Fueling Fentanyl DeathsWednesday,
September 15, 2021VIDEO Border
security’s one of the government’s most important responsibilities. A
sovereign, successful nation’s self-determination and safety depend upon it. We’re
no exception. Our
border security rests...
Statement for the Senate
Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaTribute to Corporal
Daegan PageWednesday, September
15, 2021Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a
fallen Marine, Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page. Corporal Page was a son of
the heartland, originally from Red Oak, Iowa, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He
is one of 13 brave service...
HISTORY:
As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017, Grassley convened the first congressional hearing on
protecting young athletes from sexual abuse, and co-authored legislation requiring
amateur athletic organizations to report instances of sexual abuse. He
also conducted oversight into
the U.S. Olympic Committee’s...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on
NominationsTuesday, September
14, 2021VIDEO We
have four nominees today: two for the circuit courts, one to be Solicitor
General and one to be the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy. Before
speaking about the...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Democrats' Slanted Public Comments about
Their Trump InvestigationMonday, August 9,
2021VIDEO Last
week, Judiciary staff interviewed Jeffrey Rosen, the former Acting Attorney
General, and Rich Donoghue, Rosen’s Deputy at the Justice Department. These
interviews were done as part...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Biden’s
Reckless Conservation PlansThursday, August
5, 2021VIDEO On
January 27th of this year, the Biden administration put out a wide-ranging
Executive Order on tackling climate change. Tucked
in the executive order was a line directing the Secretaries of Agriculture,
Interior, and...
