Remarks

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...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaViolent Crime Soared in 2021Wednesday, January 5, 2022VIDEO I’d like to speak on the continuing rise in violent crime across the country.  We have all heard about the unprecedented 30 percent spike in murders that began in the summer of 2020. It continues to this day. Over a dozen cities...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaGarland Continues to Refuse Withdrawal of his School Board MemoWednesday, January 5, 2022VIDEO All the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney General Garland two letters about the Justice Department’s involvement in local school-board matters. The first one was in...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSetting the Record Straight on the False Claims Act and “Materiality”Tuesday, January 4, 2022VIDEO The False Claims Act is the government’s most powerful tool in fighting and deterring fraud.  I have devoted much of my time in the Senate to strengthening this law on behalf of...

Prepare Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Justice Department Needs to Answer for their Decisions in Crossfire HurricaneWednesday, December 15, 2021VIDEO On January 19, 2021, then-President Trump issued a memorandum to the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAlumni Need to Step Up and Protect the First Amendment at UniversitiesWednesday, December 15, 2021VIDEO I often like to say the definition of a university is a place where controversy should run rampant.  The point of going to college is not for all students to come out thinking the...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCongress Needs to Continue Taking Action on the Opioid CrisisWednesday, December 15, 2021VIDEO We’re facing a drug crisis.  The CDC reported that over 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose over a recent 12 month period.  Although fentanyl drugs are heavily responsible for this,...