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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaMore Must be Done
to Prevent Tragic ShootingsMonday, December
13, 2021VIDEO Today,
I want to speak about the tragic shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018, and the Justice
Department’s response to it. But,
before I get to...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLet Parents Speak
Up for their Children Without Fear of ProsecutionMonday, December
13, 2021VIDEO Last
week, all Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney
General Garland a letter. We said he should withdraw his memo from October 4th
that made parents feel like...
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by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIn Support of
the Bipartisan Inspector General Access ActThursday, December
9, 2021VIDEO I
strongly support the Inspector General
Access Act and the bipartisan work of Senators Durbin and Lee to bring
greater accountability to DOJ attorneys. Congress
created inspectors general...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe True Nightmare
before ChristmasThursday, December
9, 2021VIDEO The
holiday season is around the corner and Democrats are scrambling to deliver on
their liberal wish list agenda before the New Year. This grab-bag of long-sought
new government programs is the top priority of Washington...
NOTE: The Fiscal Year 2021 private debt collection numbers for the 4th quarter can be found here: IRS PDC program FY 2021 quarterly update through September 2021. The Fiscal Year 2022 private debt collection numbers for the 3rd quarter can be found here: IRS PDC program FY 2022 quarterly update through June 2022. Fiscal Year 2023 debt...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaToo Many Officers
Have been Grimly Affected by the Fentanyl CrisisTuesday, December
7, 2021VIDEO I
come with a heavy heart to deliver this floor speech today. When
it comes to fighting drug abuse, the United States seems to be losing. Over 100,000
Americans have died from drug overdose...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Titled “Closing Guantanamo: Ending 20 Years of Injustice” Tuesday, December 7, 2021VIDEO Today, 39 men reside in the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They include the mastermind of the September 11th attack,...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Tribute to
Senator Robert J. DoleMonday, December
6, 2021VIDEO This
week marks 80 years since FDR delivered his “day of infamy” speech to a Joint
Session of Congress. FDR
told the nation that the United States of America was under attack. Pearl
Harbor changed the course of...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, December 2, 2021Before we vote, I also wanted to take a minute to talk about
comments that have been made about the Supreme Court and the Dobbs case it heard yesterday. A number
of Democrats and activists on the left have...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDon’t Be Fooled,
China is Still Very Much a Communist CountryWednesday, December 1, 2021VIDEO
It’s
typical for commentators to talk about how China is no longer really communist. Of
course, only the most ardent China apologist would question that it’s still a
one-party authoritarian...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Justice
Department and FBI Need to Be Held Accountable for Spreading MisinformationTuesday, November
30, 2021VIDEO On
November 3, 2021, Special Counsel Durham indicted Christopher Steele’s primary
sub-source, Igor Danchenko on five counts of lying to the FBI. He
lied about his contacts and the...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Tribute to Tom
RiterTuesday, November
30, 2021VIDEO Every
Tuesday morning, I hold a conference call with agriculture reporters and farm
broadcasters to discuss news and issues impacting the two percent of America who
feeds and fuels the world. For
the past several decades, the first...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Grassley of
IowaHelp All Students Find their PotentialMonday, November 29, 2021VIDEO I’ve
always been a critic of one-size-fits-all government. There
are few places where this is more inappropriate than education. Each
child is different. And,
if we offer only a cookie cutter, assembly line...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaHow Much More
Evidence Does the Government Need to Fully Investigate Hunter Biden?Monday, November
29, 2021VIDEO Today,
I’m going to highlight a new Hunter Biden record that I’ve recently made public.
Before
I get to that, I’m going to take a trip down memory lane. On
September 23,...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Department of
Defense Needs an Accounting UpgradeThursday, November
18, 2021VIDEO On
November 15, the Pentagon announced that it completed its fourth consecutive
annual audit, and received a fourth consecutive failing opinion. The
Pentagon paints merely conducting the audit as a...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLet’s Hold the
Office of Net Assessment AccountableThursday, November
18, 2021VIDEO On
November 4 of this year, I introduced an amendment to this year’s National
Defense Bill. This
amendment focuses on the Office of Net Assessment within the Pentagon. The
Office of Net Assessment’s...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Inflation has Reached an Out-of-Control Level Wednesday, November 17, 2021 VIDEO Inflation soared to a 31-year high in October. Now, it seems President Biden and his allies are sensing inflation may endanger their reckless tax and spending agenda. As a result,...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Co-Chairman, Caucus on International Narcotics ControlHearing on The Nexus Between the Illicit Drug Trade and CorruptionWednesday, November 17, 2021 Corruption threatens economic, social, and political development.
The illicit drug trade is a massive barrier to ending corruption. We’re here
today...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Nominations Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Yesterday we all learned about a very disturbing development at
the FBI. A whistleblower there disclosed a directive from the FBI’s Criminal
Investigative Division and its Counterterrorism Division...
Excerpts of Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Stand Firm for Independent Cattle Producers Tuesday, November 16, 2021VIDEO “Livestock producers knew that these arrangements were not allowing them to get a fair market price for livestock going to slaughter, so they called for livestock mandatory reporting...
