Prepared Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Oversight of the Dept. of Homeland SecurityTuesday, November 16, 2021 I’m
glad we’re finally holding a hearing where we can discuss the unprecedented
national security and humanitarian crisis the Biden Administration has created
at our...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFirst Responders
Deserve Protection on the JobMonday, November
15, 2021VIDEO The
Senate has unanimously passed
the Protecting America’s First Responders
Act. I
authored this legislation to expand benefits to first responders who are
injured in the line of duty. The
Public Safety...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Biden White House Needs to Provide Answers on Record Keeping Practices Monday,
November 15, 2021 VIDEO On July 30 of this year, Senator Johnson and I sent a
letter to the White House Counsel. That letter was based on media reports that...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 4, 2021 Today we have six judicial nominees, five U.S. Attorney nominees,
and two bills on the agenda. We’d like the judicial nominees and S. 2629 held
over since they’re on the agenda for the first time.
Let me...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaBig
Tech is a Bipartisan IssueWednesday,
November 3, 2021VIDEO
Earlier this month, I joined with Senator
Klobuchar and ten Senate colleagues to introduce the American Innovation and Choice
Online Act. This bill has garnered support from all
sides of the political spectrum and is a commonsense...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA
Tribute to Neal SmithWednesday,
November 3, 2021VIDEO I would like to take a moment to pay
tribute to former Iowa Congressman Neal Smith, who passed away yesterday at age
101. He was a true public servant. He entered public life for the right
reasons and had no interest in...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSpeak Up for Free
Speech at Universities Across AmericaTuesday, November 2,
2021VIDEO I have spoken many times about the importance of our
First Amendment freedom of speech. Our commitment to the open discussion of ideas is one
reason why America has been successful. Unfortunately,...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Whistleblowers
Should Not Be Punished for Speaking Up
Tuesday,
November 2, 2021
VIDEO
During my time in the Senate, I have
always upheld the work of whistleblowers.
Those who speak up about government
wrongdoing should be rewarded, not sidelined and punished.
But that...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Cleaning Up Online Marketplaces: Protecting Against Stolen, Counterfeit and Unsafe Goods,” Tuesday, November 2, 2021 VIDEO Americans increasingly rely on the Internet to purchase...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCombatting Cyberattacks in America’s Food Supply ChainMonday,
November 1, 2021VIDEO Earlier this month, Senator Ernst and I
sent a letter
to Secretary Mayorkas asking him to address the devastating cyberattacks
conducted against our nation’s agricultural sector. Agriculture is designated
as...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAttorney
General Garland Needs to Retract His School Board MemoMonday,
November 1, 2021VIDEO Last week, Attorney General Garland said
something extraordinary. He said he would not withdraw his memo in
which he instructed the FBI to get involved with local school boards. Why...
Statement for the Senate Record by U.S.
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
State Department AWOL on Helping Americans,
Allies Stranded in Afghanistan
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Yesterday, in a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Ranking Member Risch, called out the State Department for its
apparent lack of action in helping...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, October 28, 2021 Today we have five judicial branch nominees, one executive branch
nominee, six U.S. Attorneys, and three bills on the agenda. The five judicial
branch nominees, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust,...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Good News
for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Wednesday,
October 27, 2021 VIDEO I hear from Iowans all the time about the high cost of
hearing aids. The $5,000 or $6,000, or even $10,000 costs are often
shocking for seniors on a fixed...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of Iowa“Defunding the Police” by Another NameMonday, October 25, 2021VIDEO It’s
been a while since Congressional Democrats have spoken the words, “Defund the
police.” That was a very popular phrase
in 2020. But after the last election, Democrats learned how truly toxic it is
with ordinary Americans....
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Child
Tax Credit will Limit Opportunities for Families to Get AheadThursday, October
21, 2021VIDEO A little over 25 years ago, a
Democrat President and a Republican Congress came together, to quote former
President Clinton, “end welfare as we know it.” On a bipartisan basis...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaPass the EAGLES
Act to Help Stop Targeted ViolenceThursday, October
21, 2021VIDEO I’d
like to talk about preventing acts of mass violence. Just earlier today, the
shooter at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy in Parkland,
Florida, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of first degree...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Media Misrepresented
the Republican Trump Investigative Report Tuesday, October
19, 2021VIDEO I’d
like to discuss the media’s complete misrepresentation of the Republican report
on Senator Durbin’s Trump investigation, in which my staff participated in
accordance with committee...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Partisan
Proposal Hurts Innovation, Lowering Prescription Drug CostsTuesday, October
19, 2021VIDEO I
hear about the rising cost of prescription drugs at nearly every one of my town
hall meetings. Three
years ago, I began a bipartisan effort to lower prescription drug costs....
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of
IowaUnder Democratic Leadership, Government is a Helicopter
ParentTuesday, October 19, 2021VIDEO At its core, Democrat’s
$4.2 trillion reckless tax and spending spree is a massive government intrusion
into the daily lives of American families. Under their vision for America,
there isn’t any aspect...
