Prepared Statement
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Co-Chairman, Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics ControlHearing on Federal
Government Response to the Overdose EpidemicTuesday, July 20,
2021VIDEO 93,000. That’s how many people died from drug overdoses last
year. This is the sharpest annual increase in 30 years. The New York Times...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S.
Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn an Unresponsive Justice
DepartmentTuesday, July 20, 2021VIDEO Today,
I want to speak to an issue that I’ve raised during the course of multiple Republican
and Democratic administrations. That
issue is responding to legitimate and valid congressional oversight requests. In my
time...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWe
Need to Support our Women and Men in Uniform, Pass the Military Justice
Improvement and Increasing Prevention ActMonday,
July 19, 2021VIDEO I join Senator Gillibrand in asking for
the Military
Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act to move forward. We’re told that the bill...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeA Message to Law
Enforcement: We’ve Got Your BackThursday, July 15,
2021VIDEO Today
I want to talk about the increase in violent crime that is spreading in cities
across the country. In
New York City, the murder rate is up 37 percent from two...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUnlike
Washington Elites, Iowans Know Inflation is RealWednesday,
July 14, 2021VIDEO Over the previous two weeks, I enjoyed
travelling around Iowa holding county meetings and visiting with employers and
employees. It’s always refreshing to hear directly from Iowans. As I often say,
Washington...
“Some may view drug crimes as
victimless. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a
brother, sister, parent or child to fentanyl. “Tell that to Rod and Deb Courtney,
the parents of Chad Courtney from North Liberty, Iowa. Chad died five years ago
because of fentanyl.” NOTE: Opioid
overdose deaths, fueled by synthetic...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaOn America’s Founding PrinciplesTuesday, July 13, 2021VIDEO I
have spoken many times about the importance of the Constitution and the
Declaration of Independence. It
should go without saying that these documents are foundational to our nation. They
were revolutionary texts for the...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On
the Importance of Inland Waterway Infrastructure
Tuesday,
July 13, 2021
VIDEO
Every state of the nation has many
infrastructure needs. In Iowa, we rely on our roads, bridges, air and freight
to move our goods and people throughout Iowa, the country and the world. I am
encouraged...
Prepared Opening Remarks of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Examining Federal Sentencing for Crack and
Powder CocaineTuesday, June 21, 2021 Drug
sentencing laws are complex. They must be fair and just, but prioritize public
safety. As such, they can’t be based on only
violent crime risks, prevention efforts, or...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWe
Need to Pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention ActWednesday,
June 16, 2021VIDEO I’m here to join Senator Gillibrand in
asking for a vote on this crucial legislation. The Military Justice Improvement and Increasing
Prevention Act has more than 60 bipartisan cosponsors,...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLet’s Work
Together to Boost the Confidence of all Americans in our ElectionsWednesday, June
16, 2021VIDEO The so-called “For the People Act” was compiled after the
2018 elections to call into question the legitimacy of democratic elections for
partisan political purposes. If it had been...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Supporting
Biofuels and American Energy IndependenceTuesday, June 15,
2021VIDEO It’s no secret that I have been a
leader in promoting renewable energy sources. Iowa has done even more to lead
the nation in biofuels production. This leads to a cleaner environment and
increases America’s...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On the Dangers of Restoring the Outdated WOTUS Rule
Monday, June 14, 2021
VIDEO
For the past 41 years, I’ve toured our state to hear from Iowa workers, community leaders and farmers at my annual 99 county meetings.
As a farmer myself, I enjoy speaking with those involved in agriculture across...
Prepared Opening Remarks of Senator Chuck Grassley of
IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, June 10, 2021 Today
we are voting on three nominees. I will support two of them: Judge Griggsby for
the District of Maryland and Ronald Davis to be head of the Marshal Service. I
think both of them are well qualified...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Biden’s Bloated
Budget and the Growing National DebtWednesday, June 9,
2021VIDEO Just before Memorial Day, the
Administration released its long awaited fiscal year 2022 budget proposal. Having
reviewed the proposal, it’s obvious why they chose that timing. They hoped most
Americans would be...
Prepared Floor Remarks
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On COVID’s Origins
and Oversight of Grants Sent to China
Tuesday, June 8,
2021
VIDEOIn January of 2020, when reports began to circulate about the
coronavirus, I instructed my oversight and investigations staff to get a
classified briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaInflation Caused
by Over-Spending is Hurting Everyday AmericansMonday, June 7,
2021VIDEO When I was first elected to Congress in the 1970’s, I ran
as Grassley, the inflation fighter. Those who remember that time period know that inflation
is a real problem. It knee-caps middle...
Prepared Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, May 27, 2021 We’re
marking up three criminal justice bills today, which I’m proud to cosponsor. These
bills are bipartisan and seek to solve specific and narrow issues in our
criminal justice system. They strike a...
NOTE: Sen. Grassley
filed several amendments to the Clean
Energy for America Act considered by the Senate Finance Committee yesterday.
A Grassley authored provision that focused on reducing fraudulent claims of the
electric vehicle (EV) tax credit was
accepted by the Chairman and included in the final bill. In 2019, the
Treasury Inspector General for...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCondemns Hate
Crimes Against Jewish AmericansWednesday, May 26,
2021VIDEO Today
I’d like to condemn the troubling increase in hate crimes against Jewish
Americans. Anti-Semitism
has been called “the oldest hatred.” Throughout the history of the Jewish
people, they have been subjected to...
