Remarks

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...

Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on NominationsMay 26, 2021 Today, we’re hearing from 6 nominees, one for the circuit, one for the district, and four executive nominees. The nominee for the Federal Circuit, Tiffany Cunningham, seems well qualified. The Federal Circuit is a specialty...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCongress Must Continue to Support Youth in Foster CareMonday, May 24, 2021VIDEO Each year, the month of May is recognized as National Foster Care Month. I thank my colleagues for once again unanimously passing a resolution to recognize and bring awareness to the experiences of youth and...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Urges Colleagues to Pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act Monday, May 24, 2021 VIDEO   I call on my colleagues to pass this bill, the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, by unanimous consent.   I first joined Senator Gillibrand...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Reintroduces the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act Thursday, May 20, 2021 VIDEOThe Foreign Agents Registration Act is a law I’ve spoken about on this floor many times before.  At its core, the Foreign Agents Registration Act brings transparency and accountability...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Securing Inspector General Independence ActWednesday, May 19, 2021VIDEO When Congress passed the original Inspector General Act in 1978, we required a President who wants to remove an IG to provide Congress specific reasons why.  When Congress revised the IG Act...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn North America’s Energy Independence and Pipeline InfrastructureWednesday, May 19, 2021VIDEO This Tuesday, I was on a call with Canadian counterparts that serve in Canada’s Parliament.  We discussed issues of concern that impact both legislative bodies in our respective countries. Canada and the...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAddressing Our Worker ShortageWednesday, May 19, 2021VIDEO Thanks to “Operation Warp Speed”, effective vaccines are available on demand to anyone who wants one. That means individuals and businesses are beginning to return to a degree of normalcy.  However, as I’ve made my annual tour...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Nomination of Kristen ClarkeTuesday, May 18, 2021VIDEO I will not be voting to discharge the nominee Kristen Clarke to run the Civil Rights Division. I want to explain why.  While Ms. Clarke may be a good attorney, she continues the trend of politicized nominees to the Justice...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Restoring Balance Between the Presidency and CongressTuesday, May 18, 2021VIDEO I have heard from a large number of Iowans convinced that our republic is effectively lost with the election of President Biden. This is like the “Flight 93 Election” theory in the 2016 election where some...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe U.S. Should Encourage Private Infrastructure Investment, Not Get in the Way of ProgressTuesday, May 18, 2021VIDEO On May 7, we learned of a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. This resulted in gas shortages and lines across the East coast.  During a news conference, Energy Secretary Granholm...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Eagles Act Can Prevent Senseless ViolenceWednesday, May 12, 2021VIDEO Today I’d like to address the national plague of targeted violence. Whether it’s in our schools, houses of worship, restaurants, businesses or even city streets, these senseless...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHonoring our Nation’s Law EnforcementWednesday, May 12, 2021VIDEO Since 1962, our nation has annually celebrated the lives and memory of the men and women of law enforcement who are killed in the line of duty. The origin of “National Police Week” goes...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Tale of Two Tax Policies Wednesday, May 12, 2021VIDEO We are now in the final week of tax filing season. While filing season typically ends on April 15, this year taxpayers have until May 17 to file or request an extension.  This is also the third filing season under the tax...

Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaUnited States SenateThe Media Again Takes Liberal Disinformation Bait on Biden Family Oversight May 11, 2021VIDEO Well, here we go again.   While I was travelling throughout Iowa meeting with constituents, I kept my eye on news reporting out of Washington, D.C. I’ve seen a lot of...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Protecting Our First RespondersTuesday, May 11, 2021VIDEO I recently reintroduced the Protecting America’s First Responders Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by 11 of my colleagues that passed the Senate by unanimous consent last Congress.  In this new Congress, it’s time we once...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAgain, Stop Using Our Elections as a Partisan WeaponDelivered on Monday, May 10, 2021VIDEO I would like to call once again for both sides to stop using elections as a partisan weapon. As I’ve mentioned before, the claim by some Trump supporters that a certain brand of voting machine...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCracking Down on Confucius Institutes and Chinese PropagandaDelivered on Monday, May 10, 2021VIDEO On March 10 of this year, I came to the floor to speak about my February 11, 2021, oversight letter to the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security. That letter discussed the...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLet’s End the War on CopsDelivered on Monday, May 10, 2021VIDEO Today I want to discuss an unfortunate trend that has grown over the last year.  Since March of 2020, the United States has been battling COVID-19. We’ve lost over a half million Americans because of the disease.  But...

Prepared Testimony by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAt the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Hearing to Address Competition in the Health Care Industry Thursday, April 29, 2021VIDEO I appreciate the invitation to testify today.  Millions of Americans started their day with a dose of prescription medication. Unfortunately, for many...