Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRaises Concerns about
Free Speech on College CampusesTuesday, March 9,
2021VIDEO I have spoken on the Senate floor recently on free speech
as it applies to the world of digital media. The principles of free speech are
timeless and are applicable to new forms of communication. Still, it is...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Nominations of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney
General and Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney GeneralTuesday, March 9, 2021VIDEO Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to this hearing to
consider the nominations of two candidates...
“From the start of this year, my
Republican colleagues and I have stood ready to engage in good faith bipartisan
negotiations to provide further targeted relief. However, despite talk of unity
and bipartisanship by President Biden, the new Senate Majority hasn’t even
attempted to reach across the aisle.” --- “More than one third, or $700
billion,...
Prepared Floor Remarks
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWe Need to Save
the CFTC Whistleblower Program from Financial ShortfallTuesday, March 2,
2021VIDEO The
Commodity Futures Trading Commission operates a highly successful whistleblower
program. As
one of the senators who led the effort to establish that program back in 2010,
I’m proud of...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOversight
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation:The
January 6 Insurrection, Domestic Terrorism, and Other Threats”March
2, 2021VIDEO Director Wray, thank you for being here today. We all agree that what happened at the Capitol was a...
“America cannot afford to go back to including earmarks in some ill-conceived effort to grease the wheels to pass legislation only because it includes pet projects for congressmen.”
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“Especially in this time of pandemic, Congress should be focused on targeted spending to continue to help the American people who are suffering to...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business Meeting on the Nomination of Judge Merrick Garland
to be Attorney GeneralMonday, March 1, 2021VIDEO We’re here today to vote on the nomination of Judge Garland to be
Attorney General of the United States. I intend to support his...
Prepared FloorRemarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaBig Tech ReachesRock Bottom to Protect its Bottom LineWednesday, February24, 2021VIDEO Lastweek, I held a dozen meetings in Iowa to have dialogue with my constituents. Asmany of my colleagues know, I hold face-to-face meetings with Iowans in all 99 counties,every year. It’s been a privilege to get...
NOTE: Read more about
the EAGLES Act of 2021 HERE.
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Senate Judiciary
Committee Ranking Member
On the
Reintroduction of the EAGLES Act
Tuesday, February
23, 2021
VIDEO
Three
years ago, on February 14, 2018, an unspeakable tragedy occurred at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School in...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Tom Vilsack’s Record of Supporting Black FarmersMonday, February 22, 2021VIDEO I’m speaking today in support of Tom Vilsack to be
the next Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Vilsack has received support from farm and
commodity groups across the country, but more important to me, he’s received
praise...
Prepared Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley(R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to be AttorneyGeneralMonday, February 22, 2021Video of DeliveredRemarks Good morning.
I want to welcome everyone to this very important hearing to consider the
nomination of Judge Merrick...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Unifying
Nature of America’s Founding PrinciplesDelivered on Monday,
February 8, 2021VIDEO In his inaugural speech, President Biden said his “whole
soul” was in the cause of “Bringing America together. Uniting our people. And
uniting our nation.” He also recognized that Americans have...
Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Anniversary
of President Biden’s Russia Reset AnnouncementMonday, February
8, 2021VIDEO Twelve years ago this past Sunday, then Vice President
Biden was in Munich to deliver the Obama administration’s first major foreign
policy speech to world leaders. He said, “It is time to press the reset...
Prepared
Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Calls
Out Partisan Budget Negotiations
Wednesday,
February 3, 2021
VIDEO
The actions of my Democrat colleagues this
week make it clear they have no intention of working with Republicans on a
bipartisan COVID package. There is no other explanation for the budget resolution
that was...
Prepared Floor Remarks
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaWe Must Condemn all
Political Violence Regardless of IdeologyTuesday, February
2, 2021VIDEO We’ve
all been horrified by the senseless criminal acts that occurred at the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021. A
violent mob was able to overrun Capitol Police and quickly gain access to the
area where a...
NOTE: Grassley’s questions for Vilsack can
be found HERE, and
his Instagram post from the hearing can be found HERE.
Opening
Remarks by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Nomination
Hearing for Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary
of Agriculture
U.S.
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Tuesday,
February 2, 2021VIDEO Good morning to...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland SecurityThursday, January 28, 2021 The Senate is currently considering the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. I’m familiar with Mr. Mayorkas from my past...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Inauguration DayWednesday, January 20, 2021VIDEO Four years ago, our nation’s capital was full of people who had come to celebrate a new president’s inauguration or to protest it. This inauguration was different in that respect. But, just like four years ago, there are Americans who question the...
Prepared Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, January 19, 2021VIDEO Today, we welcome the Honorable Janet Yellen to consider an anticipated nomination for her to become Secretary of the Treasury. The role of Treasury Secretary covers responsibilities over a large number of issues,...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaGives an Update on his Annual 99 County MeetingsTuesday, January 19, 2021VIDEO Last week, I started my annual tradition of holding Q&As with Iowans in all 99 counties. This is my 41st consecutive year – and remember only one meeting counts for the tally – but I hold many Q&As in...
