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Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeProtecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving OffenderTuesday, December 9, 2025 Today’s hearing will examine the emerging issues involving child online exploitation and the evolving offender. As technology changes and evolves, so do bad actors who use it to...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Noncitizen Voters”Monday, December 8, 2025 VIDEO In early November, the U.S. Citizenship [and] Immigration Services announced improvements to their voter verification system. Now, states can use a program named the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) to verify that...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Fertilizer Research Act”Thursday, December 4, 2025 VIDEO There’s real concern in rural America, particularly among family farmers. Farmers know that margins matter. Farmers don’t want to see their revenue continue being eaten up by input suppliers. So, we need to do what we can to...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The Persecution of Christians in Nigeria”Wednesday, December 3, 2025 VIDEO If you watch television, you’re hearing a lot of reports from Nigeria about kidnappings and murders [and] other reports of violence. And particularly, you’re hearing it about Christians in Nigeria. This...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman and President Pro Tempore“Oversight of Afghan Evacuee Vetting”Tuesday, December 2, 2025 VIDEO Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were tragically shot here on duties in Washington, D.C. They were attacked by an Afghan national brought here under the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Iowa’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Stephanie Pritts”Monday, December 1, 2025 VIDEO As I travel Iowa throughout the year, I meet some very special people. Last month in Sheldon, Iowa, at the high school, I had the honor of meeting Stephanie Pritts, who was recently named Iowa’s 2026...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Lung Cancer Awareness Month”Wednesday, November 19, 2025 VIDEO   November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. One in 18 people receive a lung cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. Twelve percent of diagnoses have had no tobacco exposure. This disease impacts hundreds of thousands of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 20, 2025 On today’s agenda, we have eleven nominations listed. We’ll vote today on: Tysen Duva to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. William Crain and Alexander Van Hook to serve as...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“CNH Burlington Facility Closure”Thursday, November 20, 2025 VIDEO CNH announced its closure of their Burlington facility in June next year. This plant has been in Burlington since the 1950s and is a mainstay of the greater Burlington area. As a result of this closure, more than 200...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Executive Order”Tuesday, November 18, 2025 VIDEO Today, I commend First Lady Melania Trump for her leadership on the recent Fostering the Future for American Children and Families executive order. And, obviously, the thanks...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“45th Annual 99 County Meetings”Tuesday, November 18, 2025 VIDEO On Thursday in Kossuth County, Iowa, I completed my 45th annual 99 county meetings. For 45 years in a row, I’ve held at least one question-and-answer session in all of Iowa’s 99 counties. Now, I have to modify that just...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Day 40 of the Government Shutdown”Sunday, November 9, 2025 VIDEO Mr. President, today is the 40th day of the government shut down. It’s been so long, a recap is in order. As I’ve said before, Iowans don’t plan their lives around what we do here in Congress, but the Democrats’...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 6, 2025 On today’s agenda, we have nine nominations listed. We’ll vote on Thomas Ferguson to be a U.S. Attorney. We’ll hold over the remaining nominations listed on our agenda for later consideration. Additionally,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Recognizing Veterans Day and the United States Marine Corps 250th Anniversary”Thursday, November 6, 2025 VIDEO Today, I come to the floor, ahead of next Tuesday, which is Veterans Day, to recognize and share my gratitude to those who have all answered the call to serve the United...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Federal Judges’ Criticism of the Supreme Court”Wednesday, November 5, 2025 VIDEO I come to the Senate floor today to express my concern about recent attacks on the legitimacy of the judicial branch of government. A fair and neutral judiciary plays a very indispensable role...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Milorad Dodik”Wednesday, November 5, 2025 VIDEO I came to the floor of the Senate earlier this year, warning my colleagues that the leader of one of the subdivisions within the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Dodik, was ignoring rulings by the national-level Bosnian court. He...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Cameras in the Courtroom”Tuesday, November 4, 2025 VIDEO I want to complement Erika Kirk, wife of assassinated conservative leader Charlie Kirk. She has made an emotional appeal to have cameras in the courtroom at the trial of her husband’s murderer. I commend her for this...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The Passing of Dick Cheney”Tuesday, November 4, 2025 VIDEO Dick Cheney lived a life of service to his country. He was bit by the political bug, biting him very early in his life, and he was committed, that entire life, to public service. He served as White House Chief of Staff under...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Government Shutdown and SNAP Benefits”Monday, November 3, 2025 VIDEO On Thursday, I sounded the alarm as the lapse in government funding endangered food assistance for 42 million Americans rapidly approached. That was November 1, the approach date. I called on Senator Schumer to end...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Nominations of Joshua Dunlap and Eric Tung to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Ninth Circuits”Monday, November 3, 2025 VIDEO This week, we’ll be voting on a pair of highly qualified circuit court nominations. Despite the ongoing Democrat government shutdown, the...