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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLegislation
to Fight against Counterfeit Goods is a Slam DunkWednesday,
February 2, 2022VIDEO I’d like to take a moment to update my
colleagues on a bill I introduced in 2021 designed to fight counterfeits. As we all know, counterfeits are a threat
to the United States’ economic and...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time to Pass
Bipartisan Drug Pricing LegislationTuesday, February
1, 2022VIDEO Three
years ago, I began a bipartisan effort to lower prescription drug costs. Following
Finance Committee hearings that I chaired, a bill mark-up and bipartisan
negotiations, I introduced with the senior...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaReverse Anti-Law
Enforcement Policies to Combat Rising CrimeTuesday, February
1, 2022VIDEO Violent
crime is rising in America. Killings of police are at a 20 year high, the worst
since 9/11. Homicides, carjackings and retail crime are all up. Criminals
are pushing people in front of...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeMarkup
on American Innovation and Choice Online ActThursday,
January 20, 2022VIDEO S. 2992, the American Innovation and
Choice Online Act, was held over last week and is now ripe for committee
consideration. Senator Klobuchar and I, along with 10 of our...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Have
Changed their Mind about the Use of the Postal Service in ElectionsWednesday, January
19, 2022VIDEO To
hear Democrats talk, they would never dream of questioning our democratic
process. But,
let’s not forget the outlandish conspiracy theory promoted by leading Democrats
in...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocratic
Hypocrisy Could Ruin Bipartisanship in the SenateTuesday, January
18, 2022VIDEO When
Democrats last had the majority and proposed blowing up the Senate, I gave a
series of speeches explaining how the Father of the Constitution, James
Madison, intended for the Senate to be a...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaDemocrats Continue
their Anti-Democracy Partisan Messaging on Voting RightsTuesday, January
18, 2022VIDEO Democrats
have shamelessly alleged that a massive federal takeover of elections is needed
because of questions some Republicans raised after the 2020 election. This
is despite the...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Domestic Terrorism Threat One Year After January6”Tuesday, January 11, 2022VIDEO A year ago, I gave a speech on the Senate floor. I asked my colleagues to join me in condemning all political violence. This includes the terrible assault on...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Words
Filibuster and Cloture are Not InterchangeableMonday, January
10, 2022VIDEO Senate
procedure is complex enough that talking about it often trips up even senators
who have been around for several years. Reporters
writing about the so-called “filibuster” often look to past...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaPutin Stands in
the Way of Freedom for RussiansMonday, January
10, 2022VIDEO Russian
dictator Vladimir Putin once famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union,
“the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” That
tells you a lot. He regrets the collapse of the evil empire that...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChinese Blockades
on Adoption are Hurting Children and FamiliesMonday, January
10, 2022VIDEO For
over 25 years in the Senate, I have been an advocate for adoption. Adoption
is a way for families to be created out of tragedy. It’s a pathway to the joy
of raising children, and the security...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaViolent Crime
Soared in 2021Wednesday, January
5, 2022VIDEO I’d
like to speak on the continuing rise in violent crime across the country. We
have all heard about the unprecedented 30 percent spike in murders that began
in the summer of 2020. It continues to this day. Over a dozen cities...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaGarland Continues
to Refuse Withdrawal of his School Board MemoWednesday, January
5, 2022VIDEO All
the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney General
Garland two letters about the Justice Department’s involvement in local
school-board matters. The first one was in...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSetting the Record
Straight on the False Claims Act and “Materiality”Tuesday, January
4, 2022VIDEO The
False Claims Act is the government’s
most powerful tool in fighting and deterring fraud. I
have devoted much of my time in the Senate to strengthening this law on behalf
of...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Justice
Department Needs to Answer for their Decisions in Crossfire HurricaneWednesday,
December 15, 2021VIDEO On
January 19, 2021, then-President Trump issued a memorandum to the Attorney
General, Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central
Intelligence...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAlumni Need to
Step Up and Protect the First Amendment at UniversitiesWednesday,
December 15, 2021VIDEO I
often like to say the definition of a university is a place where controversy
should run rampant. The
point of going to college is not for all students to come out thinking the...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCongress Needs to
Continue Taking Action on the Opioid CrisisWednesday,
December 15, 2021VIDEO We’re
facing a drug crisis. The
CDC reported that over 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose over a
recent 12 month period. Although
fentanyl drugs are heavily responsible for this,...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaMore Must be Done
to Prevent Tragic ShootingsMonday, December
13, 2021VIDEO Today,
I want to speak about the tragic shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018, and the Justice
Department’s response to it. But,
before I get to...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaLet Parents Speak
Up for their Children Without Fear of ProsecutionMonday, December
13, 2021VIDEO Last
week, all Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney
General Garland a letter. We said he should withdraw his memo from October 4th
that made parents feel like...
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by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIn Support of
the Bipartisan Inspector General Access ActThursday, December
9, 2021VIDEO I
strongly support the Inspector General
Access Act and the bipartisan work of Senators Durbin and Lee to bring
greater accountability to DOJ attorneys. Congress
created inspectors general...
