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Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On President Biden’s Border Crisis Tuesday, March 16, 2021 VIDEOI want to speak today about the ongoing crisis at our southern border – a crisis that was created by the Biden administration.  Since taking office, the Biden administration has advanced policies that undermine immigration...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Sunshine Week 2021Monday, March 15, 2021VIDEO Our democracy was built for the people, by the people and is accountable to the people.   The best way to be accountable is through transparency.   I come to the floor today to celebrate an important week, known as Sunshine Week.   During this week...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Information Sharing Between the Intelligence Community and the Department of Health and Human ServicesMonday, March 15, 2021VIDEO Today, I’m going to discuss a very important issue that I started to investigate during the last Congress and one that the Executive Branch must continue to...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn China’s Propaganda MachineDelivered on Wednesday, March 10, 2021VIDEO Recently, the Biden administration withdrew a proposed Trump administration rule that would’ve required universities and K-12 schools to identify their connections with Confucius Institutes. I’ve asked the Biden...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to be Attorney GeneralTuesday, March 9, 2021VIDEO Today, the senate will start consideration of Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to be Attorney General of the United States. I will be supporting his...

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.”   ---   “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...