Remarks

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman “Police Week” Monday, May 12, 2025   VIDEO   Today, I’m here in the Senate honoring our nation’s law enforcement officers during our 64th annual National Police Week. National Police Week presents an opportunity to show appreciation toward the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Jefferson Matters” Wednesday, May 7, 2025   VIDEO   Over the last two weeks, during the Senate recess, I continued my annual 99 county meetings across Iowa.  My travels brought me to the western Iowa community of Jefferson, in Greene County, for a Q&A. I often say Iowans don’t...

Floor Speech by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Former Chairman and Senior Member, Senate Finance Committee “A Return to Good Governance and Fiscal Sanity” Wednesday, May 7, 2025   VIDEO   Over the Easter break I continued my annual 99 county meetings. And, as always, Iowans set the agenda.  At my open town meetings, I had big turnouts. People shared strong...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “National Foster Care Day 2025” Tuesday, May 6, 2025   VIDEO   Beginning in 1988, the month of May has been observed as National Foster Care Month. The first Tuesday in May, which is today, has been recognized by many organizations as National Foster Care Day.  The designations of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Medical Student ‘Match Day’ Achievement” Monday, May 5, 2025   VIDEO   Recently, Medical Student “Match Day” took place all across America. On “Match Day,” thousands of medical students learn where they will train for the next few years. In Iowa, our state continues to lead in...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “National Home Visiting Week Resolution” Thursday, May 1, 2025   VIDEO   I’d like to thank all my colleagues for unanimously passing my bipartisan resolution to designate a National Home Visiting Week. [S]upporting parents and children is a topic of importance to all my colleagues...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, May 1, 2025   Good morning. On today’s agenda we have the nominations of Brett Shumate to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and John Eisenberg to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “National Donate Life Month” Wednesday, April 30, 2025   VIDEO   April is National Donate Life Month. This is a month to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of organ donation. There happen to be over 103,000 Americans on the national organ transplant waiting list.  We...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing Wednesday, April 30, 2025   Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to this hearing to consider the nominations of Terrance Cole, to serve as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Gadyaces Serralta, to serve as the Director...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Trump’s First 100 Days” Tuesday, April 29, 2025   VIDEO   Mr. President, Today marks the 100th day of President Trump’s return to the White House. Trump 2.0 has hit Washington like a hurricane. By that I mean, President Trump is working hard to keep his promises, unleash America’s...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “To Director Patel and President Trump: Thank a Whistleblower” Tuesday, April 29, 2025   VIDEO   Mr. President, Today, I come to the floor to speak about the FBI and Arctic Frost. Arctic Frost was another political case against President Trump, and also against...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “World Autism Awareness Month” Monday, April 28, 2025   VIDEO   April is World Autism Month. This month is a time to recognize the millions of Americans living with autism. Over the years, we have made progress in increasing awareness and enhancing resources for individuals living...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, April 10, 2025 Good morning. Today, we’ve got three items on our agenda.  The nominations of John Eisenberg and Brett Shumate to be Assistant Attorneys General are listed for the first time, and we’ll hold them over until our...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Crime and CounterterrorismSubcommittee Hearing titled “A Time for Truth: Oversight of Meta’s Foreign Relations and Representations to the United States Congress” Wednesday, April 9, 2025   In my 50 years as a member of the United States Congress,...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing titled “The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters”Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Good morning.  We’re here today to discuss an important issue – the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  This statute is a critical tool Americans use to keep...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Celebrating the Success of Iowa Sports Teams” Tuesday, April 8, 2025   VIDEO   We’re [at the end] of what is known as “March Madness.” I’m not talking about budget reconciliation or tax season. I’m here to congratulate and say thank you to our outstanding student athletes who have...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Boys and Girls Club of the Cedar Valley” Monday, April 7, 2025   VIDEO   On my annual tour of Iowa’s 99 counties, I visited the Boys and Girls Club of the Cedar Valley in Waterloo, Iowa. This was during our last Congressional state work period. I held a Q&A with the young...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” Thursday, April 3, 2025   VIDEO Mr. President, Today, Senator Shaheen of New Hampshire and I are introducing a resolution. That resolution recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Far too many Americans have suffered as a...

Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, April 3, 2025 Good morning, everyone.  Today we have one nomination and six bills on the agenda.  Patrick Davis, who has been nominated to be an Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department, is on the agenda for the first...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Unaccompanied Children Inspector General Report” Wednesday, April 2, 2025   VIDEO   Mr. President, Probably all my colleagues are very concerned that we’ve learned over the last few months, or couple years, that our Department of HHS is not tracking the 300,000 children,...