Remarks

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Obama-Biden Administration Interference in Law Enforcement” Friday, March 14, 2025   VIDEO   Last Tuesday, I released a committee report of my investigation about the Obama-Biden administration’s obstruction of FBI law enforcement efforts against Iran. My report was based in large...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, March 13, 2025   Good morning. Today we’re meeting to consider the nominations of John Sauer to serve as the Solicitor General, Harmeet Dhillon to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division and...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa “’Gold Bars off the Titanic’: Oversight of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund” Wednesday, March 12, 2025   VIDEO Mr. President,  [I’m here] to discuss with my colleagues the disastrous legacy of the Biden-Harris administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sadly, the recent revelations of wasteful...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Honoring the 133rd Test Squadron, Fort Dodge, Iowa” Monday, March 10, 2025   VIDEO   On March 2nd, the colors were retired for the 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  The 133rd has an extraordinary legacy. Since its inception in 1948, the 133rd has stood as a pillar of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Lithuanian Restoration of Independence Day” Monday, March 11, 2025   VIDEO Thirty-five years ago today, the freely-elected parliament of Lithuania declared that the country was restoring its independence after about 50 years of Soviet occupation. This started the breakup of the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Nomination of Gail Slater to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division” Tuesday, March 11, 2025   VIDEO Soon, we’ll vote on the nomination of Gail Slater to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.  I support her nomination, and I urge...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Milorad Dodik Threatening Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina” Monday, March 10, 2025   VIDEO I would also like to address my colleagues to remind them of the genocide of the 1990s. In the Western Balkan region of the world and of the Dayton Peace accords of 1995 that brought an end...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “DNA Fingerprint Act” Thursday, March 6, 2025 VIDEO My message today is to the administration, and particularly to President Trump, who is very forcefully enforcing the immigration laws that were not enforced in the last administration. [My] message [is] about bringing justice to...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“HALT Fentanyl Act”Thursday, March 6, 2025 VIDEO Last week, I led my colleagues in reporting a bill that’s entitled the HALT Fentanyl Act – this bill was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is a battle-tested, bipartisan bill that passed the House of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Foreign Students and Technological Espionage” Wednesday, March 5, 2025   VIDEO In January, investors’ concerns about China’s advances in AI innovation wiped out nearly a trillion dollars in U.S. tech stock value. That happened in a single day. Chinese companies like DeepSeek are...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Nomination of Todd Blanche to be Deputy Attorney General” Wednesday, February 19, 2025   VIDEO Soon, we’ll begin voting on the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States. I support his nomination and urge all of my colleagues to...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing titled “Never To Be Silent: Stemming the Tide of Antisemitism in America” Wednesday, March 5, 2025   Five months ago, the Democrats held a generalized hearing on hate crimes in this Committee, entitled “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide...

Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Foreign Relations Committee “Introducing Matt Whitaker, Nominee to be the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization” Tuesday, March 4, 2025   VIDEO Thank you very much to all the members of this distinguished Committee. I’m here to introduce a friend and a fellow...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Hamas Hostages” Tuesday, March 4, 2025   VIDEO October 7, 2023, will probably go down in history to Americans like December 7, 1941 – Pearl Harbor Day. [On] October 7th, two years ago, Israel experienced a surprise attack from Hamas. As those under attack rushed to safe rooms and...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Nomination of Linda McMahon to be the Secretary of Education” Monday, March 3, 2025   VIDEO The Senate will soon vote to confirm Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education. I know that some people feel that the Secretary of Education should have extensive experience in a school...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “World Hearing Day” Monday, March 3, 2025 VIDEO This day, March 3rd, is World Hearing Day.  Approximately 38 million Americans report hearing loss. Meanwhile, an estimated 29 million American adults could benefit from using hearing aids. So, I’d like to speak to you about the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Ron Steele’s Legendary Career in Broadcast Journalism” Wednesday, February 26, 2025   VIDEO Today, I come to the Senate floor to congratulate a legend in the broadcasting business.  Ron Steele is a long-time journalist from my hometown TV station, KWWL, in Waterloo,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Nomination of Jamieson Greer to be the United States Trade Representative” Tuesday, February 25, 2025   VIDEO Soon we’ll be voting on the nomination of Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be the United Stated Trade Representative. I will be supporting that nomination. I voted for his...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Baltic Independence and Ukraine” Monday, February 24, 2025   VIDEO Today is Estonian Independence Day. On this day in 1918, the Estonians declared their independence from the Russian Empire. They had to fight a war against both Germans and the army of Soviet Russia to secure their...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senior Member, Senate Budget Committee “A Return to Fiscal Sanity” Thursday, February 20, 2025 VIDEO FLOOR CHART HERE I rise to support the budget resolution that’s before the United States Senate. Speaking to that, I want to remind people of some history.  These famous words came from Rahm Emanuel, President...