Remarks

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, August 5, 2026 Good morning, I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features Anna St. John, who is nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Our second panel...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026 On today’s agenda, we have one nomination. We’ll vote on Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge that Mr. Blanche’s nomination has drawn...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Prevent Government Shutdowns Act”Monday, August 3, 2026 VIDEO I’m here to show my support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. Before I do that, I want to express my support for the proposed continuing resolution and thank Senator Collins for her leadership to make sure...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Improving Pediatric Organ Allocation and Transplantation”Thursday, July 30, 2026 VIDEO In a bipartisan approach, about [three] years ago, we passed legislation to correct the wrongs in our organ transplant program. So, in my two decades spent fighting for U.S. organ donation...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The Looming Social Security Trust Fund Shortfall”Wednesday, July 29, 2026 VIDEO I come to the floor today as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Social Security, and to remind everybody, because everybody knows, or better know, the Social Security...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Honoring Senator Lindsey Graham”Tuesday, July 28, 2026 VIDEO Today [at] the U.S. Capitol and National Cathedral, at those places, we honored the life of Senator Lindsey Graham. Over the past few weeks, we've mourned Senator Graham's untimely passing. Here on the Senate floor and in...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Pastor Ezra Jin and Religious Persecution in China”Monday, July 27, 2026 VIDEO I want to thank President Trump for his efforts to release Pastor Ezra Jin after 266 days in Chinese captivity. Pastor Jin started Zion Church in 2007 to share his love of God, to serve others and to...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, July 23, 2026 On today’s agenda, we’re going to address an organizational issue. This is our newest colleague, Senator Graham’s, first markup. I’ll have a few words on that in a moment. We’ll be making it official that she’ll...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Protecting American Taxpayers Act”Thursday, July 23, 2026 VIDEO Iowans are fed up with their [tax] dollars being lost every year to waste, fraud and abuse. As a watchdog for those taxpayers, I’ve helped lead the charge to stop brazen criminals from stealing Americans’ hard-earned...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Drivers Demand E15 with Their Pocketbooks”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO Once again, I’m here to educate my colleagues about the necessity for passing the ethanol issue of E15 in this Congress. As Iowa families are going on their summer vacations and people visit or pass through my...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Supporting Iowan Caitlin Clark”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO I want to talk about Caitlin Clark, a native of West Des Moines, Iowa. Caitlin Clark played basketball at the University of Iowa. She changed women’s college basketball, but [she] also inspired athletes of all ages,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“FBI Election Interference Investigation and More Misleading Reporting from the New York Times”Wednesday, July 22, 2026 VIDEO I come to the floor once again, as I have before, to discuss misleading reporting in the New York Times. The New York Times has a global reputation....

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) denounced the rise of “Democratic Socialist” candidates across the United States, who have won elections from Colorado to New York and Pennsylvania. Grassley noted that countries who have adopted socialism have experienced less prosperity and witnessed starvation, economic ruin,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Congress Needs to Work on Appropriations Bills”Tuesday, July 21, 2026 VIDEO It’s the responsibility of Congress every year to pass appropriations bills to fund the government. Failure to enact the 12 annual appropriations bills by the end of the fiscal year of September 30 has, with...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Nomination of the Honorable Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States: Day 2Thursday, July 16, 2026 Yesterday, we heard hours of testimony by Mr. Blanche addressing questions posed by members of this Committee. Mr. Blanche’s responses exhibited...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee The Nomination of the Honorable Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States Wednesday, July 15, 2026 I want to welcome everyone this morning as we consider Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as the 88th Attorney General of the United...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Defense Authorization Act”Tuesday, July 14, 2026 VIDEO As the Senate and House [of Representatives] are currently working on the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it is very important that Congress pass this bill. We need a very strong and capable...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Senator Lindsey Graham”Monday, July 13, 2026 VIDEO It’s a sad day for all of us in the Senate, and particularly [for] those that were very, very close to Lindsey Graham. And that would be most senators and, obviously, his staff. So, I’d like to take a moment to honor the life of our...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, June 24, 2026 Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features Daniel Domenico, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Our second panel has two nominees: Matthew Byrne, to be a judge on the U.S. District...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“E15 is National Security”Wednesday, June 24, 2026 VIDEO I am here, once again, like I’ve done at least once a week, every week, since the House passed year-round E15. I do it to communicate the importance of the Senate passing year-round E15. I’ve talked about the importance of...