Remarks

Remarks as Delivered by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa  10th Annual National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Thursday, July 27, 2023 VIDEO It’s an honor to be here with all you patriotic people that want government to do just what government is supposed to do and to spend the money accordingly.  We’re here to recognize the contributions...

Statement for the Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On H.R. 2544, “The Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act” Thursday, July 27, 2023 Mr. President, The Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act is an opportunity for Congress to make history. An opportunity to change the lives of the...

Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Finance Committee Open Executive Session to Consider the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act  Wednesday, July 26, 2023 VIDEO Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, thank you for holding this PBM markup. PBMs play a central role in the high cost of prescription drugs.  Five years...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Beyond the Breaking Point: The Fiscal Consequences of Climate Change on Infrastructure” Wednesday, July 26, 2023 VIDEO Before I begin my opening statement, I want to go back to a discussion that we had in this committee at the last...

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa The Justice Department and FBI Must Tell the American People What Was Done with Biden FD-1023 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 VIDEO Today, I’d like to address the unclassified FBI-generated 1023 form that I made public last week. This is the 1023 that Director Wray refused to admit existed until I and...

Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Judiciary Executive Business Meeting On the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act” Thursday, July 20, 2023 VIDEO   I’ll be voting against the partisan Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act before us today. This bill is not about oversight or...

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa On the Nomination of Tanya Bradsher for Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Tuesday, July 18, 2023 VIDEO Mr. President, Congress, and our nation, have no more solemn duty than the one we owe to our veterans.  They’ve given their blood, their sweat and their tears for our great...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’ Wednesday, July 12, 2013 VIDEO   We just heard my friend from Nebraska say that Biden wants “Bidenomics” to be all about restoring the American Dream.   Well, for most Americans, it’s...

Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share Wednesday, July 12, 2023 VIDEO Praise the Lord we’re finally talking about money and things the Budget Committee ought to be working on. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFederal Government Should Encourage Students to Borrow Only What They Need To Earn College DegreeWednesday, June 21, 2023VIDEO Every person taking out a loan knows it must be repaid.   Still, we’ve seen lots of talk about canceling student debt after the debt has been assumed. But that doesn’t help...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa EATS Act Would End Coastal Overreach into America’s Heartland Wednesday, June 21, 2023 VIDEO The recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of a California law called Proposition 12 affecting the pork industry has sent shockwaves through the ag industry. Particularly hard hit by the news is my state of...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Dollars and Degrees: Investigating Fossil Fuel Dark Money’s Systemic Threats to Climate and the Federal Budget” VIDEO Today marks the 10th hearing on climate change at the Budget Committee and our 14th missed opportunity to work together on a...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Biden Justice Department and FBI Continue to Hide Information from Congress and the American PeopleJune 12, 2023VIDEO Last week, I came to the Senate Floor to give a speech about the Biden Justice Department and FBI playing games with the American people by hiding the FBI-generated 1023 document...

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled “Cultivating Stewardship: Examining the Changing Agricultural Landscape” VIDEO Today, we’re holding our ninth hearing on climate change. In each of these hearings, I’ve taken an opportunity to remind everybody what the Budget Committee’s about. So, I...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa To the Biden Justice Department and FBI: Quit Playing Games with the American People  Tuesday, June 6, 2023 VIDEO Once again, I’m here to discuss my constitutional oversight of the Justice Department and the FBI. It surely has been a very busy year thus far for congressional oversight, and let me say,...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Robert Zimmer’s Legacy Inspires Free Speech, Independent Thinking on Campus Wednesday, May 31, 2023 VIDEO I want to take a few moments to speak about Robert Zimmer, former president of the University of Chicago. Barbara and I first want to express our condolences to his wife, Shadi, and their...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Commitee Hearing on “The Rich Get Richer, Deficits Get Bigger: How Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations Drive the National Debt” Wednesday, May 17, 2023   VIDEO    Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing. It’s a welcome break from the series of...

Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Accountability for Brett Blanton Theft Tuesday, May 16, 2023 VIDEO Congressional oversight is a constitutional demand. We must ensure that our government truly does work for, of, and by the people. When fraud, waste, and abuse is discovered, Congress has a responsibility to the American...

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing titled “Lessons Learned: Leadership Perspectives and Experience on the National Costs of Climate Change” May 10, 2023     VIDEO   Today marks our eighth hearing on climate change. Today’s hearing is in a much bigger room, with a larger audience, more...

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa  Grassley: Recognizing May as National Foster Care Month  Tuesday, May 9, 2023   VIDEO In 1988, President Ronald Reagan first recognized May as National Foster Care Month.   Every year since, the month of May has been recognized as a time to bring awareness to the...