Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, November 17, 2022VIDEO We’ve requested that the bill on the agenda and the judicial
nominees be held over. I understand that we can voice vote the nominees to be
U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal. I’d also like to...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSage Advice for
Improving Civil-Military RelationsWednesday,
November 16, 2022VIDEO I
come to the floor today to share some words of wisdom. These
words come from thirteen former top civilian and military leaders – eight
former defense...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing
on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsThursday,
September 29, 2022VIDEO Thank you. I look forward to hearing
from Director Peters as well as the witnesses from our second panel today. I’d like to emphasize that this hearing
gives us a...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFentanyl Needs to
Be a Schedule I SubstanceWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO Home
should be the safest place in the world for a child. It used to be that parents
could breathe a little easier once they locked the front door, knowing that
their child was safe on the inside. Not anymore. Drug...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time to Act
on Lowering Rx CostsWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO As
a leading advocate for lowering drug
prices in the Senate, I’ve hauled Big
Pharma and pharmacy
benefit manager (or PBM) executives before Congress, led a...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing
on Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes against HumanityWednesday,
September 28, 2022VIDEO Thank you, Chairman Durbin, for holding
this important hearing. Since Russia’s unprovoked and
unjustified invasion of Ukraine began in February,...
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Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member,
Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business
MeetingSeptember 22, 2022 I
want to follow up on a matter I raised a few weeks ago. It saddens me to see
news reports that House Democrats are rejecting the police week bills that
passed the Senate with unanimous consent. These are...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIowans are Sick
and Tired of Paying for Failures in Biden’s EconomyWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO Remember
when the Biden administration’s so-called experts claimed inflation was
“transitory”? They couldn’t have been more wrong. Since
President Biden took office, Iowans have seen...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Solution to Curb
Violent CrimeWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO It’s
dangerous to live in many places in America, especially in blue cities. Like
inflation, violent crime remains high. For example, compared to 2019 midyear
figures, America’s largest cities have seen a 50 percent increase in...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Time Congress
Took Action on Scheduling FentanylWednesday,
September 21, 2022VIDEO Today,
roughly 175 Americans will die from fentanyl poisoning. Many of them won’t even
know they’ve taken fentanyl. They’ll think they’ve taken a Xanax for anxiety or
an Oxycodone for pain. That’s
what...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaA Nationwide
Railroad Strike Would be Devastating for IowaThursday,
September 15, 2022VIDEO At
12:01am tomorrow morning, our nation’s transportation system was set to come to
a screeching halt. It now sounds like we have a bit of a reprieve, but the
threat remains. Since
2019, railroads...
Opening Statement
by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate
Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business
MeetingThursday, September
15, 2022 Today,
I’ll be supporting Judge Douglas’s nomination and opposing the other
nominations. Judge Douglas has the support of both of her home state senators.
In an unusual development for this administration’s...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Data Security at Risk:
Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower”September 13, 2022 Big tech companies, such as Twitter, collect vast amounts of data
on American citizens. In the hands of a foreign adversary, this data is a gold
mine of...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaIt’s Been Over a
Year and Still No Action has Been Taken on the ProPublica LeakMonday, September
12, 2022VIDEO More
than a year ago, the news website ProPublica began publishing stories that it
claims are based on “a vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data on the tax
returns of thousands...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, September 8, 2022 Good morning. We’ve requested that the judicial nominees on the markup for the first time be held over. I understand we’re able to voice vote the two U.S. Marshal nominees on the agenda. I...
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Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThibault
Resignation and Media MisreportingWednesday,
September 7, 2022VIDEO Last
week, while I was meeting with constituents in Iowa, news broke about Assistant
Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault’s retirement. Since
May
31st of this year, I’ve highlighted Thibault’s partisan bias and...
Prepared Floor Remarks
by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Grassley Prescription
Drug Pricing Reduction Act: A Better Alternative to Dems’ Reckless Tax &
Spending SpreeSaturday, August 6,
2022VIDEO Mr. President, this body has a long record of
coming together to improve health care for Americans. In 2003, we worked in a
bipartisan manner to establish...
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Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowaon
Democrats Inflation Enhancement ActSaturday,
August 6, 2022VIDEO The Democrats’ most recent reckless tax
and spending spree suffers from a serious case of policy whiplash. Just last
week, all but one Democrat voted to provide nearly $80 billion in subsidies to
some of the largest and most...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
“Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation”
August 4, 2022
This
committee has a constitutional obligation to ensure that the FBI complies with
the laws we write and executes them according to our intent.
In
the performance of...
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing with Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division
Kenneth PoliteWednesday, August 3, 2022VIDEO Our hearing today is on threats against election workers. Threats
of violence are never acceptable. Violence is a major problem in America...
