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Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, May 20, 2026 Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features a pair of circuit judge nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, delivered remarks on the Senate floor marking National Foster Care Month and highlighting his efforts to support youth in foster care, including his Recruiting Families Using Data Act. During his remarks, Grassley unveiled a discussion draft of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“U.S. National Security – Iran”Monday, May 18, 2026 VIDEO   This year, at my 99 county meetings, I’ve been asked about the operation in Iran and was asked the question of why the administration’s actions were necessary. For starters, there’s historic reasons why the U.S. must address...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, May 14, 2026 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have 12 nominations and seven bills. We’ll vote on Justin Smith, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit. We’ll also vote on three nominees to the U.S....

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers Are a Disgrace” Wednesday, May 13, 2026 VIDEO Today, I come to the floor to speak about the Democrat Judiciary Committee Minority in the House of Representatives. They wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, that I found to be more...

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“From the Courtroom to Congress: Why Landmark Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action to Protect Kids Online”Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the LawWednesday, May 13, 2026 Thank you, Chair Blackburn, for holding a hearing on this important matter. The recent...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Importance of USMCA to Counter China”Wednesday, May 13, 2026 VIDEO   I have come to the floor many times recently to explain how important the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is to the economies of the three countries—particularly the United States and particularly...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“U.S. Public Debt Now Exceeds 100% of GDP, Setting a Fiscal Milestone”Tuesday, May 12, 2026   VIDEO   Last week, I held 12 Q&As in 12 different [Iowa] counties during our Senate recess. Not in every county, but in some counties, a question like this comes up: “What are you going...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Thanking U.S. Capitol Police During National Police Week”Monday, May 11, 2026 VIDEO This is National Police Week, something we’ve been celebrating for decades. And you could sure tell it was National Police Week [on my flight to Washington] with the finely dressed, in the best of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Home Visiting Week Resolution”Thursday, April 30, 2026 VIDEO Strong families build a strong society and a strong America. Along [with] that thought, for the second year, I’ve led a bipartisan resolution in the Senate to recognize National Home Visiting Week. Evidence-based...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Iowa Delegation is Fighting for Family Farmers”Thursday, April 30, 2026 VIDEO [I’m taking] a little while here now to thank Iowa members of the House of Representatives, Congressman Feenstra, Congressman Nunn and Congresswomen Hinson and Miller-Meeks, for their very good efforts...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, April 30, 2026 On today’s agenda, we have 14 nominations and six bills. Today, we’ll vote on four judicial nominations: Sheria Clarke for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen Lane for the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye for...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, April 29, 2026 Today’s panel features four district court nominees: Michael Hendershot for the Northern District of Ohio, Arthur Jones for the Southern District of Texas, Jeffrey Kuntz for the Southern District of Florida and John Marck for...

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) submitted the following statement for the record as part of today’s Judiciary Committee hearing titled, “Stealth Stealing: China’s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation.” Statement for the Hearing Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Noncitizen Voter Fraud is Real”Thursday, April 16, 2026 VIDEO The SAVE America Act has been a discussion for quite a few days on the floor of the United States Senate, and I would like to give my update on that. I’ve already spoken once on the subject…As I said, I’m a cosponsor of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“FISA Section 702 Reauthorization”Wednesday, April 15, 2026 VIDEO In five short days, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, is set to expire. Section 702 is an essential national security tool. That law is responsible for over 60% of the...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, April 15, 2026 Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. Our first panel features Justin Smith, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On panel two, we’ll hear from three nominees to the U.S....

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“April Q&As in 25 Iowa Counties”Wednesday, April 15, 2026 VIDEO During the Easter break, when the Senate was not in session, I was holding, in Iowa, Q&As in 25 of our 99 counties. My annual practice allows me to hear directly from the grassroots. At my meetings, Iowans set...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Celebrating Athena Porter’s Advocacy”Wednesday, April 15, 2026 VIDEO I’m here to honor a fellow Iowan, a person that I know very well ... So, I want to celebrate an Iowan’s advocacy to prevent cancer. Athena Porter, from Leon, Iowa, is a proud graduate of my university, the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“The Truth Will Set You Free”Tuesday, April 14, 2026 VIDEO For several congresses, I and others in this body have been trying to bring attention to Swiss banks trying to hide assets that they accumulated during World War II. And [I’m leading] my colleagues in efforts to make...