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Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominations HearingWednesday, May 21, 2025 Good morning.  I’d like to welcome everyone to this hearing to consider the nominations of Stanley Woodward, to serve as Associate Attorney General; Elliot Gaiser, to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Need to Support Rural Hospitals” Tuesday, May 20, 2025   VIDEO   Rural hospitals in America are under the gun – some of them are closing.  We have about 90 rural hospitals in the state of Iowa. For a change, I have some good news for rural hospitals. For years, I’ve been pressing...

WASHINGTON – During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the committee, secured the commitment of Billy Long, President Trump’s nominee for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, to support the IRS Whistleblower Program and utilize its full potential. Grassley noted the program...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities”Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Good morning, all.  Today’s hearing will highlight the challenges faced by state and local law enforcement when they encounter drones that pose...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Mental Health Awareness Month” Monday, May 19, 2025   VIDEO   This month of May is a month that’s devoted to what we call Mental Health Awareness Month.  So, every day, we know Americans cope with depression, anxiety, loneliness [and] hopelessness without a support system to help...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman “Police Week Legislation” Thursday, May 15, 2025   VIDEO   Today, we’re approaching the end of this year's National Police Week.  So, I come to the floor to talk about what Congress can do to support the brave men and women who protect us. In a...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, May 15, 2025 Good morning, everyone. Today we have three nominations and eight bills on the agenda. Two of the nominations listed today, Terrance Cole, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Gadyaces Serralta, to be...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland about the need to hold China accountable under the Phase I agreement signed during the first Trump administration. Grassley and Ragland also discussed the importance of seeking soybean...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Oskaloosa High School Baseball Team” Wednesday, May 14, 2025   VIDEO   Last week for the first time ever, Wrigley Field welcomed a high school team, and it was a high school team from my home state of Iowa! The Oskaloosa High School Indians played baseball in partnership with...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined The Record with Greta van Susteren on Newsmax to discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing examining pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) role in the drug supply chain. Grassley is leading multiple bipartisan bills to lower drug costs for Americans. Each witness at yesterday’s hearing endorsed...

WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned three witnesses on the impacts of pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) increasing role in the drug supply chain and the need to support rural pharmacies that provide essential services to local communities. Each witness endorsed Grassley’s legislative...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman “Police Week Candlelight Vigil” Tuesday, May 13, 2025   VIDEO   Yesterday, I stood here opening the Senate and kicking off the 64th annual National Police Week. That is a week dedicated to the brave men and women who protect us and keep us...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain” Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to this hearing examining competition issues in the prescription drug supply chain.  Pharmacy benefit managers,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman “Police Week” Monday, May 12, 2025   VIDEO   Today, I’m here in the Senate honoring our nation’s law enforcement officers during our 64th annual National Police Week. National Police Week presents an opportunity to show appreciation toward the...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Jefferson Matters” Wednesday, May 7, 2025   VIDEO   Over the last two weeks, during the Senate recess, I continued my annual 99 county meetings across Iowa.  My travels brought me to the western Iowa community of Jefferson, in Greene County, for a Q&A. I often say Iowans don’t...

Floor Speech by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Former Chairman and Senior Member, Senate Finance Committee “A Return to Good Governance and Fiscal Sanity” Wednesday, May 7, 2025   VIDEO   Over the Easter break I continued my annual 99 county meetings. And, as always, Iowans set the agenda.  At my open town meetings, I had big turnouts. People shared strong...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “National Foster Care Day 2025” Tuesday, May 6, 2025   VIDEO   Beginning in 1988, the month of May has been observed as National Foster Care Month. The first Tuesday in May, which is today, has been recognized by many organizations as National Foster Care Day.  The designations of...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “Medical Student ‘Match Day’ Achievement” Monday, May 5, 2025   VIDEO   Recently, Medical Student “Match Day” took place all across America. On “Match Day,” thousands of medical students learn where they will train for the next few years. In Iowa, our state continues to lead in...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “National Home Visiting Week Resolution” Thursday, May 1, 2025   VIDEO   I’d like to thank all my colleagues for unanimously passing my bipartisan resolution to designate a National Home Visiting Week. [S]upporting parents and children is a topic of importance to all my colleagues...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, May 1, 2025   Good morning. On today’s agenda we have the nominations of Brett Shumate to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and John Eisenberg to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security...