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Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExamining the Competitive Impact of the Proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers TransactionTuesday, February 3, 2026 VIDEO America pioneered the film industry, from Hollywood musicals to John Wayne westerns and the rise of modern television. Families still enjoy watching shows together,...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Israel Hostages Returned Home”Tuesday, February 3, 2026 VIDEO   In March of last year, I spoke here to demand Hamas release all remaining Israeli hostages. In October last year, I spoke about President Trump’s Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. At that time, all of the living hostages had...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Silos & Smokestacks”Monday, February 2, 2026 VIDEO   I want to congratulate an Iowan today, Cara Miller, on her retirement. For the last decade, Cara has led Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area in the state of Iowa as its president. For those that don’t know, Silos...

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are leading a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. Grassley spoke about his efforts to combat human trafficking during a speech on the Senate floor. Video and transcribed remarks...

Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“James Rice”Wednesday, January 28, 2026   VIDEO   Today, I come to the floor to pay tribute to a trusted and loyal member of my staff, who I’m honored to say has been a member of Team Grassley for more than 25 years. James Rice will leave his post as my Legislative Director...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor to celebrate the 53rd annual March for Life and discuss his pro-mother, pro-family legislation. Grassley helped introduce the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, which requires universities to inform pregnant students of their rights and protections, supporting young women’s ability to carry...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive AccountabilityWednesday, January 28, 2026 In less than three months, Section 702 – a vital national security tool our intelligence community relies on heavily – is set to expire without...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Start of 2026 Tax Filing Season”Tuesday, January 27, 2026 VIDEO   Yesterday marked the start of the 2026 tax filing season. This year, taxpayers can expect to see some of the largest tax refunds in history. That, of course, is thanks to our enactment of the legislation called the...

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, January 15, 2026 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have 13 nominations listed. This includes seven nominees who the Committee already favorably reported in 2025. Because they remained pending on the floor as the first session...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Biden Administration UAC Case Studies” Wednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO Mr. President, Many times, under both Republican and Democrat [administrations], I’ve come to the Senate floor to raise concerns and warnings about how immigrant children, called unaccompanied...

Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeBiden’s Afghan Parolee Program – A Trojan Horse with Flawed Vetting and Deadly ConsequencesWednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO I want to open by thanking Senators Cornyn and Hawley for their leadership in coordinating this joint subcommittee hearing. Today’s hearing follows an...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“How the Working Families Tax Cuts Law Is Stopping Medicaid Fraud”Wednesday, January 14, 2026 VIDEO   Medicaid is intended to provide health care for the most vulnerable, including [the] disabled, elderly and low-income women and children. Recently, the Department of Health and Human...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Blood Donor Month”Tuesday, January 13, 2026 VIDEO   I’m here to honor a young Iowan. I do it during this month of January. January is National Blood Donor Month. It seems hard to believe, but every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Yet, less than 10% of those...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore “An Iowan’s Example of How Obamacare is Unaffordable” Monday January, 12, 2026 VIDEO One of the issues that Congress must deal with, and do it very shortly, is the cost of health insurance. President Obama famously said that Obamacare would let Americans keep their health insurance...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Anti-Gag Provision Compliance”Thursday, January 8, 2026 VIDEO   I believe whistleblowing in the federal government should be protected and encouraged. People in the executive branch of government that are working hard every day want the federal government to enforce the laws...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day”Thursday, January 8, 2026 VIDEO   Tomorrow, January 9, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, but especially tomorrow, we offer our gratitude to our country’s men and women [in blue]. When you...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Our Nation’s Founding”Wednesday, January 7, 2026 VIDEO At the start of this new year, one of the dates coming up that we always honor, but this is a special honor of that day, because, on July 4 of this year, the United States of America will...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Historic Investment in Iowa Rural Health Care”Tuesday, January 6, 2026 VIDEO   [On] December the 29th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that my state of Iowa will receive over $209 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Fund. This federal...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Socialized Medicine Fails Patients”Monday, January 5, 2026 VIDEO Congress has a full plate of issues to work on this year. I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and continuing my work for the people of Iowa this year, as I always do. One issue on my mind is lowering health care...

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Health and Human Services and Intelligence Community Coordination”Thursday, December 18, 2025 VIDEO I come to the Senate floor to give an update on one of my oversight projects. This is about an office within the Department of Health and Human Services that many people may not know...