Chuck Grassley
U.S. Senator · Iowa · Republican · Chair, Judiciary
Statements and posts
877 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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12 statements
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Strengthening America's Turning Point Act
Mr. President, lowering costs for Americans has been a key focus of this Republican Congress. The 2025 Working Families Tax Cut Act prevented the largest tax increase in the history of our country. If that bill had not passed, taxes would have gone up by about $3,500 per family. The tax cuts have…
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Wind Energy Mitigation Agreements
Madam President, for over a year, the Department of Defense has stopped signing wind energy mitigation agreements through its Siting Clearinghouse, which is negatively impacting energy projects in Iowa. The reason the Pentagon Office of Energy, Installations, and Environment has provided for…
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This week, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud took steps to stop fraud and to prevent bad actors from gaming ObamaCare. The administration is working to stop fraudulent and improper ObamaCare enrollment. Now, just think, over 600,000 consumers attested to unauthorized enrollment or plan…
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Mr. President, last year, my Republican colleagues and I enacted the Working Families Tax Cut Act, which prevented the largest tax hike in our Nation's history. Not a single Democratic Senator voted for it. This bill made permanent tax reforms that were enacted in 2017 and expanded on that 2017 tax…
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Mr. President, my colleagues know that I come to the floor quite often to talk about the issue of ethanol and the benefits of E15 for the State of Iowa but also for the whole country. So I would remind my colleagues that year-round E15 does, in fact, benefit people across the country even though…
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Mr. President, today is Constitution Day. On September 17, 1787, 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. They set forth an experiment rooted in American exceptionalism: Government authority comes from ``We the People,'' the first words of the preamble to the Constitution. The…
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PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT OF 2026--Motion to Proceed
Mr. President, today, I recognize my alma mater. A century after the signing of America's Declaration of Independence, the University of Northern Iowa opened its doors in 1876. On September 6, UNI celebrated its 150th anniversary. The event is going to be really brought to the attention of the…
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Mr. President, during our August break from Washington, DC, and the work of the U.S. Senate, I did my Iowa work as a Senator, completing my annual 99 county meetings for the 46th year in a row. I started this tradition in 1981, when I was first elected to the Senate. I wanted Iowans to be assured…
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Mr. President, I want to pay tribute to a friend and longtime supporter, who was a lifelong champion for the family farmer and highly respected leader for innovation and conservation that he put into practice on his own family farm in southwest Iowa. Today would have been his 74th birthday. On…
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25th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Attacks
Madam President, this past Friday, our Nation marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. I will never forget that day. That morning, after my weekly interview with Iowa radio networks, the U.S. Capitol was evacuated, and I remember officers pounding on my door here in the Capitol…
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Mr. President, later today, I hope the Senate will vote to confirm the nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General. I support his nomination, and I urge my colleagues to vote for him. Mr. Blanche is nominated to one of the most important offices in our country, and he has shown that he is up…
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Mr. President, I am here to show my support for the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. Before I do that, I want to express my support for the proposed continuing resolution and thank Senator Collins for her leadership to make sure government doesn't shut down if that continuing resolution gets to…
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