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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 23, 2019

Madam President, on April 8, this year I came to the Senate to speak about the end of the special counsel's investigation. Now that Special Counsel Mueller is set to testify tomorrow in the House of Representatives, I would like to…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-23
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 23, 2019

Madam President, the United States of America has the mightiest military in the world to protect our freedoms and to guarantee peace around the world. That is why it is so important to keep check on the Pentagon's financial ledgers…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-23
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 22, 2019

In order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceedings en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar.

Congressional Record · 2019-07-22
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 22, 2019

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2019-07-22
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 22, 2019

Mr. President, passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement means more market access for our farmers and businesses and more protection for our workers. This agreement includes new commitments in critical areas such as customs…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-22
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 22, 2019

Mr. President, first, I have a duty to perform for the leader. I understand that there are two bills at the desk due a second reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. The bill…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-22
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 18, 2019

Madam President, with the record rainfalls and the negotiations of Chinese tariffs going on, our farmers are hurting, but we can give them some certainty by passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade. In my home State, 86,500 Iowans…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-18
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2019-07-17
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for taking the initiative to claim this time on the floor of the House of Representatives and bring up this topic. I point out, Mr. Speaker, to the people who are paying attention here at…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-17
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. President, in honor of Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month, I wish to highlight the problem of counterfeits sold online. Counterfeiters are increasingly turning to e-commerce to sell all of their fakes. In the…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-17
Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jul 17, 2019

Mr. President, July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the first step man took on the Moon. For that brief moment, all mankind stood united, watching an awesome spectacle transpire few would have imagined possible just years earlier. It…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-17
Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

Thank you to the senior Senator from North Dakota for his great work in pulling us all together. A number of us on the floor really appreciate the agricultural sector. We heard from my senior Senator just a bit ago. Why am I so enthused…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

First of all, I thank Senator Hoeven for leading this discussion. It is a very important discussion because American farmers, workers, and businesses stand to benefit greatly from the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

Mr. President, since it is getting close to shutting- down time, I ask unanimous consent to finish my entire remarks. I promise the Presiding Officer I will not be too long. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

Mr. President, I come to talk to my colleagues today about the deeply flawed EB-5 green card program. Several weeks ago, we learned that the Office of Management and Budget at the White House had completed its review of the new rules to…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

Mr. President, I have 9 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 16, 2019

Madam President, July 20 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took ``one small step for man'' and, for the first time in human history, walked on the Moon. The Apollo missions should be remembered for generations to come as a triumph for…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-16
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 15, 2019

Mr. President, 24 years ago radical Serb forces committed the worst genocide on European soil since the Holocaust. In and around the hallowed grounds at Srebrenica, over 8,000 Bosnians were murdered out of ethnic and religious hatred…

Congressional Record · 2019-07-15