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on my annual tour of Iowa's 99 counties, I visited recently the Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Valley in Waterloo, IA. This was during our last congressional State work period. I held a Q and A with the young Iowans who participate in that…
I like to say we were doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing.
with great pride and admiration, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all involved in the commissioning of the USS IOWA (SSN 797), including commanding officer Gregory Coy. While I am sorry I cannot be with you in person, I would like…
today, Senator Shaheen of New Hampshire and I are introducing a resolution. That resolution recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Far too many Americans have suffered as a result of this terrible crime. Sexual…
probably all my colleagues are very concerned that we have learned, over the last few months or couple years, that our Department of HHS is not tracking the 300,000 children--unaccompanied children--under our immigration laws. We don't…
Congress has for too long delegated its clear authority to regulate interstate and foreign commerce to the executive branch.
Today I am happy to announce that I have officially joined the bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus. The State of Iowa leads the Nation in corn, pork, and soybean production. Expanding access to international markets is…
I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, the National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act. I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis), for working with me on this…
today, I rise in support of the confirmation of Matt Whitaker to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Matt is not only a proud Iowan, he is a dedicated public servant, an accomplished leader, a loving father, and a very, very, dear…
the Senate will soon vote to confirm my good friend and fellow Iowan Matt Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. I support his nomination and urge all my colleagues to vote for his confirmation. Matt is someone who is well known back…
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, the IRS MATH Act. I thank my friend from Illinois (Mr. Schneider) for working with me on this commonsense legislation. Mr. Speaker, if the IRS finds…
today, 20 of my colleagues and I will introduce legislation to stop the abuse of universal injunctions that we are seeing all across the country--all of this to stop the Trump agenda. Universal injunctions violate the words of the…
Matt and I first crossed paths during the 2014 U.S. Senate primary in Iowa. What began as opponents in a race turned into a mutual respect and, ultimately, a strong friendship. Since 2014, Matt has supported me in countless ways, offering…
Yes, I will, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. Please, Senators, take your conversations off the floor. The Senator from Iowa may proceed.
I am going to ask my colleagues, as a reminder, that there are some tricks of the trade to get to your political enemies or for other reasons like covering up embarrassing situations or just to cover up wrongdoing. I am going to use and…
=========================== NOTE =========================== On page S1841, March 26, 2025, second column, the following appears: BLOT CLOT AWARENESS Mr. GRASSLEY. The Record has been corrected to read: BLOOD CLOT AWARENESS Mr. GRASSLEY…
I ask unanimous consent that the text of my amendments at the desk be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: (Purpose: To improve the resolution) On page 2, line…