this week, my Democratic colleagues are poised to push through the Senate here an untargeted and unfocused $1.9 trillion tax and spending package, and it is all being done under the guise of COVID relief. Some of it is very essential for…

before I speak, I ask unanimous consent that myself, Senator Braun, and Senator Hirono be able to complete our remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to compliment that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission operates a highly successful whistleblower program. As one of the Senators who led the effort to establish that whistleblower program back in 2010, I am proud of what this…

just barely a year ago, I was here making a similar statement. Impeachment is one of the most solemn matters to come before the Senate, but I worry that it's also becoming a common occurrence. Before getting into the merits of this…

the Appropriations Committee is reportedly preparing to announce the return of earmarks. That is a process that, around here, we know. People back home might not know, so let me explain that the process of earmarks inserts individual…

I am more interested in OMB from the standpoint of what it does on regulatory review than what I do in regard to the budget part of your work.

last week I held 12 meetings in Iowa. Those meetings are for the purpose of having dialogue with my constituents, mostly answering their questions. As many of my colleagues know, I hold face-to-face meetings with Iowans in all 99 counties…

I have been working on for 6 years, and you will be in a position to get the regulations and get it underway.

I come to the floor to reintroduce a bill that didn't get passed last Congress, a bill that deals with safety in our schools, a bill aimed at the disasters that come when schoolchildren are killed by shooters and to deal with this problem…

This will maintain rural health services, short of residence beds.

I thought I could trust that contact point because of Grassley's assistance to Dr. David Kessler.

I believe Congress must pass something like what he and I worked out last year in a bipartisan way.

This gives us a chance to discuss some policy, not necessarily whether you should have the job.

tomorrow we are going to be taking up the nomination of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and now the nominee to be Secretary of Agriculture again. I fully support this nomination. He has…

in his inaugural address, President Biden said his ``whole soul'' was in the cause of ``Bringing America together. Uniting our people. And uniting our Nation''--very worthy things to speak and especially in an inaugural address. He also…

my amendment creates a point of order against repeal of the SALT tax deduction as part of the COVID package. Any COVID relief package should be targeted at helping those in need, not the benefit of the top 1 percent. According to JCT, over…

I call up my amendment 91 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] proposes an…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for the purpose of Senate amendment…

can you imagine the free market person that Senator Cruz is wanting the government to set prices? This is dirty Big Oil versus clean-burning ethanol. (Applause.) And for the benefit of people on the other side of the aisle, I had…

I want to speak in opposition to it. I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the Senator from Iowa is recognized for 1 minute.

Thank you. The actions of my Democratic colleagues this week make it clear that they do not have any intention of working with Republicans on a bipartisan COVID package. There is no other explanation for the budget resolution that was…

I come to the floor to bring up the point that there must be equal attention to the dangers of extremism, whether it is extremism of the right or extremism of the left. We have all been horrified by the senseless criminal acts that…

He knows that the family farm institution is the foundation of success for American agriculture.

Ensuring an affordable, safe, and stable supply of food is one of the most important jobs that you or any Secretary of Ag has.

I know that he knows agriculture very well. He knows the importance of maintaining the institution of the family farm.