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Chuck Grassley is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Iowa, a position he has held since 1981. A member of the Republican Party, Grassley has been influential in various legislative areas, including agriculture, judiciary, and finance. He has served in several key roles, including as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. Grassley is known for his commitment to transparency and accountability in government, often emphasizing the importance of oversight in federal agencies.
President Trump was rightly criticized for dodging a question about the peaceful transfer of power. Instead, Trump criticized mail-in ballots and rejected the premise that he will lose. No, that doesn't mean that he is planning some sort…
America's founding principles, including that all men are created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights, are timeless and apply equally to all Americans. Commitment to these founding principles is what ties us together…
I have been working for decades to establish a memorial on the National Mall to those Black Revolutionary War patriots who fought for the founding of our country. We are close to achieving that goal, which is needed now more than ever. The…
last night, former Vice President Biden said that President Trump ``hasn't lowered drug prices for anybody.'' This is false, and I hope that the news media will call out Mr. Biden for the lie. Among several other actions, President Trump…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Supreme Court Nominations
last night former Vice President Biden refused to rule out packing the Court if the President and the Senate proceed to fulfilling their constitutional duties and filling the High Court vacancy. I understand there are differences of…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). Is there objection? There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:36 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to…
it is typical during an election season to hear Democrats try to scare people into believing that Republicans want to destroy programs that Americans rely on for their health and security. We have recently heard this on Medicare and Social…
Last week Senator Johnson and I released our report about our investigation into potential conflicts of interest with respect to Ukraine policy during the Obama administration. My Democratic colleagues have attacked this investigation with…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered Healthcare
I ask to speak for 1 minute as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
small businesses are a very important part of the U.S. economy, so we want to recognize this week, marking the 57th anniversary of what we call National Small Business Week-- proper recognition for a big part of the economy. According to…
quite often in our newspapers, you can read about a lot of city and State pension funds that are in trouble. There is one at the national level we have to deal with, so today I speak about the multiemployer pension system problems and the…
last week, former Vice President Biden released his Presidential tax plan. I wish he would release the list of people he is going to put on the Supreme Court, like he said he was going to do in June. He hasn't done that, and, I think…
those on the other side of the aisle who openly say they will end the filibuster if they get the majority should have to explain why they continue to vote to filibuster important issues like police reform and COVID relief. Do they somehow…
The people deserve to be heard, and they should be allowed to decide through their vote for the next president the type of person that should be on the Supreme Court. As I've stated previously, this is a reasonable approach. It is a fair…
The people deserve to be heard. And they should be allowed to decide through their vote for the next president, the type of person that should be on the Supreme Court.
Tonight, Senator Chuck Grassley, the former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, one of the leading proponents in 2016 of Republicans not considering President Obama's Supreme Court nominee at the time, as well as Senator Cory Gardner, one…
My position is if I were the chairman, I couldn't move forward with it.
first of all, I thank the chaplain for the happy birthday that was part of the prayer. So they heard it in Heaven, as well as throughout the United States. Before the 2016 election, Democrats speculated very feverishly: Would Donald Trump…
I imagine the people of the United States have been able to follow the demonstrations in Belarus in opposition to the President declaring victory there. Since Aleksandr Lukashenko came to power in Belarus in 1994, he has consolidated…
we have recently seen yet another manufactured crisis by the Democrats for the benefit of the upcoming election. This is in regard to scaring the people about some notion that only Republicans would think about taking away Social Security…
earlier today, my colleagues, Senator Schumer and Senator Wyden violated the Senate rules by attempting to offer a resolution disparaging oversight work being done by me and Senator Johnson. My colleague, Ranking Member Wyden, said that…
the signing of the Abraham Accords today at the White House represents a very historic breakthrough for peace in the Middle East. I am not saying that this accord alone will bring peace to that troubled region, but this is the first…
the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which happened last month, was a very disgusting thing to hear about. Such action in Russia or by Russia is not unprecedented. In 2015, the leading democracy advocate in Russia…
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