Ranking Member Press
Grassley Speaks on Need to Improve Infrastructure while Driving Down Debt at Senate Budget Hearing
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Beyond the Breaking Point: The Fiscal Consequences of Climate Change on Infrastructure” Wednesday, July 26, 2023 VIDEO Before I begin my opening statement, I want to go back to a discussion that we had in this committee at the last hearing; it was a climate hearing. Democrats on this committee touted a September 2021 IMF Working Paper on fossil fuel subsidies. Th… Continue Reading
07.12.23
Grassley on Senate Floor: Americans Aren't Buying "Bidenomics"
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’ July 12, 2013 VIDEO We just heard my friend from Nebraska say that Biden wants “Bidenomics” to be all about restoring the American Dream. Well, for most Americans, it’s turning out to be a nightmare. Inflation brought on by the Biden administration’s misguided policies has Americans trying to figure out how … Continue Reading
06.21.23
Grassley Urges Focus on Responsible Budget, Rather Than Partisan Discourse, at Budget Committee’s 10th Climate Change Hearing
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Dollars and Degrees: Investigating Fossil Fuel Dark Money’s Systemic Threats to Climate and the Federal Budget” VIDEO Today marks the 10th hearing on climate change at the Budget Committee and our 14th missed opportunity to work together on a responsible budget for the sake of the American people. We’re once again here to discuss an allege… Continue Reading
06.14.23
Grassley, Collins Op-Ed | A Modest Proposal To Avert Future Budget Crises: Regular Order
It's business as usual these days in Washington: months of procrastinating as a looming fiscal disaster roils the markets, followed by a last-minute deal that nobody really likes, only to set another deadline for the next fiscal crisis. It's the way we've operated for years. Congress consistently fails to adopt a budget or pass government funding bills, prompting a needless game of chicken with a government shutdown right around the holiday season. As a result, we end up passing mas… Continue Reading
06.07.23
Grassley Welcomes Iowans To Budget Hearing On Agricultural Innovation, Environmental Stewardship
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled “Cultivating Stewardship: Examining the Changing Agricultural Landscape” VIDEO Today, we’re holding our ninth hearing on climate change. In each of these hearings, I’ve taken an opportunity to remind everybody what the Budget Committee’s about. So, I urge the Committee to focus more on our country’s unsustainable debt and my reminding eve… Continue Reading
06.07.23
Grassley Welcomes Iowans To Budget Hearing On Agricultural Innovation, Environmental Stewardship
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled “Cultivating Stewardship: Examining the Changing Agricultural Landscape” VIDEO Today, we’re holding our ninth hearing on climate change. In each of these hearings, I’ve taken an opportunity to remind everybody what the Budget Committee’s about. So, I urge the Committee to focus more on our country’s unsustainable debt and my remin… Continue Reading
05.17.23
Grassley Opening Remarks At Budget Hearing On Tax Cuts & The National Debt
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Commitee Hearing on “The Rich Get Richer, Deficits Get Bigger: How Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations Drive the National Debt” Wednesday, May 17, 2023 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing. It’s a welcome break from the series of climate change hearings. However, today’s hearing title suggests we’re likely to h… Continue Reading
05.10.23
Grassley Welcomes Gov. Branstad At Budget Hearing On Climate Change
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing titled “Lessons Learned: Leadership Perspectives and Experience on the National Costs of Climate Change” May 10, 2023 VIDEO Today marks our eighth hearing on climate change. Today’s hearing is in a much bigger room, with a larger audience, more cameras, and an impressive panel of government leaders. If only we were using this platform to sh… Continue Reading
05.04.23
Transparency Brings Accountability: The Justice Department Must Come Clean To The American People
Prepared Floor Remarks Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa Transparency Brings Accountability: The Justice Department Must Come Clean To The American People May 4, 2023 VIDEO Mr./Madame President, In the past several years, I’ve taken to this floor to discuss my constitutional oversight of the Justice Department and FBI. In many of those floor speeches, I’ve discussed legally protected and unclassified whistleblower disclosures made to … Continue Reading
05.04.23
Grassley: Democrats Must Finally Get Serious about Debt Limit Negotiations
Prepared Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Hearing Titled “The Default on America Act: Blackmail, Brinkmanship, and Billionaire Backroom Deals” May 4, 2023 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on the House-passed Limit, Save, Grow Act. House Republicans have acted responsibly by passing a debt limit increase while also beginning to tackle our country’s u… Continue Reading
05.03.23
Grassley Gives Opening Statement At Budget Hearing On Fossil Fuels
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Who Pays the Price: The Real Cost of Fossil Fuels” Wednesday, May 3, 2023 VIDEO Last week’s hearing on climate change and public health was another missed opportunity to discuss our nation’s ailing fiscal health. That same day, House Republicans passed legislation to rein in excessive government spending, lift the debt ceiling and impose meaningful fiscal controls. Meanwh… Continue Reading
04.26.23
Grassley Opening Remarks At Budget Hearing On “Health Costs Of Climate Change”
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “Under the Weather: Diagnosing the Health Costs of Climate Change” April 26, 2023 VIDEO Last week’s hearing on tax policy was really refreshing. Revenues are a critical part of the federal budget, and we should remain very focused on the pressing fiscal issues facing our country. Our Republican colleagues in the House introduced legislation to lift the debt ceil… Continue Reading
03.22.23
Grassley Discusses Biden Budget At Fourth Budget Committee Hearing On Climate Change
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled “Risky Business: How Climate Change is Changing Insurance Markets Wednesday, March 22, 2023 The audience for today’s hearing on private insurance is different than last week’s hearing on the President’s 2024 Budget. As such, I would like to recap what we heard last week at our first, and only, budget centric hearing this Congress. What we received… Continue Reading
03.08.23
Grassley Discusses Federal Budget At Budget Hearing On Wildfires
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetHearing titled “A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires”March 8, 2023 Mr. Chairman, tomorrow the President will submit a portion of his 2024 Budget to Congress. Like his first two Budgets, this one will arrive over a month late. When the President’s budget is delayed the Congressional process is held up. A delayed process postpones when appropriators and aut… Continue Reading
02.15.23
Grassley: Returning to Regular Order is Critical to Restoring Fiscal Sanity
Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Climate-Related Economic Risks and Their Costs to the Federal Budget and the Global Economy Wednesday, February 15, 2023 VIDEO Mr. Chairman, I’m pleased to be here with you for our inaugural hearing as Chair and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. Despite our political differences, I know we can find common areas of agreement to work on together. One area … Continue Reading
