Oversight
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
07.12.23
Grassley At Hearing On Social Security: ‘We’re Finally Talking About Money & Things The Budget Committee Ought To Be Working On’
Opening Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Budget Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share Wednesday, July 12, 2023 VIDEO Praise the Lord we’re finally talking about money and things the Budget Committee ought to be working on. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing. Social Security solvency is exactly the kind of subject the Budget Committee ought to be reviewing. I hope we use to… Continue Reading
06.28.23
CBO: Projected Record Debt Per Capita Threatens Economic Growth
WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement about the report. "This report paints a dire picture of the far-reaching implications of our fiscal status quo. If we don't get serious about reining in spending, reducing annual budget deficits and bringing down the debt, the country will end up spending more on interest payments than th… Continue Reading
06.22.23
Grassley, Whitehouse Recognized For Shining Light On Nazi-Linked Accounts At Credit Suisse
WASHINGTON – The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, recognized Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for their efforts to shine a light on previously-undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts held by Credit Suisse. DOWNLOAD PHOTOS | Members of the Simon Wiesenthal Center present shofars to Sens. Chuck Grassley and Sheldon White… 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 Discusses Precision Ag, Biogas with Iowa Witnesses
WASHINGTON – During today’s Budget Committee hearing, Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) discussed agricultural and energy innovation with two Iowa witnesses who testified at the senator’s invitation. Grassley first questioned Brent Johnson, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, on the use of precision agriculture to increase crop yields and protect the environment. He then asked Bryan Sievers, chief operating officer of Sievers Family Farms and director of government r… 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
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
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
05.06.23
Grassley, Republican Colleagues Demand to See Spending and Budget Reform Before Raising the Debt Limit
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and 42 Republican senators in committing to oppose increasing the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms. The notice came in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The letter to Schumer is also signed by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), 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
04.18.23
Grassley Opening Remarks at Hearing on Tax Revenue and Dodging
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “A Rigged System: The Cost of Tax Dodging by the Wealthy and Big Corporations” April 18, 2023 Revenues to the federal government are a fundamental part of the budget and a subject that this committee ought to be studying. However, I want to stress that the fundamental problem we have in the federal budget is not one of under taxation, but of overspending. The la… Continue Reading
04.18.23
Credit Suisse Maintained Nazi-Linked Accounts into 21st Century, Subpoenaed Records Show
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Multiple reports shine a new light on Credit Suisse’s historical servicing of Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts, which in some cases continued until as recently as 2020. The reports, released by the Senate Budget Committee on Holocaust Remembrance Day, detail a multi-year internal investigation by a forensic research firm retained by Credit Suisse and initially overseen by an Independent Ombudsperson who was inexplicably terminated by the bank during the cou… Continue Reading
03.29.23
Grassley Statement at Hearing on "The Cost of Oil Dependence"
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing: “Left Holding the Bag: The Cost of Oil Dependence in a Low-Carbon World” March 29, 2023 Mr. Chairman, I’ve had the honor of serving Iowa in the Senate for over 40 years. I’ve been in your shoes when I chaired the Finance and Judiciary Committees. I’ve seen plenty of problems facing our nation, and most were resolved through bipartisanship. And bi… 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
