03.16.2026
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined former Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s (R-Utah) “Jason in the House” podcast to kick off “Sunshine Week” with a discussion on congressional oversight and his work to protect whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of bipartisanship, his Iowa roots, setting the standard for representative government and more.
“Senator, you’ve been a pillar of integrity and [have] a work ethic that is enviable and admirable in every way,” Chaffetz said. “To the good people of Iowa: thanks for sending Senator Grassley [to the U.S. Senate], because nobody works harder and is smarter at doing it than Chuck Grassley.”
Listen to the full interview HERE. Excerpts follow.
On the importance of congressional oversight:
“I learned checks and balances in eighth grade civics, and I know that we not only pass laws and we appropriate money, but we have a responsibility to make sure that any Republican or any Democrat president faithfully executes those laws.
“So, I've come to the conclusion that a great deal of productive time can be spent on oversight. And that started way back in my first term in Congress, when I was going after fraud in the Defense Department. We got the False Claims Act [amendments] passed. That has brought in $85 billion of [fraudulently] taken money. But beyond that, it's just our responsibility to...
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