Editor’s note: The following is Senator Chuck Grassley’s prepared floor remarks from Thursday, March 18, 2021

Free speech and the free press

Senator Chuck Grassley
Posted 3/31/21

I’ve come to the floor over the last few weeks to talk about the First Amendment, one of America’s most cherished pillars of freedom. Unfortunately, in recent years, we’ve seen a corrosive culture undermining sacred civic freedoms Americans risk taking for granted. Silencing the free exchange of ideas has infiltrated college campuses and the American workplace. Its even affected journalism, in traditional media and across social media platforms.

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