Glenn Grothman

Latest speeches

1. H.R. 2442, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025; H.R. 9298, the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act; H.R. 9503, the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act; H.R. 3342, the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act; H.R. 10335, the Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026; H.R. 9834, the No Racketeers on our Shores Act; and H.R. 8330, the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 · U.S. House of Representatives · 16 September 2026

   • H.R. 3342 BOP Direct Hire Authority: sponsor’s staffing case

     “I represent Oxford, Wisconsin where we have a wonderful federal prison and I encourage all of my colleagues on the committee to tour their federal prisons. HR 3342, the Bureau of Prisons Direct Hire Authority Act is a straightforward bill…”

     Watch from 17:18

   • Democratic opposition to H.R. 3342: civil service, veterans, oversight

     “This amendment simply adds the year to the short title of the bill. It's not intended in any way to alter the ultimate, the important purpose of this bill. I urge support for my amendment and I yield back. After…”

     Watch from 27:35

   • Prison safety vs. hiring safeguards: competing views on H.R. 3342

     “I got a unanimous request to submit two things. One from the website of the American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prison Locals statement in December of 2023 in favor of this legislation in 2023. And then a quote…”

     Watch from 41:26

2. “Unequal Treatment: Addressing the Drivers of Unaffordability for Oral Chemotherapy” · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 September 2026

   • Chair Grothman opens hearing and defines oral chemo affordability problem

     “I am sorry we had a special visitor in the Republican conference today, Vice President Pence, and because I thought it was important to listen to his whole thing, I'm here a tad late. First, the Subcommittee on Healthcare and…”

     Watch from 25:41

   • PBMs, state parity laws, and introduction of the Cancer Drug Parity Act

     “That's why I personally have introduced the Cancer Drug Parity Act, which is bipartisan with a straightforward premise: a healthcare plan cannot charge a patient more for oral cancer than for IV treatment it's already covering. This hearing will highlight…”

     Watch from 30:52

   • Randall on research cuts, cancer innovation, and limits of this late-stage hearing

     “Okay, um, I don't exactly want to respond to that, but I will say this: this hearing is focused on oral chemo. We know there are people who feel it would be better if the government took over the entire…”

     Watch from 37:32
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3. “The Continuing Tragedy of Sanctuary Laws” · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 September 2026

   • Rep. Biggs, others, and closing: CDL vetting, E‑Verify, and deportation norms

     “Thank you. There seems to be a little bit of confusion in the discussion right now. Everybody I talk to when I talk to people back home, regardless of their political feeling, believes we should have an immigration law. Okay,…”

     Watch from 1:49:55

4. ‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II” · U.S. House of Representatives · 2 September 2026

   • Rep. Grothman (R): Congress’s residual powers and U.S. exceptionalism

     “First of all, I'd like to thank Mr. Kobach from being here for years. I've read Ann Coulter columns in which she refers to you glowing and never had a chance to meet you. So that's going to be a…”

     Watch from 1:49:43

   • Rep. Grothman (R): Congress’s residual powers and U.S. exceptionalism

     “Canada is similar, but beyond that, this puts us as an outlier in the world. The vast majority of the world looks at the citizenship of the parentage and then has various rules for determining whether you are a citizen.…”

     Watch from 1:53:49

5. “Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences” · U.S. House of Representatives · 1 September 2026

   • Maryland Community Trust Act in practice and broader ICE oversight concerns

     “Thank you. First of all, there's some, I think, some confusion out there. This president was left with a very, very difficult situation.”

     Watch from 2:15:07

   • Later GOP arguments: scale of illegal presence, CDLs, and cultural vetting

     “Nobody knows exactly how many people were allowed in this country illegally, but it's probably around 8 million. And when you include people left in this country before President Biden took office, you might be up around 23 or 24…”

     Watch from 2:15:23

6. “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information” · U.S. House of Representatives · 22 July 2026

   • Chairman Walberg Q&A: untracked agreements and Yale case conflict

     “Could you just give us, give me in general the motives behind these agreements? Legitimate and otherwise, I'll put it that way.”

     Watch from 1:19:43

   • Rep. Grothman Q&A: motives, patterns, and lack of criteria

     “Okay. Do you notice any patterns between the ones that we're talking about today, the eight common interest agreements that I guess kind of brings this topic to our attention? I think it's interesting and I think that's why this…”

     Watch from 1:20:23

   • Rep. Grothman Q&A: motives, patterns, and lack of criteria

     “Okay. And it means that there were people maybe entering into common interest agreements, but there's no evidence in writing of that, right?”

     Watch from 1:23:55