{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/icymi-grassley-op-ed-republicans-are-leading-a-public-safety-revival-americans-are-better-off-because-of-it", "ICYMI: Grassley Op-Ed: Republicans are leading a public safety revival. Americans are better off because of it.", "2026-08-31", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA \u2013 Amid a historic drop in violent crime, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) authored an op-ed in Fox News highlighting Republicans\u2019 successful efforts to safeguard American communities, as well as his public safety priorities for the remainder of the 119th Congress.\n\n\u201cRepublicans\u2019 renewed focus on fighting crime, championing law enforcement and protecting American families has coincided with the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded in the United States,\u201d Grassley wrote. \u201cAmerica is the safest it\u2019s been in a century.\u201d\n\nRead the full op-ed HERE and below.\n\nRepublicans are making America safer by restoring law and order\n\nBy U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)\n\nMonday, August 31, 2026\n\nFox News\n\nThe 119th Congress will be remembered as a decisive turning point for American safety and security. By electing Republicans to the majority in 2024, voters rejected the leftist ideals of defunding the police, abolishing prisons and supporting violent criminals over victims. In turn, Republicans have led a resurgence in commonsense crime-fighting legislation, supported by the historic confirmation pace of judicial and executive nominees who interpret and enforce the law.\n\nNational security is the No. 1 responsibility of the federal government. The previous administration abdicated this duty by promoting soft-on-crime policies that left the American people with emboldened criminals, struggling police departments and Soros-backed district attorneys who refused to prosecute murderers, rapists and child abusers.\n\nBut where Democratic leadership failed, Republicans in the 119th Congress have delivered. Republicans\u2019 renewed focus on fighting crime, championing law enforcement and protecting American families has coincided with the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded in the United States.\n\nMurder and robbery declined approximately 20% from 2024 to 2025. And according to the Council on Criminal Justice\u2019s midyear report, 2026 is on track to meet, if not exceed, 2025\u2019s historic drop in crime.\n\nAmerica is the safest it\u2019s been in a century.\n\nThis Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been at the epicenter of Republicans\u2019 crime-fighting agenda. As chairman, I\u2019m proud to have ushered major pieces of public safety legislation through the committee, including the passage of my HALT Fentanyl Act to crack down on deadly fentanyl knockoffs, the Secure America Act to fund law enforcement and border security measures, and numerous bills that back the blue.\n\nI\u2019ve also led the confirmation of key Department of Justice leaders who have refocused federal efforts on protecting Americans, including Attorney General Todd Blanche. At the same time, I\u2019ve processed and advanced President Donald Trump\u2019s law-and-order judicial nominees at the fastest pace since the Reagan administration.\n\nWith less than six months left in the 119th Congress, my work as Judiciary Committee chairman is moving full steam ahead. I\u2019m keeping my nose to the grindstone to continue confirming Trump\u2019s nominees to keep our streets safe.\n\nI\u2019m also pushing a landmark nationwide crime package to protect children from online exploitation, crack down on organized retail crime, combat the spread of illicit xylazine and stem the flow of contraband in federal prisons.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation has garnered widespread support from major child safety, law enforcement and technology groups, as well as the Trump administration. It\u2019s imperative that this package is signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.\n\nI\u2019ve approached my responsibilities this Congress as a husband, father and grandparent who wants every American family to be safe from crime. I\u2019ve worked hard to do just that, and I\u2019m proud of Republicans\u2019 achievements in delivering lasting security for generations to come.", 1, "2026-09-01T09:48:49Z", "2026-09-01T09:49:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/icymi-grassley-op-ed-republicans-are-leading-a-public-safety-revival-americans-are-better-off-because-of-it"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9913765825331211, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}