Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJoint hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Commerce CommitteeFacebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of DataApril 10, 2018VIDEO The history and growth of Facebook mirrors that of many of our technology giants. Founded by Mr....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on NominationsMarch 21, 2018Watch VideoGood morning. Welcome to the fifth nominations hearing of this year.Today, we’ll hear from two panels. On the first panel we’ll hear from Michael Scudder and Judge Amy St. Eve, both nominated to serve...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing: “The Need to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act”March 20, 2018VIDEO I want to welcome everyone to our hearing on the need to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA. I supported the enactment of the original Violence Against...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMarch 15, 2018VIDEO Today, we will consider several nominations. We have a nominee to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, three district court nominees, a nominee to chair the Administrative Conference of the United States, a nominee to the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing Titled: “See Something, Say Something: Oversight of the Parkland Shooting and legislative Proposals to Improve School Safety”March 14, 2018VIDEO Good morning. We are here this morning to discuss a national tragedy and to mourn the loss of 17...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “The Freedom of Information Act:Examining the Administration’s Progress on Reforms and Looking Ahead”March 13, 2018VIDEOToday, the Committee focuses its attention on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). We have a responsibility to...
Prepared Statement for the Senate Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCo-Chairman of the Senate Baltic Freedom CaucusSubmitted on March 7, 2018 The Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus has been without a Republican co-chair. This is a critical time to show solidarity with our Baltic allies given Russian aggression against Ukraine starting in 2014,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee at an Executive Business MeetingMarch 1, 2018VIDEO Today, we have a number of nominees on the agenda. Five judicial nominees are on the agenda for the first time. They are:Joel Carson, 10th CircuitColm Connolly, District of DelawareWilliam Jung [JU-NG], Middle...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Introduction of the Rounds-Schumer AmendmentFebruary 15, 2018VIDEO I rise today to offer brief remarks on the introduction of the latest so-called bipartisan proposal. There's simply no other way to say it: this proposal fails to meet the mark, will result...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 15, 2018VIDEO Good morning. Today, we’ll consider several nominations as well as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Before we begin, I want to mention the tragedy that took place yesterday at Marjory Stoneman...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeInterpreting the False Claims ActFebruary 13, 2018VIDEO Today I want to talk about some troubling developments in the courts’ interpretation of the False Claims Act. To understand these developments, we need to review a little history. In...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 8, 2018VIDEO Good morning. Today, we will consider several nominations. We also have the sentencing reform bill on the agenda for the first time today. I understand that Senator Feinstein has to leave before 11 today, so...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today sought unanimous consent from his Senate colleagues to confirm Secretary Bill Northey to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.President Donald Trump’s nomination of Northey, the current Iowa Secretary of Agriculture,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Beneficial Ownership: Fighting Illicit International Financial Networks Through Transparency”February 6, 2018VIDEO Before we start, I want to say that I’m extremely disappointed with the Treasury Department for not providing a witness...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today joined gymnasts who shed light on sexual abuse to discuss a bill to protect young athletes. Grassley co-sponsored S. 534, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, and convened a hearing in 2017 examining sexual abuse of young...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 25, 2018VIDEO Good morning. Today should be a short meeting, assuming we get the appropriate numbers to move on the agenda. We have four judicial nominees on the agenda for the first time and the minority has asked that they be held...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on Judicial Nominations
January 24, 2018
VIDEO
Good morning. Welcome everyone to this year’s second nominations hearing.
Today, we’ll hear from two panels. On the first panel we’ll hear from Michael Brennan, nominated to serve as a...
Statement for the Senate Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee2018 March for Life January 19, 2018 Mr. President, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the Iowans who have traveled to the Capitol today to be with us for the March for Life.I commend them and the many other Americans who have traveled...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Gang of Six Amnesty Proposal Thursday, January 18, 2018 I rise today to offer remarks about an issue of utmost importance to this body and the American people: the continued, ongoing negotiations over the future of the Deferred Action for...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTax Reform and the Agricultural EconomyJanuary 18, 2018VIDEO Nearly four weeks ago, the President signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It is the most sweeping reform of our tax code in more than three decades. This tax reform...
