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...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 18, 2018VIDEO Good morning. We have a full agenda today, and I understand we’ll need to have roll call votes on most of the nominees before us. Of course, most of these nominees already received Committee votes last year,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOversight of the Department of Homeland Security January 16, 2018VIDEO Secretary Nielsen, welcome. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be here for this oversight hearing. I know it’s being held the day after a federal holiday, which makes...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 11, 2018VIDEO Good morning. First, I’d like to welcome the new members to the Committee, Senators Booker and Harris. I understand that Senator Booker is unable to be here this morning due to a prior commitment, but I extend my...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTax Cuts and Jobs ActDecember 19, 2017VIDEOTonight we will have the opportunity to pass the most sweeping changes to our tax code in more than 30 years. This historic moment is long overdue.Since the last tax reform effort in 1986, the tax code...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingDecember 14, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today, we’re considering several nominees and one bill. The judicial nominees are on the agenda for the first time, and the minority has requested that they be held over, so the following...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJudicial Nominations HearingDecember 13, 2017VIDEO Welcome everyone, especially the nominees and their families, to today’s nominations hearing. Today, we’ll hear from two panels. On the first panel we’ll hear from Georgia Court of Appeals...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Oversight of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act” December 12, 2017VIDEO This hearing is on oversight of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act. I’ll refer to it as “the Law” or...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingDecember 7, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today, we have 10 judicial nominees on today’s agenda and all are ready for a vote. Of note, if confirmed, Terry Moorer would be the first African-American to serve as a United States...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeBipartisan Congressional OversightDecember 6, 2017VIDEO Mr. President, I have been doing oversight of the executive branch for a very long time. I’ve done it as a Ranking Member. I’ve done it as a Chairman. I’ve done it when my...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFirearm Accessory Regulation and Enforcing Federal and State Reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)December 6, 2017VIDEO Good morning and thank you for attending today’s hearing.We gather here today in the wake of violent acts...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“The Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017”December 5, 2017VIDEO I rise today to offer brief remarks regarding the introduction of the Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingNovember 30, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Last night, Senator Feinstein told me that her Members had a meeting that would last until 10:30, so I moved today’s markup half an hour back. Because of the accommodation, I’d ask that after...
