Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMarch 1, 2017 The two nominees on today’s agenda were re-nominated by the President. We’ll hold them over today and report them out at our next meeting. The Committee Rules are on the agenda again. Following some...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice SystemFebruary 28, 2017 Today’s hearing will explore ideas and solutions to improve outcomes for children in contact with the juvenile justice system. Juvenile courts across the United...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeRepealing the Social Security Administration’s Improper Rule to Report Beneficiaries to the National Instant Criminal Background Check SystemFebruary 15, 2017 Mr. President, Before we vote on the resolution of disapproval this morning, I want...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJudge Gorsuch Meeting Every New Benchmark Set by the Minority LeaderFebruary 13, 2017 Mr. President, I rise today to discuss some criticism I’ve heard about the nominee to fill the seat on the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch. My colleague the...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSocial Security Regulation Limiting Second Amendment Rights is Patently UnfairFebruary 14, 2017 Mr. President, There’s been a lot of talk about how the Congressional Review Act is the wrong vehicle to repeal this disastrous...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeRepealing the Social Security Administration’s Improper Rule to Report Beneficiaries to the National Instant Criminal Background Check SystemFebruary 14, 2017 Mr. President, Today I want to speak about the bipartisan resolution of disapproval...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 9, 2017 Before we turn to today’s agenda, I’ll make a few comments regarding recent nominations. I was pleased that Senator Sessions was finally confirmed as our Attorney General last night. He’ll do an...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney GeneralFebruary 7, 2017 Mr. President, I’d like to take a few minutes to speak in strong support of my friend, and our colleague, Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as the 84th Attorney...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme CourtFebruary 1, 2017 Mr. President, last evening I had the pleasure of being at the White House when President Trump introduced his nominee to be Associate Justice of...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 31, 2017 Good morning. Today, we’re going to vote today on Senator Sessions’ nomination to serve as Attorney General. After we vote on Senator Sessions, we’ll turn to legislation and other Committee housekeeping...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 24, 2017 Good morning and welcome to the first markup of the 115th Congress. I would again welcome Senator Feinstein as our new Ranking member as well as our new members: Senators Sasse, Crapo and Kennedy. Welcome back to the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be United States Attorney GeneralJanuary 10, 2017Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to this very important hearing to consider the nomination of our colleague Senator Sessions to serve as the 84th Attorney...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and long-time advocate for whistleblowers said that a modified version of his FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act cleared the Senate today and is now headed to the President for signature.“This is a really important provision for the patriotic men and women at the FBI who...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeReversing Obama administration’s Harmful Executive Actions on Day OneDecember 9, 2016For the last eight years, we’ve seen President Obama’s administration take action after action and do it without regard for concerns expressed by the...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeEB-5 Regional Center Program ReformsThursday, December 08, 2016Mr. President, One year ago, Ranking Member Leahy and I came to the floor to express frustration that the EB-5 regional center program was extended without reforms. I could easily read the...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeMarking the 200th Anniversary of the Senate Judiciary CommitteeDecember 7, 2016This Saturday, December 10th, marks the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. I’m very proud to be the Chairman of this...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAntitrust Subcommittee Hearing: “Examining the Competitive Impact of the AT&T-Time Warner Transaction”December 7, 2016Thank you Mr. Chairman for holding this hearing on the biggest transaction of the year, the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger....
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCeremony Marking “Red Ribbon Week”Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa National GuardCamp Dodge, Johnston, IowaTuesday, October 18, 2016 Thank you for the opportunity to join you in commemorating Red Ribbon Week. This is the thirty-first year we in the anti-drug community will wear...
Grassley Led Effort to Secure Legislation in SenateWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation securing new rights for survivors of sexual assault following a unanimous consent request by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. Grassley included the Survivors’ Bill of Rights in a legislative proposal, which...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Immigration and the national InterestHearing on Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2017 Refugee Resettlement ProgramSeptember 28, 2016The Immigration and Nat0ionality Act requires that a representative of the President consult with members of the...
