Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Hearing on Hearing on Equifax: Continuing to Monitor Data-Broker CybersecurityOctober 4, 2017 Thank you Chairman Flake for holding this timely and important hearing. I know this isn’t an unfamiliar subject to...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Oversight of the Administration’s Decision to End DACAOctober 3, 2017 Good morning. We’re here to consider how to address the problem created by President Obama’s unconstitutional executive action known “Deferred Action for...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingSeptember 28, 2017 Good morning. Today, we have a number of nominees on the agenda as well as one bill. I know Members have many other commitments this morning, so I’ll keep my remarks brief and would ask other Members to consider...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingSeptember 14, 2017 Good morning. Today, we have a number of nominees on the agenda as well as one bill. Brian Benczkowski, nominated to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, is on the agenda for the first time...
Prepared Statement of Chairman Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlHearing on “Adapting U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia”Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Good morning and thank you for attending today’s hearing on counternarcotics efforts in Colombia. Before beginning my opening statement, I...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingSeptember 7, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today, we have a number of nominees on the agenda as well as one bill. Four judicial nominees are on the agenda for the first time today. They are:- Ralph...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a Nominations HearingSeptember 6, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Welcome everyone, especially the nominees and their families, to today’s nominations hearing. This is the tenth nominations hearing the Committee has held this year. I want to take a minute to...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingAugust 3, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Today we will vote on the nomination of Jeffrey Clark to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division. Mr. Clark has an impressive legal resume. He is...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a Whistleblower Appreciation Day LuncheonJuly 27, 2017 Today is about the whistleblowers. There is a lot of debate about what whistleblowers are, and what they are not. I believe whistleblowers are patriots and heroes. A lot of them don’t ever...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on: “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations”July 27, 2017VIDEO I am disappointed that the Minority invoked the two hour rule to shut this...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations”July 26, 2017 Today the Committee will examine the Justice Department’s enforcement of the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJuly 20, 2017VIDEO We have a number of nominees on today’s agenda and I know that many Members would like to make a statement this morning. I’m aware that several Members of the Committee need to go to the Appropriations...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJuly 13, 2017VIDEO Good morning. Yesterday, the Committee held a hearing to consider Christopher Wray to be the next FBI Director. I was impressed by his testimony. I believe Mr. Wray is a man of principle. I believe he’s the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Border Security and Immigration hearing on “Examining the Problem of Visa Overstays: A Need for Better Tracking and Accountability”July 12, 2017 Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Durbin, thank you for agreeing to have this important hearing...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the nomination of Christopher Wray to be director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationJuly 12, 2017VIDEO Today, the Committee is considering the nomination of Christopher Wray to be the 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Wray,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 29, 2017VIDEO Today we have several nominees on the agenda as well as two bills that we’ll be voting on. The following nominees are on the agenda for the first time and the other side has asked that they be held over this...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The FISA Amendments Act: Reauthorizing America’s Vital National Security Authority and Protecting Privacy and Civil Liberties” June 27, 2017VIDEO Thanks to everyone for being here today. Today’s public hearing will be...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeLack of Transparency about Russia Investigation TargetsJune 22, 2017 WATCH VIDEO In March, then-FBI Director James Comey briefed Ranking Member Feinstein and me on the Russia investigation. This included telling us who was, and who was not,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership, its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Federal Efforts to End the Threat”June 21, 2017VIDEO The topic of today’s hearing involves the MS-13 crisis that’s growing and spreading in...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Free Speech 101: The Assault on the First Amendment on College Campuses”June 20, 2017VIDEOHigher education rests on the free flow of ideas. Education requires that positions be held tentatively, tested by opposing arguments that are...
