NOTE: The FOIA Improvement Act, which Senator Chuck Grassley helped lead through the Judiciary Committee and the full Senate, was signed into law in late June, 2016. Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “FOIA at Fifty: Has the Sunshine Law’s Promise Been Fulfilled?”July 12,...
WASHINGTON -- Just over one year ago, Kate Steinle was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times prior to the murder. Shortly before the murder, he was released from custody for another crime despite a federal request that he be detained because local authorities choose not to cooperate with federal immigration requests....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeConference Committee Meeting on S.524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery ActJuly 6, 2016It’s estimated that 129 Americans a day die from drug overdoses – 129 of our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, parents, spouses, co-workers, friends and...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”Thursday, June 30, 2016Almost one year ago to the day, a young woman was walking arm in arm with her father along a pier in San Francisco. She had hopes and dreams, and a bright future ahead....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “Protecting Older Americans from Financial Exploitation”June 29, 2016
Today’s hearing will examine the growing threat of elder financial exploitation. It gives us an opportunity to ask whether the federal government is doing all it can to protect...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal CourtsHearing on “Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agency Efforts To Deemphasize Radical Islam in Combating Terrorism”June 28, 2016The Orlando nightclub attack a few weeks ago was the most...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing: “One Year After Enactment: Implementation of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015”June 28, 2016Good morning and welcome to today’s Judiciary Committee hearing. Today we will examine whether the Justice Department is doing all...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration”Wednesday, June 22, 2016I am pleased to welcome Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to testify today. But first we will hear testimony about DEA...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is working to raise awareness of crimes targeting senior citizens, including financial exploitation, physical abuse and neglect and privacy violations against vulnerable nursing home residents. Last week, the Senate passed a resolution cosponsored by Grassley designating June 15 as...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAntitrust Subcommittee Hearing on“The CREATES Act: Ending Regulatory Abuse, Protecting Consumers, and Ensuring Drug Price Competition,”Tuesday, June 21, 2016Unfortunately I have other appointments scheduled for this afternoon, so I won’t be able to stay...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAftermath of the Orlando Terrorist AttackCommerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations ActMonday, June 20, 2016Mr. President, I rise today to address three topics.First, I want to express my unwavering support for those who were killed and wounded in...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 16, 2016Good morning. On today’s agenda we have one bill, which will be held over, and five nominees, four of whom are ripe for consideration. We meet today with heavy hearts. Forty-nine of our fellow citizens were murdered in...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 16, 2016Good morning. On today’s agenda we have one bill, which will be held over, and five nominees, four of whom are ripe for consideration. We meet today with heavy hearts. Forty-nine of our fellow citizens were murdered in...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 9, 2016Today we have three bills on the agenda. The first, the Expatriate Terrorist Act, will be held over. The second, S. 356, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act, is ripe for our consideration. And...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittees on the Constitution and Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal CourtsHearing, “S. 2763, the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act – Reuniting Victims with Their Lost Heritage” June 7,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Deadly Synthetic Drugs: The Need to Stay Ahead of the Poison Peddlers”Tuesday, June 7, 2016In many areas across this committee’s jurisdiction, we hear time and again that technology is outpacing the law. But in no other area is the...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeState Department’s Email PracticesMay 26, 2016Mr. President, the State Department Inspector General has released findings regarding the State Department’s email practices for the last five Secretaries of State. This report makes clear that...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMay 26, 2016Today we have three bills on the agenda. The first, the Expatriate Terrorist Act, will be held over. The second, S. 356, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act, is ripe for our consideration. And...
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed legislation championed by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to keep communities informed of the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders and to expand and protect the rights of sex assault victims. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Reauthorization passed the Senate by a vote of 89-0.
“Too many...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMay 19, 2016Good morning. On today’s agenda we have five nominees who are ripe for a vote as well as two bills. The two bills, S. 247, the Expatriate Terrorist Act and S. 356, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, will be held...
