Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlHearing on “Is the Department of JusticeAdequately Protecting the Public from the Impact of State Recreational Marijuana Legalization?”Tuesday, April 5, 2016Prepared Statement of Chairman Chuck Grassley of IowaIn 2013, the Department of Justice decided to all but abandon the enforcement of federal...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, March 17, 2016As we all know, yesterday President Obama nominated Judge Garland for the Supreme Court. I had a chance to speak with Judge Garland yesterday and I congratulated him on his nomination. I won’t go into all...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryThe Role of Supreme Court JusticesTuesday, March 15, 2016Mr. President, the next Supreme Court Justice could dramatically change the direction of the Court. And the majority of this body believes the American people shouldn’t be denied the opportunity...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeRemembering Sarah Root: Obama Immigration Priorities Present Moral HazardMarch 14, 2016Today, I want to pay tribute to Sarah Root, a young woman from Iowa who had a bright future, but was taken from this earth too soon. Sarah was 21 years old, and just graduated...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteePassage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery ActThursday, March 9, 2016Mr. President, as many Iowans know, I’ve made a practice of holding a town hall meeting in each of my state’s 99 counties every year. It’s become known in the media as...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMarch 10, 2016We have several bills on the agenda for the first time today, as well as four nominees. Three of those nominees are ripe for a vote. I’d hoped to move those three out of Committee last week, but when we tried to meet off the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Oversight of the Department of Justice”Wednesday, March 9, 2016Attorney General Lynch, welcome. Thank you for being here. Our Founding Fathers gave us a Constitution that set up a revolutionary system of government. They divided...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley yesterday evening introduced legislation with Senator Chuck Schumer of New York to help families locate missing loved ones who have Alzheimer’s disease, autism or other related conditions that may cause them to wander away from their caregivers. The legislation, titled Kevin and Avonte’s Law,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to assist states in preventing future abuses by registered sex offenders. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Reauthorization helps to improve tracking of sex offenders through federal support of state registries and dedicated resources to target offenders...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Immigration and the National InterestHearing on “The Impact of High-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Workers”February 25, 2016A little over a year ago, the Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Unaccompanied Alien Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”February 23, 2016Fiscal year 2014 saw a record number of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the border....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 11, 2016Good morning. Today we have a number of bills and nominees on the agenda. S. 247 will be held over at the request of Senator Cruz. We’ll first take up S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing titled “Breaking the Cycle: Mental Health and the Justice System”February 10, 2016Today we are here to discuss mental health and the justice system. I will open up the hearing and will later turn the gavel over to Senator Cornyn.We will hear a...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Need for Transparency in Asbestos TrustsFebruary 3, 2016Over 20 years ago, I was the lead Republican sponsor of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994. That legislation gave courts the power to create asbestos bankruptcy trusts. The purpose of these...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Failures and Future of the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Can it be Fixed?February 2, 2016In 1990, Congress created an employment preference category known as EB-5 which was “intended to create new employment for U.S. workers and to infuse new...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 28, 2016Good morning. Today we have a number of bills and nominees on the agenda. Regarding the bills, S. 247 will be held over at the request of Senator Cruz and S. 483 will be held over at the request of Senator Hatch. S....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Attacking America’s Epidemic ofHeroin and Prescription Drug Abuse”January 27, 2016The United States is experiencing an historic epidemic of drug overdose deaths. Over 47,000 Americans died from overdoses in 2014, an all-time high....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJanuary 21, 2016Good morning and welcome to the first markup of 2016. Today we have a number of bills and nominees on the agenda. Regarding the bills, we’re going to hold over S. 247 at the request of Senator Cruz, H.R. 1428, and S....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on The Adequacy of Criminal Intent Standards in Federal ProsecutionsJanuary 20, 2016The American people are calling out for sentencing reform. In October, the Judiciary Committee reported a bipartisan reform bill by a vote of 15-5. That bill focuses on...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFor the Congressional RecordChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryJudicial Nominations, Luis RestrepoMonday, January 11, 2016 Today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Luis Restrepo to be a circuit judge for the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. If he is confirmed, he will be the...
