Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Examining the Federal Regulatory System to Improve Accountability, Transparency and Integrity”June 10, 2015Good morning. The Senate has a constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch to ensure that the federal regulatory...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingJune 4, 2015 On today’s agenda is the bipartisan PATENT Act, which addresses the problem of abusive patent litigation tactics. I’ve already spoken at length on the need for legislation to crack down on these abuses, so...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Why Net Neutrality Matters: Protecting Consumers and Competition through Meaningful Open Internet Rules”Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Good morning and welcome to all of the witnesses. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your holding...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingMay 21, 2015Today, we have 4 district court nominees on the agenda, as well as one piece of legislation, S. 1137, the PATENT Act. The nominees on the agenda are:• Dale Drozd, for the Eastern District of...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on the ConstitutionHearing on “Taking Sexual Assault Seriously: The Rape Kit Backlog and Human Rights” May 20, 2015Today, the Judiciary Committee will hear from several witnesses about untested DNA evidence from sexual assault forensic exams....
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Hearing on:“Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public?”Tuesday, May 19, 2015Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today on body cameras. And I appreciate...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Protecting the Constitutional Right to Counsel for Indigents Charged with Misdemeanors”May 13, 2015Good morning. Today the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on indigent misdemeanor representation. According to the Sixth...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “Ensuring an Informed Citizenry: Examining the Administration’s Efforts to Improve Open Government”May 6, 2015Good morning. Today we’ll examine what this Administration has done to fulfill its promise of open...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaU.S. Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on Oversight of the Department of Homeland SecurityTuesday, April 28, 2015 Oversight is a critical function and a constitutional responsibility of the legislative branch. Every year, this committee tries to invite the Secretary of Homeland Security to...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingApril 23, 2015Today, we have three nominees on the agenda that are ripe for a vote, and one piece of legislation, S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015, that is on the agenda for the first time. We have a request to hold...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate Finance CommitteeMark-up of Trade Promotion AuthorityGrassley Amendment #1Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Mr. Chairman,
I want to mention the amendment I filed to the TPA bill. While I do not intend to ask for a vote on this today, I do want to reiterate my concerns about trade agreements containing...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFloor Statement Commemorating National Crime Victims’ Rights WeekApril 22, 2015
NOTE: Grassley’s resolution commemorating National Crime Victims’ Rights Week passed in the Senate Wednesday morning by unanimous consent. Text of the resolution is available...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a Hearing on “Improving Accountability and Oversight of Juvenile Justice Grants"April 21, 2015 In 1974, Congress passed the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act with two goals in mind. First, is to prevent at-risk youth from entering the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFloor Remarks on the Nomination ofGeorge Hanks & General Judicial ProgressMonday, April 20, 2015Tonight the Senate will vote on the nomination of George Hanks to be a District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. If confirmed, Judge Hanks will be the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFloor Statement on Complete and Timely Access for Inspectors GeneralApril 20, 2015Mr. President, the ability of the Congress to be a check on the actions of the executive branch is endangered. One of the tools we have created to help the government identify and...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingApril 16, 2015Today, we have three nominees on the agenda for the first time: Sally Yates to be Deputy Attorney General; Kara Stoll to be Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; and Roseann Ketchmark to be District Judge for the Western District...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Need to Reform Asset ForfeitureApril 15, 2015Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the need for asset forfeiture reform. The issue is as old as our Constitution. As Madison remarked in Federalist 51, “In framing a...
WASHINGTON — Building on past success and what might be new momentum, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a lead co-sponsor of newly re-introduced legislation to repeal the federal estate tax, better known as the death tax, that punishes family farmers and business owners on the death of an owner. “The appreciated value of land is phantom...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeBefore the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Nomination of: Sally Yates, to be Deputy Attorney GeneralTuesday, March 24, 2015Today, we will consider the nomination of Sally Yates to be Deputy Attorney General. Let me start by noting that she’s already...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a hearing entitled:“The Impact of Abusive Patent Litigation Practices on the American Economy”March 18, 2015 We’re here today to discuss the topic of patent litigation abuse, and in particular, the destructive tactics of so-called “patent...
