Remarks

  • 03.06.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingI. NominationsRobin Rosenbaum, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitBruce Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of South CarolinaMark Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the...
  • 03.04.2014

    Click here to watch the speech.  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Nominations and the State of the SenateTuesday, March 4, 2014 Mr. President,Several weeks ago, on February 12th, as Washington D.C. braced for a snowstorm and the Senate rushed to finish its business before the President’s Day...
  • 02.12.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boardon Reforms to the Section 215 Telephone Records Programand the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.”Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.  I...
  • 02.11.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing regarding the nominations of Robin Rosenbaum, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitBruce Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of South CarolinaMark Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the District...
  • 02.06.2014

    Letters from Ms. Maureen Faulkner, the Philadelphia District Attorney, and various law enforcement organizations opposing the nomination of Debo Adegbile can be found here. Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business Meeting,Thursday, February 6, 2014 Mr. Chairman, we have five nominations on...
  • 02.04.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee“Privacy in the Digital Age: Preventing Data Breaches and Combating Cybercrime”Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing to examine the well-publicized recent commercial data breaches.  We’re still learning all the details,...
  • 01.29.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “Oversight of the Department of Justice”Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s oversight hearing focusing on the Justice Department.  I welcome Attorney General Holder.  There are many issues to discuss...
  • 01.16.2014

    Concerns with Barron Nomination  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business MeetingOn the Nominations of:Carolyn B. McHugh, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth CircuitJohn B. Owens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitMichelle T. Friedland, to be...
  • 01.15.2014

    Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing“Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan”Wednesday, January 15, 2014Prepared Statement of Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Madam Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing to follow-up on our two previous hearings about counter-narcotics programs in Afghanistan.  This discussion is...
  • 01.14.2014

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary“The Report of the President’s Review Groupon Intelligence and Communications Technologies”Tuesday, January 14, 2014Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.  I join you in welcoming the members of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence...
  • 12.19.2013

    Grassley Statement at Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting - Kadzik, Committee Matters Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Nominations: John B. Owens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Michelle T. Friedland, to be United States...
  • 12.17.2013

    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Protecting Small Businesses andPromoting Innovation by Limiting Patent Troll Abuse”Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing today.  The United States is a global leader in innovating, creating and...
  • 12.17.2013

    Grassley Statement at Hearing on The Federal Arbitration Act and Access to Justice Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “The Federal Arbitration Act and Access to Justice: Will Recent Supreme Court Decisions Undermine the Rights of Consumers, Workers, and Small...
  • 12.11.2013

    Grassley Statement at the Oversight Hearing of Government Surveillance Authorities Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Continued Oversight of U.S. Government Surveillance Authorities” Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on the continued...
  • 11.20.2013

    Setting the Record Straight on Judicial Nominations - Again Nomination of David Barron, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing Regarding the Nomination of:  David Jeremiah Barron, to be United States Circuit Judge for the...
  • 10.31.2013

    Grassley Judiciary Executive Committee Statement Wilkins, Davis, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2013 and Justice for All Reauthorization Act Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting To consider: Robert Leon Wilkins, to be United States Circuit Judge for the...
  • 10.30.2013

      Prepared Statement, Nominations Hearing, Kadzik, Ninth Circuit     Materials for the hearing Record regarding the nomination of Peter Kadzik   Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nominations of John B. Owens, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit...
  • 10.02.2013

    Oversight of FISA Intelligence Gathering Authorities Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Continued Oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act” Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on the continued oversight of the FISA intelligence...
  • 09.25.2013

    Hearing Explores Ongoing Problem of Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing on “Dangerous Synthetic Drugs” Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Prepared Statement of Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa Madam Chairman, it’s been over two years since this caucus held its first hearing on synthetic drug abuse.  At that...
  • 07.24.2013

    D.C Circuit Court Caseload Doesn't Merit Filling Seats Pillard Nomination Hearing  “I do not believe the current caseload of the D.C. Circuit or, for that matter, the anticipated caseload in the near future, merits additional judgeships at this time.  . . .  If any more judges were added now, there wouldn’t be enough work to go around.” –...