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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...

  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...

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...

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...

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.” –...

Grassley Statement at Voting Rights Act Hearing Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today on the important subject of the Voting Rights Act following the Supreme Court’s recent decision in...

Senate Judiciary Executive Business Meeting, ATF Nominee B. Todd Jones Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting On the Nomination of:   B. Todd Jones, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thursday, July 11, 2013 Mr....

How Many Judges are Needed on the D.C. Circuit? Double Standard for Bush and Obama Nominees Hearing for Patricia Millet Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the nominations of: Patricia Ann Millett, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Gregory...

FBI Director Nominee Comes Before Senate Judiciary Committee Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination of James B. Comey to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday, July 9, 2013   Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  Mr. Comey, thank you for being here today.  The Director...

Grassley Statement at Judiciary Executive Business Meeting: Delery, Jones, Whistleblowers Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, June 27, 2013 Mr. Chairman, First, we request that Mr. Delery be held over. Regarding Mr. Jones, I want to renew my objection to...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Legalization Loopholes Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Legalization Loopholes Thursday, June 27, 2013 Mr. President, I’d like to take a moment to discuss the legalization program created in the immigration bill. ...

Grassley Statement on Final Vote on Schumer-Hoeven-Corker Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Final Vote on Schumer-Hoeven-Corker Wednesday, June 26, 2013 I have expressed my frustration in the last week about the lack of progress on getting votes.  We have been on the bill for three weeks,...

Grassley Statement at Oversight Hearing of the FBI Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearing Wednesday, June 19, 2013   Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this oversight hearing today.  I welcome Director Mueller back for another oversight hearing to discuss matters at the...

Immigration Reform: Discretion and Waivers Immigration Reform Bill   Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Discretion and Waivers Thursday, June 13, 2013   Mr. President, I want to talk about how important it is to emphasize the need for...

Border Security First Amendment, Closing Remarks Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Border Security First, Amendment 1195 Thursday, June 13, 2013 This amendment is the first of many that will improve the bill and do what the American people expect us to...

Nomination Hearing for ATF Director Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nominations of B. Todd Jones, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Stuart F. Delery, to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Tuesday, June 11,...

Shenanigans with Judicial Nominations Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nomination of Sri Srinivasan, to be United States Circuit Court Judge for the D.C. Circuit Thursday, May 23, 2013 Mr. President, Before we vote on today’s nominee for the D.C. Circuit, I would like to review for my colleagues...

D.C. Circuit Caseload, Nominees Srinivasan, Chen, Dorsey Grassley Judiciary Committee Executive Committee Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee Executive Meeting Nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit,...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grassley Opening Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744 Thursday, May 9, 2013 During this committee’s mark-up of the immigration reform bill, I...

The Justice Department Leaves Whistleblower Hung Out to Dry in Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul, Minnesota Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation & Regulatory Affairs and the...