Statement for the Senate Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month”April 28, 2016Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bipartisan resolution recognizing that April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Senators Leahy, Ayotte, Casey, Ernst, and...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingApril 28, 2016Good morning. Today on the agenda, we have a number of bills and a U.S. Marshal nominee. In addition to S. 247, the Expatriate Terrorist Act, we have for the first time on the Committee agenda: S. 2348, the Rapid DNA Act...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Counterfeits and Their Impact on Consumer Health and SafetyWednesday, April 27, 2016Good morning everyone. We’re here to discuss an intellectual property crime that’s growing in magnitude across the United States and around the globe:...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeWorld Intellectual Property Day April 26, 2016The United States is one of the most dynamic and innovative countries in the world. Our nation’s success in areas such as agriculture, manufacturing, computer technology, and medicine can be...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Need for More Timeliness and Transparency: Oversight of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program” April 26, 2016In 1976, Congress passed the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act. The goal of this law was to...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSarah Root & the Failure of the President’s Immigration PoliciesMonday, April 18, 2016Today, I want to pay tribute to Sarah Root, a young woman from Iowa who just graduated from college with perfect grades. She was devoted to her family and...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingApril 14, 2016Today, we have several pieces of legislation on the agenda. We will consider S. 2390, the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 2613, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Reauthorization; and S. 2614,...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing titled “The Distortion of EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas:Time to End the Abuse”Wednesday, April 13, 2016When Congress passed the omnibus appropriations bill four months ago, we reauthorized the EB-5 immigrant investor program for the remainder of the...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingApril 7, 2016I’d like to share a few thoughts from my meetings with Iowans during the last couple weeks. I spent the past couple weeks in Iowa with constituents. I had three town meetings and 16 visits to schools, businesses,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Public Perception of the Supreme CourtTuesday, April 5, 2016Mr. President, a significant number of Americans believe the Supreme Court is highly politicized. Its approval rating has fallen over the years. Not surprisingly, its approval rating has dropped...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeSubcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer RightsHearing on “Section 5 and ‘Unfair Methods of Competition’: Protecting Competition or Increasing Uncertainty?” April 5, 2016I share the views of many of my colleagues that...
Prepared Senate Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteePassage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016April 4, 2016Mr. President, today the Senate is poised to pass the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, a bill that offers practical and necessary solutions to a growing problem. I’ve recently had the...
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,...
