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...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAt a hearing entitled:“Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect Skilled American Workers”March 17, 2015A woman contacted me last week to share her story about being laid off from a company after twenty years and replaced by a foreign worker. She said her...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFloor Remarks: Mandatory Minimum SentencingMarch 10, 2015Mr. President, on a number of occasions I have had to take to the Senate floor to note my opposition to the so-called Smarter Sentencing Act. It has been necessary because there are so many misconceptions...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on:“Whistleblower Retaliation at the FBI: Improving Protections and Oversight”Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Since Congress passed the Whistleblower Protection Act in 1989, I have been saying that whistleblowers are a very important part of Government...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on“Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:Ensuring Agency Priorities Comply with the Law”Tuesday, March 3, 2014In 2010, an internal memorandum written by senior officials within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after opposing President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next U.S. Attorney General. The Committee approved the nomination by a vote of 12 – 8.“As I’ve said many times...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 26, 2015 Good morning. I appreciate everyone’s willingness to start a little earlier this morning. We have a lot on today’s agenda.Before turning to my remarks on the Lynch nomination, I want to speak briefly...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, today presided over a committee hearing on human trafficking featuring testimony on the nature of the problem from an expert witness from Iowa. Michael Ferjak of Des Moines is a senior criminal investigator with the Iowa Department of Justice. He is also the coordinator for...
Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing: “Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victim”February 24, 2015I’d like to welcome you all to today’s hearing on human trafficking. Trafficking, which involves the buying and selling of human...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingFebruary 12, 2015On today’s agenda are two bills that should help us make progress in the fight against domestic human trafficking, a terrible crime. One of these measures is S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of...
