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...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today voted in favor of an amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the tax credit used by the wind energy industry should be extended for five years. Grassley reiterated his view that the tax credit, like others, wasn’t intended to last forever and Congress should work on sensible solutions...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing Regarding the Nominations of: Michelle K. Lee, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeDaniel Henry Marti, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator,...
Prepared Statement for the Record of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the President’s Executive Action on ImmigrationWednesday, December 10, 2014
I appreciate the Chairman holding this hearing on this important matter.
As a nation founded by newcomers, the United States, for more than two centuries,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee"The FANS Act: Are Sports Blackouts and Antitrust Exemptions Harming Fans, Consumers, and the Games Themselves?"Thursday, December 4, 2014
Mr. Chairman,
First, let me welcome the witnesses who’ve taken the time out of their schedules to be with us today and share...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business MeetingI. NominationsSarah Saldaña, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland SecurityJoan Marie Azrack, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New YorkLoretta Copeland Biggs, to be a United States District Judge...
