Remarks

Improving Anti-Terrorism Tools-Grassley Prepared Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Securing America’s Safety: Improving the Effectiveness of Anti-Terrorism Tools and Inter-Agency Communication Wednesday, January 20, 2010         Chairman Leahy, today’s hearing...

Ensuring the Effective Use of DNA Evidence to Solve Rape Cases Nationwide Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley         Chairman Leahy, thank you for holding today’s hearing on DNA evidence and the use of this evidence in solving rape cases.  During my time in the Senate, I have been a strong advocate for victims...

Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Department of Justice Oversight Hearing   Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on the Judiciary Department of Justice Oversight Hearing Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday, November 18, 2009         Chairman Leahy, thank you for...

Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud   Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud Wednesday, October 28, 2009         Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this hearing today on such an important...

Prepared Statement from Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Hearing on Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers Mr. Chairman. I remain very concerned about the...

Senator Grassley's Statement from Judiciary Committee FBI Oversight Hearing Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearing         Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this hearing today.  I appreciate your commitment to holding these semi-annual...

Statement on the Nomination Hearing of Sonia Sotomayor   Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination Hearing of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court Monday, July 13, 2009   Judge Sotomayor, congratulations on your nomination to be an Associate Justice on the...

Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa - July 13 timetable for nomination hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor      Earlier today, Chairman Leahy announced July 13th as the start date for the Judiciary Committee hearings on Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor. I'm extremely disappointed with this unilateral decision on...

Homeland Security Oversight Hearing Statement    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Department of Homeland Security Oversight Hearing Wednesday, May 6, 2009    Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this important hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.  It’s been a...

False Claims Act and Fraud Enforcement    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Floor Debate on Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act Monday, April 20, 2009         I'm pleased to be an original cosponsor of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act.  This is a timely piece of legislation given the...

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on FBI Oversight    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on FBI Oversight Wednesday, March 25, 2009   Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today.  As the FBI continues its transformation into a domestic intelligence agency...

Fighting for Taxpayers in Financial Crisis    Congress passed the Economic Stabilization Act on October 1, 2008 to try to help avert a credit freeze and economic crisis. With the massive amount of taxpayer money at stake, oversight is vitally important. My oversight and investigative efforts are ramped up to help protect taxpayers and hold...

The Need for Increased Fraud Enforcement    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on the Judiciary "The Need for Increased Fraud Enforcement in the Wake of Economic Downturn" Wednesday, February 11, 2009   Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today's important hearing on fraud enforcement.  It is a timely...

The Nomination of Eric Holder to be United States Attorney General Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley      Mr. Chairman, I’ve decided to support Mr. Holder’s nomination to be the next Attorney General of the United States.  However, I want to make clear that just because I’m voting to support Mr. Holder, this nominee does...

Stakes Are High for Next Treasury Secretary    Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Finance Committee Hearing on Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary   Today, we perform one of the most important functions of this committee -- we examine the qualifications of the man nominated to be the next Treasury Secretary, Mr. Timothy...

Grassley votes to not release remaining bailout funds    Senator Chuck Grassley made the following statement after a Senate resolution of disapproval of the Troubled Asset Relief Program failed to clear the Senate late this afternoon.  Grassley voted to not release the funds to the incoming administration.     Earlier this week,...

Prepared Statement for the Congressional Record of Senator Chuck Grassley on the Economic Stabilization Bill The Economic Stabilization Bill   Wednesday, October 1, 2008   Mr. President: This Congress is on the cusp of making an extremely difficult decision that will not only affect our financial markets in the near-term, but it will also leave a...

Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Closing the Justice Gap: Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans    Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your calling this important hearing to discuss legal assistance to low-income Americans.  During my time in the Senate I have supported...

Concentration in Agriculture and an Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley    Chairman Kohl and Senator Hatch, thank you both for scheduling this important hearing.  As you know, I requested this hearing because of widespread concerns about increased concentration in the agriculture industry,...

Department of Homeland Security Oversight Hearing Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Department of Homeland Security Oversight Hearing Wednesday, April 2, 2008        Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this important hearing conducting oversight of the Department of Homeland...