Prepared Statement for the Record of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Nomination of Carolyn Radelet to be Director of the Peace CorpsThursday, June 5, 2014
Mr. President, I will vote to confirm the President’s nominee for Director of the Peace Corps. However, I want explain why I objected to any unanimous consent request relating to this nomination...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on: “Examining a Constitutional Amendment toRestore Democracy to the American People”Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Mr. Chairman, I can’t think of a more important hearing that the committee could hold. This hearing shows as clearly as...
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlHearing on “America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse”Wednesday, May 14, 2014Prepared Statement of Co-Chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Madam Chairman, today’s hearing is extremely timely and important. The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid addiction,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.
I appreciate the opportunity during National Police Week to highlight a program that has over the years saved so many lives. One of...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryBefore the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the nominations of: Julie E. Carnes, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitJill A. Pryor, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitLeslie Joyce Abrams, to be United...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s oversight hearing focusing on the Drug Enforcement Administration. I welcome Administrator Leonhart. There are many issues to...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Proposed Comcast-Time Warner MergerWednesday, April 9, 2014
Good morning and welcome to all of the witnesses. Thank you for being here. I’m looking forward to hearing your testimony on what impacts, both positive and negative, the proposed...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business MeetingNominations:Cheryl Ann Krause, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitRichard Franklin Boulware II, to be United States District Judge for the District of NevadaSalvador Mendoza, Jr., to be United States District...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business MeetingOn the Nominations of: Gregg Jeffrey Costa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitCheryl Ann Krause, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitTanya S. Chutkan, to be United States District Judge...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “Reauthorization Of The Satellite Television Extension And Localism Act”
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your holding this hearing, and I also thank the witnesses for their testimony today.
The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “Open Government and Freedom of Information:Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act for the Digital Age”Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I always enjoy this hearing. It provides us an opportunity to focus on how...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingI. NominationsRobin Rosenbaum, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitBruce Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of South CarolinaMark Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the...
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Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn Nominations and the State of the SenateTuesday, March 4, 2014
Mr. President,Several weeks ago, on February 12th, as Washington D.C. braced for a snowstorm and the Senate rushed to finish its business before the President’s Day...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on “The Report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boardon Reforms to the Section 215 Telephone Records Programand the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.”Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing. I...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing regarding the nominations of Robin Rosenbaum, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitBruce Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of South CarolinaMark Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the District...
Letters from Ms. Maureen Faulkner, the Philadelphia District Attorney, and various law enforcement organizations opposing the nomination of Debo Adegbile can be found here.
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business Meeting,Thursday, February 6, 2014
Mr. Chairman, we have five nominations on...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee“Privacy in the Digital Age: Preventing Data Breaches and Combating Cybercrime”Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing to examine the well-publicized recent commercial data breaches. We’re still learning all the details,...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on “Oversight of the Department of Justice”Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s oversight hearing focusing on the Justice Department. I welcome Attorney General Holder. There are many issues to discuss...
Concerns with Barron Nomination
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business MeetingOn the Nominations of:Carolyn B. McHugh, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth CircuitJohn B. Owens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitMichelle T. Friedland, to be...
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing“Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan”Wednesday, January 15, 2014Prepared Statement of Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Madam Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing to follow-up on our two previous hearings about counter-narcotics programs in Afghanistan. This discussion is...
