Remarks

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Legalization Loopholes Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Legalization Loopholes Thursday, June 27, 2013 Mr. President, I’d like to take a moment to discuss the legalization program created in the immigration bill. ...

Grassley Statement at Judiciary Executive Business Meeting: Delery, Jones, Whistleblowers Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, June 27, 2013 Mr. Chairman, First, we request that Mr. Delery be held over. Regarding Mr. Jones, I want to renew my objection to...

Grassley Statement on Final Vote on Schumer-Hoeven-Corker Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Final Vote on Schumer-Hoeven-Corker Wednesday, June 26, 2013 I have expressed my frustration in the last week about the lack of progress on getting votes.  We have been on the bill for three weeks,...

Grassley Statement at Oversight Hearing of the FBI Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearing Wednesday, June 19, 2013   Chairman Leahy, thank you for calling this oversight hearing today.  I welcome Director Mueller back for another oversight hearing to discuss matters at the...

Immigration Reform: Discretion and Waivers Immigration Reform Bill   Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Discretion and Waivers Thursday, June 13, 2013   Mr. President, I want to talk about how important it is to emphasize the need for...

Border Security First Amendment, Closing Remarks Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Comprehensive Immigration Reform, S.744 Border Security First, Amendment 1195 Thursday, June 13, 2013 This amendment is the first of many that will improve the bill and do what the American people expect us to...

Nomination Hearing for ATF Director Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nominations of B. Todd Jones, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Stuart F. Delery, to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Tuesday, June 11,...

Shenanigans with Judicial Nominations Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Nomination of Sri Srinivasan, to be United States Circuit Court Judge for the D.C. Circuit Thursday, May 23, 2013 Mr. President, Before we vote on today’s nominee for the D.C. Circuit, I would like to review for my colleagues...

D.C. Circuit Caseload, Nominees Srinivasan, Chen, Dorsey Grassley Judiciary Committee Executive Committee Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee Executive Meeting Nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit,...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grassley Opening Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744 Thursday, May 9, 2013 During this committee’s mark-up of the immigration reform bill, I...

The Justice Department Leaves Whistleblower Hung Out to Dry in Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul, Minnesota Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation & Regulatory Affairs and the...

Grassley Statement on David Medine to be Chairman, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee the Nomination of David Medine to be Chairman, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Mr./Madam President, I oppose the nomination of...

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Heard at Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, April 25, 2013 Mr. Chairman, on the agenda we have two bills listed, the immigration reform bill is listed for the first time so we would request to...

Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killings Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Hearing on “Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killings” Tuesday,...

First Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Friday, April 19, 2013 We appreciate this opportunity to talk about immigration reform in light of all that has been happening in Massachusetts....

Grassley Prepared Statement on the Motion to Proceed to the Reid Gun Control Bill Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley The Motion to Proceed to the Reid Gun Control Bill Thursday, April 11, 2013     Mr. President, earlier I met with families from Newtown, Connecticut to discuss the legislation we are currently debating.  It...

  Nomination of Sri Srinivasan and Court Efficiency Act     ***Click here to see the charts in Grassley's remarks.   Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nomination of   Sri Srinivasan to be United States Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit Wednesday, April 10,...

The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations” Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on unmanned...

Hearing on the Impact of Immigration Reform on Women and Families Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Should Address the Needs of Women and Families” Monday, March 18, 2013 Thank you, Senator Hirono, for chairing this hearing about immigration...

FOIA Delays - Grassley statement at Open Government Judiciary Committee Hearing Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “We the People: Fulfilling the Promise of Open Government Five Years After The OPEN Government Act” Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Thank you for holding this hearing during...