Remarks

Judiciary Executive Business Meeting: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, Officer Safety Act, Nominations Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, May 10, 2012 Mr. Chairman, All of the nominees are on the agenda for the first time and we’d ask that they be held over.   We...

Oversight Hearing for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the “Oversight of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator” Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Mr. Chairman, first I’d like to thank you for holding this...

A Dose of Reality for the White House on Judicial Nominations Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On the Nominations of Jacqueline Nguyen, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Kristine Gerhard Baker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas; John Z....

Farm and Nutrition Bill Consideration Begins Grassley opening statement  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry “The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012” Mark-Up Thursday, April 26, 2012 Thank you Madam Chairwoman.  I appreciate all the work you and Ranking Member...

Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Concerns with Giving Homeland Security More Authority Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Thursday, April 26, 2012 Mr. Chairman, On the agenda today are three nominations ready for committee action – Curiel, Shea, and Shelby.  I...

Napolitano Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee  Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Mr. Chairman, oversight is a critical function and a constitutional responsibility of the legislative branch. ...

Hearing on the Special Counsel’s Report on the Prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary “Hearing on the Special Counsel’s Report on the Prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens” Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on a...

Justice for All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Justice for All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent” Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing.  The debate...

Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting - Nominations, Safe Doses Act and Grant Programs Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, March 8, 2012 Mr. Chairman, On the agenda today are five nominations.  I have comments to make regarding some of these...

Lending Discrimination Practices  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Lending Discrimination Practices Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.  I fully support pursuing justice for victims of the mortgage crisis.  But, the settlement...

Military Detention Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary “The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans” Wednesday February 29, 2012 Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing.  This hearing continues a lengthy debate that occurred this past...

Accountability Needed in Law Enforcement Body Armor  ***GAO’s report on law enforcement body armor programs can be found here: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-353   Prepared Statement of Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Protecting Those Who Protect Us: The Bulletproof Vest Partnership...

The Integrity of Immigration Benefits Adjudication  Prepared Statement for the Record of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement "Safeguarding the Integrity of the Immigration Benefits Adjudication Process" Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Congressional oversight is often an...

Accountability Matters Breuer Violated Justice Department Policy  ***Click here to see video of the speech. Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Justice Department Accountability Matters More Fast and Furious Stonewalling Thursday, February 9, 2012 For over a year now I have been investigating Fast and Furious, an operation of the Bureau of...

Distrust of the Justice Department, Televising Supreme Court Proceedings Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, February 9, 2012 With regard to the nominations, there are four nominations on the agenda for the first...

Consideration of the Violence Against Women Act Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, February 2, 2012 With respect to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), I’m glad that S.1925 is before the Committee.  No one can legitimately question my commitment to...

Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Violence Against Women Act, Nominations Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, February 2, 2012 Mr. Chairman,     With regard to the legislation on today’s agenda, we have a request to hold over the...

Recess Appointments at Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Executive Business Meeting Thursday, January 26, 2012 Mr. Chairman, One year ago, as we met to organize this committee in the new Congress, I indicated that I would work in a cooperative manner to advance consensus...

Grassley Floor Statement on Judicial Nominee  Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination of Morgan Christen, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Thursday, December 15, 2011      Mr. President:   Today the Senate is expected to confirm an additional...

Why Didn't the Justice Department talk to the ATF Whistleblowers?  ***Click here for the Styers memo Grassley references below.*** Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Why didn’t the Justice Department Talk to the Agents about Fast and Furious? Wednesday, December 14, 2011 For...