Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, United States Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing before the House Committee on the JudiciarySubcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice“Oversight of the False Claims Act”Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Mr. Chairman, thank you for allowing me to come here today to testify on the False...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing regarding the nominations of: Stephen R. Bough, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of MissouriArmando Omar Bonilla, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal ClaimsWendy Beetlestone, to be a United States...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing regarding the nominations of: Stephen R. Bough, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of MissouriArmando Omar Bonilla, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal ClaimsWendy Beetlestone, to be a United States...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingOn the Nominations of:Pamela Harris, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitPamela Pepper, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of WisconsinBrenda K. Sannes, to be United States District Judge for the...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on S. 1696, the Women’s’ Health Protection ActTuesday, July 15, 2014
Four and a half years ago, a woman walked into an abortion clinic with the expectations that she would have her pregnancy terminated, and that she’d walk out of that clinic without...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck GrassleyRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingI. NominationsPamela Harris, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitPamela Pepper, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of WisconsinBrenda K. Sannes, to be United States District Judge for the Northern...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Voting Rights ActWednesday, June 25, 2014
Mr. Chairman, today the Committee considers whether the Voting Rights Act needs to be amended.
For almost 50 years, the Voting Rights Act has made effective the commands of the Fourteenth...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHearing on the Nominations of: Pamela Harris, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitPamela Pepper, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of WisconsinBrenda K. Sannes, to be United States District Judge for the...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeStatement Opposing the Nomination of Peter Kadzikto be Assistant Attorney General,Department of Justice Legislative Affairs OfficeTuesday, June 17, 2014
Last week, I addressed the Senate regarding my opposition to Peter Kadzik’s nomination to the Department of...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingNominationsAndre Birotte, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaGeoffrey W. Crawford, to be United States District Judge for the District of VermontJohn W. deGravelles, to be United States District...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeStatement Opposing the Nomination of Peter Kadzikto be Assistant Attorney General,Department of Justice Legislative Affairs OfficeThursday, June 12, 2014
On Monday, I explained my opposition to the nomination of Peter Kadzik to be the Assistant Attorney General for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined senators Jim Inhofe, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter and Ted Cruz to introduce the Keep Our Communities Safe Act 2014. The legislation would close the legal loophole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in Zadvydas v. Davis (2001) that requires immigration authorities to release back into the United...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined senators Jim Inhofe, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter and Ted Cruz to introduce the Keep Our Communities Safe Act 2014. The legislation would close the legal loophole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in Zadvydas v. Davis (2001) that requires immigration authorities to release back into the United...
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeHearing on the Oversight of the Department of Homeland SecurityWednesday, June 11, 2014
Mr. Chairman, I appreciate Secretary Johnson’s presence here today. Hearings like this are essential to Congress’s oversight of the Executive Branch. Secretary...
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...
