Chuck Grassley

I am committed to ensuring that this process is fair and respectful but also thorough.

We have watched as the President and Congress have purchased ownership shares in banks, nationalized car companies, seized control of the student loan industry.

In many respects, Ms. Kagan's career has been consumed more by politics than law, and this does worry many Americans.

Congratulations on your nomination. It is an extremely important appointment, obviously a real honor.

Even today, President Obama advocates a judicial philosophy that calls on judges to base their decisions on empathy.

So based on Baker v. Nelson, using your words, it's not really settled law, even though a one-sentence statement as precedent, it says 'the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial Federal question.'

I want to bring up the Second Amendment again.

Well, the decision involved the Fourteenth Amendment that was ratified, as you know, back in 1868, and the case was decided in 1972.

In regard to that and stare decisis, what weight would you give to Baker v. Nelson?

I'm disappointed that you didn't use the word 'settled law' in the same definitive manner in regard to Baker v. Nelson.

While you were in favor of good ideas coming from wherever you can get them, the judges shouldn't be bound by foreign legal precedent.

I have been an advocate for this Pigford African American settlement.

It is not your problem that it is complex. That is what we have done here.

I support improved coordination between U.S. Government agencies to go after bad actors and strengthen enforcement of our intellectual property laws.

I think it is very, very important that we have this oversight hearing, because the situation is as serious as Senator Whitehouse has just stated.

Most of my colleagues know this about me--for as many years as I have been a representative of the people of Iowa, I have never believed that death--a person dying--should be a taxable event. Taxing people's assets upon their death is…

I intend to keep talking about the AMT until this Congress actually takes action on reforming the AMT. Instead of taking action, Congress this session has done absolutely nothing, and the problem continues to get worse for at least 26…

My first point deals with a conscious decision to use a partisan process for bipartisan issues. What I find surprising is that we are taking up a package that, like the HIRE Act jobs bill of a few weeks ago, absolutely belongs to the…

We are on course right now, if we do not do something about it, to double our Nation's debt again by the end of this decade.

I think these are eight pretty good ideas for reducing budget deficits, and obviously you are going to inherit a big one.

I hope the Senate would give some discretion to the fact that when Senator McCaskill comes over, that she would be able to speak for 2 or 3 minutes on this issue so that people can hear from the other side of the aisle on the importance of…

I wish to say flat out I do not accept the argument that Presidentially appointed IGs are always more independent. I think Senator McCaskill spoke on this point earlier when she was presenting our amendment. In fact, Presidential…

Our amendment would correct serious problems in section 989B of the Dodd-Lincoln substitute. This section of the bill would change the way that five inspectors general are hired and fired. Currently, these five inspectors general are hired…

The extent to which I say there are problems, I described the problems.

I just came back from the spring break with 24 town meetings, and one of the strong messages that came through was people irritated because they feel that the immigration laws are not being adequately enforced.