Honorable Charles Grassley
United States Senator, Iowa, Republican
Charles Grassley was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1980. He is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is excerpted from Senator Grassley’s April 7, 2017, remarks during debate on confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. We are about to vote on the nomination of Judge Gorsuch, so I would like to say to my colleagues why I am so pleased that we will soon be referring to him as “Justice Gorsuch.” I opened our Judiciary Committee hearing with this. One of Justice [Antonin] Scalia’s best opinions begins with this declaration: It…
