Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Soon, we will vote on the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
Until recent years, it’s been unheard of to use floor time to confirm U.S. Attorneys.
Typically, they’re confirmed by voice vote.
I regret that we have become a body where every nominee has been obstructed.
U.S. Attorneys keep our communities safe and ensure law and order is enforced.
There are 93 U.S. attorneys in the United States.
It would take more than 230 hours to confirm all of them. That is totally unrealistic, and that’s not hyperbole.
The Democrat obstruction of nominees is hindering law enforcement across our nation.
As chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I will continue to work across the aisle to restore a commonsense confirmation process for U.S. Attorneys.
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