Sotomayor Hearings

During the week of July 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee began the  confirmation hearings on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Senator Grassley has served on the Judiciary Committee since he first joined the Senate. Click on the links below to track Senator Grassley's work during the week.

Statement delivered on the Senate floor regarding the opposition to Sotomayor's nomination
Video: Statement to the Judiciary Committee on opposition to Sotomayor's nomination
Statement on Senator Grassley's opposition to Judge Sotomayor's nomination
Text of Senator Grassley's Opening Statement
Video of Senator Grassley's Opening Statement
Video of Senator Grassley's First Round of Questions Focusing on Property Rights
Video of Senator Grassley's Second Round of Questions Focusing on Gay Marriage and Property Rights
Grassley and Leahy on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Fox News Interview
MSNBC Interview with Chris Matthew's and Andrea Mitchell
MSNBC's Morning Joe: Grassley on Sotomayor, Health Care
CBS News: Washington Unplugged
AP: Sotomayor Cautious on Stating Property Rights View
Des Moines Register: Grassley Pushes Sotomayor on Property Rights
LA Times: Grassley Says the 'Empathy Standard is Troubling'