Here is information about Senator Grassley`s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington from the Iowa Bankers Association and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Senator Grassley will meet with Iowa families visiting Washington from Waukee and Ankeny.
Senator Grassley will be a guest on public affairs programs hosted by Mike Savage on KBUR in Burlington and Scott Voorhees on KFAB in Omaha.
On Tuesday, December 10, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of John Andrew Koskinen to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
On Wednesday, December 11, at 2 p.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a Judiciary Committee hearing on "Continued Oversight of US Government Surveillance Authorities."
On Wednesday, December 11, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will attend a members` only briefing on Iran.
On Thursday, December 12, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in the weekly executive business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee may consider the nominations of John B. Owens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Michelle T. Friedland to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Nancy L. Moritz to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, David Jeremiah Barron to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Matthew Frederick Leitman to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Judith Ellen Levy to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Laurie J. Michelson to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Linda Vivienne Parker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Christopher Reid Cooper to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, M. Douglas Harpool to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Edward G. Smith to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Sheryl H. Lipman to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Stanley Allen Bastian to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Manish S. Shah to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Peter Joseph Kadzik to be an Assistant Attorney General, Robert L. Hobbs to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas, and Gary L. Blankinship to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas. The committee may also consider S.619, Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy and Rand Paul; S.1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, sponsored by Senators Dick Durbin, Mike Lee and Patrick Leahy; S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013, sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; and S.975, Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act, sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn.
On Thursday, December 12, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a Finance Committee mark up meeting to consider an original bill to repeal the sustainable growth rate system and to consider health care extenders; and the Supporting At-Risk Children Act.
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