WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, co-chairman, will hold a hearing of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control to examine U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Colombia and how these efforts should be adapted in light of the staggering increases in coca production in the country.

Hearing:  “Adapting U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia.” 

Date/time:  Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 10 a.m.

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee

At a Nominations Hearing

September 6, 2017

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Good morning. Welcome everyone, especially the nominees and their families, to today’s nominations hearing. This is the tenth nominations hearing the Committee has held this year.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced appointments to Iowa’s district judicial nominating commissions Friday.

The following appointments are unpaid and are not subject to Senate confirmation:

District 1A Judicial Nomination Commission

Kathleen Klimesh, Spillville

Matt Giese, Dubuque

District 1B Judicial Nomination Commission

Conrad Clement, Cresco

DAVENPORT, IA – On August 30, 2017, Paris Hollingshed, 37, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 120 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Hollingshed will serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. Hollingshed was found guilty of this charge after a three-day jury trial on March 3, 2017.