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Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 2, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, soon, we will vote on the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

Until recent years, it has been unheard of to use floor time to confirm U.S. attorneys. Typically, they are 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 is not hyperbole.

The Democrats' obstruction of nominees is hindering law and order 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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