Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
“My Dedication to the Whistleblower Community”
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Today, I’d like to address the whistleblower complaint that I received the morning before Emil Bove’s nomination hearing.
That’s the complaint that was given to the New York Times for them to report on it [that very same morning].
One group has publicly accused this Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of undermining that whistleblower.
That group also said I “used to be a champion of whistleblowers.”
Then, the whistleblower and his lawyers took part in a Politico hit piece on my handling of this situation.
And so now, my Democratic colleagues have all of a sudden found whistleblowers to be of benefit to them.
Let me be absolutely clear. I appreciate the whistleblower disclosure being sent to my office.
My door is open to anyone. But, that doesn’t mean that I’m going to jump at every allegation in a way that some may want this senator to do.
So, let me respond with a very short history lesson.
Last Congress, during the Biden administration, I worked to protect many whistleblowers, as I have throughout my Senate career.
I recall with pride the work that I did during the Reagan administration with Department of Defense whistleblowers.
In some cases, my whistleblower work never sees the light of day because the situation demands non-public attention.
In other cases, publicity is required.
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