No, no. It's kind of like, how can you not have a judicial philosophy? like that’d be saying – how can I run for office [when] I don't have a political philosophy?

Chuck Grassley

I'm not really answering any questions on that until I find out if we're in the majority, no Republican chairman's gon na make a decision until we know what the status is. So it's kind of a caucus decision not to talk about nominations until we get that firmed up.

It seems to me [ it should be someone who has ] got bipartisan support, and that wasn't the way Sessions was treated.

I learned today that I have tested positive for COVID-19. As of now, I am asymptomatic and I'm feeling good. I am currently in Washington D.C. and plan to isolate in my apartment while continuing to work and voting remotely.

My position, is if I were chairman of Judiciary Committee, I couldn't move forward with it but you'd have to ask Graham what he's going to do. I can't answer that question.

If the purpose of( a payroll tax cut) or a check is to stimulate the economy and help people in need, I think when a person has a check in his hand... I think that's going to do more economic good than if we dribble out $ 30 every paycheck, because people are going to notice it and maybe take some action as a result.

People would think that we're hurting Social Security funds when we're really not.

I'm not going to go. And I'm not going to go because of the virus situation.

Chuck Grassley is always well prepared. I think there is a lot of ways to get power in the Senate, but I think being knowledgeable and being willing to explain it with regard to any position you take -- Chuck Grassley seems to be well prepared on almost anything.

We expect leadership from our President and particularly in times like this, and I think that when there was destruction to a church or any other historical thing that America would put great confidence in that should not be destroyed, I think a president ought to bring attention to that terrorist activity, and go there and do... what he did last night.

Government Accountability isn't only Government Accountability or a Democrat issue, inspectors general shouldn't be politically motivated or politically targeted. And those of us in Congress have a duty to promote accountability, regardless of who is in office.

Congress's intent is clear that an expression of lost confidence, without further explanation, is not sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the IG Reform Act.

As I've said before, Congress requires written reasons justifying an IG's removal. A general lack of confidence simply is not sufficient detail to satisfy Congress.

As I've said before, Congress requires written reasons justifying an IG's removal. A general lack of confidence simply is not sufficient detail to satisfy Congress, the President has not provided the kind of justification for the removal of IG Linick required by this law.

I am doing the usual things, trying not to shake hands with people, washing my hands and being careful about sneezing and stuff like that. Beyond that, not much. I am not avoiding meetings. Yesterday and today, I always have eight 15-minute meetings with constituents, I am continuing those meetings, just not shaking hands like I usually would.