Chuck Grassley: Election-year Supreme Court vacancy

Chuck Grassley (R) · U.S. Senator (IA)

Topic: Election-year Supreme Court vacancy

THEN · 2016-02-13

“it only makes sense that we defer to the American people who will elect a new president to select the next Supreme Court Justice.”

Source: Statement on Justice Scalia (grassley.senate.gov)
Verified 2026-10-13: exact text found at the source URL.

NOW · 2020-09-21

“Both have confirmed their intentions to move forward, so that's what will happen.”

Source: Statement on Supreme Court vacancy (grassley.senate.gov)
Verified 2026-10-13: exact text found at the source URL.

Context: The 2020 statement cites divided vs. unified government as the distinction.