Grassley to take back Judiciary gavel if GOP keeps Senate in 2020
By Jordain Carney - 10/31/19 10:40 AM EDT
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is planning to take back the gavel of the influential Judiciary Committee if Republicans keep control of the Senate after the 2020 election.
Grassley chaired the Judiciary Committee for four years, from 2015 to 2019, but handed over the top spot to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in January so that he could take over the Finance Committee.
But under Senate GOP rules, Grassley hits his term limit for the finance panel at the end of 2020. He's informed Graham that he intends to use his seniority to become chairman of the Judiciary Committee starting in 2021.
"He has, I think, two more years," Graham told The Hill on Thursday. "I'd honor any request that he wants to make."
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/468292-grassley-to-take-back-judiciary-gavel-if-gop-keeps-senate-in-2020
