WASHINGTON - JULY 15: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during the third day of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor has faced pointed questioning from Republicans on the committee. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

WASHINGTON - JULY 15: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during the third day of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor has faced pointed questioning from Republicans on the committee.

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  1. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (C) arrives as he is greeted by Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) prior to a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's budget proposal for FY2011. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is on the right.
  2. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C), flanked by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L), Bruce Josten (2nd R) executive vice president for Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Sen. Charles Grassley ( R-IA) (R), paerticipate in a news conference of the health care bill on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) speaks about the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  4. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(C), flanked by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), speaks about the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  5. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) looks down at the health care bill previously unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (not shown) while Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington November 20, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (C) arrives as he is greeted by Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) prior to a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's budget proposal for FY2011. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is on the right.
  2. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C), flanked by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L), Bruce Josten (2nd R) executive vice president for Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Sen. Charles Grassley ( R-IA) (R), paerticipate in a news conference of the health care bill on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) speaks about the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  4. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(C), flanked by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), speaks about the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  5. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C), flanked by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), speaks about the health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate continues to debate on amendments to the Democrats health care reform bill that is before the US Senate.
  6. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks while Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) looks down at the health care bill previously unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (not shown) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington November 20, 2009.
  7. FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics _ foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections. Now that the court has declared that corporations have a constitutional right to spend from their general treasuries to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the prospect of foreign influence in campaigns has emerged as a flashpoint in the back-and-forth between critics of the ruling and its defenders.
  8. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  9. This video image provided by the Network pool shows Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and fellow justice watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. From left are, Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer.
  10. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Supreme Court listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pictured are: (L-R, Front) Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer; (L-R, Back) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. Since taking office a little over a year ago, Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly according to recent polls.
  11. Supreme Court Justices, from left, Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.. 27, 2010, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  12. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton,front left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, front right, pose for a photo at the end of a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  13. The Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., gestures as he questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, during the committee's hearing on improving the effectiveness of anti-terrorism efforts and inter-agency communication.
  14. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, talks with FBI Director Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, before the start of the committee's hearing on improving the effectiveness of anti-terrorism efforts and inter-agency communication.
  15. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 18, 2009. The Obama administration on Wednesday defended plans to try the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in criminal courts despite harsh criticism from Republicans who say the trials are too risky. In remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder defended his decision to try Mohammed and the others in criminal courts and said classified material will also be protected during the trials.
  16. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 18, 2009.

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