Grassley dishes on Kavanaugh hearings during brief area stop

Other than Judge Brett Kavanaugh himself and the woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of an attempted sexual assault in the early 1980s, no one has been more involved in the confirmation process than New Hartford farmer, seven-term U.S. Senator and Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).

With a few minutes to spare after a fundraising luncheon at the PT Grillers Event Center between Reinbeck and Dike on Friday, Grassley spoke to the Eclipse News-Review about what to expect in the next few weeks, how the current ordeal compares to another famous hearing 27 years ago and why he believes Dr. Christine Blasey Ford deserves the right to share her story.

“I don’t seek national attention. It just kind of happens,” he said. “You’re in a position of leadership as chairman of the committee. You’ve got to do your job, and I guess I see it as just doing my job.”

Dr. Ford, a professor at Stanford University and Palo Alto University who grew up in the same suburban area of Maryland as Judge Kavanaugh, will testify in Washington, D.C. before the committee on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. after the details were finalized over the weekend.

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