WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 18, 2026, at an executive business meeting to vote on eight nominations and three bills: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have eight nominations and three bills. We'll vote on two circuit court nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second Circuit. We'll vote on four district court nominees: Michael Hendershot, for the Northern District of Ohio; more PR