The Family Leader, based in Grassley's home state, issued the following statement Monday morning:

"America lost a champion defender of our religious liberty—indeed all our liberties—with the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently. And as we've seen all too often recently, those liberties hang by a thread in a sharply divided Supreme Court. The absence of Justice Scalia's wisdom and restraint will be sorely missed.

"Now, a great responsibility in the process of Scalia's replacement falls upon a fellow Iowan, Sen. Chuck Grassley. As chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Grassley will be leading the hearings on confirming or rejecting candidates the president will nominate to fill Scalia's shoes.

"Will you pray with us for Sen. Grassley?"

The Family Leader asks Christians across the country to pray that Grassley will have both wisdom and courage to choose what is best for the nation over what may be most expedient politically. Additionally, they are asked to pray that he will be "given words to speak bold convictions and to reveal the hearts of the nominees," and that he will be "encouraged when under fire" for standing on...

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