Charles Grassley
Charles Grassley
Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassleyis the senior United States Senator from Iowa, serving since 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representativesand the Iowa state legislature. He was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from January to June 2001 and from January 2003 to December 2006. Senator Grassley is the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the 114th congress...
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You know there are powerful interests here -- we call them K Street lobbyists -- that are very prone to defending this sort of things, ... There's big fees for defending them on the Hill.
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We've looked at Army regulations, and it specifically states there are no toxins allowed in textile fabrics,
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Well, I don't want to directly comment on what Justice Souter said. He is either going to be a colleague or continue to be one of my bosses. So I want to maintain good relations in either case.
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we find out two years later ... that we still have the problems and nothing was done on the recommendations.
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We heard much higher numbers today of the stimulus package from our two experts than I anticipated we would hear. In other words, if you're going to do something, it better be something significant enough to get the job done.
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Unlike our trade remedy laws, where all producers of an unfairly traded product get relief, (the Byrd Amendment) funnels money to a select few.
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We are talking about maintaining existing (tax) policy beyond whatever sunset we have now,
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We did not find anything alarming enough that required additional follow-up beyond what law-enforcement agencies are already doing.
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We want to just alert people that it's just as serious in suburbia for younger people as it is for older people in urban areas of America.
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With this first initiative from the Finance Committee - and there will be more in other areas where we have jurisdiction - we want the victims through all of the affected areas to know that they can count on us to create a set of measures that will return vitality and vigor to the Gulf region.
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Unless Europe changes its mind on agriculture, there won't be much accomplished in Seattle,
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The purpose of this letter is to express grave concern and raise questions regarding allegations that a textile contractor has been using toxic substances in the production of fabric used by armed forces personnel,
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whatever it takes to get this information out.
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There is a ship afloat without a captain,