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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Is there any room in constitutional interpretation for the judge's own values or beliefs?
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People at the White House need to know that the chances of our getting a (budget cut) bill moving out of my committee are very difficult if we don't get this behind us,
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I have respect for these evangelical leaders, but sometimes they aren't very politically sophisticated. Sometimes they talk more than they should. And sometimes some of them want to leave the impression that they're big shots close to the seat of power,
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Rather than delay help for seniors, we need to fix the problems.
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Negotiators need to keep the focus on the biggest issues that are clogging up the works. At the top of this list is market access for agriculture.
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I expect the Judiciary Committee to conduct a fair and dignified hearing in a timely manner, followed by an up or down vote by the Senate.
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significant flexibility to look at the special circumstances surrounding an individual's financial situation.
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I am writing to inform you that I intend to conduct an oversight investigation into allegations that you either quashed or redirected two ongoing criminal investigations last year,
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Some of their recommendations are bound to be politically unpopular. Cutting the home-mortgage interest deduction is an example. But it's important to have a comprehensive starting point that will get everyone talking and thinking,
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I would imagine we have 55 or 56 votes to repeal it, but it's not going to get done,
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I do not want another savings-and-loan situation like we had in the late 80s, coming out of bad policy with the PBGC, ... As we've watched this corporation deteriorate rapidly in recent years, the possibility of such a bailout has become increasingly real.
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The FBI would have preferred to get rid of the messenger
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Director Mueller has clearly stated that he wants to turn the FBI around. This new report from the inspector general makes it very clear that he's going to need new, forward-thinking leaders at the FBI to make this happen,
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Some of their recommendations are bound to be politically unpopular.Ê Cutting the home-mortgage interest deduction is an example.ÊBut it's important to have a comprehensive starting point that will get everyone talking and thinking,