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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This legislation extends very important benefits for people who live on the edge of poverty,
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You see the sort of inconsistency that I get from my members,
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This is a serious development in terms of further erosion of the FBI's credibility.
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Now is the time for each of us to stand up and demand change. Call your senators at once,
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Compared to the situation in Ukraine just one year ago, I think the progress they've made is impressive, ... I wish all our trading partners demonstrated that kind of respect for the rule of law.
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The bottom line (is) the NTSB did not have this information, there has been a lot of time wasted, a lot of wasted money and a compromise of public safety,
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That's kind of like saying it's all right for a bank robber to rob a bank three times before the FBI's going to investigate the bank robbery,
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A little research can go a long way to stopping the con artists who try to turn this tragedy into a profit-making venture. By making sure a charity checks out, those who are giving can make sure their valuable contributions reach the countless victims of this devastating natural disaster.
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And the provision included to offset the cost of these programs recognizes that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for certain lifestyle prescription drugs through Medicare and Medicaid.
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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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There is a ship afloat without a captain,
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the extent to which tax policy needs to be change to affect individual victims and particularly to help the rebuilding of lost businesses.
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The real crime here is the Clinton-Gore record on drugs. He should explain why, during the Clinton-Gore administration, the number of teenagers using drugs nearly doubled.
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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.