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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What bothers me is that loudmouths two weeks ago were saying that they had this conversation and that conversation. I see most of them wanting to be big shots and ... want to be more than they really are,
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Today the message to the taxpayers is this: Substantial tax relief is on the way. The government will ease its grip on your wallet.
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We here in Congress have to find solutions. They don't have to, ... The answer is, they are both running for president.
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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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You have a responsibility to help less fortunate Americans cope with the high cost of heating fuels. It's not unreasonable to expect corporations with 50, 75 or 100 percent growth in earnings this quarter to contribute a mere 10 percent of those profits to fuel fund programs,
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Twenty to 25 percent of our resources are going to be directed toward making sure companies don't drop programs.
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We must ensure that this nightmare NEVER occurs again,
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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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We've got to make sure the unemployment program has enough flexibility in it to make sure the people that apply for it are going to get the benefits, and I suppose at some point look and see if there needs to be any extension,
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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,