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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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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The fact that the FISA court released this opinion today is an important breakthrough for our oversight effort, ... We have never had access to this kind of information before. It will contribute to the analysis we've got under way and help us determine what is wrong with the FISA process...
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Unfortunately, the White House is working against me behind the scenes, and I resent that, considering how I've delivered so much for the White House over the last five years,
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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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A lot of people are not getting what they earned. Here is an attitude I would like to promote among every worker: Be very concerned about your pension.
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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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You see the sort of inconsistency that I get from my members,
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There were some unacceptable problems, but as the problems are resolved I'm confident beneficiaries will agree the new benefit will bring them better health security in the long run.
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There's a blunder a month and more like recently a blunder a week,
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This legislation extends very important benefits for people who live on the edge of poverty,
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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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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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This is a serious development in terms of further erosion of the FBI's credibility.