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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We need to get these tax incentives on the books and help Katrina victims make a fresh start,
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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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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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I believe the victims of Katrina would certainly be covered under this provision, ... that there are no unintended results.
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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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The immediate relief package that we're announcing today will help get short-term aid to hurricane victims by encouraging food donations and the employment of displaced individuals,
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The only thing that's going to be fatal to this nomination is how she performs before the committee. If she performs all right, then she's obviously going to be approved. But if she doesn't perform well, she probably won't be approved.
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This was truly a heroic effort. They produced a historically quick rollout of a new major benefit program and surprised us all.
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This was truly a heroic effort, ... They produced a historically quick rollout of a new major benefit program and surprised us all.
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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 have about 48 votes for it, and obviously you don't pass anything in the United States Senate with 48 votes,
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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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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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We here in Congress have to find solutions. They don't have to, ... The answer is, they are both running for president.