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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 19, 2025

the Senate will soon confirm Kelly Loeffler. She will then be the next Administrator of the Small Business Administration. As a former colleague in the Senate representing Georgia, I know she understands the needs of small business in both…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 19, 2025

Mr. Patel wants to make the FBI accountable once again -– get back the reputation that the FBI has had historically for law enforcement.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Feb 19, 2025

I ask unanimous consent that the previously rescheduled vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2025

today, we are going to take a procedural vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be Director of the FBI. I want to take a few minutes to express my support for his nomination and to urge my Democratic colleagues to consider voting for this…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2025

Congress can’t do anything except complain.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 17, 2025

Going out looking for a job after having a job for 10 years is not an easy thing to do.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Feb 17, 2025

DoD did not track funding at the level of detail necessary to determine whether the DoD provided funding to Chinese research laboratories.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 17, 2025

Congress can’t do anything except complain about it.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 17, 2025

This is an executive branch decision that, who works for the executive branch is determined by the president of the United States.

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Kim Reynolds
@kimreynolds· Republican · IA· Feb 15, 2025

Iowa was doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 13, 2025

I rise today to speak in support of the nomination of Brooke Rollins of Texas to be Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. I met Mrs. Rollins during President Trump's first term when we worked together to pass the largest criminal…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Feb 13, 2025

later today, we have the opportunity to advance the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Senator Loeffler is immensely qualified for this role. As a successful…

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Feb 12, 2025

I feel compelled to remark on the outrage of my colleagues and others over the special government employee status granted to Elon Musk by the executive branch. We are hearing a lot of, oh, he is unelected or he is unaccountable. Let me…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 12, 2025

I plead w President Trump to exempt potash from the tariff because family farmers get most of our potash from Canada.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 12, 2025

for the third time, I come to the Senate floor to ask my Democrat colleagues if they will respect the Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee. That committee voted unanimously to approve Mrs. Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 11, 2025

Congress was not provided the legally required 30-day notice and case-specific reasons for removal, as required by law.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 11, 2025

The only thing I don’t like about the way we had this mass firing is the law that says that Congress should get notified 30 days ahead of time — besides the firing — that the president hasn’t abided by that law.

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