Charles E. Grassley

But what is the oversight of people higher up, that senior executives can be spending so much time doing non-productive work when they're on the taxpayer's payroll?

The people filling up their tank, would they rather have the American farmer and the American worker have that money or would they rather to give it to some Arab sheikh to shoot back at us in the war on terror? I think they would choose to…

We shouldn't be asking our troops to be in a tent of death. We ought to be providing them the maximum protection that we can.

It sends a clear signal that you can get away with murder.

We must place a high priority on rural America.

I support this amendment.

I am concerned that we have no information as to how this money will be spent.

I sent a letter to President Bush requesting that he make funding for meat and livestock testing a priority.

USDA should be committed to the development of a rapid, live test.

The Grassley-Murkowski amendment would have repaired the front end of the claims process by transferring claims processing and physicians panel responsibilities to department of labor.

The Grassley-Murkowski amendment, as amended, would have shifted claims processing and Physicians Panels from DOE to DOL.

I've dedicated a majority of my time today to describe what I believe are the fundamental flaws in the Department of Energy's ability to process claims both efficiently and effectively.

I'm willing to keep challenging bureaucrats, fighting for amendments and making the case to the leaders who serve on this committee as long as it takes.

The reality is that the prospect of meaningful assistance from the Department of Energy does not appear any closer today.

The federal government's implementation of this program has been an insult to the Americans who served our country.

I am willing to keep challenging bureaucrats, fighting for amendments, and making the case to leaders who serve on this committee as long as it takes.

It is an insult to the Americans who worked at these plants.

The Federal Government's implementation of this program has been an insult to the Americans who served our country working at this ammunition plants for our military.

Thank you very much for holding this oversight hearing. This is a first step, I hope, to resolving the problems that you have described.

I don't view my Chairmanship of this Committee as anything more than a Co-Chairmanship with Senator Feinstein.

That is not pluralism, that is not the American way.

We should have people in the prisons doing that.

I don't believe that survey. They don't reflect the true feeling of the American Muslim community.

Even though we are going to move forward with this amendment, I want to make the point that I believe that this amendment is not the right amendment. I am opposed to it at this point. I am going to take the amendment now in the interest of…

In regard to this amendment, I am agreeing to take this amendment. I had concerns about how the original amendment would affect farmers in my State of Iowa. I have discussed with the Senator from Louisiana my concerns without fully knowing…