Chuck Grassley actually said...

"for an overall agreement, whether it is manufacturing, services, or agriculture, it seems to be, at least from the part of the U.S. Senate, a good agriculture agreement tends to be the locomotive that..."

"I hope you will tell him that if we are going to get Trade Promotion Authority passed, he is going to have to work the telephones one-on-one with some Senators to get us to the 60-vote threshold."

"Having the opportunity to get updates is very important."

"I have been a long-time advocate of whistleblower protection and so that appeal goes out."