Chuck Grassley: “One short issue to just make mention, and then I want to pay tribute to an Iowan. This week we are going to vote on the…”

“One short issue to just make mention, and then I want to pay tribute to an Iowan. This week we are going to vote on the Secretary of Agriculture to be confirmed for the Cabinet. That person was voted out of committee unanimously. So I think it is ridiculous for the minority--for a committee where every Democrat and every Republican voted for this nominee--to have even 1 minute of debate. It ought to be approved by unanimous consent. Now, it may not be, but at least I expressed my opinion, and I gave a rationale why that should be done. We shouldn't be spending 30 hours of debate on somebody that has been approved unanimously by the Agriculture Committee.”