Chuck Grassley actually said...

"the administration proposes only a small increase in the cap from the Crime Victims Fund, and it would zero out the Federal Victim Notification System."

"I cannot find fault with your survey and studying things and being evidence based and all that, but it seems to me that by doing to these two programs what they are doing, they have already made a dec..."

"I want your judgment of whether or not you think it makes sense for us to create new crime victim programs before the existing programs that are now being shortchanged are fully funded."

"I think you and I agree on this subject, so I do not know whether I need to speak or not."