Chuck Grassley actually said...

I have stated publicly that I am willing to work with Ranking Member Wyden and others on the committee who believe a waiver is necessary.

This kind of legislative hostage-taking certainly is not unheard of in the Senate, but in the context of consideration of a nominee for the ...

We need to get him in place at the USTR, because it is a very important job and a lot of negotiations are coming up.

I cannot stress enough that there will be real and immediate economic consequences for farmers if we lose exports.