Chuck Grassley

I say to Senator Stevens, Senators Coverdell, DeWine, and I have afforded an amendment No. 1148 to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill regarding increased funding for the State Department's counterdrug efforts.

The American taxpayers would take for granted, they would expect, the nurturing of their tax dollars to be so well done at the Federal level that Congress would not have to pass a special amendment which would say that the Department of…

If the bill before us is enacted this fall, it will have a substantial impact upon creditors' recovery in many consumer bankruptcy cases. It will take some time to evaluate the full impact of the new law.

I offer this advice to my colleagues on this amendment offered by my colleague from our State of Iowa, Senator Harkin. While we are all for lower interest rates, I think this amendment should be opposed because of the traditional…

I still have to point out that I think the amendment, even if the intent is good, is just unworkable. I do not know whether we could have an amendment written to accomplish his goals that could be perfected enough to be workable... but I…

I am working in my state to develop a statewide anti-drug coalition. In doing this, I have seen personally what is happening all across my state because of growing illegal drug use. This doesn't just affect kids, although they are the most…

So, this drug can be used for anything anyone feels the need, they do not have to have a terminal illness or any serious disease?

So, there would be none of the normal controls or quality checks or physician-supervised treatments that we expect when we talk about medicine, especially medicine for the very ill?

I believe that it is the case in some states or here in the nation's capital, a so-called care giver or up to three or four different care givers are authorized to grow marijuana at home and give it out. Let me see if I understand just…

That's certainly an unusual practice but if I understand many of these efforts, not only is no prescription required but users are authorized to grow marijuana at home for their own use.

The purpose of those laws was to ensure that we didn't declare anything a medicine until it had been scientifically evaluated, clinically tested, and proven effective, is that right?

In many of the efforts we currently see to declare marijuana a medicine, I believe there is no requirement for a doctor's prescription?

As part of that process, when a medicine is found to work but is also found to be dangerous or subject to abuse, how is that normally dealt with?

My opposition to this is not so much a matter of substance but of procedure and not usurping the authority of that committee. It does need to be studied. I can tell you that in the Grassley-Durbin amendment, we have enhanced disclosure…

The first sentence of subparagraph (c) of the amendment does not address the types of ignition systems which would fall within the definition of muzzle loading rifles.

Subparagraph (c) of the amendment states that the term ``antique firearm'' shall not include any weapon which incorporates a firearm frame or receiver . . .'' However, the amendment does not define the terms firearm frame or receiver.

According to the amendment, would the Knight DISC rifle manufactured in my State fall under the definition of a muzzle loader, or a regulated firearm?

These non-profit community organizations provide a unique variety of programs based on community needs. Some of the programs offered are child care, Head Start, GED classes, job training, substance abuse prevention, delinquency prevention…

Its main intent is to address a problem, a gray area, in current law. As it now stands, the situation reminds me of the old saying that no good deed goes unpunished. This involves what I call the 7-11 situation. Suppose for a moment that…

Mr. Hamre buckled under all the pressure from industry. He responded with what I fear may be an open ended deferral of the new policy. In doing that, I am afraid he is breaking his word to me and the leadership of the Armed Services…

I believe that the current bankruptcy system needs to be fixed in several ways. Under current law, it is just too easy to declare bankruptcy. And it is too easy for people who declare bankruptcy to avoid repaying their debts when they have…

I only hope Mr. Hamre understands my position on this issue. From day one, I have merely tried to hold him accountable for the improper progress payment policy. I do my best to watchdog the Pentagon. And when the IG tells me something is…

For myself, I will answer that question very shortly this way. First of all, we are only talking about the portion that is going to come from the taxpayers. Second, we in no way in our amendment limit executive salaries for corporations…

It would be unrelated to the issue we have before us of the defense industry, but it does tell me that the figure that the committee feels will somehow be a cap for this year--and we want to remember that it is suggested that this cap is…

We need the answers to these questions, and the answers are not easy to get. We got some answers in June, but not the answers that we expected, Mr. President. The General Accounting Office reports the caps are having ``no significant…