Chuck Grassley

Look at how wrong the argument of the Senator from Arizona is, that when a consumer doesn't pay a gasoline tax, it turns out to be a subsidy to an industry. How wrong that argument can be. This is not a subsidy to any industry. If this…

On May 27 I sent a letter to President Clinton. In it, I expressed opposition to the possible nomination of Mr. John J. Hamre to fill the No. 2 spot at the Pentagon. He would be the Deputy Secretary of defense, and it's a big job. I told…

The Senator from Maine had a very good statement that we all ought to take cognizance of, and that is based on her experience, being that her husband was Governor of Maine and they had to live within a balanced budget, year after year…

Had I known the committee was prepared to confirm Captain Cook, I would have asked for an opportunity to raise my objections on the floor. Mr. President, we in the Senate have a constitutional responsibility to nurture topnotch leadership…

This is a matter of such great importance that we will raise it again and again for votes until we prevail. In fact, we may even bring it up again for a vote this year.

I remind everybody who says that this is necessary for our national defense, to remember that U.S. News & World Report article in 1990 entitled ``Unpatriotic Profits.'' It reported how the Navy was being forced to pay U.S.-flag carriers…

These letters speak to the issue of these votes and they are scoring these votes in their index of whether or not you are a fiscally responsible Member of Congress.

The Sioux City, IA, police department was one of the first agencies in my State to do a pilot GREAT Program in a public school environment. Because of their participation in the GREAT Program, this school in Sioux City went from a…

It is most appropriate that Senators help David Brody celebrate his 80th birthday because he is so well known, he has been so active on the Hill, and he has been, in the truest sense of the word, a public-spirited person, a person who has…

This table shows the process of downsizing, that this process is ongoing and not over yet. It is expected to continue in the future. Mr. President, the committee concluded that the number of generals and admirals should be reduced…

You have asked a very legitimate question, but I was hoping to have discussion on it on the floor during the debate on the armed services bill. I had asked Senator Warner, who offered to respond to it, but on that particular day I was…

I legitimately bring it here because I am not trying to cut out x number of dollars to take it away from the Defense Department, I am only asking my colleagues to choose the necessity of 12 additional generals in the Marine Corps versus…

Boxer doesn't get the Government out of the loop completely. It would leave bureaucrats with authority to manipulate just a small piece of the compensation pie. The bulk of executive compensation would be decided by industry in the…

I accept Senator McCain's offer to work with him on this issue, because I am very impressed with the intent of his white paper and his first-hand knowledge of the military, being the military hero that he is and serving our country so well…

This budget resolution, all 50 hours of debate and all the many hundreds of pages, is about balancing the budget, which is long overdue and it is something that we should do. The Roth amendment, the next amendment, establishes a whole new…

I am concerned that a change made to the Conference Report shortly before it was filed in the House may result in a similar situation occurring in the future. It is my understanding that the Conference Committee intended to give farmers…

I strongly urge the Corporation to further experiment with revenue-based insurance products and to do so under similar terms and conditions represented by the 1996 crop year revenue insurance programs.

I am reading from the CBO estimate which says that your bill will cost $7 billion over 7 years.

I support the Dole amendment on E. coli and other food borne pathogens. I would like to be able to argue that the amendment is necessary to protect the public health from threats to food safety. But I think we have to be honest with each…

This would require further modification. But first of all, before I suggest something, I do not want it to be suggested that I think my amendment does more or is intended to do more than what I said I wanted it to do. I did not doctor up…

I see the cost-benefit analysis as a very worthwhile procedure. I think I supported that. I have not had a chance to vote on it in past Congresses. But I support the concept. I think, as the Senator said, the concept is to end the…

This very simply expresses the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should review and should evaluate planned regulations to ensure the costs of Federal regulations are within the cost estimates that are provided for the statute by…

My amendment just read expresses the sense of Congress that Federal agencies should issue regulations with costs that are in keeping with the Congressional Budget Office's estimated cost. In addition, my amendment just read will require…

I feel we have worked out a very, very good compromise and this is the compromise that is now presented and will be taken up tomorrow when we do what is remaining of that bill.

I make clear that I cannot contest some of these documents that he refers to, but we happen to know what documents exist from our investigation. I want to make clear that I was talking about a full and complete set. We have some specific…