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Chuck Grassley

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Chuck Grassley is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Iowa, a position he has held since 1981. A member of the Republican Party, Grassley has been influential in various legislative areas, including agriculture, judiciary, and finance. He has served in several key roles, including as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. Grassley is known for his commitment to transparency and accountability in government, often emphasizing the importance of oversight in federal agencies.

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Jun 6, 2023

I urge the Committee to focus more on our country's unsustainable debt.

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May 30, 2023

Providing legalization without ensuring a workable future, reasonable guestworker flow doesn't solve the problem.

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May 30, 2023

The current wage calculation status is broken. Simply put. It's not rational. It's not transparent.

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May 16, 2023

It's hard to claim that the TCJA was a big windfall for the rich and then say at the same time we want to give them a windfall by expanding the state and local tax deduction.

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May 16, 2023

I like to refer to it as the inflation enhancement act and that's CBO saying it's not going to reduce inflation.

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May 16, 2023

Biden proposed five trillion in new tax hikes in his recent budget.

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May 16, 2023

However, at the same time they've advocated repealing the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.

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May 16, 2023

The problem isn't tax cuts as we all know, but the problem is unchecked spending.

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May 16, 2023

Whether this generation lives high on the hog and let's our children pay for it. That's not a very responsible thing to do.

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May 9, 2023

Members of the Congress consistently peddle the alarmist idea that climate change will cause economic shock to the world's market.

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May 9, 2023

If only we were using this platform to shine light on the need for Congress to address an unsustainable debt.

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May 9, 2023

Only in D.C. could we have eight climate change hearings while spending our country out of house and home.

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May 3, 2023

I have heard from Iowans about the challenges finding in-network providers, including mental health services.

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May 3, 2023

I am a strong supporter of telehealth, and when I was Finance Committee chairman, I helped make it permanent in Medicare.

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May 3, 2023

Mental telehealth is an important tool to improve access, especially in rural America.

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May 3, 2023

I have heard from Iowans about the challenges finding in-network providers, including mental health services.

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May 3, 2023

Mental telehealth is an important tool to improve access, especially in rural America.

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May 3, 2023

I am a strong supporter of telehealth, and when I was Finance Committee chairman, I helped make it permanent in Medicare.

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May 3, 2023

If you really care about working Americans why wouldn't you want to do something about the terrible energy policies of this administration, and the terrible spending policies of this administration that has raised inflation to a 40 year…

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May 3, 2023

It's interesting how we only hear about brinksmanship when it's Republicans who want to negotiate a debt ceiling

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May 2, 2023

Conveniently, they ignore the devastating impact that their policies would have on working class Americans and small businesses, including family farmers.

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May 2, 2023

We get 60 percent of our electricity from wind. And in 4 years, we will get about 80 percent.

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May 2, 2023

I believe in all-of-the-above energy strategies, oil, gas, biofuel, wind.

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May 2, 2023

The Biden EPA recently proposed a new emission standard for light and medium duty vehicles.

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May 2, 2023

Not only is this administration pushing policies that drive up the price of gasoline, but their policies would make us even more dependent on a supply chain that runs directly through China.

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