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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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Feb 8, 2023

This story of government abuse and political treachery is scarier than fiction, it really happened.

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Feb 8, 2023

We all know now that it was the Democratic National Committee, along with the Clinton campaign who colluded with the Russians.

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Feb 8, 2023

It has been deconstructed and shown to be a politically motivated investigation, which it was.

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Feb 8, 2023

I have never seen so much effort from the FBI, the partisan media and some of my Democratic colleagues to interfere with and undermine very legitimate congressional inquiries.

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Feb 8, 2023

Congressional oversight is a constitutional demand. We dedicate our careers to it, I have at least.

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Feb 1, 2023

When it comes to agriculture trade, the concern I hear most from Iowans is access to Mexico's corn market.

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Feb 1, 2023

I am glad you are on the job, now confirmed, because in your position you are going to be a lead advocate for U.S. farmers across the world.

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Feb 1, 2023

As the former Chair of the Finance Committee I was glad to lead the effort for the USMCA, which ended up getting 89 votes.

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Feb 1, 2023

As the former Chair of the Finance Committee I was glad to lead the effort for the USMCA, which ended up getting 89 votes.

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Feb 1, 2023

I am glad you are on the job, now confirmed, because in your position you are going to be a lead advocate for U.S. farmers across the world.

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Feb 1, 2023

When it comes to agriculture trade, the concern I hear most from Iowans is access to Mexico's corn market.

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Jan 31, 2023

As the former Chair of the Finance Committee I was glad to lead the effort for the USMCA, which ended up getting 89 votes.

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Jan 31, 2023

I am glad you are on the job, now confirmed, because in your position you are going to be a lead advocate for U.S. farmers across the world.

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Jan 31, 2023

When it comes to agriculture trade, the concern I hear most from Iowans is access to Mexico's corn market.

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Sep 28, 2022

I appreciate the chairman's right to do that. I appreciate his position on this whole problem that we are trying to deal with. I am just sorry that Senator Booker had to have people object for him. It is not right. How many people have to…

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Aug 11, 2022

Attorney General Garland also owes the American people full transparency.

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Aug 11, 2022

Are they going to have a strike force that goes in with AK-15 already loaded, ready to shoot some small business person in Iowa?

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Jul 30, 2022

We're in a recession, and it's not the time to increase taxes or spending. It's going to feed the fires of inflation.

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Jun 3, 2022

Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley or another senior Republican majority member would become the presiding officer of the joint session and begin the election certification.

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Apr 25, 2022

We don`t expect him to be there.

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Apr 19, 2022

It`s not repealing the Affordable Care Act, if that`s your question.

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Apr 19, 2022

We should not have a government program that determines you`re going to pull the plug on grandma.

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Apr 13, 2022

We should not have a government program that determines you`re going to pull the plug on grandma.

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Apr 13, 2022

Yes, I`m saying I would not -- we`re not going to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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Apr 7, 2022

The majority leader is going to come to the floor, and I will yield the floor for him when he comes here, but I would like to yield the floor without losing the right to the floor.

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