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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, 2022

Unfortunately, this has not happened.

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Feb 8, 2022

Last February, Secretary Becerra went before our committee.

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Jan 18, 2022

Do you know who held the Senate during that period of time on the issue you brought up? It was Democratic Senators from the South. Remember when the Civil Rights Act, in 1965, was passed, that there was a higher share--a higher…

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Jan 18, 2022

Remember what I said, and I just said this. So you obviously heard me. We warned, in 2013, when I think all Republicans voted against reducing the 60-vote threshold for district court and circuit court judges, so you could pack the DC…

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Jan 18, 2022

We cannot keep shoveling money into a fire, watching as it happens, and pretending that everything is fine.

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Dec 13, 2021

The words I just heard from the Senator from Oregon are very refreshing, and I thank him for making those statements. Thank you very much.

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Oct 26, 2021

I was given a chance to speak five minutes at this event and I took advantage of that to see about what the Biden administration is doing on inflation. Nothing. What they're doing at the border, nothing. How they left Americans in Afghan…

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Oct 26, 2021

Since your confirmation, in less than a year, the Department has moved as far left as it can go. You've politicized the department in ways that shouldn't be, case in point, your infamous school board memo.

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Oct 26, 2021

Sen. Grassley Accuses A.G. Garland of Politicizing the Department of Justice

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Oct 13, 2021

I'll stand by the statement I made on January the 7th. And I'll stand by the statement I made on December the 13th that Trump would or that Biden was elected president.

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Oct 13, 2021

What they're doing at the border, nothing. How they left Americans and Afghan, nothing. And the tax and spending spree that we have.

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Oct 13, 2021

I don't think your questions even appropriate from this standpoint. I would -- I was given the chance to speak five minutes at this event.

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Oct 11, 2021

If I didn`t accept the endorsement of a person that`s got 91 percent of the Republican voters in Iowa, I wouldn`t be too smart. I`m smart enough to accept that endorsement.

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Oct 8, 2021

Iowa, of course, is the traditional launch pad for the presidential primaries of both political parties.

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Oct 7, 2021

President Trump did not exert improper influence on the Justice Department, had no impact on the Justice Department`s election activities.

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Oct 7, 2021

The available evidence shows that President Trump did not use the Justice Department to overturn the election.

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Oct 6, 2021

The available evidence shows that President Trump did what we'd expect the President to do on an issue of this importance. He listened to his senior advisers and followed their advice and recommendations.

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Oct 6, 2021

So President Trump assembled a bunch of people in his office, and they discussed what they ought to do.

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Sep 21, 2021

There are few who have worked harder to protect whistleblowers than Tristan Leavitt.

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Sep 21, 2021

I think and believe is a perfect choice and a perfect fit to serve on the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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Sep 21, 2021

You have a responsibility to promote it, or to tell people about it I guess is the best way to say it.

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Sep 14, 2021

By choosing this approach, Democrats are shattering the farm bill process and putting our farmers' futures in jeopardy.

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Sep 14, 2021

I am deeply concerned that Democrats are choosing to go down this road once again.

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Sep 14, 2021

I want to put something in the record that associates my remarks with what the Ranking Member Boozman said about the irresponsible spending in the reconciliation bill and the tax policies that are going to be very detrimental to farming.

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Sep 14, 2021

The bill did, however, identify something called the Civilian Climate Corps, which I think is better described as the Climate Police.

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