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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

It is my belief that Congress should not continue to allow USDA to both authorize and appropriate for new programs.

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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

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

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

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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 7, 2023

the Senate Budget Committee is charged with the enforcement of budgetary levels and associated budgetary laws. This duty entails the review of measures through all stages of the legislative process. Consistent with the practice of previous…

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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

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

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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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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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

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

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 26, 2023

today, the resolution designating January as National Stalking Awareness month will be voted on and pass the Senate. I thank my colleague and friend Senator Amy Klobuchar for her work and dedication to this subject. Approximately 1 in 6…

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Dec 22, 2022

I have historically supported disaster assistance to farmers and others who experience losses due to no fault of their own. However, I had to vote no on Senator Scott's disaster relief standalone amendment. As a lifelong family farmer and…

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Dec 19, 2022

earlier this summer, my Democratic colleagues got through on reconciliation--a strictly partisan way--a bill that provided that the IRS would get $80 billion in mandatory funding, which was meant to double the size of the IRS by 87,000…

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Dec 13, 2022

I would like to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be Ambassador to India. I am compelled to vote against Mayor Garcetti due to the serious allegations that he enabled sexual harassment and racism to run…

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Dec 12, 2022

Today, I come to the floor to pay tribute to the President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He is the longest serving Senator currently serving in this institution, and he is my friend from Vermont, Senator Pat Leahy. As many of…

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Dec 7, 2022

Last Friday, Elon Musk released documents and very good information relating to Twitter's interference in the 2020 Presidential election by censoring the New York Post Hunter Biden reporting. Just yesterday, Musk reportedly fired Twitter's…

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Nov 16, 2022

I want to share some words of wisdom with my colleagues. These words of wisdom come from 13 former top civilian and military leaders. I am going to start with the list of eight former Defense Secretaries: Dr. Ashton Carter, recently…

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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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Sep 28, 2022

as a leading advocate for lower drug prices in the Senate, No. 1, I have hauled Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers' executives before my committee of Congress; second, I led a 2-year bipartisan investigation into insulin…

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