Chuck Grassley

I place my money on the Associated Press because you get behind those numbers and you see what the Department of Justice is talking about.

Both Senator Cornyn and I said at the time we want this--the strongest act possible, whether it is a Democratic or Republican Administration.

I am hopeful--hopeful that will not be the case this year and that the Senate will soon pass meaningful and much needed reforms.

More time is not going to do it. What the State Department has got to do, they have got increasing requests because they have got a former Secretary running for President.

We are going to examine what this Administration has done to fulfill its promise of open government.

I will vote for more resources for answering FOIA requests.

There is perhaps no better tool that Americans have to help ensure open government than FOIA.

Our very democracy is based on the idea that our government should not operate in secret and we should embrace that.

The bill codifies the, quote-unquote, 'presumption of openness' standard so that agencies proactively disclose more information.

I would say this to my colleagues. With the new threats and the changing threats, we ought to be taking our hat off to the Secretary, his people, and all the people in the CIA, DoD, NSA who do an amazing job.

The bipartisan immigration bill passed. Senator McCain and myself, the Gang of 8, does more to tighten up the border than any proposal made by the other side.

It befuddled me how so many people could want to hold up DHS funding when you have so many vital issues at stake unrelated to immigration.

This is a punitive tax just because they did not cave in.

We ought to get it passed.

This tax would ultimately hit consumers of their products.

It has negatively impacted everyone, from manufacturers to small business people to patients.

If something is wrong and you cannot know everything that is right and wrong, people come to you with a good-faith effort to point out something is wrong, it ought to be treated with a priority if you did not know about it.

Whistleblowers are patriotic people. We could not do our job of oversight.

I am grateful to you, Senator Grassley, and to the full Committee for calling these issues to our attention.

I consider whistleblowers patriotic citizens who just want to do their job.

I thank Chairman Grassley so much for his time and attention to this matter.

As Senator Grassley noted, I really was the skunk at the company picnic for a number of years.

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I question whether the CFTC Chairman may determine if and to what extent funds may be removed from the IG's appropriation for any purpose that would amount to nearly 13 percent of their budget.

Well, I appreciate your explanation, and if you give us these documents, then we will be able to satisfy ourselves.