Chuck Grassley

Generally, when a nominee is subject to an open investigation, the Committee does not move forward until the issues are resolved.

The public interest demand resolution of these issues.

Senator Leahy and I worked very hard... to take care of the problem.

On October 12, 2012, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subpoenaed 'all agendas, meeting notes, meeting minutes, and follow-up reports for the Attorney General's Advisory Committee that refer or relate to Operation Fast…

ATF Deputy Director William McMahon was the official in Washington, DC, primarily responsible for supervising Gillett and Newell.

How is it possible that one of your senior leaders in headquarters could be overseas for months while drawing a Federal paycheck?

The Privacy Act does not apply to hearings in Congress, but let us move on.

These are serious charges and ones that are of particular concern to me as a known defender of whistleblowers.

We amended the False Claims Act several years ago precisely to prevent the outcome like this.

Our investigation uncovered that Mr. Perez repeatedly asked attorneys in your Division to not mention the deal with St. Paul.

You promised me and pledged to Congress that you would work to protect whistleblowers.

I do not know whether this particular organization was inside or outside of that group, but the service that folks got was not the service that we should be providing anyone.

That somehow you have to compromise your First Amendment rights.

I think very understandably, Representative Crowley has said that he feels misled and has called for Ms. Lerner to resign.

Has the IRS ever used a prepared Q&A in the past, and, if so, give us some examples if it has been done before.

It appears that the IRS essentially offered this group a quid pro quo.

How is it appropriate for Federal Government employees to secretly plant questions to release information in advance of an IG report?

We have got to rely upon people that are there where the fraud is being done. And we have got to encourage them.

Tom Perez committed the Justice Department to assist the city in getting Fredrick Newell's qui tam action dismissed.

I want to encourage whistleblowing. I want to encourage the protection of whistleblowers.

Are we proceeding in regard to what we need to do to seize those opportunities? Do you feel the negotiations are headed in that direction?

Expanding international markets is very key to sustaining and growing business.

The TPP negotiations present a crucial opportunity for U.S. agriculture in areas other than reducing tariffs.

I also, besides the questions then, want to show my support for TPP.

Farmers are eagerly watching the development of the Trans-Pacific Partnership because they see the potential it holds.