Chuck Grassley

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

This is a very important hearing because immigration is something that is going to be worked on, I think, in both Houses of Congress.

I believe that more men are coming simply because companies prefer to hire the men over the women.

If there is a difference with this administration, it is not different from previous administrations only in the sense that the President has said, when he was first sworn into office, that this was going to be the most transparent…

It is frustrating that there are so many reports criticizing this administration's implementation of the law.

I think the exchange you and I just had is an example of why regulations would be helpful to provide clarity and instruction.

Well, I would back you up on that. In fact, probably we have been pussyfooting around too long.

You just asked for both of us.

Things can move slowly within government, but this seems to be a bit too much.

I ask to speak for 15 minutes on this nomination that is before the Senate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

If you constitutionally can jail a CEO of a major corporation, you are going to send a pretty wide signal to stop a lot of activity that people think they can get away with.

I am concerned that we have a mentality of 'too big to jail' in the financial sector.

I want you to know that I am extremely disappointed. I voted for you based on the fact that--giving you the benefit of the doubt and disregarding previous controversies.

Do you believe that Congress has the constitutional authority to pass a law prohibiting the President's ability to use drone aircraft to use lethal force against American citizens on U.S. soil?

This letter is extremely concerning, not just in its content but coupled with the classified memoranda that have been shared with just a few Members of Congress.

Yes. So there is not any defense of Medicare fee-for-service anymore. We are working away from it, so there is no defense for it.

Why are we splitting up these two groups? These are two groups of similarly situated individuals.

I have grown to have serious concerns about Medicare's fee-for-service payment system.

Will you prosecute individuals who use marijuana in Colorado and possess firearms and ammunition as a violation of Section 922? Why or why not?

We do not want anything like this to happen again. We are determined to take effective constitutional action to prevent future catastrophes.

When something has been tried and found not to work, we should try different approaches rather than re-enacting that which has not done the job.

I respect Senator Feinstein's views on this issue. I know that your views are very sincere, and the interest that you have in banning assault weapons is a very consistent position you have taken over the last 20 years.

The assault weapons ban did not prevent the earlier school shooting at Columbine.

As we move forward, we have to discuss spending. So I am trying to promote a thoughtful conversation that focuses upon where our Federal spending most calls for containment.

With just one or two percent of the people producing most of the food in this country, there is not as much understanding of agriculture