Chuck Grassley

I'm very enthusiastic this time, as I was last time, but more so because he's had two or more successful years already serving in this position and his re-nomination.

But Russia was invited into the WTO, and, if they change their laws by a certain date in June that they have to change them, then it is our responsibility to deal with Jackson-Vanik.

Very basic to the Crop Insurance Program was that we wanted to be able to service the farmers.

Farmers continue to tell me that the crop insurance is a vital tool for managing risk

I certainly support maintaining crop insurance

I do not think you have to work with members of the Committee. I just think you have to carry out the intent and spirit of what we passed in the last farm bill.

The Crop Insurance Program has been a true success story.

The first question comes in regard to the fact that in your position, you will probably be considering some cases of crime, but you seem to lack experience with criminal cases.

We have cooperated very closely on selection of people for the judicial and executive branch of government.

I consider this excellent progress.

I compliment Senator Harkin for his recommendations of Ms. Rose to the White House and the White House making the selection.

If it is not followed, then you are hurt, but so is everybody else.

The impact of the decision will be to endanger public safety.

Just remember, you are not elected. We are elected. We can get in trouble for answering that question. You cannot get in trouble.

A people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Open government and transparency are essential for our democratic form of government.

Unfortunately, the negotiating texts currently on the table would provide little if any new market access for U.S. goods, and important developing countries are demanding even further concessions from the United States.

Since the WTO Doha Round was launched in 2001, we have supported the Administration's efforts to achieve a balanced outcome that would provide meaningful new market access for U.S. agricultural products . . . particularly from developed…

It seems like this is an unseemingly high amount of money being spent by the taxpayers to defend what appears to be egregious misconduct.

That figure is 70 times larger than the average settlement at Countrywide.

Your testimony references the settlement that the Department obtained against lenders who violated the SCRA.

I have already stated some opinion that I have about this, so you already have some background for questions I might ask.

I took the lead in the Clinton administration, the Bush administration, and finally completing the job in this administration in bringing justice to black farmers who were discriminated against on Government programs.

I fully support pursuing justice for victims of the mortgage crisis.

The express language of the NDAA, which includes the Feinstein amendment, means that U.S. citizens are expressly outside the scope of the NDAA mandatory military detention provisions.