156 ordspråk av Charles Grassley
Charles Grassley
[A: Some Republican and Democratic lawmakers reacted immediately. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he would hold hearings on the panel's recommendations.] Some of their recommendations are bound to be politically unpopular, ... Cutting the home mortgage interest deduction is an example. But it's important to have a comprehensive starting point that will get everyone talking and thinking.
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[In 1993,] I didn't hear people in the Midwest moaning and groaning about whether or not the government response was adequate, ... They just pitched in and did something instead of bellyaching.
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[Still, some Republicans predict Roberts will be able to skate past tough questions even from Specter.] I think this guy is going to be able to answer questions in a way where maybe he doesn't answer questions, ... He's smarter than any senator, and they aren't going to even know they've been taken to the showers.
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A lot of people are not getting what they earned. Here is an attitude I would like to promote among every worker: Be very concerned about your pension.
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And the provision included to offset the cost of these programs recognizes that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for certain lifestyle prescription drugs through Medicare and Medicaid.
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And when we expect trading partners to respect science, we should be willing to do the same. So I don't support depriving the Department of Agriculture with the funding it needs to make decisions based on sound science even while we need to send a loud and clear message to Japan.
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Are you against cameras in the courtroom like Justice Rehnquist was?
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At a time when millions are displaced and seeking federal and state assistance, we believe it is inappropriate to move forward,
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At that point, the Brussels bureaucrats decided to perpetuate the FSC/ETI dispute in an ill-conceived effort to gain some sort of leverage in the civil aircraft dispute. Their blatant linkage of WTO disputes serves as a dangerous precedent,
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By starting today to tackle this challenge of the baby boomers we can avoid a crisis.
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Compared to the situation in Ukraine just one year ago, I think the progress they've made is impressive, ... I wish all our trading partners demonstrated that kind of respect for the rule of law.
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Complacency by the watchdogs hurts both taxpayers and beneficiaries.
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Director Mueller has clearly stated that he wants to turn the FBI around. This new report from the inspector general makes it very clear that he's going to need new, forward-thinking leaders at the FBI to make this happen,
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doesn't meet the commonsense test.
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Even documented pledges by FBI bureaucrats to write threat assessments were never kept, and no one was held accountable,
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