Chuck Grassley quotes

All week Senate will be on the Stimulus/Porkulus Bill. Tune in C SPAN. (Chuck Grassley)
Unfortunately, throughout the housing crisis we've seen innocent homeowners who have been victims of shady mortgage lenders and unscrupulous individuals who have used a down market to line their own pockets at the expense of others. This bill is designed to send a message by revising our laws to ensure criminals are brought to justice and that law enforcement has the tools to uncover these fraudulent schemes and go after the bad actors. Criminals should be put on notice that ripping off homeowners and taxpayers won't be tolerated. View quote
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What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning. View quote
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Maybe I should just go home and ride my tractor. View quote
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Complacency by the watchdogs hurts both taxpayers and beneficiaries. View quote
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Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets. View quote
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We need to make sure parents and coaches are aware of the dangers an on the look-out for the warning signs. Performance enhancing drugs are too damaging to young people for parents and coaches to not be involved. View quote
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The bottom line is, there have been a lot of nuts elected to the United States Senate. View quote
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If I move one way, I lose a couple votes. If I move another way, I lose a couple votes. View quote
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In the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology. View quote
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Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles. (Chuck Grassley)
The Fed has the ability to put money out, it's got the ability to take money back in, and if they don't do that, we will have hyperinflation worse than we had in 1980 and 1981. View quote
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My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed. View quote
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There is a lot of waste in government-run programs generally, and a lot of waste and fraud and misuse of money in Medicare and Medicaid that can be saved. View quote
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Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts. View quote
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I get paid by the year, and I try to earn my money. View quote
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If Americans could legally access prescription drugs outside the United States, then drug companies would be forced to re-evaluate their pricing strategy. View quote
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We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma. View quote
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If I can't negotiate something that gets more than four Republicans, I'm not a very good representative of my party. View quote
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I'm the policy-maker; I'm the lawmaker. View quote
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My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees. (Chuck Grassley)
I believe that there is a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates. View quote
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You ought to serve on the platform you run on. View quote
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The public relies on the advice of doctors and leading researchers. The public has a right to know about financial relationships between those doctors and the drug companies who make the pharmaceuticals prescribed by doctors. View quote
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It wouldn't do me much good to back somebody that won in Iowa if they can't carry on the campaign elsewhere. View quote
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