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that little inconvenient truth didn't stop grassley from pushing the biden corruption narrative. in 2022 he cited a new supposed whistle-blower, and grassley pushed smirnov's claims to the hilt. here he is on the senate floor pushing what amounts to a literal russian lie. >> the fbi document shows a criminal bribery scheme. the criminal scheme included joe biden, hunter biden each being paid $5 million for joe biden to take a policy position in favor of foreign nationals. that policy position was ultimately taken. joe biden even bragged about it. what have my democratic colleagues done to investigate that evidence? what has the biden justice department done? >> grassley then recruited his house maga counterparts oversight chairman james comer and judiciary chairman jim jordan who just ran with it. >> do you believe that this is now officially the joe biden bribery allegation, and do you believe that you'll be able to prove that? jim comer. >> i sure home so. i do believe that there's a lot of smoke, and where there's smoke there's fire. >> senator grassley, he's the guy who has w
that little inconvenient truth didn't stop grassley from pushing the biden corruption narrative. in 2022 he cited a new supposed whistle-blower, and grassley pushed smirnov's claims to the hilt. here he is on the senate floor pushing what amounts to a literal russian lie. >> the fbi document shows a criminal bribery scheme. the criminal scheme included joe biden, hunter biden each being paid $5 million for joe biden to take a policy position in favor of foreign nationals. that policy...
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grassley, chuck grassley, a verz of this document. this document called a 1023. there had been a lot of fighting with christopher wray, the head of the fbi, over whether they could be seen at all because he was warning this isn't final information, but republicans demanded it be shown. there was some question in their mind about whether you should see it because i'm sure they knew you would ask questions. do you believe james comer and chuck grassley knew this information was false as they were peddling it on fox and on other right wing news outlets? >> well, i can't say that they knew. i don't know whether or not they knew, but they had every reason to be suspicious of it, and we were repeatedly warned by the fbi that these fd-1023 forms are something taken by an fbi agent, interviewing someone, it could be a narco trafficker, it could be a terrorist. it could be an insurrectionist. who knows who is giving the information? so we were warned that there was no vouching for the credibility of the information that was reported. but they just took the football and th
grassley, chuck grassley, a verz of this document. this document called a 1023. there had been a lot of fighting with christopher wray, the head of the fbi, over whether they could be seen at all because he was warning this isn't final information, but republicans demanded it be shown. there was some question in their mind about whether you should see it because i'm sure they knew you would ask questions. do you believe james comer and chuck grassley knew this information was false as they were...
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republican chuck grassley expressing concern saying this. i think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good mailing out checks before the election means he could be re-elected. and then we won't extend the 2017 tax cuts. joining us right now, democratic congressman from new york, dan goldman. thanks for coming on. the level of bipartisanship, it's almost shocking. 357-70 is how it passed in the house. you just heard chuck grassley's take when he was speaking to reporters, you heard his hesitation, less on policy, more on not wanting to give joe biden a win. is that going to hold this up? >> i agree with you that it was a somewhat shocking example of bipartisanship and what has been a horrifically partisan congress, especially here in the house of representatives where the republicans have expressley made it clear they're not interested in any bipartisanship, and the child tax credit is essential for many families. it certainly doesn't go far enough, but it's better than what we have. for me in my district in new york city, the ad
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senator grassley is absolutely right. first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example ring a bell? his so called steele dossier, remember? that was the entire basis of the trump-russia collusion hoax. it was all a complete lie, the dossier. hillary clinton's campaign, they paid for the steele dossier. remember? they funneled money, cash or a law firm that hired an opera research firm that then hired former mi6 agent christopher steele, none of the dossier was ever proven to be true. all eyes was christopher steele ever charged? no, i wonder why. but that did not stop the media mob. they ran with that story for three long years, peddling why after lie after lie, conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory after another, you might remember. take a look. >> the salacious allegations laid out in that dossier compiled by a former british agent christopher steele, some of those allegations have been verified. >> the allegations of the dossier have been cooperated in the last few yea
senator grassley is absolutely right. first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example ring a bell? his so called steele dossier, remember? that was the entire basis of the trump-russia collusion hoax. it was all a complete lie, the dossier. hillary clinton's campaign, they paid for the steele dossier. remember? they funneled money, cash or a law firm that hired an opera research firm that then hired former mi6 agent christopher steele, none...
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senator grassley allowed dr. blase ford to come into the committee. every time something new came up we had another hearing and another hearing and another hearing. and when we voted on the nominee, you had information about miss ford and you never shared it with the nominee. we read about in the washington post. this is an effort to ambush the guy and it didn't work. so, you made a choice here. i'm going to go to the floor and ask that this bill that we passed in september come to the floor, and it never will. one we had amendment -- when we had subpoenas to be issued regarding crossfire hurricane, the biggest abuse of the rule of law since i have been here, people using fake information to get warrants against american citizens, the fbi running every stop sign known to man, you had votes one we issued those subpoenas. i think 26 or 16. the bottom line, you made a choice. it was a bad choice. you assumed things you cannot assume anymore. you assume that we are just going to act like nothing happened. i have told you, personally and privately, senator
senator grassley allowed dr. blase ford to come into the committee. every time something new came up we had another hearing and another hearing and another hearing. and when we voted on the nominee, you had information about miss ford and you never shared it with the nominee. we read about in the washington post. this is an effort to ambush the guy and it didn't work. so, you made a choice here. i'm going to go to the floor and ask that this bill that we passed in september come to the floor,...
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grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, cardin, carper, coons, graham, heinrich, king, lujan, murphy, peters, reed, rosen, rubio, schatz, scott of florida, stabenow, tester, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. ms. cortez masto, aye
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grassley, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. manchin, aye. # # the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no vote: dellinger. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 64, the nays are 33, and the nomination is agreed to. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 455, hampton y. dellinger, of north carolina, to be office of special counse
grassley, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. manchin, aye. # # the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no vote: dellinger. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the presiding...
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here's a statement from senator charles grassley.ort at the time and this is about the informant now being charged. he said the informant behind this was indeed a long-servingsr trusted fbi source used by thein agency for criminal theinvestigations since the oba administration. 2010, to be exact. he was so trusted that the fbi provided him authorization tol "engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes." but when presented with information from a source that the agency so trusted for what, now 14 years, the fbi, as exposed by senator grassley, sat on that 1023 document and did so for years. he was still working for the fbi. without any performance of any due diligence, they never looked into it. so it is clear that, only after senator grassley made the 1023 public, that the fbi then investigated the allegations of the document. senator grassley is absolutely right. s not the first time the fbi was burned by a trustede source. does the namee richristopher steele, for examp, ring a bell? the so-called steele dossier, or member
here's a statement from senator charles grassley.ort at the time and this is about the informant now being charged. he said the informant behind this was indeed a long-servingsr trusted fbi source used by thein agency for criminal theinvestigations since the oba administration. 2010, to be exact. he was so trusted that the fbi provided him authorization tol "engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes." but when presented with information from a source that the agency so...
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grassley, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. rubio, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. cleric cleric mr. hoeven -- the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, no. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. ms. sinema, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no.
grassley, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. rubio, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. cleric cleric mr. hoeven -- the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, no. ms. warren,...
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and i will now turn to senator lee and ranking member grassley to introduce their witnesses. between you two. >> i have the privilege of introducing and i went from story county iowa, ms. tamara call, msn and rn. she is executive director of the obria medical clinic in ames, iowa, a fully licensed community care clinic. it provides professional medical services including consultations, well women care, pregnancy testing, ultrasound, health education referrals. obria employs board-certified ob/gyn physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, medical assistance and support staff. ms. call holds a bachelors degree in nursing at -- from university of kansas here i'm also pleased to welcome mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, negotiators in both chambers continue working to ensure the government will not shut down at the end of the week. we continue to make very good progress on an agreement, and we are very close to getting it done. i met yesterday with president biden, with speaker johnson, with leader m
and i will now turn to senator lee and ranking member grassley to introduce their witnesses. between you two. >> i have the privilege of introducing and i went from story county iowa, ms. tamara call, msn and rn. she is executive director of the obria medical clinic in ames, iowa, a fully licensed community care clinic. it provides professional medical services including consultations, well women care, pregnancy testing, ultrasound, health education referrals. obria employs...
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domsley astatement fro senator grassley. he released the 1023 report at the tims e. and this is about the fbi informant that is now being charged. he sai d the informant behind the 1023 was indeed long serving, trusted fbi source usedtrusted by the agency for investigations. since the obamcriminala adminisn 2010, to be exact.o in facbet, he was so trustedrove that the fbi provided him authorization to, quote, engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes. but when presented with information from a sourcesw that the agency so trusted for that now 14 years, the fbi as exposed by senator grassley ,they sat on that 1023document document and they did so for years he was still working forfn the fbi and without any performance of any due diligence, they never looked into it. so it's clear that only after senator grassley made the 1023 public did the fbi then investigate the allegationsth of the document. senator grassley is absolutelydi right, but this is not the first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example rin
domsley astatement fro senator grassley. he released the 1023 report at the tims e. and this is about the fbi informant that is now being charged. he sai d the informant behind the 1023 was indeed long serving, trusted fbi source usedtrusted by the agency for investigations. since the obamcriminala adminisn 2010, to be exact.o in facbet, he was so trustedrove that the fbi provided him authorization to, quote, engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes. but when presented with...
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so obviously, chuck grassley putting it very clearly there.hink that sentiment and that concern is shared by other senate republicans as well. john. >> always interesting to hear them speak their true feelings out loud. lauren fox, thank you very much. sara. >> sometimes incredibly disappointing depending on which side of the fence you're on. >> defense secretary lloyd austin holding a news conference and takes questions for the first time since his unannounced hospitalization that had to do with complications of cancer. we'll bring you that live, next. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yup, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card
so obviously, chuck grassley putting it very clearly there.hink that sentiment and that concern is shared by other senate republicans as well. john. >> always interesting to hear them speak their true feelings out loud. lauren fox, thank you very much. sara. >> sometimes incredibly disappointing depending on which side of the fence you're on. >> defense secretary lloyd austin holding a news conference and takes questions for the first time since his unannounced hospitalization...
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you better respond to senator grassley. he'll remind you that you didn't. others will, too but he loves to get his letters answered. so thanks for being here and this hearing stands adjourned. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> two years ago, democracy faced its greatest threat since the civil war, and today our democracy remains unbound and unbroken. >> thursday, march seventh, president biden delivers the annual state of the union address during a joint session of congress to outline his priorities for the country. watch live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern with our preview program, followed by president biden's state of the union speech. then the republican response. we will get reaction by taking your phone calls, texts and social media comments. watch the state of the union address live thursday, march 7, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ >> since 1979, in
you better respond to senator grassley. he'll remind you that you didn't. others will, too but he loves to get his letters answered. so thanks for being here and this hearing stands adjourned. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> two years ago, democracy faced its greatest threat since the civil war, and today our democracy remains unbound and unbroken....
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grassley, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. mendendez, aye.: mr. kaine, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. graham, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. ■x the clerk: ms. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no.lash. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. xaerp, aye. -- mr. carper, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 53, the noes are 42, and the nominees is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's acti
grassley, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. mendendez, aye.: mr. kaine, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. graham, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. ■x the clerk: ms. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no....
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it's not just chuck grassley. other republicans are threatening to block a bipartisan border deal just to hurt president biden. roll the tape. >> why would i help joe biden improve his dismal 33% when he can fix the border and secure it on his own? >> we can't pass a bill that possibly will make it harder for trump to do his job. >> no secret here, it comes from the top of the maga pyramid. first, trump publicly calling on republicans to scuttle the deal. then mitch mcconnell doing the bidding of his supreme leader saying, quote, we don't want to do anything to undermine trump. we're in a quandary. big picture, it's the mcconnell playbook on steroids. in 2010 he infamously said, quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. he wanted to stop obama more than he wanted to help americans. it's his own words. now gop leaders are getting even more offensive. when biden came into office, they started talking about a, quote, half term. listen to the shift. >>
it's not just chuck grassley. other republicans are threatening to block a bipartisan border deal just to hurt president biden. roll the tape. >> why would i help joe biden improve his dismal 33% when he can fix the border and secure it on his own? >> we can't pass a bill that possibly will make it harder for trump to do his job. >> no secret here, it comes from the top of the maga pyramid. first, trump publicly calling on republicans to scuttle the deal. then mitch mcconnell...
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and senator grassley is not an outlier. he is the norm. look at republicans and their posturing on immigration. they have spent years telling us that we must change immigration laws to stop an immigrant invasion. it's a catastrophic emergency. yet now, with the biden administration and democrats delivering a proposal with everything that's been on their wish list for a decade, as soon as tomorrow, they say no, we can't address this issue because it just might help biden. >> i think we need to demand fix it, solve it, and i tell you, there's only one way to solve it. that is to throw joe biden out of office to elect donald trump in november. >> why would i help joe biden improve his dismal 33% when he can fix the border secure it on his own. >> this invasion is insane. we need four more years of donald trump. >> okay, it's not me. it's them. just think about what these men are saying. they're basically telling the american people that can't, rather won't, do the jobs they were literally hired to do by their constituents because the only per
and senator grassley is not an outlier. he is the norm. look at republicans and their posturing on immigration. they have spent years telling us that we must change immigration laws to stop an immigrant invasion. it's a catastrophic emergency. yet now, with the biden administration and democrats delivering a proposal with everything that's been on their wish list for a decade, as soon as tomorrow, they say no, we can't address this issue because it just might help biden. >> i think we...
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of course the political side, chuck grassley saying the quiet part loud doesn't want president biden to look good in an election year because it might help him win, chris. >> so how much does chuck grassley's mentality stretch beyond him? >> yeah, i think it stretches a little bit within the caucus, right? he is typically not talking just about himself when they're talking about these things because when you talk to members of congress whether they be on the house side or the senate side, that is top of mind, making sure they're trying to find out ways to not make joe biden look good over the next ten months that we have left in this election year. and i will say the white house is often less worried about the senate, but something like this does give them a little bit of heartburn because it's not just one issue that senators have with this bill, right? it's not just a look back. there are other things that other senators have so trying to figure out how to please all of those republican senators here is going to be something that's going to, you know, be a little bit tougher than s
of course the political side, chuck grassley saying the quiet part loud doesn't want president biden to look good in an election year because it might help him win, chris. >> so how much does chuck grassley's mentality stretch beyond him? >> yeah, i think it stretches a little bit within the caucus, right? he is typically not talking just about himself when they're talking about these things because when you talk to members of congress whether they be on the house side or the senate...
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so why, well, don't ask me, ask senator chuck grassley. told semifoer, passing a tax bill that makes the senate look good, means president biden could be reelected and then we won't extend the 2016 tax cuts. grassley saying out loud and in public the same thing mitch mcconnell said privately about the immigration bill inside a special closed door republican meeting last week. donald trump wants to wield chaos at the border in his campaign, he said, adding, quote, we don't want anything to undermine him. we're in a quandary. he calls it a quandary, the american public might call it a dereliction. joining us now, nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. is the tax bill going to go anywhere in the senate? was chuck grassley just a lone voice? >> reporter: i think ultimately this will pass. there's a mix of politics that has to do with the small margins in the house and senate. that gives individual members a lot of power when it comes to bills like this. there are senators that have issues with certain aspects of the bill. they want t
so why, well, don't ask me, ask senator chuck grassley. told semifoer, passing a tax bill that makes the senate look good, means president biden could be reelected and then we won't extend the 2016 tax cuts. grassley saying out loud and in public the same thing mitch mcconnell said privately about the immigration bill inside a special closed door republican meeting last week. donald trump wants to wield chaos at the border in his campaign, he said, adding, quote, we don't want anything to...
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and then there is senator jepson, who works side by with your other fine republican senator, chuck grassley. i don't have to tell you how important republican control of the senate has been to the progress we've made. we couldn't have done any of it without controlling that one house. senator jepsen has been a mighty force for responsible government and the farmers best friend in washington. we couldn't have a. we couldn't have accomplished what we did without him. senator jepsen and his lovely wife, de reflect all the good qualities for which the people of iowa are so admired. and you should all be proud of the job he's doing as your united states senator. he deserves all our support to. reelection. when you leave here, those of you who are going to your republican caucuses, keep in mind that in a free like ours, the future will be determined not only by what we believe, but by what we do. iowans have, much of which to be proud. together, we can keep america the decent land of freedom and opportunity that god intended it to be. i thank you all of you, for what you've done and what you will
and then there is senator jepson, who works side by with your other fine republican senator, chuck grassley. i don't have to tell you how important republican control of the senate has been to the progress we've made. we couldn't have done any of it without controlling that one house. senator jepsen has been a mighty force for responsible government and the farmers best friend in washington. we couldn't have a. we couldn't have accomplished what we did without him. senator jepsen and his lovely...
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republican senator chuck g grassley passing a tax bill means he could be reelected and then we won'tend 2017 tax cuts. this isn't the tax credit that mailed out checks. that's not actually true. >> a couple of things, one, this would, if they could get it through and signed by the president, the white house said they would back this, lifts 500,000 kids out of poverty. okay. other thought is, which chuck grassley says that, do you think that means it isn't going to get through the senate? >> i think it's dicier than it normally would be for a bipartisan tax package. the house getting this through, particularly how they did it, al a adds a level of momentum. there are policy,ies in this. the 2017 tax cut, they are thinking long-term, whether or not they can reauthorize long-term. there are tangible effects to the child tax credit. that shouldn't be ignored. >>> america with only 49 states, not going to happen, but nikki haley giving texas, well, just listen to how she answered the question on texas and any secession talk. that's ahead. >>> and tears and apologies in an explosive senate
republican senator chuck g grassley passing a tax bill means he could be reelected and then we won'tend 2017 tax cuts. this isn't the tax credit that mailed out checks. that's not actually true. >> a couple of things, one, this would, if they could get it through and signed by the president, the white house said they would back this, lifts 500,000 kids out of poverty. okay. other thought is, which chuck grassley says that, do you think that means it isn't going to get through the senate?...
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grassley, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye.ote: the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. mr. tuberville, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. hickenlooper, no. mr. kelly, no. mr. warner, no. mr. schatz, no. mr. lujan, no. ms. hirono, no. mr. young, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. mr. welch, no. mr. kaine, no. mr. wyden, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mrs. shaheen, no. ms. stabenow, no. mr. whitehouse, no. ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. lee y, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, no. the clerk: mr. casey, no. mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. crus, aye. snatch the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. crus, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. warren, no. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. reed, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. mccon
grassley, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye.ote: the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. mr. tuberville, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. hickenlooper, no. mr. kelly, no. mr. warner, no. mr. schatz, no. mr. lujan, no. ms. hirono, no. mr. young, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. mr. welch, no. mr. kaine, no. mr. wyden, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mrs. shaheen, no. ms. stabenow, no. mr. whitehouse, no. ms....
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and that's what chuck grassley wanted to be done because he'd been told by an fbi whistleblower thatisted and then there was this incredible stone walling from christopher wray, the fbi director who said, funny enough, that he was concerned about this very valuable informant, his life being in danger if the fd1023 was released. well, now fast forward, we have the informant, his name and his cover has been blown by david weiss and his prosecutors, and they are alleging he is a russian double agent. now, that may or may not be the case. we still have to see. just as we all said at the time that we had to see whether those allegations about the bribery, the $10 billion to hunter and joe biden, also had to be tested. but james comer never went any further with that allegation, with that fd1023 because they didn't know who the confidential informant was. turns out it was alexander smirnov, up to the fbi to investigate. clearly david weiss and the fbi have investigated and this is what they are alleging. i think there's a lot more to come for that story but it doesn't have any impact on th
and that's what chuck grassley wanted to be done because he'd been told by an fbi whistleblower thatisted and then there was this incredible stone walling from christopher wray, the fbi director who said, funny enough, that he was concerned about this very valuable informant, his life being in danger if the fd1023 was released. well, now fast forward, we have the informant, his name and his cover has been blown by david weiss and his prosecutors, and they are alleging he is a russian double...
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grassley put it out. public pressure for him to investigate.t's the reason grassley wanted when im to look in the first place. we need to see if this is true or not. in a matter of a few months to turn around after sitting on it for so long and indict him for lying is all very surprising. >> harris: i wanted to put it into context for our viewers, too, if you say you trust a guy and keep him that long he is valuable. okay. david spunt just reported we still don't know the dollar figure of the cash yet but something retained him. let's move. the chairs of the house judiciary and oversight committees want more information now for their impeachment inquiry into president joe biden and want to interview amos hockstein, a former biden aide. he worked at the lobbying firm, blue star strategies the i.r.s. whistleblower has testified about already, ziegler claimed that company failed to report nearly a half billion dollars in money paid to ukrainian energy firm called burisma. we have heard the word over the years. that energy firm was the one that pai
grassley put it out. public pressure for him to investigate.t's the reason grassley wanted when im to look in the first place. we need to see if this is true or not. in a matter of a few months to turn around after sitting on it for so long and indict him for lying is all very surprising. >> harris: i wanted to put it into context for our viewers, too, if you say you trust a guy and keep him that long he is valuable. okay. david spunt just reported we still don't know the dollar figure of...
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, to preside over the electoral vote count, and chuck grassley would've absolutely counted those votes anyway donald trump told him to. we know two things about january 6th. number one, donald trump wanted to remain president more than he ever wanted anything in his life. and number two, there were things he would not do to achieve that, crimes he would not commit. because donald trump knew he could not in fact, according to the law, stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody . a day in the life of the trump white house was full of two things, the action of a president out of control, and the decisions of a president who knew he could not do many of the things that he wanted to do. he knew there was no criminal immunity for his conduct. and he often feared making choices that he believed could help him, but wouldn't look good . and they weren't illegal, they just wouldn't look good. and that was enough to stop donald trump. on january 3rd, 2021, the final days of what is now his accused criminal conspiracy to overturn the presidential election, donald trump led a long meeti
, to preside over the electoral vote count, and chuck grassley would've absolutely counted those votes anyway donald trump told him to. we know two things about january 6th. number one, donald trump wanted to remain president more than he ever wanted anything in his life. and number two, there were things he would not do to achieve that, crimes he would not commit. because donald trump knew he could not in fact, according to the law, stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody . a...
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you actually have a number of republican senators from john cornyn to chuck grassley who have said eithers no urgency to get to the bill. you know, or chuck grassley made the great point too, why are republicans giving up this thing that democrats want to -- so bad now rather than waiting to use it as part of a negotiation for the entire renewal of the 207 tax cuts? add many that the senate has a great deal on its calendar coming up whether it's immigration, whether it's the ongoing government funding bills, so it could potentially get stalled there both because of lack of appetite and time. paul: yeah. the president, president biden, has endorsed it. and it's interesting, the house vote, there were more republicans against this than there were democrats. that signals who basically thinks they wont in this debate. -- they won in this debate. >>> we have to take one more break. when we come back, hits and misses of the week. ♪ ♪ it's time. yes, the time has come for a fresh approach to dog food. everyday, more dog people are deciding it's time to quit the kibble and feed their dogs fresh f
you actually have a number of republican senators from john cornyn to chuck grassley who have said eithers no urgency to get to the bill. you know, or chuck grassley made the great point too, why are republicans giving up this thing that democrats want to -- so bad now rather than waiting to use it as part of a negotiation for the entire renewal of the 207 tax cuts? add many that the senate has a great deal on its calendar coming up whether it's immigration, whether it's the ongoing government...
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now remember this 1023 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form, 1023 that alleges bribery. you have the actual crimes the biden if the bidens have committed, which range from money-laundering to bribery >> now that evidence, that fbi form, you keep hearing about. well, it's all bs at least according to a new federal indictment today, the feds have arrested the informant who accused the president the pocketing millions of dollars. that indictment alleges that alexander smirnov made it all up, that there's no truth whatsoever to what he told investigators about connections between joe biden and hunter biden and that foreign energy company that smirnoff strung together, quote, otherwise unremarkable business meetings and contacts into a non-existent scheme about the biden family joining me now is democratic congressman from florida, jared moskowitz, a congressman. simple question, should republicans and their impeachment inquiry in light of these charges? >> yeah. thanks for having me, abby. yeah. thoughts and prayers to
now remember this 1023 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form, 1023 that alleges bribery. you have the actual crimes the biden if the bidens have committed, which range from money-laundering to bribery >> now that evidence, that fbi form, you keep hearing about. well, it's all bs at least according to a new federal indictment today, the feds have arrested the informant who accused the president the pocketing millions of dollars. that indictment alleges that...
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so that was republican senator chuck grassley, outright dismissing a bipartisan dax bill.n children out of poverty, because it would help president biden look good. he said, it literally. then there's the situation on the southern border, where cynicism from congress also continue this week. >> why would we do anything right now to help with a 33%? do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was at 53%, we would even be talking about the border? we wouldn't be talking about the southern border. that he has to do something, because he's hemorrhaging. he is bleeding. >> -- during the interview. but that aside, why would we do anything to -- country? if it is bad for donald trump. remember, republicans push for border legislation for years, and just months ago, demanded president biden tie funding for ukraine to the situation at the border. and now, they are threatening to tank the very deal that they asked for, before they even see the actual text of it. speaker mike johnson not only refused to honor the deal that he proposed, but he says he is now open to passing a clean
so that was republican senator chuck grassley, outright dismissing a bipartisan dax bill.n children out of poverty, because it would help president biden look good. he said, it literally. then there's the situation on the southern border, where cynicism from congress also continue this week. >> why would we do anything right now to help with a 33%? do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was at 53%, we would even be talking about the border? we wouldn't be talking about the southern...
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one pathway even involved having senator chuck grassley file a test case before the supreme court. that lawyering? is that good lawyering? >> first, how are we only finding out about this now? to me, if january 6th is a multi hour event, and that is a lot different in contacts than multi day planned event. that goes much more strongly to allegations of insurrection, or other criminal allegations that are currently being made. i'm just astonished we're finding out about it now. what you just asked goes to the core of some of the attorney defendants defense. which is basically, hey, where lawyers. we were just musing, waxing on about some of the legal theories that just might work. and by the way, i won't completely denounced that biden said defense. it's available one, i don't think it'll be successful. but look to them to make that argument. some of them -- agreed to plead guilty. but to the extent there attorneys -- mostly in georgia, they are going to argue just legal of vice? that's not that big a deal. and just thinking about it, we're not actually -- >> but what if that legal
one pathway even involved having senator chuck grassley file a test case before the supreme court. that lawyering? is that good lawyering? >> first, how are we only finding out about this now? to me, if january 6th is a multi hour event, and that is a lot different in contacts than multi day planned event. that goes much more strongly to allegations of insurrection, or other criminal allegations that are currently being made. i'm just astonished we're finding out about it now. what you...
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said that he did not support the legislation because it could make president biden look good and grassleylike being shown up by the younger generation [ laughter ] south dakota governor kristi noem said yesterday that her administration is considering sending razor wire and security personnel to texas to help deter border crossings now's our chance, said north dakota [ laughter ] a philadelphia woman was arrested on a frontier airlines flight after she allegedly pulled down her pants in an attempt to urinate in the aisle. and because of the arrest, frontier is demoting her to co-pilot [ laughter ] a three-year-old boy in australia was recently rescued from a hello kitty claw machine, but it took like an entire roll of quarters. [ laughter ] the new york mets have announced that for the first half of the season, saturday day games will start at 1:40 p.m. in an effort to bring more families and large groups to the ballpark well, i guess that's easier than being good at baseball [ laughter ] the ceo of clothing brand h&m stepped down yesterday from her role and it's not the first time someth
said that he did not support the legislation because it could make president biden look good and grassleylike being shown up by the younger generation [ laughter ] south dakota governor kristi noem said yesterday that her administration is considering sending razor wire and security personnel to texas to help deter border crossings now's our chance, said north dakota [ laughter ] a philadelphia woman was arrested on a frontier airlines flight after she allegedly pulled down her pants in an...
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and he turned out to be an armed dealer that they cannot find grassley came out if this guy and now he's been indicted for having lied to the fbi all of us are aware this reputation that has been gone on for years now must be confronted. we cannot let it just out there. and that's one reason. several weeks ago, i started raising my voice pretty loudly and regularly to combat this you saw what happened to hillary clinton. >> we >> must not allow that to happen. the deal biden. >> so we are not only what you're talking about, but we're expecting to see more coverage of trump in the coming weeks as he faces all of these criminal trials, including one that could be kicking off next month you've expressed concerns in the past about president biden's message breaking through what you called a maga wall. does the campaign, the biden campaign need to actually be more visible in this moment to counter what's going to be pretty much an avalanche of trump legal news in the coming months. >> thanks. i learned early in this business, i started out with the student nonviolent coordinating committee as
and he turned out to be an armed dealer that they cannot find grassley came out if this guy and now he's been indicted for having lied to the fbi all of us are aware this reputation that has been gone on for years now must be confronted. we cannot let it just out there. and that's one reason. several weeks ago, i started raising my voice pretty loudly and regularly to combat this you saw what happened to hillary clinton. >> we >> must not allow that to happen. the deal biden....
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chuck grassley said the quiet part out loud that he did not think it was an republican's interests toll that could be a win for president biden in an election year. jonathan: what it shows is between the tax bill and immigration bill, the tax bill roaring out of the house and being blocked in the senate by senator grassley, the immigration bill in the senate that no one has seen yet, and yet you have the speaker of the house and donald trump trying to kill it before it gets out, congress is broken. congress is broken. the house is broken, the senate is broken. and really what we are seeing, to pick up on david's point, it is -- what is the word? the metastasization of what happened when justice scalia died. president obama nominated merrick garland to be the nominee, and the senate mitch mcconnell, majority leader at the time, says, no. and it was february. no thanks. we should wait for the presidential election. look where we are now, where legislation can't even get out of either chamber because it would give a win to the president, never mind the real american people who would be h
chuck grassley said the quiet part out loud that he did not think it was an republican's interests toll that could be a win for president biden in an election year. jonathan: what it shows is between the tax bill and immigration bill, the tax bill roaring out of the house and being blocked in the senate by senator grassley, the immigration bill in the senate that no one has seen yet, and yet you have the speaker of the house and donald trump trying to kill it before it gets out, congress is...
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this is the guy that senator chuck grassley was insisting that this fbi report be revealed to the public, correct? this was the guy who basically provided hours worth of content on fox especially in prime time. this was the guy who james comer, the guy who runs the house oversight committee was relying on as a major source of information and the fbi is saying the guy's a liar. in fact, so much so we're charging with a crime, correct, jake, i mean, look again, what the republicans are saying is that one of the reasons why they were relying on him is that they believed he was credible, that the fbi was using him as an informant and that that gave him credibility. what we've now what we're seeing though in these documents in this indictment is that all of that was factitious he came up with this story after joe biden became the presumptive candidate for the democrats in 2020 and of course, after he had already gone to two republicans to make some of those allegations to chuck grassley and two others reminds me to a degree of during the brett kavanaugh hearings, when all these people were ma
this is the guy that senator chuck grassley was insisting that this fbi report be revealed to the public, correct? this was the guy who basically provided hours worth of content on fox especially in prime time. this was the guy who james comer, the guy who runs the house oversight committee was relying on as a major source of information and the fbi is saying the guy's a liar. in fact, so much so we're charging with a crime, correct, jake, i mean, look again, what the republicans are saying is...
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senator chuck grassley and ron johnson are demanding more from to know why there was no mention of nineoxes worth of joe biden classified documents confirmed to have been taken by the national archives and records administration from a boston attorney's office back in november of 2022 the senators are calling robert hur's investigation and complete and they sent a letter to christopher wray attorney general merrick garland pushing for answers by next friday. this as we learn that robert hur will be testifying publicly at a house hearing on march 12, joining me not to get ahead of it wisconsin senator member of the homeland security committee ron johnson, it's great to see you, thank you for joining us today. >> great to be on. maria: what was left out and what do you think that we need to understand better about biden's handling of his classified documents? >> we thought it was a large omission from robert hur's report the nine boxes that were taken from the boston office. we believe the fbi has gone through those but there's no mention of the robert hur report, i don't no one that but
senator chuck grassley and ron johnson are demanding more from to know why there was no mention of nineoxes worth of joe biden classified documents confirmed to have been taken by the national archives and records administration from a boston attorney's office back in november of 2022 the senators are calling robert hur's investigation and complete and they sent a letter to christopher wray attorney general merrick garland pushing for answers by next friday. this as we learn that robert hur...
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republican senator chuck grassley says he won't support the bill because it would make biden look good a bipartisan deal to address the border crisis is being finalized in the senate. but is dead on arrival in the house, according to speaker mike johnson. even though the text of the bill hasn't been released yet and the text of the bill could be released as soon as today. andrew. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. and thank you. defense secretary lloyd austin has apologized for how he handled his prostate cancer diagnosis. he's keeping his condition and hospitalization a secret from the president and the public. he tried to explain his actions to reporters yesterday. >> i was being treated for prostate cancer. the news shook me and i know that it shakes so many others, especially in the black community. it was a gut punch. and frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private. 1 in 8 american men will get prostate cancer. 1 in 6 black men will get it. so you can count on me to set a better example on this issue today and for the rest of my life, austin's actions are under investiga
republican senator chuck grassley says he won't support the bill because it would make biden look good a bipartisan deal to address the border crisis is being finalized in the senate. but is dead on arrival in the house, according to speaker mike johnson. even though the text of the bill hasn't been released yet and the text of the bill could be released as soon as today. andrew. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. and thank you. defense secretary lloyd austin has apologized for how he...
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. >> chuck grassley >> here's the wrinkle for the fbi. they were in a pickle, they were getting threats from the congressional republicans but chuck grassley and people in congress already had a copy of the document. so that's where they were now. it is true though that in their briefing, what they were told about smirnoff is that he had previously provided valuable information and they had found it found him credible in those previous instances. >> interesting john miller, before these charges, alexander smirnoff did have this extensive history of working with law enforcement and they considered many of much of the information he had provided in the past to be credible and reliable. so how did he allegedly get tied up with all this false information that he says was from russian intelligence well, it's not exactly clear because he admits to talking to russian intelligence officials, at least according to the charging documents and the fbi people that i know who are familiar with his work do say that he worked on cases where the evidence
. >> chuck grassley >> here's the wrinkle for the fbi. they were in a pickle, they were getting threats from the congressional republicans but chuck grassley and people in congress already had a copy of the document. so that's where they were now. it is true though that in their briefing, what they were told about smirnoff is that he had previously provided valuable information and they had found it found him credible in those previous instances. >> interesting john miller,...