we will be joined by senator chuck grassley of iowa.or grassley is with us now from capitol hill. senator grassley -- thank you very much by the way -- some people look at the questions you are raising about the divergence of profits from fannie and freddie and drawn the conclusion that you are on the side of the hedge funds. that you have been sucked into the bill ackman and bruce berkowitz orbit. senator grassley: let me suggest to those who say that that i do not care about any hedge funds. my concern is simply as a check and balance as you study in high school government, where a constitutional check on the executive branch of government and there are certain documents that are not being made public. there is executive privilege considered. and we are not getting answers and my questions are to get answers on whether or not somebody in the justice department is withholding these documents for some reason or other. are they being held under executive privilege, and if they are being held under executive privilege, the law and the con

but uma on friday, inspector general of state department announced he was responding to senator chuck grassleyiowa would investigate her for getting a $135,000 salary from say the department and a dispen saying for 35,000 more from a firm founded by bill clinton former chief of staff that sells political intelligence, and advice to foreign companies at same time she is top aide to hillary clinton at state department i would not have someone like that as traveling to iowa where chuck grass grassley is revered. lou: i'm laughing. i'm trying to remember. i get a sense of who you are going to be working again. who are you working for? a among entries we have three first year public senators do you think one offing a candidate? >> it is too early to say, but i will say they had all these can days have strengths. and challenges, i think that they have all done well in their announcement, the question is how well in the days afterward marco rubio last night gave a strong speech with a clear vision. but what impressed me about rubio is what i have seen over last couple over years behind scenes he prep

[applause] >> coming up, senate judiciary committee chair chuck grassley talk to the national press club about his committee's agenda. that is followed by oral arguments in the two cases the supreme court will hear tomorrow on whether states can ban same-sex marriage. if states must recognize lawful same-sex marriages in other s tates. the first cases for michigan and the second is from ohio. on the next washington journal we look ahead to the supreme court oral arguments in cases examining whether states can ban same-sex marriage and whether states are required to recognize lawful same-sex marriages performed in other states. first, we hear from brian brown president of the national organization for marriage and evan wolfson founder and president of freedom to marry. after that our guest is david savage, supreme court reporter for the los angeles times and chicago tribune. he would discuss the cases and what the rulings could mean. washington journal is live every morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>

now the white house and harry reid are essentially threatening chuck grassley.ng what his leader mitch mcconnell tells him what to do we're going to wait until we do this trafficking bill. >> they're going to pay a price though. if they're not paying a price, it's not going to happen. look at the aumf the authorization of use of military force. the world is falling apart. that's not an exaggeration. they're not debating it, but there's no real penalty so why act? >> let's listen to what the white house had to say to grassley. let's play that sound. >> i have to prove that i'm not running for president if i go beyond the consideration of this to be an active candidate trying to break the tie -- >> that in my mind is an astounding display of duplicity. the sad part i think, is that senator grassley particularly in his home state of iowa has cultivated a reputation as somebody who is true to his word. and i think the only conclusion i can draw from this astounding exchange is that it's possible that senator grassley's been in washington for too long. >> see there t

. >> senate judiciary committee chair chuck grassley spoke to come reporters about the upcoming workn the juvenile justice act. he answered questions about the nomination of loretta lynch to the attorney general. from the national press club this is one hour. bob: hi, everybody. if we are all ready. welcome to the national press club. i am bob weiner of the newsmakers committee, and i will be moderating today plus his news conference with senator chuck grassley of iowa, chair of the judiciary co i am bob weiner of the newsmakers committee, and i will it is open to club members and we want to thank c-span and other media for coming today. in addition to chairing the judiciary committee, senator grassley serves on finance budget, agriculture and joint tax. cochair of the caucus and also a founding member of the senate whistleblower caucus performed in this congress. senator grassley has pressed for judicial nominations alternatives to teens in jail, courtroom cameras, antitrust drug control, human trafficking protections, and encouragement of american agriculture appeared a couple of m

he and the white house were particularly annoyed at he and senator chuck grassley, the chairman of the judiciary committee who said they should have put her through in the lame duck session last year and remembering grassley said they ought not to put her in through the lame duck and the white house called him duplicitous. >> and suggested he might have stayed in washington too long. >> the thing is, her nomination is not held up because of her qualifications. it's held up for two reasons. one, a fight about trafficking bill not related to her. the leader of the republicans says he will have a vote on that next week and the second is immigration because she wants the president's immigration policies. gloria: don't the republicans think this has gone on a bit too long at this point? manu: some feel that way. you heard jeb bush say this week they should confirm loretta lynch. gloria: because they should vote on her. manu: vote on her exactly. >> he's got the executive point of view, though. manu: he does have the executive point of view. you talk to some republicans i talked to john corr

the newsmakers committee, and i will be moderating today plus his news conference with senator chuck grassley of iowa, chair of the judiciary committee to discuss actions. it is open to club members and we want to thank c-span and other media for coming today. in addition to chairing the judiciary committee, senator grassley serves on finance, budget agriculture and joint tax. cochair of the caucus and also a founding member of the senate whistleblower caucus performed in this congress. senator grassley has pressed for judicial nominations alternatives to teens in jail courtroom cameras, antitrust drug control, human trafficking protections, and encouragement of american agriculture appeared a couple of major pieces of legislation he has authored that became law, a protection act in the medicare prescription drug benefit. he holds a record for not missing a vote for any senator in the office. he lists his occupation as a foreigner. -- farmer. he is known for his no-nonsense style and he strives for bipartisanship. he served in the house to 1980 when he was first elected to the senate and has

later remarks by iowa senator chuck grassley. >> this week on q&a our guest is judith miller former "new york times" reporter and author of the book "the story, a reporter's journey." >> jewely miller author of this story. deep in the book you have a chapter called inmate 454570083 this paragraph. the worst part of jail was not sleeping on the paper thin yoga mat on the cold concrete ledges that had replaced more expensive cots nor the vile food mystery meets drenched that an inmate dubbed sloppy nose. so what was the worst thing about being in jail in >> for me it was probably being locked up all the time without any control over my life. i mean, we take watches or cell phones for granted. you know what time it is, you know what you're supposed to be doing. all of a sudden jail means total loss of control. you work on their schedule. you sleep on their schedule. and because i was in a kind of high security jail it wasn't a martha stewart cupcake life jail. there was no access to the outdoors. i think i had about four hours of real air, breatheable outdoor air in 85 days. so for me th

. >> the national press club hears from iowa senator chuck grassley. he will talk about the agenda of the judiciary committee. that is live on c-span at 10:00 a.m.. we take you live to the justice department where loretta lynch will be sworn in. she becomes the first african-american woman to have the justice department. the vice resident will reside. that is 11:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span. coming up next, secretary of state john kerry talks about u.s. trade policy. plus, the debate on cyber security legislation. and, future medicare payments to doctors. next, secretary of state john kerry talks about the need for a definitive trade strategy as congress works on a building would establish rules for international trade negotiations. the secretary spoke about the impact of trade on the global economy and other issues like nuclear proliferation and combating violent extremism.

the prize goes to senator chuck grassley. harry reid for not bringing this up when the democrats had the majority in december. you and i talked about this at the time. both of us had some questions that. the reason senator reid and the white house didn't push it they wanted to start fresh. it was an olive branch. a show of good faith and it was said at the time. openly at the time this wasn't a big secret. now senator grassley is blaming senator reid for doing what they perceive is the right thing to work the republicans. it is just mind blowing what this woman has been through. >> i wrote this in my piece today. some level of dog whistling here. because they did confirm the secretary of defense and others but the fact that it is a woman and an african-american plays to some empties on the far right to want to send messages to overly qualified women and blacks. it seems to be somewhat singled out here that we'll make an example out of lynch. >> i agree. at worst it is sending that message and senator dick durbin happened to b

chuck grassley, who chairs the senate judiciary committee, argued she won't be the "clean break" that's needed. >> no one disputes that she has an impressive legal background. it was her testimony before the committee that caused concerns for many senators, including me. after thoroughly reviewing that testimony, i concluded that she won't lead the department in a different direction. >> woodruff: in the end, ten republicans voted to confirm, including senator mitch mcconnell, the majority leader. lynch will be the first black woman to serve as attorney general. >> ifill: there will be no jail time for former c.i.a. director david petraeus. a federal judge sentenced him to two years' probation today for giving classified material to his mistress, who was also his biographer. he'll also pay a $100,000 fine. the retired general made a brief statement after his court session in charlotte, north carolina. >> today marks the end of a two-and-a-half-year ordeal that resulted from mistakes i made. as i did in the past, i apologized to those closest to me and many others including those with wh

. >> >> woodruff: there are critics out there, i want to quote senator chuck grassley of iowa, he holds a very important position on the hill, just this week he said, "with a heroin epidemic strangling some of our communities and white-collar criminals getting paltry sentence, the last thing we need to do is take a tool away that law enforcement and prosecutors use to get the bad guys." >> i think that's why this coalition is so important, right. it's important that we have the left and the right making these arguments, and i have been really pleased by how much the conservative groups in our coalition are trying to have conversations with senator grassley and say, you know, you can care about law and order in our country and also make our system be more effective and actually not ruin so many lives. >> woodruff: are you making progress? >> well, i don't know that senator grassley is misaligned on these issues because i've heard him say a lot of things with what we've been talking about. he's a good man. i think on the republican side i think there's a desire to come together and get th

visit ncicap.org] >> the national press crop hears from chuck grassley. he is the chairman of the judiciary committee. that is live at 10:00 a.m., here on c-span. phone that, we take you to the justice department where loretta lynch will be sworn in as the 83rd attorney general. she becomes the first after american woman. vice president biden will reside. that is 11:00 eastern here on c-span. >> during this month c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in this years documentary competition. steenkamp is the annual competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students are asked to create the documentary based on the theme the three branches. to demonstrate public policy, law our action -- affected them or the community. allie stanley and catherine thompson. >> over 80 years ago, the tennessee valley -- it went from one of the poorest streets in the country to a moving economy. what could possible he change the climate? the idea that something could change, what's impossible became a reality. the peo

stephanie: we spoke to chuck grassley last week, who is up in arms saying there is not enough transparencyoes not feel like he's got good insight into what is happening there. and we know hedge fund activists like bill ackman are involved. ed: i think that is a big fight and i will leave that be. but when the governor ships were established in the -- in 2008 both the treasury and leadership may clue that the ultimate resolution of these conservatorships will require action by the congress of the u.s. i think it's important for congress to legislate the end of these conservatorships and a new housing policy for the country. stephanie: why do you think they haven't? why are we waiting so long? ed: in the early years there was a lot of concern in the market and concern over weakness. after that, i think it is political calculation. erik: if we could set aside the debate over whether executive privilege has a role or the debate over transparency, as a matter of principle do you support the sweeping of the profits from fannie and freddie into the treasury? ed: again, i will not comment on that,

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it was common ground that led ted and chuck grassley to cover kids with disabilities.r others with mental illnesses. common ground. it is not rooted in abstractions or rigid ideologies but shared experiences. that led ted and john mccain to work on a bill of rights and create a smarter and more just system for immigrants. a common desire to fix what is broken. a willingness to compromise in pursuit of a larger goal. a personal relationship that lets you fight like heck on one issue and shake hands on the next. not just cajoling or horse trading or serenading, but through ted's brand of friendship and humor and grace. what binds us together across our differences in religion or politics or economic theory, ted wrote in his memoirs, is all we share as human beings. the wonder that we experience when we look at the night sky. the gratitude that we know when we feel the heat of the sun. the sense of humor in the face of the unbearable and the persistence of suffering. one thing more it will help us to reach across our differences, to offer a hand of healing. for all of the

. >> this weekend politics on c-span -- >> today's white house briefing, criticism of chuck grassley after he blamed dem cats. here's a look. mr. earnest: over the last six years or so, we have see a lot of seats to be filled about the challenges associated with the white house working cructtively with republicans in congress and it has been a lot of speculation that politics that prevents the white house for working political differences that prevent the white house working with congressional republicans, is it differences about policies that prevent us from finding common ground. i actually am ready to stand to you and present exhibit aa why it is challenging to work with congressional republicans. back in september 2014, shortly after attorney general holder indicated that he was prepared to step down as attorney general of the united states, there was a lot of speculation about how soon the president would seek a nomination. in the days after that attorney general holder he was prepared to leave, senator grassley appropriately relishing the possibility that republicans would assu

later remarks by iowa senator chuck grassley.

he accused six term senator chuck grassley of having misled the white house over ms. lynch.he sad part, i think is that senator grassley particularly in his home state of iowa, has cultivated a reputation as somebody who is true to his word. i think the only conclusion i can draw is that mr. grassley has been in washington for too long. our next caller from tennessee. caller: reid needs to get over himself. he lost. he lost twice. in 2012 until the 14th 14. the democrats need to move on. republicans have both the houses now. let them do what they need to do, which i think is better than what we have had in the past. as far as silly clinton being the first lady president, people need to get over that. look, we voted the first black president in, and even though i voted him in let's over that too because look at the shape the world is in. host: a little pushback from senator grassley's office. mr. grassley -- his spokeswoman, beth levine, said the white house was rewriting history. she said democrats held 55 seats at the time mr. holder announced his intent to step down. let's

and now senate judiciary committee chair chuck grassley outlines the committee's agenda. topics include improving programs for juveniles at increasing protection for whistleblowers. this event is about one hour and comes to us from the national press club. >> icom everybody. okay, if we are already. welcome to national press club when news happens and today will be no exception. i'm bob weiner of the national press club newsmaker committee and a we moderating today's news conference with senator chuck grassley of iowa, chair of the senate judiciary committee to discuss the committees agenda and actions. event is open to credentialed media and club members and what he thinks he spent under the media are committed and covering covering. in addition to chairing the judiciary committee, senator grassley serves as a senior member on the committee on finance budget agriculture and joint tax. he is chair of the caucus on international narcotics control and coach of the caucus on us to give. is also the founding member of the senate whistleblower protection pockets formed in this

for his help on this and other areas, in my old buddy senator grassley has provided invaluable advice on agricultural issues, so thanks, chuck for your help. with that, i just want to say this is a good day for the senate finance committee, but it is not time to celebrate yet. we still have work to do. i now recognize senator wyden for any opening remarks he would like to make, and then we will go from there. senator wyden: senator, thank you, and i very much appreciate you and i have been working at this now for over six months. i want to say to my democratic colleagues that i could go right down the road and single out each one of them, and we would be here to breakfast time, so i am going to be doing that a little bit later. i am just going to make a few points as we get to this discussion. over the next decade and a half, the global middle class is going to balloon by more than 2 billion people, and they are going to be spending an awful lot of money. they are going to buy computers. they are going to buy cars. they are going to buy medical products, agricultural goods engineering services, and more. the reason i think t

and senator grassley has provided invaluable advice on agricultural issues. thanks, chuck for your help. with that, i'd like to say it's a good day for the senate finance committee but it's not time to celebrate yet. we still got a lot of work to do and i'm eager to get started. i'd now like to recognize senator wyden for any markingsremark remarks he'd like to make. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i want to say to my democratic colleague that i could go down right down the road and single out each of one of them and we would be here until breakfast time. i want to make a few points before we get off to this discussion. over the next decade and a half the global middle class is going to balloon by more than 2 billion people. and they are going to be spending an awful lot of money. they're going to buy computers they're going to buy cars, they're going to buy medical products agricultural goods, engineering services and more. the reason i think this is such a crucial topic is i want those billions of people to buy those products that are designed and built by oregonian and amer

then chuck grassley tops of the national press club laying out his committee's agenda and that is followed by the oral arguments of the two cases the spring court will hear tomorrow whether states can recognize a same-sex marriages. the casess from michigan and ohio. we will begin the day tomorrow on c-span with washington journal. washington journal will start at 7 a.m. eastern tomorrow with a look at the supreme court nominations -- whether states can ban same-sex marriage. we will hear from brian brown and evan wolfson, founder and president of freedom to marry. after that, david savage who covers the supreme court and judicial issues for the los angeles times and chicago tribune will talk about the case and what a rolling either way will meet. that is tomorrow morning, every morning, at 70 and easter. -- 7 a.m. eastern. your participation is welcome. loretta lynch's nomination began