iowa senator chuck grassley sent a letter to federal housing officials last year outlining conerns about waste and mismanagement in the agency charged with managing public housing in baltimore. the senator received a response which he says does little to end his concerns that the federal government is not holding cities like baltimore accountable. 44:06 "this is a shortcoming of the department of housing on urban development here in washington d.c. they aren't doing their job of oversight to make sure that the tax money's spent wisely" wisely"baltimore housing authority officials say the senator's concerns are baseless. a brush fire leads investigators to a drug operation on the eastern shore. paul gessler spent the afternoon on kent island.paul, what did firefighters find? marijuana plants, jeff... several of them burned up in the brush fire off romancoke road last month.others that were found were destroyed. forestry officials discovered the grow operation during last month's 50- acre brush fire. the fire threatened several homes off romancoke road.a queen anne county sheriff's office

can't forget washington jim mcdermott who shoved coal into a christmas stocking last december and chuck grassleyebt and deficit dragon to prove his point on the cost of health care reform. during that same health care debate, arizona congressman john shattuck brought in a 7-month-old baby named maddie. who according to baby speak didn't want government taking over health care. this was his attempt to persuade legitimators from voting for the health care bill. >>> and jimmy kimmel put together a sketch for joe biden's dvd set. >> this summer, don't miss your chance to see america's funniest number two. joe biden, vp of comedy. >> those walls are awful thin, i wonder how the hell my parents did it but that's a different story. >> every laugh -- >> as barack says, a three-letter word, j-o-b-s, jobs. >> every gaffe -- >> god rest her soul, although she's right here -- your mom's still alive. it's your dad who passed. god bless her soul. >> the joe biden vp of comedy tour. you'll vp your pants laughing. >> i promise you the president has a big stick. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>

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proudly showed off his new headquarters to iowa's congressional delegation, including senator chuck grassley. but the gates are now locked. wasendorf was arrested today after regulators discovered $200 million in missing customer money. on monday, wasendorf attempted suicide in his car in the company parking lot, leaving a note that said "i have committed fraud." >> i felt that cedar falls is a great place to have a business. >> reporter: wasendorf had moved his firm to cedar falls, iowa, to chicago three years ago. >> it's my hometown so i wanted to be here. >> mason: he even opened this italian restaurant on main street, but the only thing wasendorf was cooking was the books. this 2011 bank statement shows $218 million in customer segregated accounts. it's a fake. the real statement shows the company had only $7 million. in his suicide note, wasendorf admitted using photo shop, excel, scanners, and laser and ink jet printers. "i was able to make very convincing forgeries" he said. "the fraud started 20 years ago." michael greenberger is a former federal regulator. >> they were fraudulently

senator chuck grassley is here to tackle this issue. stick around. "squawk" will be back out.wly introduced senate bill the sec's act would impose harsher fines for misconduct on wall street. joining us is one of the authors of the bill, senator grassley, and senator, what would this bill do? >> basically simple principle, if you tell the sec you're going to do something or stop doing something you're doing that's wrong, that you're going to keep your word, and we've had studies that have shown over a 15-year period of time, 19 firms broke 51 different agreements that they had with this security and exchange commission. also in the process, we want to get the security and exchange commission's attention that they aren't doing an adequate job of enforcing the law, but maybe the penalties aren't enough that the penalties almost become a cost of doing business, and they really aren't considered a penalty or a fine. >> we've seen some judges who have gotten a little more activist with this, who have pushed back and said that they want to see tougher fines, too. i would guess that

sent people like chuck grassley people you know democrats republicans everyone involved here a lot of people who work for the f.d.a. simply concerned about some things that were taking place in their jobs in their agency and felt that if they spoke up they would be terminated so they wanted to sort of bring light of this right to members of congress and they do it which is exactly right the first amendment provides that you can petition congress for redress of grievances and as it was they were doing exactly that going through a proper channel by going to congress and strangely congressman van hollen ends up on an enemy's list of sort of yeah they created and i mean he was number fourteen i think and his staff were was thirteen and then a bunch of grassley staffers are on the enemy's list so these people are doing nothing wrong by going to congress about concerns they have about a danger of a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety and medical imaging devices that we use for mammograms and colonoscopies and the idea that these devices are emit in too much radiation

. >>> chuck grassley says the spying of fda plies went all of the way to the top in what he claims wasncy not commenting on who authorized that spying. but fda assistant commissioner for legislation gene ireland. >> three children home alone in florida after two men broke into their house and it was captured on this 911 call. >> they first knocked on the door but when no one answered they left and the guy came back and broke a window. the 17-year-old girl was with their little brother. police raying one of the men but the other got away. >> the outfit could be made in america just in time for the games in london. the apparel company in talks designing uniforms in russia in 2014 now offering to make a whole new back for our country. he told fashion knees taw.com he could start them today and finish them within a week. ralph lauren the current outfit to be made in china at the contract with u.s. olympics until 2020. happy homecoming for these brave members of the u.s. military. look here. >> 11 airmen greeted by signs cheers and most importantly their families. >> they were there 6 month

changecasts" that were distributed to bureau 5:34:27] we showed our exclusive video to iowa senator chuck grassleyn 5:37:35 "it ought to be a wake up signal for everybody in the congress who wants to do their job of constitutional oversight. you can't put up with agency heads like this having this attitude."trt=:13grassely says the remarks were intentionally designed to "chill" - to scare a-t-f agents from coming forward like those that showed up at grassley's door 18 months agg -- to lift the curtain of secrecy behind a federal gun running program that failed miserably and left a border patrol agent dead. [sot in steve kohn]sot in "53:49 "if that's the culture at atf the "fast and ffrious" scandal shouldn't suprise anyone."trt=:07steve kohn, founder of the national whistleblower center, says the directions jones' gave to employees violates every basic principle of the federal whistllblower protection act. it encourages federal employees to report allegations of gross mismangement and fraud to outside authority - such, as congress.[sot ii representative tim griffin]sot in 5:30:44 "it's something t

chuck grassley tweets out i will ate more meat on monday to compensate for the stupid usda recommendationays, i'm going to have double meat on monday. you know what it says, the usda buckles. it was an interoffice newsletter. but they had to backpedal and say usda does not endorse meatless monday. the statement was posted without proper clearance. only in america man. they make everything political and if you offend any corporate industry whether it's meat or these guys, they will come for you because they got to get their subsidies and they'll shove this meat down your throat. don't get me wrong i love my steak, but this does no harm. now nobody will eat that twinkie after i did this. when we come back, emmortal technique, he'll weigh in on the ice tea-rush limbaugh found was rush limbaugh being racist and why was he being so political when he come back. ♪ repeat after me ♪ viva the revolution ♪ >> cenk: and in fact, there he is at the wall! all right, fun for everybody. you'll see him in just a minute. come right back. guys that always make you laugh. charges come down on rupert murdoch

senator chuck grassley of iowa, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee, has urged u.s. law enforcement officials to investigate whether the fda violated the law in its surveillance of employee email. in a letter to fda commissioner margaret hamburg sent monday, grassley wrote -- the fda has denied any wrongdoing in response "democracy now!" to a for comment, the agency said the -- to talk more about the implications of this case, we go to washington, d.c., to speak with stephen kohn, the attorney for the fda whistleblowers, an executive director of the national was a lower center who is brought suit against the government. welcome to "democracy now!" kenny first explain what happened, how you found out this extensive monitoring was taking place, and you exactly you represent? >> i am representing the seven fda doctors and scientists who blew the whistle on serious health and safety violations and medical devices of being approved by the fda. one crt colonoscopy device they expose that made it onto the market, 600-800 times the radius radiation of devices are on the mark

senator chuck grassley, home state senator of iowa, is calling now on the senate agricultural committeeinvestigate the futures regulatory system and how companies like pfg can go belly up taking so much in customer money with them. grassley is no stranger to pfg. he knows the founder and chairman. they live in the general area here. they have appeared at events together so this is an interesting twist in all of this. this is the scene at the home a few miles from here as the family comes to grips with the fact that the 40-year futures industry veteran, his business gone belly up, gone bankrupt. attempted suicide earlier this week and multiple reports not confirmed not only recovered and up and around and alert and presumably can shed some light on the bizarre circumstances. he was a big man in this community, for sure. philanthropist. donated to charities. owned a group of restaurants and, of course, this firm which was an important employer and important economic engine here and gone bankrupt, the sequence of events is bizarre. june 5th, announced a big wedding to his fiancee and then

senator chuck grassley said, "there is a certain inconsistency because there are two separate votes." that's going to make it incredibly difficult for the pledge to have credibility going forward." senator mike gohahn said, "what grover norquist has just done is blown his pledge wide open." how big is the norquist exception? 13 months later, the demint amendment still has never come to a vote. so now, according to the norquist exception, you can vote for any tax revenue increase you want, as long as you promise grover that some day you'll vote for a tax cut in some other bill and that some day never has to come. [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch...from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me

and iowa senator chuck grassley has an ongoing streak of more than 6,400 votes.ike proxmire and grassley, collins has never missed a senate vote, not once since her arrival in the state. a moderate from a largely democratic state, collins is not always lockstep with her party. she was one of five republicans to vote to acquit president clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice charges in 1999. >> ms. collins -- ms. collins, not guilty. >> one of three republicans to approve president obama's 2009 $838 billion stimulus package. >> ms. collins? >> aye. >> ms. collins, aye. >> and one of eight republicans to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell." >> ms. collins, ms. collins, aye. >> that is one of the two votes collins is proudest of. the other one is one she sponsored, a landmark 2004 intelligence reform bill that passed on a near unanimous vote. >> i think this is a day that reflects well on the senate for responding quickly and wisely to the recommendations of the 9/11 commission. >> collins' 5,000th vote thursday was on a motion to set aside a p

senator chuck grassley said, "there is a certain inconsistency because there are two separate votes."going to make it incredibly difficult for the pledge to have credibility going forward." senator mike gohahn said, "what grover norquist has just done is blown his pledge wide open." how big is the norquist exception? 13 months later, the demint amendment still has never come to a vote. so now, according to the norquist exception, you can vote for any tax revenue increase you want, as long as you promise grover that some day you'll vote for a tax cut in some other bill and that some day never has to come. look at those toys. insurance must be expensive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. according to ford, the works fuel saver package could literally pay for itself. jim twitchel is this true? yes it's true. how is this possible? p

. >>> today senator chuck grassley is raising new questions about toyota's acceleration problems, and he wants the feds to investigate. he says he was tipped off by whistle blowers that believe that the federal investigations are, quote, too narrow. grassley says he wants a closer look at the 10 whiskers crystaling that might cause unintended acceleration. there have been some 10,000 reports of caring revving up on their own. a toyota spokesman says there's nothing new about the 10 whiskers and no proof that they occur more often in toyotas than in other vehicles. >>> this election season may set the record for airing the most negative political ads ever. but you can't believe everything you hear. some of the ads are completely false. so how do you know? every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talki

and the single largest tax cut was the extension of the alternative minimum tax which came from chuck grassley who ultimately voted against the plan. three in the senate not including most of those who had their amendments added. and then we move on from there to not a single one voting for any significant initiative. now that, to me, represents a difference. and a difference which suggests a willingness to try and figure out how you can solve some problems even if there are other places where you want to stomp on the president, and democrats did that with bush at other times. but a real contrast between where the two parties are now. so there are no angels here, but we really do have one party that is not that far from the midfield area, although it's moved, and the other party that's behind its own goalpost. >> do you disagree with any of what norm just said, mickey? >> no. i think the problem is with both sides, and so a lot of republicans would probably say, well, yes, but we've said for 40 years we don't want to go there, and now our failure to go there doesn't mean we've changed or becom

senator chuck grassley denying answers as to why that might be in a letter to the attorney general yesterdaye possibility that doj was aware of this memorandum on february 3rd 2011 and still sent the erroneous letter to congress the next day february 4th raises more questions about doj's claim that faulty information from the department's components inadvertently led to the false letter. joining me now to talk about it arizona congressman david schweikert. do you buy the inadvertent faulty information, or do you believe the doj deliberately lied to congress. >> i moved into the deliberately lied category. this can only go on for so many months. if they are going to continue to trickle out memos, we are pulling back the layers of the onions and starting to understand, a, how much sort of chaos and information was actually circulating around in the justice department, and also starting to under how much they truly didn't understand. gregg: to be fair here to holder and doj, the atf agent who raised the red flag apparently criticized the wiretap surveillance system but did not complain about th

. >> bill: what they've been doing is what chuck grassley called sucking at the public tit. >> that's it is hard to go back and run as an outsider after four years of that. a little flak yesterday about -- and this is sort of a -- the next phase i guess of mitt romney refusing to release his tax returns. he's got a proposal that would -- reward -- you report -- actually would reward people for keeping jobs overseas. president obama alluded to that, this new report that shows romney's tax plan would encourage firms to keep jobs overseas. explain that. >> this is kind of the next evolution in this battle over outsourcing. it is really the pivot from romney's personal history in business to the policy implications and what the obama campaign and some others have zeroed in on is romney's proposal to create what's known as a territorial tax system. what that basically means is if you're a u.s. company and you're doing business in any other country and you make profits there, you could bring them back to the -- you can bring those profits back to the united states and not pay any taxes. and

senator chuck grassley of iowa cast 6 with 444 votes since 1993. never. >> never missed a vote?ketball team is set, in london, players included lebron james, colby bryant carmelo an though e, kevin durant anthony davis did not make the official roster because of a sprained inc. ankle but he may show up as an alternate if he is ready to play. >> i like that term. i like that team. >> i wonder degree weeks. >> july 27th. they have a game here in d.c. next week playing brazil here in d.c. >> whoa. >> i wonder where you get tickets. that would be fun. >> i am going. i am going. >> verizon center? i have one extra ticket. i have one extra ticket if anybody wants to come. >> 866-55-press. all right. katie paris, always good to have you in the studio. i was particularly interested to talk to you about something media matters reported on last week. ? last hour, we talked to the senior meteorologist from accuweather who says it could be global warming or a cycle that sdpoiptd me because i think it's clear, what all of the indications are, that this is what global warming is. if you want

recently she passed senator byrd and is now third all-time behind senator chuck grassley and the late bill proxmire from wisconsin. i know she took great pride also to be in the company of her role model, a woman that played a major role in her decision to run for public office in the first place, fellow maine senator margaret chase smith, currently number five on the list. on behalf of the entire senate, i want to congratulate senator collins for this great achievement. mr. reid: it is a remarkable accomplishment. i hope i don't get in trouble, but i really like her. i appreciate her ability to work with us, work with everybody. she is somebody who you never have to guess where she stands on an issue, and i admire and appreciate her so much for that. i've worked with her on issues going back for many, many years. i really, again, say i appreciate what she's doing. she has great genes. her mother and father each served as mayor of a small town in maine, a place called caribou. and i have really -- i don't have fond memories of caribou because in my, i think it was my 1998 race, we wer

senator chuck grassley's office was in contact with one of the sign tigss, and one of grassley's aide'sa doubt it's sbip dags. there's a great deal of peer pressure to go along and get along. in a lot of agencies. >> it's not their institution. it belongs to the united states government. they're working for the people of the united states. >> the fda says at no time was it monitoring the e-mails of anyone in congress and wasn't trying to stop communication. but congressman chris van hollen whose staff e-mails were identified is calling for a full investigation by health and human services. and based on scientist complaints, the osc concluded there may be a public safety issue concerning the cancer detection devices and refer to the matter for further investigation. >> senator grassley was pretty angry over there. you could see that. sandra endo reporting. >>> a stunning political shakeup inside the world's most isolated country. why it could be a sign of a major power struggle. to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are c

she ranks third behind senator chuck grassley of iowa who has cast 6,400 votes.-time leader from wisconsin cast 10,252 consecutive votes. and a bomb threat closed a major tunnel between detroit and windsor, ontario, causing traffic backups on both sides of the u.s./canadian border. the anonymous phone call to tunnel employees came around midday. authorities evacuated the tunnel in search for any possible device. officials say the call came from the canadian side of the border. and president obama is acknowledging some criticism against him and admitting there are some things he could do better. listen so what he said in an interview with charlie rose. >> and then my first two years i think the notion was, well, you know, he's been juggling and managing a lot of stuff. but where's the story that tells us where he's going? and i think that was a legitimate criticism. and so getting out of this town, spending more time with the american people, listening to them and also then being in a conversation with them about where do we go together as a country, i need to do

recently she passed senator byrd and now third all-time behind senator chuck grassley and the late bill proxmire from wisconsin. i know she took great pride also to be in the company of her role model, a woman that played a major role in her decision to run for public office in the first place, fellow maine senator margaret chase smith, currently number five on the list. on behalf of the entire senate, i want to congratulate senator collins for this great achievement. mr. reid: it is a remarkable accomplishment. i hope i don't get in trouble, but i really like her. i appreciate her ability to work with us, work with everybody. she is somebody who you never have to guess where she stands on an issue, and i admire and appreciate her so much for that. i've worked with her on issues going back for many, many years. i really, again, say i appreciate what she's doing. she has great genes. her mother and father each served as mayor of a small town in maine, a place called caribou. and i have really -- i don't have fond memories of caribou because in my, ihink it was my 1998 race, we we, this g