one of them is senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa. senator grassley, tell us about your friendship. when did you first meet? guest: first of all, thank you for having me here to talk about bob dole and my mentor when i first went to the united states senate. i assumed that my first meeting with him -- i don't remember exactly -- but i was a member of the u.s. house when he was in his second term in the senate. i really got acquainted with him because i was campaigning for the united states senate in 1979 and 1980 and that was his first time to try to be president in the iowa caucuses. we interacted many times in the various counties that he was in, and he just practically lived in iowa for the winter of 1979 into 1980. the first thing about him is he was a mentor for me in the united states senate because he had been there 12 years when i was serving my first year. in my first year in the senate, i was able to get on the powerful finance committee, least insane yorty. he beat -- in seniority. looking -- working closely with him there,

. >> senator chuck grassley republican of iowa's joan is not from the capitol, senator grassley tell us about your friendship with senator dole, when did you first meet? >> first of all thank you for having me here and to talk about bob dole in my mentor when i first went to the united states senate. and i assumed my first meeting, i do not remember exactly but i remember being in the house when he was in a second term in the united states senate. i really got acquainted with him because i was campaigning for the united states senate in 1980 and that was his first time to try to be president of the united states at the iowa caucuses. we just really interact in many, many times in the various counties and practically lived in iowa for the winter of 79, in the early 80s. but the first thing aboutut him as he was a mentor for me in the united states senate. because he hade been there for 12 years when i was serving my first year. during my first year in the senate i was able to get on the committee, least in seniority but he was then a lead chairman for the first time republicans had a

one of them is senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa.

i want to go to chuck grassley. as many of you know, iowa is no stranger to tornadoes, a dozen of them confirmed in the past year. senator, very good to have you. i'm sorry understand these circumstances. we know that federal help is on the way. the president signed off on that immediately. these people need help now across the entire region. what is the first thing that happens when help is signed off on? >> it's already happened. the governor and the president have said so. then just like in 2008 when we had an e-5 tornado within three miles of my farm house in iowa, 13 people died. whenever there's a natural disaster, the same programs immediately are instituted and people that qualify get help. the money is a big factor. fema starts a fiscal year with x number of dollars with it. if that goes through the 12 months, that's it. during the middle of a fiscal year, you have a lot of disasters and the money runs outs. it's a nonpartisan way of replenishing it. the programs have been around for decades and the same pe

other tweets, chuck grassley saying, "bob took me under his wing an i couldd not have had a better senatoro learn from. god bless the great bob dole." and from senator bernie sanders, "bob served his country with courage on the battlefield and dignity in the senate. we set our condolences to his family." mitt romney, saying, "when i think of the greatest generation, i think of bob dole, a man who dedicated his life to serving our country. rest in peace. we will be praying for his family and loved ones." other statements yesterday, from former president donald trump, "bob dole was an american war hero and a true patriot for our nation. he served kansas with honor. and the republican party was made stronger by his service. our prayers are with elizabeth and his family members." we will go through more reaction, more statements for you, throughout this first hour, but we want to also hear from you on our phone lines. and we have a special line for world war ii veterans and family members. that number is 202-748-8002. this is kurt in akron, ohio. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my c

company issue in which a huge congressional institute, particularly thanks to lindsey graham and chuck grassley on judiciary who kept us alive and kicking for a long time. >> probably could've seen lindsey graham come would've love that moment because it was addressing down. crapo was chair of finance took it up and move the jurisdiction to finance and they were able to get it passed and sherrod brown strong support so a big thank you to those colleagues who worked very admirably, this happen. >> last sort of question maybe. feel free to do -- one to the things that crossed my mind with the biden administration adopting this counter kleptocracy anticorruption agenda so closely so strongly that it sometimes in d.c. and partly because once i take something of the other side decides they want to start -- >> you are for its i have to be against it. >> exactly. it is been this remarkable bipartisan, you talked about all the tetchy domestic political issues, that corruption can exacerbate and, of course, corruption is a first political insult you want to fling at an opponent. given how corruption can

chuck grassley was also listening to my speech. pryor sent me a note when i finished and said i want to help you with this. grassley did the same thing. so my first speech led to the passage of the taxpayers bill of rights, with the help of david pryor and chuck grassley. it was landmark legislation. it put the taxpayer on more equal footing with the tax collector. everybody liked that so much, we've done two iterations of it since then to make it even stronger. source tax, i'm sure it's a boring thing to everybody, but it wasn't boring to people that came from california and tried to retire someplace else. the state of california was merciless in going after people. they had the law on their side, they thought. if you worked in california, it didn't matter where you went, they would go after you for your pensions is what it amounted to. and i tried for 15 years to get that changed, and i got it changed. no longer can california, with all due respect to feinstein and boxer, can they do that. they can't do that anymore. if you retir

they should have fought harder but this was a republican run committee and grassley, chairman chuck grassley of iowa iowa was running it with a stern hand but ohad mitch mcconnell behind him pulling the strings so they didn't have the ability to force any of these things. debbie didn't think she would get called as a witness but then when they had the fbi investigation only in the end because there were a couple moderates like susan collins and jeff clay who were not going to vote on the nomination unless there was an fbi investigation the fbi did interview debbie soh the republicans said that was enough it's hard not to be completely depressed on allhi of this meaning success republicans have had in making the court atmore conservative. so any advice on keeping and even keel? >> everybody keeps telling me my book is so depressing and i wish i could give them a happy ending. it is what it is. people need to stay engaged and i think it's the kind of public pressure making your votes matter and being involved and make the support as conservative as it is the fact that on many of these issues w

members and those who carry most sway, it i think it means a great deal to people like pat lahey, chuck grassley, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell. they may ask in partisan ways now and may react in ways that some people would not consider helpful in partisan fights, and in moments like this where we can all pause and reflect on somebody like dole, who fought for his own priorities as a partisan but never lost his sense of humor and ability to connect, i it is matter. the more that we can step back, the better off we will be. when john mccain died, i feel like that moment was probably similar to what we will see with dole. they were both war heroes, genuinely interested in the legislative process, interesting people. their deaths meant a lot to the people in the capitol and enable people to pause and recognize that there is more that unites us than divides us not to take anything away from the passion that people bring to politics or the severity of some disagreements that we have over big issues, but if we can pause in moments like this, it does enable people to think twice about that comment on t

one of them is senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa.or grassley, tell us about your friendship. when did you first meet? guest: first of all, thank you for having me here to talk about bob dole and my mentor when i first went to the united states senate. i assumed that my first meeting with him -- i don't remember exactly -- but i was a member of the u.s. house when he was in his second term in the senate. i really got acquainted with him because i was campaigning for the united states senate in 1979 and 1980 and that was his first time to try to be president in the iowa caucuses. we interacted many times in the various counties that he was in, and he just practically lived in iowa for the winter of 1979 into 1980. the first thing about him is he was a mentor for me in the united states senate because he had been there 12 years when i was serving my first year. in my first year in the senate, i was able to get on the powerful finance committee, least insane yorty. he beat -- in seniority. looking -- working closely with him there, and h

tony bobulinski material he is a content that keeps phones, e-mails which i also have an chuck grassleyand looking into the financial transaction and do they have suspicious activity from the treasury. you know the money has come in and you need to trace it to joe biden. i have found some evidence of mingling of underwriting finances with joe biden shared bank account. shared debit cards in the small amount of evidence showing the hunter biden is paying bills for joe biden, regular household bills like an at&t phone bill. also maintenance on the delaware manchin and some painting and air conditioning unit replace in the cottage on the ground. there is a few thousand dollars for each bill. we know that joe biden was benefiting and we know that from hunter bidens own words when he complained to family members that he had to give half of his salary to his father for 30 years. i think that is probably the most useful way to really get to the bottom of how this influenced peddling operation of the bidens worked. steve: exactly this is when joe biden was vice president. didn't perceive that a

senator chuck grassley saying even though i'm ideologically opposite i must say he did a good job representing the interests of nevada in the u.s. senate. as majority leader he ran a tight ship. longtime rival senator mitch mcconnell saying the nature of our jobs brought us into frequent and sometimes intense conflict but i never doubted that harry was always doing with your nestlÉ deeply felt was right for nevada and our country. senator joe manginseng harry reid was a quintessential public servant, serve nevada for decades, was a giant in the u.s. senate. my prayers are with his family and friends as we mourn this incredible loss, we served in the senate from 1987 to 2017. he was 82 years old. there is this. legendary nfl coach and broadcaster john madden dying unexpectedly at the age of 85. madden, one of our most iconic and recognizable names in football history. benjamin: marianne rafferty has reaction to madden's death. >> for many generations of football fans john madden cultivated a lifelong love of the game, most to remember his voice a claiming the most memorable plays and calling th

announcer ) in this corner, weighing in at "barely alive," it's the terror from the jurassic era, chuck grassley. and his opponent, being carried in bubble wrap because her bones are made from candy-canes it's dianne "paper-skin" feinstein. ding-ding, and there's the bell! that means it's time for one of them to take a nap! and now everyone is dead. ( laughter ) everyone is dead. they're all dead. in pandemic news, there's way too much pandemic news. right now, the u.s. is averaging close to 120,000 new covid cases each day, which is 50% more than a month ago. no! no! this has to end! this pandemic feels like the first time you go to a catholic wedding. ( whispering ) "what do you mean it's not over? ( laughter ) we've been here for an hour. that was just the mass? they haven't even started the wedding yet? ( applause ) do i stand up? sit down? do i kneel? how many positions do i have to take? this is like cross-fit. now i know why jesus was so cut." omicron might be the new variant on the block, but delta is still going strong. which means now, the nation faces a double coronavirus surge. so to

this was a democratic run committee and chairman chuck grassley of iowa was running it with a stern hand and he had mitch mcconnell behind him virtually pulling the string so it was not -- the democrats didn't have the ability to pass any of these things was such a travesty and debbie really didn't think she was going to get called as a wit -- witness but then they had a sham of an fbi investigation only in the end because there were a couple of moderates like susan collins and jeff flake who were not going to vote on the nomination unless there was an fbi investigation. the fbi did interview database of republicans said that was enough. if she had a public hearing and i've talked to her a lot she would have been every bit as credible and impressive the witness as christine was in her term and that's what republicans feared. >> let me ask a question from ann and this will be the last question per tank is that it's hard not to be completely depressed about all of this meaning success the republicans have had in making the court more conservative so ann ask any of ice on keeping any think

his speech from the senate floor republican senator chuck grassley linked to the anniversary to the passing of former fellow senator from kansas, bob dole. a world war ii veteran. >> yesterday, december 7, 1941, 8 date which will live in infamy. united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by forces of the empire of japan. >> this week marks the 80th year since fdr delivered his day in infamy speech. that was in a joint session of congress. fdr told the nation that the united states of america was under attack. change the course of history into the future and fortunes today i come to the floor with a heavy heart to the united states senate. yesterday senator dole passed away at 98 years of age. >> follow us on social media at c-span history. for more history in the news. weekends on c-span2 are intellectual feast every saturday on sunday book tv bring shoe nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span2 come from these television companies and more including media com. the world changed in an instant and immediate calm was ready internet sort and we never slowed down. sc

chuck grassley ripping the plan thank democrats always want you to believe they are worried about the particular time build back better stands for blue state billionaire bailout. bernie sanders wants to the tax break by income in phases for those making 400,$000 and above. the think tank finding the tax cut would be $20 for income households. todd: we have a front runner for this year. >> reporter: better for former employees a better.com after the ceo laid out 900 workers before the holidays. >> if you are on this call, you are part of the unlucky group being laid off. >> reporter: 50% of the company's workforce was let's go. one of those unlucky employees last hour. >> it is really emotional and devastating. i am sitting in the exact spot where i got laid off. a wave of emotions come over me. >> reporter: best of luck to her. tonight on american dream home we are heading to new smyrna beach, florida, breckenridge, colorado, they lost to one of those big fires janice always talks about so this is their second dream home. carley: we will tune in and watch it. todd: why don't you do th

iowa senator chuck grassley and many republican slamming potential state and local tax repeal a democrat proposed spending bills many gop lawmakers note repealing the south e help the ultra rich. grassley saying democrats always want you to believe they are always worried about the middle class, in this particular time build back better really stands for blue state billionaire bailout. according to the urban institutions tax policy center, repealing the assault plan would give middle-class families an average tax cut of just $20 while almost all tax benefits would go to the top 20% of us earners. interesting. todd: the ceo digital mortgage company better.com make the shocking announcement in a zoom call as we enter the holiday season. >> i do not want to do this. last time i did i cried. we are laying off 15% of the company. >> you got to be kidding me. >> efficiency. if you are on this call, you are part of the unlucky group being laid off. todd: unlucky? a callous word. melissa, walk us through what is going through your mind when you are on this call. >> hearing it right now again, i

to hire an army of irs agents to swarm all across the country with the assumption as senator chuck grassley said yesterday, i guess assuming that millions of americans are cheating on their taxes. incredible. there's enough money there to hire 87,000 new irs agents. and american companies are also going to be settled with $350 billion in higher taxes. again, i give you that number, i've never had to rub my eyes a couple of times when we were running in 2016, when i heard the number that 60,000 factories had closed and moved overseas in this country. we turned it around. we made our corporate tax rate competitive and 10,000 factories opened. but there's an old saying, what you tax, you get less of, what you subsidize, you get more of. under the biden bill, they are taxing job creators, taxing american workers, and they are subsidizing the off shoring of more american jobs. it's truly astonishing. the truth is, higher taxes also are going to affect businesses like the one i grew up in. i grew up working in a gas station business, small family business in a small town. most family businesses l

chuck grassley blocked the request. he tweeted this picture of him enjoying some dessert shortly after. hope it was delicious. back in michigan today though there was a touching moment of solidarity from the community. oakland residents gathered outside the hospital. said when the body of victim justin schilling is an organ donor was moved for surgery, his family can look down and see the support for them. nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster is in oxford. the lawyer said they are not on the lam but all indications seem to be they are. what is your understanding from your reporting? >> reporter: our understanding is that the man hunt is still well under way. we did contact the under sheriff of this county and he says that he still has not been in contact with the attorneys of those two parents. the now fugitives as they are being called. we have been receiving a lot of conflicting information throughout the afternoon. initially when we heard the charges were filed around noon, apparently there was some rangement to

senator chuck grassley say audits of small business already up 50%. what do you say to that?> you take child care as an example, liz. as you mentioned, the democrats want to put out of business a lot of these faith based child care providers which is how so many hoosiers and other americans take care of their kids when they go off to work that will drive inflation of course. the democrats are responsible in some respects for overregulating housing. no wonder rents have gone up in recent years. the irs, this, come on, this is absolutely ridiculous, if you're prying into people's private taxpayer information as they proposed doing, in order to audit regular americans with this new army of auditors. $80 billion. i'm for upgraded computer systems but this is not what the american people are asking for right now. once again this all comes back to being in tune with the needs of the american people as opposed to passing a far left idealogical agenda. elizabeth: senator todd young, we'll stay with you, new fox business poll, inflation is not so transitory as the white house claimed.

chuck grassley, the rank member on the judiciary committee, said to me you know the rule.e president and the senate of different parties we don't move on people of course, that's not a rule. that's not -- that's not way things used to work until very recently. >> yeah, definitely not a rule except if they will it to be true. good to see you. thank you very much. good reporting. >> coming up for us, the covid surge is impacting so many things but it's not stopping holiday travel. a top official with united airlines joins us next. small businesses like yours make gift-giving possible. now, comcast business has an exclusive gift for you. introducing the gift of savings sale. for a limited time, ask how to get a great deal for your business. and get up to a $500 prepaid card with select bundles when you switch to the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses. or get started with internet and voice for $64.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee. give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> the holiday travel ru

rather not say. [ laughter ] rescuing children is a personal decision." [ laughter ] iowa senator chuck grassleyed out a picture yesterday of his vacuum cleaner. he didn't mean to, he was just trying to call his daughter. [ laughter ] according to the latest numbers, the average cost for a ten-person thanksgiving dinner is $53, not including bail money. [ laughter ] finally, the hershey company offered a giant nine-inch, three pound reese's peanut butter cup this year that is meant to serve as a pie on thanksgiving perfect for anyone that wants to show their family they cared enough to stop at a 7-11 on the way. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue, everybody. oh, man, oh, man, we've got a great show for you tonight [ cheers and applause he is one of my nearest and dearest friends, even though he is intensely cruel to my dog, frisbee. andy samberg will be here tonight. [ cheers and applause he's got a new show coming to peacock. it's called "baking it." also we have an incredible actor. you know him from "friday night lights," "fargo," and "breaking bad. what a triumvirate, what a hat trick o

on thursday, iowa senator chuck grassley blocked a bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. he claimed the bill was "hostile toward lawful gun owners and lawful firearms transactions." meanwhile, republican congressmember thomas massie is facing widespread criticism after sharing his family's holiday photo which shows massie and his family brandishing military-style rifles in front of a christmas tree. massie tweeted the photo on saturday, just four days after the michigan school shooting. he included a caption reading, "merry christmas! please santa, please bring ammo." we are joined now by two guests. nicole hockley is the co-founder and ceo of sandy hook promise. nicole is the mother of six-year old dylan, a first grader killed in the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. kris brown is an attorney and the president of brady, one of the oldest gun violence prevention organizations in the country. we welcome you back to democracy now! thank you so much, both of you, for joining us. i wanted to begin with kris brown of brady. you have a situation now where you

really 'cause the last one didn't exactly make it look fun [ laughter ] iowa senator chuck grassley complaineditter over the weekend about directv dropping the history channel from his tv package. it was only the way he could keep up with his high school buddies. "oh! so, that's where thomas edison went!" [ laughter ] "such a snob, edison!" [ laughter ] a new film adaptation of the musical "west side story" was released over the weekend in theaters, and as usual, the jets lost [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause we were so nervous 'cause we knew it was coming out this year we were so nervous 'cause sometimes we write jokes six months in advance. and we were so nervous, 'cause, like, what if the jets are good? [ laughter ] and you remember, shoemaker. i said, "you know what i think we can put it on cards." [ laughter ] jimmy buffet's margaritaville restaurant resort group has announced it will launch a new cruise line next year. though i don't know if i like the idea of someone that relaxed running a ship "iceberg right ahead!" "hey, man, it's probably more scared of that than we are of it." [ l

many are sharing the personal connections they had, but senator chuck grassley tweeting, quote: bob took me under his wing when i came to the senate, and i couldn't have had a better senator to learn from. he was a best friend and mentor. god bless the great bob dole. debbie wasserman schultz wrote in part, quote: our country could use more like him right about now. legislators on both sides hope that bob dole's legacy will encourage reaching across the aisle and civility in congress. >> we see the world differently, you know, we're blessed to be americans, and we should treat the each other that way. >> the way in which he led is something that we need to reflect on today, without a doubt. >> reporter: senator susan collins echoed many with this, quote: senator bob dole defined the term the greatest generation. on that point in his book "one soldier's story," former senator dole expressed this, quote: they are the greatest generation. arthel? arthel: indeed. alexandria hoff, thanks, alex. the passing of a giant, former senator and presidential candidate bob dole dead at 98. it's my woke

instagram testified yesterday before congress, but only after an hour of explaining what it was to chuck grassleyo you -- do you have to have one of them cordless phone for it?" [ laughter ] the makers of miller lite recently began offering drinkable christmas ornaments. oh, they're drinkable? what's inside them, heineken [ laughter ]ual so-called "year in search" list yesterday, and the second-most searched "how to be" phrase was "how to be more attractive," whereas the third-most searched was "how to be happy alone." [ laughter ] and it's kind of fun to see people give up in real time. "how to be more attractive." oh, a lot of steps [ laughter ] that was a monologue, everybody. oh, man, oh, man [ cheers and applause do we have a great show for you tonight. you know him as peter parker in the insanely successful spider-man and avenger movies. the latest installment, "spider-man: no way home" is out in theaters next friday. tom holland will be here in our studio [ cheers and applause we're always so happy to have him here with us and they are the creators and stars of the critically acclaimed "pe

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bill that was objected to by senator grassley, the protecting communities bill, first let me say chuck grassley is my friend. i mean it. i don't just say that as political idle talk. he's my ranking member on the senate judiciary committee. we disagree on a lot of things. we sure do agree on a lot of things, too. the bill that he described is a step in the wrong direction as was mentioned by senator murphy. that bill doesn't fix the gaping holes in the background check system. it makes them worse. to say that people who have been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital can leave that hospital, walk out the door and buy a gun, that doesn't even make sense. you would certainly want to ask someone, some medical expert what is their state of mind? have they fully recovered? are they ready? can they make a basic decision that we can trust? that's not too much to ask for those who are involuntarily committed at a psychiatric hospital. unfortunately the grassley bill which we objected to would automatically restore a person's right to buy a gun the minute they walked out of the hospital. the

the laptop but also but rees the information there and on top of that there is the information chuck grassleyinquiry into hunter biden and bar is may and the corruption there and they were treasury department suspicious activity reports which were sent to them by banks when money was coming in, millions of dollars from shady sources, whether it be russian oligarchs or people who were on sanction lists. so those puzzle pieces you put together and you actually see the pattern of what this family has been doing around the world leveraging american power, the biden name, to enrich themselves but at the expense of the national security of america and its allies. >> bill: wow. it is called "laptop from hell" clever title and available now. miranda, we'll speak again soon. thank you very much. >> dana: we're awaiting remarks on president biden on this morning's disappointing jobs report. u.s. employers putting the brakes on new hires adding just 210,000 jobs last month. the fewest in a year. unemployment, however, dropped to 4.2%. we'll have the president's remarks as soon as they happen. prosecutio

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i've seen tweets from senator chuck grassley, a statement from senator ben sass saying manchin put the nail in the coffin and manchin released another statement shortly after his appearance on fox news saying that his democratic colleagues in washington are determined to dramatically reshape our society in a way that leaves our country even more vulnerable to the threats we face. i cannot take this risk. he's been saying that he's concerned with all the issues biden has to face abroad and here on home, both with covid, with russia, with china, with inflation, these are all things that manchin has been ramping up in the last couple of weeks. and culminating with that bombshell appearance on fox news this morning. >> and, you know, julie, i have in my hand the same statement from senator manchin that you've been reading from and i want to read another piece of this, which gets to something you mentioned earlier about senator manchin and his concerns about his democratic colleagues playing fiscal shell games here. he says the american people deserve transparency on the true cost of the bu

members and those who carry most sway, it i think it means a great deal to people like pat lahey, chuck grassleyy pelosi, mitch mcconnell. they may ask in partisan ways now and may react in ways that some people would not consider helpful in partisan fights, and in moments like this where we can all pause and reflect on somebody like dole, who fought for his own priorities as a partisan but never lost his sense of humor and ability to connect, i it is matter. the more that we can step back, the better off we will be. when john mccain died, i feel like that moment was probably similar to what we will see with dole. they were both war heroes, genuinely interested in the legislative process, interesting people. their deaths meant a lot to the people in the capitol and enable people to pause and recognize that there is more that unites us than divides us not to take anything away from the passion that people bring to politics or the severity of some disagreements that we have over big issues, but if we can pause in moments like this, it does enable people to think twice about that comment on twitter

his colleague spoke about his friendship and working with him in congress, including senator chuck grassleyn the washington journal. respects and giving tributes. one

. >> senator chuck grassley republican of iowa's joan is not from the capitol, senator grassley tell us about your friendship with senator dole, when did you first meet? >> first of all thank you for having me here and to talk about bob dole in my mentor when i first went to the united states sen

blessed in my mind to have as the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee a real friend in chuck grassley, the republican senator from iowa. i asked him that day what was going on. i had informed the committee in writing that we would proceed where a vote on ms. gupta that -- with a vote on ms. gupta that day. i then allowed committee republicans to speak for 94 minutes on ms. gupta's nomination, even though much of what was said was repetitive, some false, and some really unwarranted. i was in fact prepared to allow committee republicans to speak as long as they wish. turned to senator grassley and said what's the plan here? he said, well, senator tillis my return -- may return and speak and we just have these members speaking. i received assurances that the republicans would not use an obscure senate rule, the two-hour rule to cut off the markup before we voted on ms. gupta's nomination. but at 11:55 a.m., i was surprised as was senator grassley to be informed that despite their earlier assurances, a republican senator had in fact invoked the two-hour rule in an effort to prevent ms. gu