And this merges several of my interests. The constitution with the Heritage Foundation and my friend jason j fitz. I first came to know his name over 30 years ago as a placekicker at byu and was really good to this day he holds the record including the most successful points after touchdown scored in a single game and i think in a single season and also famous for the fact immediately after he kicked a field goal the helmet would come off and he became famous for that i think it was called the Jason Chaffetz rule but it played a key role in his success as a statesman and people came to know him and who he was. I remember many years later long after he played for byu with a successful career as a businessman i met him for the first time. I was starstruck. I met him while he was running on the campaign for governor. And Jason Chaffetz himself convinced me he was the man to become utahs next governor we had a long conversation about i it. And several months after that after he was elected
May our lawmakers live with such faithfulness that they will be your redemptive instruments at a time when truth seems a rare commodity. May you find delight in those who by faith trust you to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. Lead our senators to a fresh dedication in their service you to and humanity. Grant that justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for 30 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley veterans, meaning our veterans of war, our veterans who are
Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the yeas are 83. The noes are 9. The motion is passed agreed to. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley ive got a couple of issues i want to speak on. One would be trade and section 232 issue. That would be my second one. The first one, i want to speak about commonsense entitlement reform. In the past year weve seen a flurry of drug pricing proposals. Im encouraged by efforts from my colleagues here in the senate, especially Ranking Member wyden, colleagues in the house that agree in the house of representatives who agree with this effort to reduce drug prices and the president of the United States who has already been involved for a year and a half in lowering drug prices. All have made lowering Prescription Drug costs one of the Core Principles of our efforts and particularly a core principle for this administration
All the cspan products. [inaudible background conversations] welcome to heritage, thank you for joining us. We are going to have a real fun discussion today about Jason Chaffetz new book power grab. Introduce them is senator mike agreat friend of heritage and best friend of the constitution. Hello. Its a pleasure to be with you. This marches several of my interests. The constitution conservative politics, books about those things the Heritage Foundation and my friends jason and julie take us. Ive known the chases for a long time. I first came to know the name Jason Chaffetz over 30 years ago when he became the placekicker at byu. He is really good to this day he holds records including the most successful poinsettia touchdown scored in a single game and i think in a single season. He was also famous for the fact that immediately after he kicked a field goal or pat the helmet would come off and then he had this awesome slow jog to the sideline. He became famous for that. He became known
Booktv continues now on cspan2, television for serious readers. Good afternoon, everybody. Its a pleasure to be with you and this merges several of my interests. The constitution,conservative politics , books about those things, the Heritage Foundation and my friends jason and julie j fitz. I first came to know the name Jason Chaffetz when he became a placekicker at byu. This date holds records including the most successful points after touchdown scored in a single game and i think in a single season. And he was also famous for the fact immediately after he kicked a field goal for or pat, the helmet would come off and then he had this awesome slow jog to the sidelines and he became known as the chaffetz and it resulted in something called the chaffetz rule but i actually think it played a key role in his success as a statesman in the state of utah. People came to know him and they knew who he was. I remember many years later, long after he had played for byu and had a successful career