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Dec. 11, 2024
Ernst: Getting Remote Bureaucrats Back to Work
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 26, 2024
Ernst Lays Out Thanksgiving Menu to Carve up $2 Trillion in Waste
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 24, 2024
Ernst on DOGE Caucus: “My Promise Was to ‘Make ‘Em Squeal’”
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 22, 2024
Ernst Creates Senate DOGE Caucus to Eliminate Government Waste
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 28, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers on USDA Oversight Following Pure Prairie Poultry’s Abrupt Closure
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 29, 2024
Ernst Exposes Massive Tax Evasion at IRS, Demands an Audit of the Auditors
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 17, 2024
Ernst Ensures Tax Dollars Aren’t Arming Iran
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 2, 2024
Penn Wharton Hearing Witness: Dem Tax Proposals Won’t Solve Our Fiscal Challenges
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 30, 2024
Grassley: Budget Democrats Use Climate Change Smoke and Mirrors to Ignore Our Immediate Responsibilities
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 26, 2024
Ernst's Bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Bill Passes Senate
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 15, 2024
Grassley: Biden Admin’s EV Push Could Drive up the Deficit by $200 Billion
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 14, 2024
Ernst Fights to Track Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Federal Employee Unions
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 12, 2024
Ernst Demands SBA Put a Price Tag on Projects Funded by Taxpayers
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 12, 2024
Grassley: Biden’s Budget Offers False Promises and a Far-Left Wish List
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 12, 2024
It’s Sunshine Week: Ernst Shines a Light on Biden Hiding Billions of Dollars in Secret Spending
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 11, 2024
Grassley Redlines President Biden’s Budget Proposal
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Feb. 14, 2024
Ernst, Shaheen Call for Comprehensive Review of Veterans' Small Business Lending Programs
Sen. Joni Ernst
Feb. 12, 2024
Ernst Fights for Farm Families Cut Out of College Aid
Sen. Joni Ernst
Feb. 5, 2024
Ernst Requires Actions, Not Just Words, from President
Sen. Joni Ernst
Jan. 3, 2024
Ernst Forces Biden's SBA to Collect on Billions of Delinquent Pandemic Loans
Sen. Joni Ernst
Dec. 14, 2023
Ernst Forces Pentagon to Investigate Taxpayer-Funded Risky Research Overseas, Defund China's Wuhan Lab
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 9, 2023
Ernst Advocacy Downsizes Unused Federal Buildings, Saves Taxpayers $1 Billion
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 2, 2023
Grassley Cosponsors Bipartisan Push to Reform the Broken Budget Process
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 26, 2023
Grassley Recalls President Reagan: "America is Once Again at a Time for Choosing'
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 25, 2023
Ernst's Bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Bill One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 25, 2023
Grassley Backs "Practical Solutions' for Adapting to Climate Change, Welcomes Iowa Witness
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 18, 2023
Grassley Spotlights Ways to Cut Drug Costs and Enhance Health Care System Innovation, Efficiency
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 10, 2023
Grassley Doubles Down on Calls for Fiscal Sanity as U.S. Deficit Balloons under Biden
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 13, 2023
Grassley Challenges Congress To Exercise Fiscal Responsibility And Good Governance
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 11, 2023
Grassley Urges Biden Admin to Change Course on Spending Policies Following CBO's Latest Budget Report
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 5, 2023
In Germany, Ways & Means Members Highlight How OECD Global Tax Deal Harms Jobs, Emboldens China, and Would Spark Global Tax Instability
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Sept. 2, 2023
In Paris, Ways and Means Republicans Caution European Officials Against Rubber Stamping Biden Global Tax Surrender
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Aug. 25, 2023
Smith, Grassley Press for Answers After IRS Loses Loads of Taxpayer Data
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 12, 2023
Grassley At Hearing On Social Security: "We're Finally Talking About Money & Things The Budget Committee Ought To Be Working On'
Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 28, 2023
CBO: Projected Record Debt Per Capita Threatens Economic Growth
Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 27, 2023
Ernst: Biden's SBA Must Recover Fraud, Not Loosen Lending Standards
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 6, 2023
Ernst Works to Cut Funding to Outlaw Organizations Disregarding Federal Law
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 1, 2023
Ernst Tracks Over $1.3 Billion of U.S. Tax Dollars Sent to China and Russia, Promises Accountability for Every Penny
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 12, 2023
Ernst Goes to Bat-tle Against Biden Decision to Re-Fund EcoHealth's Dangerous Research
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 10, 2023
Grassley Welcomes Gov. Branstad At Budget Hearing On Climate Change
Sen. Chuck Grassley
April 26, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden's Over-Budget and Behind-Schedule "Build Back Better' Agenda
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 20, 2023
Ernst, Hassan Work to Stop the "Non-Cents," Save Millions Annually by Changing Coin Composition
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 18, 2023
On Tax Day, Ernst Slams Biden's Witch Hunt on Small Businesses
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 14, 2023
Ernst: It's Sunshine Week, But Biden is Trying to Keep Taxpayers in the Dark
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 14, 2023
Ernst: It's Sunshine Week, But Biden is Trying to Keep Taxpayers in the Dark
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 9, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden's Unaffordable, Untenable, and Out-of-Touch Budget
Sen. Joni Ernst
Feb. 15, 2023
Grassley Statement and Fast Facts on Budget and Economic Outlook
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Feb. 9, 2023
Thune, Grassley, Kelly Lead Republican Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold the IRS More Accountable
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Feb. 6, 2023
Grassley Statement on Biden's Missed Budget Deadline
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 21, 2022
Kelly introduces bill to hold the IRS accountable, strengthen oversight, and protect taxpayer money
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
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Politician
Dec. 11, 2024
Ernst: Getting Remote Bureaucrats Back to Work
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 26, 2024
Ernst Lays Out Thanksgiving Menu to Carve up $2 Trillion in Waste
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 24, 2024
Ernst on DOGE Caucus: “My Promise Was to ‘Make ‘Em Squeal’”
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 22, 2024
Ernst Creates Senate DOGE Caucus to Eliminate Government Waste
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 28, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers on USDA Oversight Following Pure Prairie Poultry’s Abrupt Closure
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 29, 2024
Ernst Exposes Massive Tax Evasion at IRS, Demands an Audit of the Auditors
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 17, 2024
Ernst Ensures Tax Dollars Aren’t Arming Iran
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 2, 2024
Penn Wharton Hearing Witness: Dem Tax Proposals Won’t Solve Our Fiscal Challenges
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 30, 2024
Grassley: Budget Democrats Use Climate Change Smoke and Mirrors to Ignore Our Immediate Responsibilities
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 26, 2024
Ernst's Bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Bill Passes Senate
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 15, 2024
Grassley: Biden Admin’s EV Push Could Drive up the Deficit by $200 Billion
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 14, 2024
Ernst Fights to Track Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Federal Employee Unions
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 12, 2024
Ernst Demands SBA Put a Price Tag on Projects Funded by Taxpayers
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 12, 2024
Grassley: Biden’s Budget Offers False Promises and a Far-Left Wish List
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 12, 2024
It’s Sunshine Week: Ernst Shines a Light on Biden Hiding Billions of Dollars in Secret Spending
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 11, 2024
Grassley Redlines President Biden’s Budget Proposal
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Feb. 14, 2024
Ernst, Shaheen Call for Comprehensive Review of Veterans' Small Business Lending Programs
Sen.Joni Ernst
Feb. 12, 2024
Ernst Fights for Farm Families Cut Out of College Aid
Sen.Joni Ernst
Feb. 5, 2024
Ernst Requires Actions, Not Just Words, from President
Sen.Joni Ernst
Jan. 3, 2024
Ernst Forces Biden's SBA to Collect on Billions of Delinquent Pandemic Loans
Sen.Joni Ernst
Dec. 14, 2023
Ernst Forces Pentagon to Investigate Taxpayer-Funded Risky Research Overseas, Defund China's Wuhan Lab
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 9, 2023
Ernst Advocacy Downsizes Unused Federal Buildings, Saves Taxpayers $1 Billion
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 2, 2023
Grassley Cosponsors Bipartisan Push to Reform the Broken Budget Process
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 26, 2023
Grassley Recalls President Reagan: "America is Once Again at a Time for Choosing'
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 25, 2023
Ernst's Bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Bill One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 25, 2023
Grassley Backs "Practical Solutions' for Adapting to Climate Change, Welcomes Iowa Witness
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 18, 2023
Grassley Spotlights Ways to Cut Drug Costs and Enhance Health Care System Innovation, Efficiency
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 10, 2023
Grassley Doubles Down on Calls for Fiscal Sanity as U.S. Deficit Balloons under Biden
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 13, 2023
Grassley Challenges Congress To Exercise Fiscal Responsibility And Good Governance
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 11, 2023
Grassley Urges Biden Admin to Change Course on Spending Policies Following CBO's Latest Budget Report
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 5, 2023
In Germany, Ways & Means Members Highlight How OECD Global Tax Deal Harms Jobs, Emboldens China, and Would Spark Global Tax Instability
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Sept. 2, 2023
In Paris, Ways and Means Republicans Caution European Officials Against Rubber Stamping Biden Global Tax Surrender
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Aug. 25, 2023
Smith, Grassley Press for Answers After IRS Loses Loads of Taxpayer Data
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 12, 2023
Grassley At Hearing On Social Security: "We're Finally Talking About Money & Things The Budget Committee Ought To Be Working On'
Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 28, 2023
CBO: Projected Record Debt Per Capita Threatens Economic Growth
Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 27, 2023
Ernst: Biden's SBA Must Recover Fraud, Not Loosen Lending Standards
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 6, 2023
Ernst Works to Cut Funding to Outlaw Organizations Disregarding Federal Law
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 1, 2023
Ernst Tracks Over $1.3 Billion of U.S. Tax Dollars Sent to China and Russia, Promises Accountability for Every Penny
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 12, 2023
Ernst Goes to Bat-tle Against Biden Decision to Re-Fund EcoHealth's Dangerous Research
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 10, 2023
Grassley Welcomes Gov. Branstad At Budget Hearing On Climate Change
Sen.Chuck Grassley
April 26, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden's Over-Budget and Behind-Schedule "Build Back Better' Agenda
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 20, 2023
Ernst, Hassan Work to Stop the "Non-Cents," Save Millions Annually by Changing Coin Composition
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 18, 2023
On Tax Day, Ernst Slams Biden's Witch Hunt on Small Businesses
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 14, 2023
Ernst: It's Sunshine Week, But Biden is Trying to Keep Taxpayers in the Dark
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 14, 2023
Ernst: It's Sunshine Week, But Biden is Trying to Keep Taxpayers in the Dark
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 9, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden's Unaffordable, Untenable, and Out-of-Touch Budget
Sen.Joni Ernst
Feb. 15, 2023
Grassley Statement and Fast Facts on Budget and Economic Outlook
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Feb. 9, 2023
Thune, Grassley, Kelly Lead Republican Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold the IRS More Accountable
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Feb. 6, 2023
Grassley Statement on Biden's Missed Budget Deadline
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 21, 2022
Kelly introduces bill to hold the IRS accountable, strengthen oversight, and protect taxpayer money
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
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