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Jan. 12, 2022
Hinson Statement on Prices Reaching 40-Year High
Rep. Ashley Hinson
Jan. 4, 2022
In 2021, Ernst Continued to Fight, Deliver for Iowans
Sen. Joni Ernst
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
A Supersized IRS: More Audits, Investigations and Tax Enforcement for Americans
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Hinson Votes Against Raising Debt Limit
Rep. Ashley Hinson
Dec. 14, 2021
Blackburn Leads Colleagues To Stop The Left's Inflationary Spending Spree
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Biden's $4.9 Trillion Reckless Tax & Spending Plan Is Powder Keg In Raging Inflation Inferno
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 10, 2021
Q&A: Debt Limit
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - DAVIS JOINS COLLEAGUES TO DEMAND IRS PROVIDE ANSWERS ON TAX RETURN BACKLOG AHEAD OF UPCOMING TAX FILING SEASON
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Grassley Statement On Procedural Vote Tying Debt Limit To Medicare Extenders
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 8, 2021
Senate Republicans: Reckless Tax-and-Spend Bill Will Make Bad Situation Worse
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Hinson on Debt Limit Increase
Rep. Ashley Hinson
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman US Senate Committee on Foreign Relation; Hon. James Risch, Ranking Member US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Action on US-Chile Tax Agreement
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Miller-Meeks Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Dec. 3, 2021
Q&A: SALT & Inflation
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 2, 2021
Senate Republicans Slam SALT Cap Proposal
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Hinson Statement on Continuing Resolution
Rep. Ashley Hinson
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Grassley Leads Colleagues In Ongoing Probe Of IRS Following ProPublica Leak
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
Grassley Blasts Passage Of House Democrats Massive Tax-And-Spending Plan
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary US Dept. Health and Human Services; Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary US Dept. Labor; Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary US Dept. of Treasury; Hon. Kiran Ahuja, Director US Office of Personnel Management - Surprise Billing Rule
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate - Republican Committee Leaders Call For Transparent Process To Vet Reckless Tax-And-Spend Legislation
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - McConnell, Grassley Call Out AG On Plan To Send Taxpayer-Funded Settlements To Illegal Immigrants
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Upton, House Republicans Request Full and Transparent Appraisal of Democrats' Partisan Spending Package
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Cassidy, Daines Lead Effort to Block Biden Administration from Paying Illegal Immigrants $450K
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Grassley, Daines, Colleagues Put Forward Measure To Block Taxpayer Funded Payments To Illegal Immigrants
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "We need a full accounting of how and where our tax dollars are being spent. Enough is enough. I'm leading an effort to completely ban U.S. funding of gain-of-function research in Communist China."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Grassley, Kennedy, Judiciary GOP Oppose Biden Plan To Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Judiciary GOP Opposes Biden Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
Oct. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Just when you thought inflation couldn't get worse, the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree will make life even more expensive for taxpayers in Iowa and across America."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 27, 2021
Grassley, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Support Foster Youth
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 26, 2021
Tweet - "The Democrats' reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree will cost taxpayers TRILLIONS, not."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Crapo Leads Finance Committee Republicans in Raising Concerns With Improper Medicaid Payments
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Grassley Joins Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues On Bill To Enhance Judicial Disclosure And Transparency Requirements
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Tweet - "If you deposit or withdraw more than $10,000 over a year, the Biden Administration wants the IRS to be able to spy on you."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury Department - Feenstra Continues Pushing Back Against IRS Proposal That Would Intrude on Iowans' Financial Privacy
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Oct. 21, 2021
Democrats Want to Spy on Your Bank Account. Ernst Says No Way.
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 20, 2021
Tweet - "If Biden's first $1.9 trillion partisan spending package boosted inflation, what do you think the Democrats' reckless $3.5 trillion dollar bill will do?"
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 20, 2021
U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Reduce Violence, Civil Rights Abuses In American Prisons
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is running rampant in this country. Hardworking Iowans and Americans are feeling the pinch--from the grocery store to the gas pump. We simply can't afford the Democrats' reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Telling taxpayers a $3.5 trillion spending bill costs just doesn't add up! Math and accounting have never been Washington's best subjects."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 18, 2021
Tweet - "What does $3.5 trillion in Biden bucks get you? Higher taxes, bigger government, increased costs, and a lot more debt."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 17, 2021
Tweet - "If you make a transaction over $600, President Biden & Washington Democrats want the IRS to know about it. Instead of combing through Iowans' bank accounts, it's time for Democrats to pump the brakes on their reckless tax-and-spending spree."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Small businesses across Iowa and America are hurting from #Bidenomics. The last thing they need is to be saddled with the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 13, 2021
Tweet - "America's economic recovery is stalling and inflation is in full force. But that's not stopping Washington Democrats from pushing their reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree that will burden #Iowa taxpayers for generations to come."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 12, 2021
Hinson Votes Against Raising Debt Limit
Rep. Ashley Hinson
Oct. 12, 2021
Tweet - "Washington Democrats want to continue spending money we don't have, all on the backs of hardworking American taxpayers."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 12, 2021
Tweet - ". @POTUS Biden's IRS data mining scheme is an unprecedented invasion of privacy. Washington Democrats need to keep their eyes out of Iowans' bank accounts & focus on reining in their own out-of-control spending."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 12, 2022
Hinson Statement on Prices Reaching 40-Year High
Rep.Ashley Hinson
Jan. 4, 2022
In 2021, Ernst Continued to Fight, Deliver for Iowans
Sen.Joni Ernst
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
A Supersized IRS: More Audits, Investigations and Tax Enforcement for Americans
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Hinson Votes Against Raising Debt Limit
Rep.Ashley Hinson
Dec. 14, 2021
Blackburn Leads Colleagues To Stop The Left's Inflationary Spending Spree
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Biden's $4.9 Trillion Reckless Tax & Spending Plan Is Powder Keg In Raging Inflation Inferno
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 10, 2021
Q&A: Debt Limit
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - DAVIS JOINS COLLEAGUES TO DEMAND IRS PROVIDE ANSWERS ON TAX RETURN BACKLOG AHEAD OF UPCOMING TAX FILING SEASON
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Grassley Statement On Procedural Vote Tying Debt Limit To Medicare Extenders
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 8, 2021
Senate Republicans: Reckless Tax-and-Spend Bill Will Make Bad Situation Worse
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Hinson on Debt Limit Increase
Rep.Ashley Hinson
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Robert Menendez, Chairman US Senate Committee on Foreign Relation; Hon. James Risch, Ranking Member US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Action on US-Chile Tax Agreement
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Miller-Meeks Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Dec. 3, 2021
Q&A: SALT & Inflation
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 2, 2021
Senate Republicans Slam SALT Cap Proposal
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Hinson Statement on Continuing Resolution
Rep.Ashley Hinson
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Grassley Leads Colleagues In Ongoing Probe Of IRS Following ProPublica Leak
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
Grassley Blasts Passage Of House Democrats Massive Tax-And-Spending Plan
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary US Dept. Health and Human Services; Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary US Dept. Labor; Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary US Dept. of Treasury; Hon. Kiran Ahuja, Director US Office of Personnel Management - Surprise Billing Rule
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate - Republican Committee Leaders Call For Transparent Process To Vet Reckless Tax-And-Spend Legislation
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - McConnell, Grassley Call Out AG On Plan To Send Taxpayer-Funded Settlements To Illegal Immigrants
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Upton, House Republicans Request Full and Transparent Appraisal of Democrats' Partisan Spending Package
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Cassidy, Daines Lead Effort to Block Biden Administration from Paying Illegal Immigrants $450K
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Grassley, Daines, Colleagues Put Forward Measure To Block Taxpayer Funded Payments To Illegal Immigrants
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "We need a full accounting of how and where our tax dollars are being spent. Enough is enough. I'm leading an effort to completely ban U.S. funding of gain-of-function research in Communist China."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Grassley, Kennedy, Judiciary GOP Oppose Biden Plan To Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Judiciary GOP Opposes Biden Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
Oct. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Just when you thought inflation couldn't get worse, the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree will make life even more expensive for taxpayers in Iowa and across America."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 27, 2021
Grassley, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Support Foster Youth
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 26, 2021
Tweet - "The Democrats' reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree will cost taxpayers TRILLIONS, not."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Crapo Leads Finance Committee Republicans in Raising Concerns With Improper Medicaid Payments
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Grassley Joins Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues On Bill To Enhance Judicial Disclosure And Transparency Requirements
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Tweet - "If you deposit or withdraw more than $10,000 over a year, the Biden Administration wants the IRS to be able to spy on you."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury Department - Feenstra Continues Pushing Back Against IRS Proposal That Would Intrude on Iowans' Financial Privacy
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Oct. 21, 2021
Democrats Want to Spy on Your Bank Account. Ernst Says No Way.
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 20, 2021
Tweet - "If Biden's first $1.9 trillion partisan spending package boosted inflation, what do you think the Democrats' reckless $3.5 trillion dollar bill will do?"
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 20, 2021
U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Reduce Violence, Civil Rights Abuses In American Prisons
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Inflation is running rampant in this country. Hardworking Iowans and Americans are feeling the pinch--from the grocery store to the gas pump. We simply can't afford the Democrats' reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Telling taxpayers a $3.5 trillion spending bill costs just doesn't add up! Math and accounting have never been Washington's best subjects."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 18, 2021
Tweet - "What does $3.5 trillion in Biden bucks get you? Higher taxes, bigger government, increased costs, and a lot more debt."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 17, 2021
Tweet - "If you make a transaction over $600, President Biden & Washington Democrats want the IRS to know about it. Instead of combing through Iowans' bank accounts, it's time for Democrats to pump the brakes on their reckless tax-and-spending spree."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Small businesses across Iowa and America are hurting from #Bidenomics. The last thing they need is to be saddled with the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 13, 2021
Tweet - "America's economic recovery is stalling and inflation is in full force. But that's not stopping Washington Democrats from pushing their reckless #TaxAndSpendSpree that will burden #Iowa taxpayers for generations to come."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 12, 2021
Hinson Votes Against Raising Debt Limit
Rep.Ashley Hinson
Oct. 12, 2021
Tweet - "Washington Democrats want to continue spending money we don't have, all on the backs of hardworking American taxpayers."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 12, 2021
Tweet - ". @POTUS Biden's IRS data mining scheme is an unprecedented invasion of privacy. Washington Democrats need to keep their eyes out of Iowans' bank accounts & focus on reining in their own out-of-control spending."
Sen.Joni Ernst
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