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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Thursday March 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Grassley: Biden Admin's EV Push Could Drive up the Deficit by $200 Billion
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is amplifying his opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) tailpipe emissions proposal, citing an alarming new cost estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). "The CBO released its ten-year budget and economic outlook on February 7, 2024, which projected a $224 billion increase in the cumulative deficit  more

Sen. Johnson Joins Colleagues in Requesting Conference Meeting on the Broken Budget Process
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in sending a letter to Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.) requesting a meeting of the conference the week of April 8th, to discuss potential reforms to the budget process. "As we rush to finalize the 202  more

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Grassley: Budget Democrats Use Climate Change Smoke and Mirrors to Ignore Our Immediate Responsibilities
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on the nature of climate costs, on March 20, 2024: * * * Last week, Senator Romney said the truth out loud - there is "no work being done by this committee to deal with our budget and to deal with federal spending." Senator Romney also said, "This committee needs to stop acting for the cameras and start working for the American people to  more