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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Friday October 04, 2024 ( 8 items )  

CBO Confirms: Biden-Harris Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its fiscal analysis of the Biden-Harris administration's Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration Program. Among other findings, CBO estimates the program which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched to artificially lower seniors' premiums that have surged due to Democrat policymaking could cost taxpayers more than $2  more

Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Outline Stark Consequences of Biden-Harris Failure to Follow Border Laws, Protect Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 Senate and U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. "Following the law, protecting whistleblowers and ensuring   more

HYDE-SMITH, GRASSLEY CONTINUE PUSH TO HELP RURAL HOSPITALS THROUGH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senators Issue Letter Pressing Full Use of Successful CMS Program for Stressed Rural Hospitals Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) continue to push the Biden administration to fully utilize a federal program that has been described as a lifeline for some struggling rural hospitals. In a joint letter, Hyde-Smith and Grassley this week pressed the Centers for Medicare & Med  more

ICYMI: Ernst Exposes Biden and Harris for Funding Iran's Terrorism
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following Iran's attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) pointed out that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to endanger Americans by allowing Tehran to profit from illicit oil exports. She warned that allowing Kamala Harris to extend these policies risks the regime gaining nuclear power. Watch Senator Ernst's interview with Maria Bartiromo here and read highlights below. "The world is not in a bet  more

McCaul, Grassley, Colleagues Demand the Biden-Harris Admin Stop Violating Federal Immigration Laws
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 House and Senate colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. Legally protected whistle  more

Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Outline Stark Consequences of Biden-Harris Failure to Follow Border Laws, Protect Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 Senate and U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. "Following the law, protecting whistleblowers and ensuring  more

Sen. Grassley: CBO Confirms - Biden-Harris Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its fiscal analysis of the Biden-Harris administration's Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration Program. Among other findings, CBO estimates the program - which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched to artificially lower seniors' premiums that have surged due to Democr  more

Sen. Johnson, Colleagues Outline Stark Consequences of Biden-Harris Failure to Follow Border Laws, Protect Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 32 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. DHS missed three separate opportunities to gather DNA from the i  more