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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Grassley, Warren, Colleagues Lead Legislation to Limit Waste & Paperwork at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce wasteful reporting burdens at the Department of Defense (DOD) and enhance congressional oversight of taxpayer dollars. Specifically, the Streamline Pentagon Spending Act would repeal a 2016 statute that requires military chiefs of staff and commandants to provide  more

Lee Rejects Biden-Harris Bears Ears Plan
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: "Local Stakeholders Sidelined in Misguided Management" Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) responded to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) finalization of the proposed management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument (BENM), a 1.36 million-acre monument in Southern Utah. Senator Lee criticized the plan, highlighting a lack of local input and its harmful impact on Utahns who depend on the land for their livelihoods. "On  more

Warren, Braun, Lee, Grassley Lead Effort to End Wasteful Pentagon Spending
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), reintroduced the Streamline Pentagon Spending Act, bipartisan legislation to repeal statutory requirements to provide unfunded priorities lists, reduce wasteful reporting burdens, and enhance civilian oversight over the budgeta  more