On June 18, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — the government agency tasked with monitoring our nation’s fiscal health — confirmed my serious concerns with President Biden’s reckless spending agenda. His administration’s fiscal policies have not only caused ...
Science tells us that summer technically started Thursday, but many people feel like we are in the middle of that much anticipated season. School has been out for weeks now and long days all but beg to be filled with fun activities.That is especially true for younger folks. The kids are, ...
Q: Why did you launch a congressional inquiry into the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing? A: Iowans know I take my oversight responsibilities seriously to ensure the federal government is serving the American people effectively and efficiently. For example, during the Obama ...
Juneteenth is a national holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, which is the day that Union troops entered Galveston, Texas, and declared that all the slaves in that state were at last free. That date is often considered the final end of slavery in the United States, although it took a ...
Our economy is in tough shape. Cumulative inflation has skyrocketed by nearly 20 percent since President Biden took office while real wages have fallen by roughly 4.4 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that the economy grew at a rate of only 1.3 percent in the first quarter of ...
The long days of summer are upon us, with seemingly endless hours of daylight to be enjoyed. In fact, at least on weekends, you might as well call them the long, lazy days of summer. Locally, there will be plenty of things to do on those on summer weekends. Consider this upcoming weekend. ...