Grassley
Direct
The
Senate
passed
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act, and
the
White
House
and
leaders
of
both
chambers
of
Congress proposed
a
tax
reform
and
relief
framework.
I
talk
about
both
in the
video
below.
Q&A:
Military
Service
Academies
Q.
How
can
interested
Iowans
apply
for
admission
to
a
U.S.
military
academy?
Q.
Why
is
the
selection
process
so
competitive?
Quick
Links
The
White
House
and
congressional
leaders
announced
a
framework
for
tax
reform
and
relief.
President
Trump
deserves
credit
for
making
this
a
priority. America's
outdated
tax
code
puts
us
at
a
disadvantage
in
the
global
economy.
We
should
do
everything
we
can
to put
taxpayers
in
the
driver’s
seat of
how
they
use
more
of
their
own
money.
The
EPA
proposed
a
plan
to
reduce
biofuels
requirements
in
the
national
fuel
supply,
a
bait-and-switch
from
a
previous
proposal
that,
while
not
great,
essentially
did
no
harm.
I’m
pressing
the
Administration
to
drop
the
EPA's terrible
proposal,
which
would
harm
the
U.S.
biofuels
industry
and
lead
to
job
loss.
This
EPA
proposal
runs
contrary
to
assurances
from
the
President
himself
and
Cabinet
secretaries
in
my
office
prior
to
confirmation
for
their
strong
support
of
renewable
fuels.
With
so
many
different
rules
across
federal
agencies,
it’s
not
always
easy
for
government
employees
to
figure
out
how
to
properly expose
waste,
fraud
or
abuse
in
government. I
introduced
the
bipartisan
Whistleblower
Protection
Coordination
Act
to
ensure
that
patriotic
whistleblowers
are
made
fully
aware
of
how
to
lawfully
shine
a
light
on
inefficiencies
and
misconduct
to
save
taxpayer
dollars
and
improve
government
accountability.
A $64.8
million
plane
intended for
counter-narcotics
work
in
Afghanistan
has
never
been
used
for
a
single
mission. As
Defense
Department
officials
are
passing
the
buck,
the
American
taxpayers
are
left
holding
the
bag
yet
again.
I
wrote
to
Secretary
of
Defense
Jim
Mattis urging
him
to take
aggressive
steps
to
end
waste
in
the
department
and
for
a review
to
be
conducted
to
determine
who
is
responsible
for
what
happened.
If
heads
don’t
roll,
nothing
changes.
Post
of
the
Week
|