02.28.24 Chairman Whitehouse Opening Statement
02.28.24 Senator Grassley Opening Statement
‘Life is Priceless:’ Ranking Member Grassley Delivers Pro-Life, Pro-Family Message at Budget Committee Hearing
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing on “No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom” Wednesday, February 28, 2024 VIDEO Good morning, Mr. Chairman. We’re tackling a very serious topic this morning. Abortion is above all a moral and legal issue. […]
WHITEHOUSE: “Reproductive justice is economic justice”
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing, titled “No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom.” Chairman Whitehouse’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: I call this hearing to order. Today we will discuss women’s rights — their right to bodily […]
Grassley Report Exposes Unchecked Waste of Taxpayer Funds in EPA Environmental Justice Program
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program were largely used by recipient organizations to cover the organizations’ overhead and operating expenses, without yet producing tangible results demonstrating the efficacy of the environmental justice program. Records and receipts tracking expenditures in the EPA’s 2021 Environmental […]
Chairman Whitehouse Statement on CBO Baseline
Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a statement following the annual release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook: “Today’s CBO baseline confirms that Democrats’ investments to jumpstart our recovery and promote a stronger economy worked: CBO is now projecting faster economic growth, lower deficits, and […]
Grassley on CBO 10-Year Budget and Economic Outlook
WASHINGTON – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024-2034. The report contains CBO’s projections for the federal budget and U.S. economy under current law for the next decade. Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said of the report: “Congress ought to interpret CBO’s projections as a ‘call […]
Senate Cosponsors – CRA Res Overturn FHWA Emissions Measure
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034
Biden Blows Past Budget Deadline for Four Years Running
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s failure to submit a budget proposal to Congress by the first Monday in February for the fourth year in a row: “President Biden has achieved a perfect score for fiscal tardiness. For four years running, this […]