A Word on Unsound Tax Policies “What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.” – Abraham Lincoln What an admirable phrase for describing “charity”, the act of not receiving so others of lesser means may receive. The problem is that ...
Architectural Firm Selected to Design the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial As a member of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, I’d like to take this opportunity to inform you of some recent developments. On March 31st , the Commission selected Gehry Partners, LLP, the Los Angeles-based ...
Grassley Q & A: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Q: What is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week? A: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 26th – May 2nd, is a time to promote victims’ rights as well as honor crime victims and those who work on their behalf. Often ...
Iowans often dread this week every year because it brings about the deadline for the filing of federal income taxes. Yet, this year thousands of Iowans from communities all over the state decided to commemorate this annual occurrence by hosting tea parties to protest the unbridled spending that ...
Though the month of April may be known for it’s warm spring rain showers and Easter season, in Iowa it also means that the legislative session will start concluding soon. For most Iowans, this should come both as a disappointment and a relief. It is disappointing because there are over 80,000 ...
Hello from Des Moines! We passed SF 432 this morning. This bill deals with regulating the spreading of liquid manure on frozen ground and the stockpiling of dry manure. The bill was amended to tweak a few areas. Overall this is a good bill. It gives the producers guidance on proper manure ...
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell announced that he is accepting applications for nomination of a Congressional Page during the 2009 June summer session of the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Page Program. The session begins on Sunday, June 2, 2009 and ends on ...
We Have A Problem!!! The Iowa Legislature wants more jobs, but they dislike employers! We could argue forever which came first, the chicken or the egg. But that’s not the case when it comes to creating jobs. We need a willing employer prior to any job creation. Every legislator steps to ...
Each week gets busier and busier and now we have reached “funnel week” at the capitol. The funnel is a self-imposed deadline set by the Iowa Legislature for bills to make it out of committee and onto the legislative calendar for debate. You can imagine every legislator who has a bill in ...
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