In the State of Iowa, we have had several municipalities who in fact were hacked and paid ransomware in order to get back their data.

Democrats have been consistently wrong about inflation.

I thank Mr. Gohmert for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the accomplishments of an incredible athlete from Iowa's Second District. Kevin McKee of Davenport recently finished competing in the Beijing 2020 Paralympics…

Today, I come to the Senate floor to discuss the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. This has been introduced in the House and now introduced in the Senate by this Senator and by my colleague and friend, Senator Feinstein…

The President has touted his budget as fiscally responsible. It is not responsible.

Taking credit for deficit reduction resulting from discontinuation of irresponsible spending is comparable to an arsonist taking credit for containing a fire by refraining from dousing it with more gasoline.

In fact, most of this so-called deficit reduction results from the President and majority in Congress going on a $2 trillion liberal wish list spending spree, stoking the flames of inflation.

Even without inclusion of any spending or tax increases from Build Back Better, government spending and revenue are projected to be at a near-record high under the President's budget.

Yesterday, Senator Johnson and I discussed a joint investigation into the Biden family's foreign financial entanglements. We reviewed much of our earlier work and provided a brief preview of the new material. Today, we will give our second…

So yes, if such a plan, a revised plan, comes out it is yes, that it would have to be budget neutral?

The President's reckless tax and spending spree, which Democrats spent all of last year working to pass, is just a footnote in this budget.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Iowa.

I mean here is American made Iowa, Midwest biofuels, and crickets, nothing, zero in the budget.

And frankly that is because of the Trump tax cuts that happened. I think that is a fair statement.

Lip service won't make up for nearly four years of retroactive damage that has decimated our trade economy and forced ethanol plants to shutter.

the President's budget request proposes $73 trillion in spending over the next 10 years with a projected $14 trillion impact on the deficit.

I think there needs to be some real thought about this, and we need to maybe suggest that on at least this occasion there may be a need for additional resources in that farm bill.

I think we need a national standard, so that there is a better understanding of precisely what is acceptable.