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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Jun 27, 2024

I thank my colleague, General Bergman, for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today during PTSD Awareness Month to honor the millions of Americans, including thousands of veterans, who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder…

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Randy Feenstra
@randyfeenstra· Republican · IA· Jun 26, 2024

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''. The…

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Randy Feenstra
@randyfeenstra· Republican · IA· Jun 26, 2024

This amendment is not controversial. It is actually a very commonsense amendment. We are seizing drugs from the cartels, and we are using money that is also seized from the cartels to build the wall. We need to build the wall to secure our…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 20, 2024

the women of the FDIC do deserve more than a fly-by-night confirmation. This needs to be carefully considered. Simply put, this position at this time is too important. We are talking about an Agency that for literally decades has been…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 20, 2024

I rise today to remind this body that 42 days ago, it was confirmed that Martin Gruenberg fueled a toxic workplace culture at the FDIC. Yet he is still collecting a taxpayer- funded salary. On his first day in office, President Biden said…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jun 17, 2024

last week, the United States and Allied nations observed a significant milestone in world history: the 80th anniversary of D-Day. That day--by land, air, and sea--this massive military operation unleashed the largest amphibious assault…

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Jun 14, 2024

Today we commemorate the 249th birthday of United States Army. On this day, the Second Continental Congress transformed a local rebellion into a war for independence by establishing the Continental Army, which today is the United States…

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Jun 14, 2024

I thank my colleague, Representative Grothman, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women Veterans Recognition Day, which is the anniversary of President Truman's signing of the Women's Armed Forces Integration…

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Jun 13, 2024

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 272. Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Mills The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 49, printed in part B of House Report…

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jun 13, 2024

I come to the floor to discuss the differences between Democrat foreign policy and Republican foreign policy. There seems to be a pattern where if a Republican President is elected, partisan pundits warn that it will be very bad for our…

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

It's just ridiculous to think you can raise marginal tax rates to 93 percent and you're going to get people stupid enough to pay 93 percent of their income in taxes, so they're working for nothing.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

It's just ridiculous to think you can raise marginal tax rates to 93 percent and you're going to get people stupid enough to pay 93 percent of their income in taxes, so they're working for nothing.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

Okay. Won't the policies Democrats chose to enact as part of their misnamed Inflation Reduction Act overwhelmingly benefit large corporations, as well as banks and even private equity firms?

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

Okay. As you discussed in your testimony, Americans have been ravaged by high inflation, and the other side continues to propose tax increase after tax increase.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

Isn't it true that many of the tax proposals that we've heard about today haven't been enacted because of the Democrats' own failure to enact when they had that opportunity?

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

However, at the Budget Committee hearing last year, the majority witness, Bruce Bartlett, let slip the truth by saying this. Quote: 'I think we should raise taxes on the wealthy, but we're going to have to eventually raise taxes on the…

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

My democrat colleagues talk a big game about making Wall Street pay their fair share.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· IA· Jun 12, 2024

Okay. As you discussed in your testimony, Americans have been ravaged by high inflation, and the other side continues to propose tax increase after tax increase.

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