Joni Ernst: “The Army's organic industrial base, especially at the arsenal level, is critical to the readiness of our forces.”

In Iowa, we believe in a simple rule: you plug in, you pay up.

Because unemployment programs are funded primarily by taxing employers, this federal mandate is effectively a reverse Robin Hood tax that takes from struggling small businesses to give to the idle rich and self-sufficient.

“Doe a Deer has woven creativity, hard work, and community into every aspect of its business,” said Chair Ernst.

While government boondoggles abound, the term is now officially in the law books for the first time. No politician wants their prized pet project to carry that label, but now there's no escaping it.