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Ernst Disappointed in Senate’s Failure to Pass a Budget

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took to the floor of the Senate to express her disappointment over Congress failing to properly fund the government yet again.

Ernst and Grassley Vote for Rand Paul’s “Penny Plan” to Balance Budget

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) forced the U.S. Senate to go on the record on balancing the federal budget with a vote on his “Penny Plan” balanced budget bill. U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 18 other Republican Senators voted with Paul in favor of his plan that was defeated 76 to 21.

Ernst Calls For A Fix to Dysfunctional Budget Process

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on the Congressional budget process: “This ineffectiveness is not only bad governance – it is a threat to our national security. Our reliance on continuing resolutions has a devastating effect on our military.”

Feds Spend $6.7 Million on Promoting Mango Consumption

Quin Hillyer: Critics like Judicial Watch imply that it’s a legitimate question to ask why the National Mango Board, or others like it such as the National Honey Board, the National Peanut Board, and the National Popcorn Board, needs federal government support or oversight at all.

The Federal Budget and Morality

John Hendrickson: Coolidge regarded “a good budget as among the noblest monuments of virtue” and believed that the issue of taxation was also a moral issue.

We Need a Balanced Budget

Congressman David Young (R-IA): I remain committed to fighting for meaningful legislative solutions which effectively curb government spending and waste.

Joni Ernst on Obama Budget: Same Old Tired Ideas

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released a statement on President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget calling it “more of the same old tired ideas.”

We NEED “Sequestration” And We Need It Now

We’ve all heard the stories by now: On March 1st, if the…

Barack Obama: Same Tired Rhetoric

Video proof that President Barack Obama needs to hire some new speechwriters.…

David Frum And The Deficit: Answering Critics

Recently I wrote a post about David Frum and criticized him for his view…