by Luke Martz | Apr 26, 2025 | Congress, Opinion, Taxation
Eight years ago, I worked with President Trump to enact the most significant simplification of our tax code in decades, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), also known as the Trump tax cuts. These tax cuts provided relief to every American, simplifying and reducing...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Jul 30, 2021 | Congress, Policy
Earlier this year, Democrats tried to spend more than $100 million to extend a subway from San Francisco—not far from the Speaker of the House’s congressional district—to Silicon Valley. While Speaker Pelosi successfully snuck this earmark into a strictly partisan...
by Caleb Lillquist | Jul 27, 2021 | Congress
This week in Washington, a bipartisan group of senators led by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) presented the ‘False Claims Amendments Act of 2021. The bill comes as an effort to beef up the Government’s toolbox to fight fraud. “The False Claims Act has clearly been the...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Mar 19, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Every day, decisions are made in Washington that impact families and communities in Iowa and across the country. But too often, these decisions are made in the dark. It’s vitally important that hardworking taxpayers have access to information, like how their money is...