Pressing for Accountability, Answers about ATF Actions

I’m continuing to work to get straight answers and information from the federal government about a program called Operation Fast and Furious, which let guns fall into the hands of straw purchasers.  Two of the guns that were allowed to walk into the hands of straw buyers were found last December .... Read more

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Missouri River Flooding

Today I went to Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Hamburg and Sidney to meet with local residents and community leaders about Missouri River flooding.  Read more

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Ban Federal Grant Awards to Tax Delinquents

I introduced a common sense amendment this week to make sure federal grants don’t go to individuals or entities that are delinquent on their taxes.  My amendment to an economic development bill that’s pending in the Senate would ban government agencies from providing grants to any person or entity that is . . . Read more

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Reduce Costs to Employers to Help Create Jobs

Unfunded government mandates get in the way of job creation because of the costs they create for employers, especially small businesses.  Small businesses are where 70 percent of new jobs are created in the United States.  Unemployment is at 9.1 percent.  So reducing the burden of unfunded mandates should be a top priority as part of the effort to help create private-sector jobs.  This week, I cosponsored ... Read more

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