Tag: Joni Ernst

Sen. Ernst to Introduce Bill Mandating Tracking White House, Executive Branch Carbon Emissions

March 17, 2021
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Wednesday she is introducing legislation requiring the federal government to track and make public the carbon emissions produced by President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and executive branch departments and agencies. “What I’ve done is put forward some new legislation which tracks the carbon emissions of White House and…

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Hill Democrats Set to Bring Back Earmarks in 2022

February 18, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will announce possibly next week that earmarks will be permitted in spending bills beginning in 2022. “Chair DeLauro supports Member-directed funding for community projects,” according to committee spokesman Evan Hollander in news that was first reported by NBC Political Analyst Jake Sherman. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy…

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Sen. Ernst Demands Agencies Stop End-of-Year Spending Sprees

January 26, 2021
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Federal agencies again went on wasteful “use-it-or-lose-it” spending sprees in 2020 but still ended the year with more than $800 billion in unspent funds, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Tuesday, and she expects they will repeat that performance come September 2021. “The federal government ends every fiscal year with a mountain of unspent money. The total…

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