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Feb
2011
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Keeping in Touch
I hope you'll continue to keep in touch and contact me with your comments and questions. Send a message Shed Light on Federal Courts
Greater transparency would lead to greater accountability in the federal courts. This week I reintroduced my bill to let judges allow video and audio coverage of judicial proceedings. Watch More Read More Preserving Open Spaces, Rural Heritage
Promoting land conservation has had long-standing bipartisan support. This week I reintroduced a bill to permanently extend income-tax relief for farmers and others who donate land for conservation.
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Out of Debt at Home, In the Red in Washington
This week brought a positive headline: American families are getting out of debt and saving more money than in years. The federal government should follow this example. Unfortunately, the President proposed a budget that... Read more
Dry Docking in Order for Luxury Boat, Overseas Travel When federal law enforcement officials buy a $300,000 luxury boat and can't document that it's used for work, purchase 200 vehicles for a 172-person office, and spend $580,000 for international travel to places like Australia, Malaysia and Norway, with only 17 percent of the... Read more
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Making Representative Government Work Next week, the U.S. Senate will be in recess, and I'll be in Iowa for constituent meetings in Maquoketa, DeWitt, Davenport, Eldridge, Wilton, Wapello, Keokuk, Burlington, Keosauqua, Wayland, and Amana. Since 1980, I've held... Read more
Keeping the Judicial Branch Accountable
Of the three branches of government, the judicial branch is often the least understood and the most mysterious to the American people. Federal judges and Supreme Court justices often operate behind closed doors, so only a very few people understand the inner workings of this critical function of our democracy. To add even more obscurity, the federal Judiciary is supposed to engage in self-regulation on ethics issues and the administration of our federal courts. Unfortunately, ethics violations, conflicts of interest, appearances of... Read more
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