WASHINGTON DC (July 16, 2019) — The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance plans Wednesday, a major funding provision for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). This change would cost almost $200 billion from 2022 to 2029, and over $1 trillion in the following decade. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

WASHINGTON DC (July 16, 2019) — Prepared Floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee on Tax Treaties and Protocols:

I rise today to express my support for passage of the resolutions of advice and consent that the Senate is considering this week with respect to the protocols to our tax treaties with Spain, Switzerland, Japan, and Luxembourg.

WASHINGTON DC (July 16, 2019) — Prepared Floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Senior Member and Former Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee on Critical Regulatory Reforms to the EB-5 Investor Visa Program:

I want to talk today about the deeply flawed EB-5 green card program. Several weeks ago, we learned that the Office of Management and Budget at the White House had completed its review of new rules to update and reform the EB-5 program.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 16, 2019) — An analysis of implementation rates of conservation practices identified in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) reveals that participation is stalling, despite optimistic messaging in the 2017-2018 annual NRS progress report.