IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY SAYS HE AND FELLOW REPUBLICANS ARE FORGING AHEAD WITH THE WIDE-RANGING SO-CALLED BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.
HE REMAINS HOPEFUL THEY CAN PASS THE MASSIVE TAX-AND-SPENDING CUT PACKAGE BY THE WHITE HOUSE’S DEADLINE OF JULY 4TH.
CGBILL1 OC……”GET IT DONE” :11
THE SENATE’S PARLIAMENTARIAN HAS REMOVED SEVERAL KEY ELEMENTS FROM THE BILL, INCLUDING A PROVISION THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED PEOPLE WHO AREN’T DOCUMENTED FROM GETTING BENEFITS FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OR SNAP.
CGBILL2 OC…..OBEY OUR LAWS” :12
REPORTS SAY THE PARLIAMENTARIAN ALSO REMOVED A MEASURE FOR PRICE SUPPORTS ON A HOST OF FARM COMMODITIES.
ANOTHER MEASURE WAS REPORTEDLY REMOVED THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A FRAMEWORK FOR THE SALE OF SOME 250-MILLION ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND NOW OWNED BY THE U-S FOREST SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.
THE PLOTS ARE IN 11 WESTERN STATES, BUT NOT IN IOWA.
