US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Republicans in voting to pass a budget resolution that builds on President Trump’s electoral mandate to restore fiscal sanity, authorize robust resources to secure the southern border and greenlight domestic energy production.
“After four years of being crushed by the Biden-Harris administration’s and congressional Democrats’ reckless spending, Iowans gave President Trump a mandate to right our fiscal ship and end the chaos at the southern border. By passing this budget resolution, Senate Republicans have taken a significant step forward to help deliver on the President’s agenda and improve the quality of life for all Americans. Together, Congress will send President Trump a strong package of Republican solutions that will get our country back on track, secure our border, unleash American energy and grow our economy,” Grassley said.
The Senate-Passed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution Paves the Way to:
Begin restoring fiscal sanity by fully paying for investments in border security, national security and domestic energy production up front
Secure the border by providing funding to:
Finish the wall and upgrade border technologies
Ensure dangerous criminals are not released into the United States by increasing the number of detention beds
Boost the number of ICE officers, Border Patrol agents, Assistant U.S. Attorneys and immigration judges
Invest in state and local law enforcement to bolster cooperation with federal law enforcement efforts
Unleash American energy production and stop the Biden-Harris administration’s natural gas tax (methane emissions fee)
Strengthen the military by providing critical Department of Defense funding to deter conflict and ensure America’s security, including to:
Maintain military readiness to defend American interests globally
Grow the Navy and strengthen the U.S. industrial base to restore maritime dominance
Build an integrated air and missile defense
Overhaul and strengthen America’s nuclear defense posture
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