WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
Q: Why do you keep raising the volume in Washington about the nation's debt?
A: America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence this year on the Fourth of July. We are blessed to live in the land of opportunity and have an obligation to pass on the promise of prosperity for generations to come. Just consider, in 1776 a 33-year-old was tasked with writing what became our nation's founding charter. The Declaration of Independence launched the American experiment in self-government; putting power in the people's hands. Thomas Jefferson became our nation's third president and prioritized fiscal discipline. He viewed debt as a threat to the ...