WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Wednesday said President Barack Obama may be able to follow through on his promise to cut the federal deficit in half by 2013.
In a teleconference from Washington, Grassley also said the sheer scope of recent and proposed spending to shore up the U.S. economy demands the federal government be held accountable to taxpayers and that the money be tracked.