Grassley
Direct
Yesterday,
I
spoke
with
Jim
Turbes
on
"Tuned In"
on
KWBG
radio
in
Boone
about
a
variety
of
topics
including: GMO
labeling,
term
limits,
immigration,
bills
on
the
agenda
in
my
Judiciary
Committee,
healthcare.gov, and
Russia's
involvement
in
the
Middle
East.
Listen
here.
Q&A:
Sunshine
Week
Q:
What
drives
your
crusade
to
open
up
government
business
to
the
public?
Q:
How
do
you
work
to
pull
back
the
curtain
of
secrecy
and
win
public
disclosure?
Q:
What
else
is
on
the
horizon
for
sunshine
laws?
Quick
Links
- I’ve
co-sponsored
two
bills
to
improve
services
for
veterans,
on
reducing
the
appeals
backlog
and
improving
suicide
prevention
among
female
veterans.
- Social
media
exploitation
is
an
emerging
problem
for
nursing
home
residents.
I’m
seeking
an
accounting
of
the
prevention
and
enforcement
of
this
crime
from
the
Justice
Department.
- Sarah
Root,
a
21-year-old
Iowa
native,
was
killed
by
a
drunk
driver
who
was
in
the
United
States
illegally.
In
a
speech
on
the
Senate
floor,
I
paid
tribute
to
Sarah
and
others
who
have
been
hurt
because
of
lax
immigration
enforcement
policies
set
by
the
current
administration.
- The
Comprehensive
Addiction
and
Recovery
Act
that
I
led
through
the
Judiciary
Committee
and
the
Senate
is
being
praised.
Here’s
what
others
are
saying
about
it.
- The
Senate
yesterday
unanimously
approved
the
FOIA
Improvement
Act.
I
led
the
bill
through
the
Judiciary
Committee
and
spoke
on
the
Senate
floor
before
it
was
approved.
The
bill
requires
the
government
to
adopt
a
“presumption
of
openness”
when
processing
requests
for
government
records
via
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act.
Post
of
the
Week
(photo
courtesy
of
World
Food
Prize)
Farming:
Each
farmer
in
America
feeds
right
around
150
people
around
the
world.
Hats
off
to
generations
of
farmers
whose
livelihoods
put
food
on
our
tables
and
fuel
in
our
cars,
trucks
and
tractors.
A
special
salute
to
Iowa
farm
boy,
Norman
Borlaug,
for
his
life’s
work
credited
with
saving
one
billion
people
from
starvation.
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