Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Maureen
Olsen
from
the
Neola
Gazette
and
Dennis
Morrice
with
KLEM
radio
in
Le
Mars
about
the
presidential
election
process,
my
99
county
meetings and
accountability
measures
for
tax-exempt
hospitals.
Q&A:
The
Zika
Virus
Q.
What
is
the
Zika
virus?
Q.
Since
there
is
no
vaccine,
what
preventive
steps
may
people
take?
Q.
What
can
Congress
do
to
address
the
Zika
virus?
Quick
Links:
- The
recent
rise
in
the
production,
marketing
and
sale
of
synthetic
drugs
to
youth
is
an
issue
throughout
the
country.
This
week
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee,
which
I
chair,
heard
testimony
from
an
Indianola
man
about
his
family’s
connection
with
this
deadly
drug
following
his
son’s
suicide
after
ingesting
a
legal
synthetic
drug. The
hearing
was
held
to
begin
exploring
solutions
to
get
ahead
of
the
poison
peddlers.
- I
was
deeply
troubled
when
I
found
out
that
the
Defense
Department
apparently
was
misleading
Congress
about
93
cases
of
sexual
assault
in
the
military.
Sexual
assault
is
a
serious
crime
and
the
survivors
deserve
justice.
I
am
part
of
a
bipartisan
coalition
of
senators
requesting
an
independent
investigation
into
this
matter
and
seeking
a
vote
on
a
bill
setting
up
a
better
system
to
achieve
justice.
- While
a
valuable
law
enforcement
tool,
our
current
asset
forfeiture
laws
are
ripe
for
abuse.
I’m
introducing
legislation
that
would
strengthen
protections
available
to
people
whose
assets
were
seized.
- Public
safety
officers
show
up
to
work
willing
to
sacrifice
their
lives
to
keep
their
communities
safe.
It
is
unacceptable
that
the
Justice
Department
forces
families
of
fallen
officers
to
wait
long
periods
of
time
to
hear
back
about
their
benefits
claims.
I’m
leading
the
legislative
effort
to
help
reduce
this
backlog
by
shining
a
little
sunlight
on
the
program.
- Nursing
home
residents
deserve
safe,
dignified
care. I
continue
to
pursue
ways
to
solve
the
problem
of
the
small
minority
of
nursing
home
staff
who
have
exploited
residents
using
social
media.
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