Grassley
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I
spoke
with
Sally
Hart
on
KCII
radio
about
Puerto
Rico
debt
reform
legislation,
Sarah’s
Law,
the
vice
presidential
selection
process
and
the
Comprehensive
Addiction
and
Recovery
Act.
Q&A:
How
Washington
Spends
Your
Money
Q.
Why
does
Congress
have
the
power
of
the
purse?
Q.
What
is
the
difference
between
the
authorization
and
appropriations
process?
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Staff
from
my
Sioux
City
and
Cedar
Rapids
offices
will
hold
open
office
hours
at
locations
across
northeastern
and
northwestern
Iowa
and
will
be
available
to
take
questions,
comments
and
concerns
about
federal
issues
from
Iowans.
Following
the
FBI's
investigation
of
Hillary
Clinton's
use
of
a
private
email
server
while
serving
as
Secretary
of
State,
I'm
calling
for
greater
transparency
at
the
FBI
regarding
its
decision
not
to
recommend
charges.
As
part
of
my
longstanding
efforts
to
hold
government
agencies
accountable
and
keep
federal
spending
in
check,
I
took
to
the
Senate
floor
to
call
on
Secretary
of
Defense
Carter
to
fix
the
Pentagon’s
financial
books
and
make
them
ready
for
true
auditing.
It’s
estimated
that
129
Americans
die
from
drug
overdoses
each
day.
This
is
a
human
tragedy
that’s
touched
communities
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
in
Iowa
and
across
our
country.
This
week,
I
led
the
Senate
delegation
in
a
bicameral
conference
committee
meeting
to
hammer
out
the
details
of
different
anti-opioid
bills
passed
by
the
House
and
the
Senate.
The
final
report,
which
also
includes
provisions
I
pushed
for
to
address
meth
use
in
Iowa,
cleared
the
House
on
Friday,
and
it’s
expected
to
be
considered
by
the
Senate
in
the
upcoming
days.
This
month
marks
one
year
since
the
senseless
shooting
of
Kate
Steinle
by
a
criminal
illegal
immigrant
who
was
being
protected
by
sanctuary
city
policies.
The
Senate
this
week
voted
on
two
measures
in
honor
of
Kate
and
the
many
others
who
have
been
injured
or
killed
at
the
hands
of
criminals
illegally
in
the
country.
Both
bills
fell
short
of
the
60
votes
needed
to
advance.
Earlier
this
month,
I
introduced
a
bill
to
honor
Iowan
Sarah
Root
who
was
killed
by
an
illegal
immigrant
in
January.
Following
a
Judiciary
Committee
inquiry
I
led
into
the
Red
Cross'
response
to
the
2010
Haiti
earthquake
that
found
significant
problems,
I
introduced
legislation
to
provide
a
key
watchdog
complete
access
to
Red
Cross
records.
The
Red
Cross
is
critical
to
disaster
relief,
and
the
American
people
rely
on
the
organization
to
respond
when
tragedy
strikes.
Ensuring
that
money
donated
to
the
Red
Cross
is
well-spent
is
important
to
maintaining
the
public’s
trust.
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