Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Nikki
Thunder
from
KCHE
radio
in
Cherokee and
Rick
Patrie
with
the
Eldora
Newspapers about
the
Republican
National
Convention,
the
defunct
Tyson
Foods
plant
in
Cherokee,
the
Middle
East,
sentencing
reform
and
the
use
of
social
media
to
exploit
the
elderly.
Q&A:
Protecting
Innovation
and
Trade
Secrets
Q.
What
are
trade
secrets?
Q.
How
are
trade
secrets
under
attack?
Q.
How
does
the
Defend
Trade
Secrets
Act
help
solve
this
problem?
Quick
Links
This
week,
the
Terex
Cranes
factory
in
Waverly
abruptly
closed
down
and
left
175
employees
without
a
job. I’m
asking
for
swift
action
as
needed
from
the
Department
of
Labor
to
assist
the
community
and
the
displaced
workers
in
their
development
efforts.
Advancements
in
technology
revolutionize
the
way
we
communicate
and
enhance
quality
of
life.
Unfortunately,
growing
incidents
of
elder
abuse
via
social
media
and
cell
phone
technology
in
nursing
homes
demonstrate
that
not
everyone
practices
good
digital
citizenship.
We
owe
it
to
our
nation’s
elderly
population
to
ensure
quality
nursing
home
care.
I’m
continuing
to
pursue
solutions
to
prevent
this
exploitation.
Representative
government
is
a
two-way
street.
That’s
why
I’m
continuing
my
long-standing
practice
of
holding
meetings
in
each
of
Iowa’s
99
counties
every
year
to
answer
questions
and
hear
what’s
on
your
minds.
I
hope
you’ll
join
me
at
my
upcoming
meetings
in
Washington
and
Louisa
counties.
Government
agencies
should
be
accountable
to
the
people.
I’m
pressing
the
Defense
Department
to
clarify
and
respond
to
potentially
misleading
statements
about
the
true
cost
of
a
compressed
natural
gas
station
in
Afghanistan.
Growing
the
biodiesel
industry
is
important
for
our
energy
security
and
our
national
and
local
economies.
I
recently
co-led
a
bipartisan
effort
to
urge
the
Obama
administration
to
increase
its
proposed
2018
Renewable
Volume
Obligations
for
biodiesel.
Synthetic
drugs
continue
to
cause
significant
harm
to
communities
across
the
country,
including
those
in
Iowa.
I’m
leading
a
bipartisan
group
of
senators
in
introducing
legislation
aimed
at
controlling
these
dangerous
substances.
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