Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Mike
Peterson
of
KMA
Radio
and
Wayne
Dominowski
of
the
Sergeant
Bluff
Advocate
in
my
weekly
Capitol
Hill
Report
about
the
recent
surge
in
price
of
the
EpiPen,
the
payments
to
Iran,
Turkey’s
recent
involvement
in
the
Syrian
conflict,
and
alternative
fuels
and
their
environmental
impact.
Q&A:
EpiPen
Sticker
Shock
with
Senator
Grassley
Q.
With
regards
to
your
look
into
drug
pricing,
why
should
the
federal
government
ask
questions
about
a
private
company's
pricing
strategy?
Q.
What
are
you
looking
to
achieve
with
your
look
into
the
EpiPen
pricing
controversy?
Quick
Links
I
heard
from
foster
youth,
birth
parents,
foster
parents
and
service
providers
at
a
foster
youth
roundtable
in
Cedar
Rapids.
I
am
working
to
pass
legislation
to
prevent
youth
from
entering
foster
care,
focusing
on
strengthening
the
family
and
supporting
kin
who
care
for
their
relatives.
The
legislation,
known
as
the
Family
First
Prevention
Services
Act,
includes
several
of
my
initiatives,
including
one
to
help
older
youth
who
age
out
and
transition
to
adulthood
and
another
that
extends
a
program
to
help
families
who
struggle
with
substance
abuse.
I
will
hold
my
99th
county
meeting in
2016
in
Anamosa
this
coming
Thursday.
This
marks
the
conclusion
of
another
year
in
my
long-standing
tradition
of
holding
meetings
in
every
county
at
least
once
each
year
since
I
was
first
elected
to
serve
in
the
U.S.
Senate.
The
seed
and
chemical
industries
are
critical
to
agriculture
and
the
nation’s
economy,
yet
a
trend
in
mergers
within
these
industries
has
raised
concerns
about
rising
operating
costs
in
an
already
strapped
ag
economy.
I'm
convening
a
Judiciary
Committee
hearing
in
the
coming
weeks
to
examine
this
trend
in
consolidation
of
the
seed
and
chemical
industries,
and
the
proposed
mergers
currently
under
review
by
antitrust
regulators.
My
regional
director
for
the
Sioux
City
area
will
be
holding
open
office
hours
at
locations
across
northwestern
Iowa
and
will
be
available
to
take
questions,
comments,
and
concerns
about
federal
issues
from
Iowans.
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of
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