Senator
Grassley's
Constitution
Day
Message
Senator
Grassley
was
invited
by
the
Iowa
Council
for
the
Social
Studies
to
record
a
video
message
for
Constitution
Day.
The
video
can
be
viewed
below
and
the
text
can
be
viewed
here.
Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Jamie
Whitney
of
the
Pocahontas
Record
Democrat
and
Brian
Fancher
of
KLMJ
Radio
about
ag
industry
mergers,
the
Supreme
Court,
EpiPen
prices,
crimes
against
seniors
and
elder
justice
legislation,
presidential
campaign
proposals
on
family
leave
and
the
Dakota
Access
Pipeline.
Q&A:
Elder
Justice
Q.
How serious
is
financial
exploitation
of
older
citizens
in
society?
Q.
What
will
your
legislation
do
to
prevent
these
crimes?
Quick
Links
Veterans
shouldn’t
have
a
hard
time
scheduling
doctor
appointments. I’ve
signed
on
to
a
bill
that
would
test
online
appointment
scheduling
by
the
patient.
It’s
a
modern,
efficient
option
that
veterans
deserve.
I
sent
a
letter
to
Secretary
Jeh Johnson
at
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
with
additional
concerns
about
how
the
EB-5
Foreign
Investor
Visa
program
has
shifted
from
its
original
purpose,
leading
to
rampant
abuse
and
potential
national
security
vulnerabilities.
This
follows
my
letter
to
Senate
leadership
calling for
the
Senate
to either
reform
the
EB-5
program
or
let
it
expire.
Following
the
tragic
death
of
12-year-old
Lea
Phann
of
Des
Moines
in
a
reckless
driving
incident
late
last
week,
I
learned
that
the
driver
who
caused
the
accident
is
in
the
country
illegally.
I
sent
a letter
to
Department
of
Homeland
Security
Secretary
Jeh
Johnson
seeking
the
driver's
immigration
history.
Secretary
Johnson
personally
called
me
to
provide
details
and
his
staff
sent
a
preliminary
report
on
the
driver's
immigration
history.
This
week
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee
considered
my
Elder
Abuse
Prevention
and
Prosecution
Act.
The
bill
was
passed
without
objection
and
provides
expanded
education,
prevention
and
prosecution
tools
to
help
curb
crimes
that
target
seniors.
This
week
I
introduced
legislation
to
make
sure
foreign
state-owned
companies
don't
try
to
skirt
responsibility
in
U.S.
courts
by
claiming
immunity
through
the
Foreign
Sovereign
Immunities
Act
like
a
foreign
government.
We're
seeing
some
state-owned
enterprises
use
this
"get-out-of-jail"
free
card
to
avoid
transparency
and
accountability
through
the
courts,
leaving
U.S.
companies
and
consumers
holding
the
bag.
My
regional
directors
for
the
Des
Moines,
Sioux
City
and
Waterloo
areas
will
be
holding
open
office
hours
at
locations
across
central,
southern,
northeastern,
and
northwestern
Iowa
and
will
be
available
to
take
questions,
comments
and
concerns
about
federal
issues
from
Iowans.
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