Grassley
Direct
Last
week
I
spoke
with
Cindy
Kohlmann
on
KDTH
radio
in
Dubuque
about
what
to
anticipate
in
the
new
Congress. We
discussed
immigration,
potential
health
care
reform,
my
letter
to
VP-elect
Pence
about
failures
in
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs,
saving
taxpayer
money
on
prescription
drugs,
working
with
the
incoming
administration
and
the nomination
of
Senator
Sessions
to
become
U.S.
Attorney
General.
I
hope
you
have
a
safe
and
happy
holiday
season.
Q&A:
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People’s
Business
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The
U
visa
program
was
intended
to
allow
foreign
nationals
who
fall
victim
to
crime
in
the
U.S.
to
remain
here
to
assist
in
the
investigation
of
that
crime. It
can
be
an
important
tool
in
investigation
and
prosecution, but
the
program
has
become
distorted beyond
its
original
intent
by
Obama
Administration
policies
ignoring
congressional
limits
and
rampant
fraud.
I
sent
a
letter
with
Chairman
Goodlatte
of
the
House
Judiciary
Committee
to
Department
of
Homeland
Security
Secretary
Jeh
Johnson
calling
for
an
explanation.
Ever
since
the
September
11
terrorist
attacks,
oversight
of
flight
training
by
foreign
nationals
has
been
an
issue
of
enormous
national
security
importance.
In
a
letter
to
the
heads
of
both
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
and
the
Federal
Aviation
Administration,
I
expressed
my
concern
that
foreign
nationals
continue
trying
to
use
flight
schools
as
a
means
to
harm
Americans,
and
asked
what
is
being
done
to
prevent
exploitation
of
flight
training
programs. I
also
asked
for
more
information
on
a
recent
incident
involving
a
Jordanian
national
who
crashed
a
small
plane
near
critical
infrastructure
in
Connecticut.
I
announced
this
week
that
I
will
retain
my
seats
on
the
Senate
Judiciary,
Finance,
Agriculture
and
Budget
Committees. I
also
expect
to
retain
my
position
as
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee.
These
committees
have
broad
jurisdiction
that
will
continue
to
be
helpful
in
serving
the
best
interests
of
Iowans,
and
I
will
continue
to
focus
on
the
issues
important
to
our
state.
I
nominated 34
Iowa
students
to
be
considered
for
appointments
to
the
U.S.
service
academies. Appointments
will
be
offered
over
the
next
few
months,
but
I
am
glad
to
announce
that
two
students
have
already
been
notified
of
appointments. The
U.S.
Naval
Academy
has
notified
a
student
from
Marion
and
the
U.S.
Air
Force
Academy
has
notified
a
student
from
Davenport
about
appointments
to
those
respective
academies. Admission is
very
competitive
and
a
great
honor. I
congratulate
them
and
look
forward
to
more
young
Iowans
joining
their
ranks.
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