Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with Dan
and
Dan
on
WOC
radio in
Davenport
about
priorities
in
the
new
Congress,
the
President-elect's
nominees,
Obamacare
and
Russian
hacking.
Q&A:
RFS
Drives
Clean
Energy
Economy
Q.
Are
you
satisfied
the
incoming
administration
will
stand
strong
for
the
Renewable
Fuel
Standard?
Q:
Why
is
the
RFS
so
important?
Quick
Links
I
met
with
Dr.
Ben
Carson,
nominated
by
the
President-elect to
be
secretary
of
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD),
to
discuss
my
concerns
relating
to
HUD. I
expressed
the
need
for
HUD
to
function
well
for
the
families
and
individuals
who
depend
on
public
housing
programs
and
conveyed
my
hope
for
more
accountability
and
transparency
for
how
taxpayer
dollars
are
used. Dr.
Carson
listened
carefully,
and
I
look
forward
to
his
swift
confirmation.
I
reintroduced
Sarah's
Law
alongside
Senator
Ernst
and
our
colleagues
from
Nebraska.
The
legislation
was
named
to
honor
Sarah
Root,
an
Iowan
who
was
killed
nearly
one
year
ago
by
a
drunk
driver
in
the
country
illegally.
Sarah's
Law
would
amend
the
immigration
laws
to
ensure
that
illegal
immigrants
who
are
a
threat
to
public
safety
are
taken
into
custody.
Edwin
Mejia,
the
drunk
driver,
remains
at
large
because
the
Obama
administration
didn't
consider
him
an
enforcement
priority.
No
family
should
have
to
endure
the
pain
of
losing
their
daughter
and
then
be
robbed
of
justice.
I
also
convened
a
meeting
among
several
senators
from
biofuels-producing
states
and
Oklahoma
Attorney
General
Scott
Pruitt,
the
President-elect's
nominee
to
head
the
EPA.
I
put
together
the
meeting
to
convey
the
importance
of
biofuels
to
job
creation,
energy
security,
the
environment
and
meeting
our
country's
energy
needs.
We
got
a
very
positive
response
on
Mr.
Pruitt's
support
not
just
for
the
Renewable
Fuel
Standard,
but
also
for
the
rule
of
law.
Members
of
Congress
rightly
hear
from
the
people
who
chose
us
to
represent
them
about
regulations
that
are
too
heavy-handed,
that
don't
work,
or
that
hurt
job
creation.
So
I
re-introduced
the
REINS
Act
with
Senator
Rand
Paul
of
Kentucky
and
25
other
senators
to
rein
in
unelected
bureaucrats
by
requiring
that
Congress
affirmatively
approve
every
new
"major
rule"
proposed
by
the
executive
branch
before
it
can
be
enforced.
I'm
continuing
to
press
the
Centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
Services
about
prescription
drug
misclassifications
that
cost
the
taxpayers
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars.
I
wrote
that
in
addition
to
EpiPen,
Dilaudid
and
Prilosec
also
reportedly
were
identified
as
misclassified
in
2009,
costing
the
taxpayers
more
than
they
were
required
to
pay.
I
asked
for
an
accounting
of
all
these
overpayments
and
what
steps,
if
any,
were
taken
to
recoup
taxpayer
dollars.
Time
and
again,
we've
seen
criminal
immigrants
wreak
havoc
in
communities
from
California
to
Iowa
to
North
Carolina,
disregarding
the
rule
of
law
and
victimizing
innocent
people.
I
introduced
a
package
of
bills
that
takes
steps
to
honor
past
victims
and
prevent
future
tragedies
by
giving
government
the
tools
and
directives
necessary
to
enforce
laws
and
protect
the
public.
The
package
includes
the
Taking
Action
Against
Drunk
Drivers
Act,
a
bill
making
immigrants
with
gang
ties
inadmissible
and
deportable,
Kate's
Law
and
a
bill
called
Keep
Our
Communities
Safe.
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of
the
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