Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Dan
&
Dan
on
WOC
radio
in
Davenport
about
the
slow
confirmations
of
the
President's
cabinet,
the
confirmation
process
for
Supreme
Court
nominee
Judge
Neil
Gorsuch,
immigration
enforcement,
my
tweets
about
the
importance
of
transparency
and
the
President's
executive
order
on
immigration.
Q&A:
Supreme
Court
Nomination
Q.
What
is
the
status
of
filling
the
vacancy
on
the
U.S.
Supreme
Court?
Q.
When
will
the
congressional
nomination
hearings
begin?
Quick
Links
I
wrote
a
letter
urging
the
new
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
to
fast
track
the
importation
of
prescription
drugs
from
Canada
as
a
remedy
to
the
recent
and
drastic
increase
in drug
prices
in
the
United
States.
I
met
with
Peter
Navarro,
a
top
trade
advisor
for
President
Trump,
and
several
of
my
fellow
Finance
Committee
members
to
discuss
the
administration's
trade
priorities. I
pointed
out
that
U.S.
agriculture
is
often
the
first
target
when
countries
retaliate
against
the
United
States
on
trade,
making
tough
times
even
tougher
for
Iowa
farmers
and
ag
workers.
If
the
President
can
negotiate
better
trade
deals,
I'm
all
for
it,
but
I
don't
want
to
see
anything
that
hurts
major
sectors
of
the
economy,
like
agriculture.
Media
reports
this
week
raised
questions
about
the
resignation
of
National
Security
Advisor
Mike
Flynn,
his
conversations
with
the
Russian
Ambassador
and
leaks
from
the
intelligence
community.
As
Chairman
of
the
Judiciary
Committee,
I
sent a
letter
with
Ranking
Member
Feinstein
requesting
a
briefing
and
transcripts
relating
to
Mr.
Flynn's
conversations.
The
U.S.
Senate
approved
a
measure
this
week
to
roll
back
a
misguided
regulation
that
would
jeopardize
the
Second
Amendment
rights
of
Social
Security
beneficiaries.
The
bipartisan
measure,
which
I
authored,
was
supported
by
32
bipartisan
cosponsors
in
the
Senate and
more
than
20
disability
and
civil
rights
groups.
Transparency
leads
to
accountability,
and
the
office
that
handles
benefits
claims
of
fallen
public
safety
officers
could
use
more
of
both. An
Iowan
waited
more
than
three
years
for
benefits before
testifying
at
a
Senate
Judiciary
Committee
hearing
that
I
convened. Two
days
later
his
claim
was
answered,
showing
that
a
little
transparency
can
go
a
long
way.
I’ve
authored
bipartisan
legislation
to
shed
light
on
the
Public
Safety
Officers’
Benefits
program
and
hold
the
office
accountable
for
its
handling
of
claims.
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of
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