Grassley
Direct
I spoke
with
Mike
Peterson
of
KMA
Radio
in
Shenandoah
and
Tom
Cullen
of
the
Storm
Lake
Times
about
my
county
meetings,
immigration,
Obamacare,
border
security,
the
wind
energy
production tax
credit,
President
Trump's
team,
the
renewable
fuel
standard
and
the
new
Secretary
of
Education.
Q&A:
Iowa
Agriculture
Q.
Are
you
concerned
about
how
new
trade
agreements
may
impact
Iowa’s
economy?
Q.
How
will
you
work
to
keep
markets
open
for
American
agriculture?
Quick
Links
Since
the
Senate
did
not
have
votes
this
week,
I
was
home
in
Iowa
holding
county
meetings. There
was
very
good
turnout
and
vigorous
discussion.
Representative
democracy
is
a
two-way
street.
I'm
one
half
of
the
process
and
the
people
of
Iowa
are
the
other
half.
I
always
appreciate
the
chance
to
hear
from
Iowans
and
answer
questions. I
also
recorded
a
few
of
my
thoughts
in
a
video.
I'm
working
with
Senator
Ernst
to
get
answers
from
the
Department
of
Justice
about
The
Abbey
of
Le
Mars
nursing
home
in
Iowa,
which
was
ordered
closed
and
required
to
pay
a
$100,000
penalty.
In
our
letter,
we
ask
why
abuse
of
patients
was
allowed
to
occur
and
what
steps
will
be
taken
to
prevent
this
type
of
abuse
in
the
future.
The
Justice
Department
Inspector
General announced
findings
of
reprisal,
abuse
and
lack
of
candor
by
senior
supervisors
in
the
U.S.
Marshals
Service. As
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee,
I
published
a
report
last
November
about
the
committee's
own
investigation
of
improper
behavior
in
the
Marshals
Service.
This
case highlights
my
belief
in
the
critical
role
of
inspectors
general
and
whistleblowers
in
ensuring
government
accountability.
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of
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