Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Mike
Earl
of
KDSN
Radio
in
Denison
and
Russ
Mitchell
of
Dickinson
County
News
about
President
Trump's
address
to
Congress,
my
99
county
meetings,
the
Supreme
Court
nominee,
expectations
for
tax
reform,
executive
nominations
and
Obamacare
repeal
and
replacement.
Q&A:
Supreme
Court
Nomination
Q.
What
drives
your
commitment
to
strengthen
victims’
rights?
Q.
How
else
are
you
working
to
advance
victims’
rights
in
this
Congress?
Quick
Links
On
Tuesday
evening,
President
Trump
gave
his
first
address
to
a
joint
session
of
Congress.
The
President
delivered
an
honest
assessment
of
the
challenges
we
face
and
provided
a
call
to
action
for
Congress
and
the
White
House
to
work
together
in
addressing
those
challenges. I
also
recorded
a
few
of
my
thoughts
about
the
speech
in
a
video.
I
had
a
chance
to
visit
with
and
listen
to
Mayor
Ron
Corbett
of
Cedar
Rapids
this
week
when
he
came
to
Capitol
Hill
to
provide
testimony
on
common
sense
flood
control
policies
to
the
Senate
Environment
and
Public
Works
Committee. I
am
still
working
with
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
to
get
flood
protection
projects
in
Cedar
Rapids
and
around
Iowa
funded.
I
introduced
a
bill
to
expand
the
market
for
biofuels
with
colleagues
from
other
ethanol
and
biofuels-producing
states.
The
bill
will
allow
retailers
across
the
country
to
sell
E15
and
other
higher-ethanol
fuel
blends
year-round,
which
should
eliminate
confusion
at
the
pump
and
increase
regulatory
certainty.
I
also
introduced
legislation
this
week
that
will
give
the
congressional
watchdog
arm
complete
access
to
American
Red
Cross
records
for
oversight
purposes.
The
Red
Cross
responds
when
tragedy
strikes,
but
at
times
has
resisted
answering
questions
even
though
it
receives
federal
tax
dollars
and
financial
benefits
from
the
federal
government.
My
regional
director
for
the
Sioux
City
area
will
be
holding
open
office
hours
across
northwestern
Iowa
and
will
be
available
to
take
questions,
comments
and
concerns
about
federal
issues
from
Iowans.
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of
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