Grassley
Direct
I
spoke with
Nicole
Presley
of
the
Pella
Chronicle
and
Brent
Barnett
of
KMA
Radio
in
Shenandoah
about
the
Senate’s
health
care
efforts,
reimbursements
for
critical
access
hospitals,
legislative
priorities,
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
and
my
annual
99
county
meetings.
Q&A:
Fixing
America's
Tax
System
Q.
Are
the
stars
aligned
in
Washington
to
enact
comprehensive
tax
reform
this
year?
Q.
What
are
you
working
on
to
secure
as
Congress
negotiates
a
tax
relief
package?
Quick
Links
I
applaud
final
passage
of
the
Over-the-Counter
Hearing
Aid
Act
as
part
of
the
Food
and
Drug
Administration
Reauthorization
Act.
This legislation,
of
which
I’m
the
lead
co-sponsor,
will
make
certain
types
of
hearing
aids
available
over
the
counter
to
Americans
with
mild
to
moderate
hearing
impairment. The
more
products
available,
the
more
consumers
will
be
able
to
find
something
they
can
afford
that
works
for
them.
The
Senate
confirmed
Christopher
Wray
to
be
the
new
FBI
director.
As
chairman
of
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee,
I
was
proud
to
lead
his
nomination
through
the
committeeMr.
Wray
now
has
one
of
the
toughest
jobs
in
government,
but
he
has
the
right
credentials,
character
and
independence
to
succeed
in
leading
our
nation’s
top
law
enforcement
agency.
My
bill
to
secure
new
protections
for
minors
and
improve
accountability
in
the
federal
juvenile
justice
system
unanimously
passed
the
full
Senate
this
week.
I
led
the
effort
to
enact
these
bipartisan
reforms
to
ensure
that
young
people
who
encounter
the
justice
system
are
treated
safely,
fairly
and
in
a
manner
that
encourages
greater
respect
for
the
law.
Financial
exploitation
of
seniors
has
been
called
the
crime
of
the
21st
century,
and
it
could
cost
older
Americans
up
to
$36
billion
a
year.
My
bipartisan
bill,
called
the
Elder
Abuse
Prevention
and
Prosecution
Act,
unanimously
passed
the
Senate
this
week
and
will
equip
law
enforcement,
seniors
and
caregivers
with
additional
tools
so
they
can
deter
these
crimes
and
hold
perpetrators
accountable.
The
Office
of
Inspector
General
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
released
the
results
of
its
review
of
the
circumstances
of
veteran
Brandon
Ketchum’s
suicide
and
whether
Ketchum
received
adequate
mental
health
treatment
at
the
Iowa
City
VA
Health
Care
System. This
case
is
a
tragic
example
of
why
we
must
do
better
for
our
veterans.
With
an
average
of
20
veterans
committing
suicide
a
day,
the
VA
must
do
everything
in
its
power
to
extend
help
before
it's
too
late.
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