Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Ed
Funston
of
KILR
radio
in
Estherville
and
Mike
Hohenbrink
of
the
Calmar
Courier
about President
Trump’s
announcement
on
Afghanistan,
the
events
in
Charlottesville,
VA
reform,
EpiPen-maker
Mylan’s
settlement
with
the
Department
of
Justice
and
international
trade
negotiations.
Q&A:
99
County
Meetings
Q.
What’s
on
the
minds
of
Iowans
as
you
visit
each
of
Iowa’s
99
counties
this
year?
Q.
Why
do
you
prioritize
your
county
meetings?
Quick
Links
President
Trump
signed into
law
the
Over-the-Counter
Hearing
Aid
Act.
This
bipartisan
legislation, of which
I was
the
lead
co-sponsor,
makes
certain
types
of
hearing
aids
available
over
the
counter
to
Americans
with
mild
to
moderate
hearing
impairment.
Consumers
are
interested
in
new
hearing
aid
products
to
improve
their
quality
of
life
at
an
affordable
price. The
more
products
available,
the
more
consumers
will
be
able
to
find
something
they
can
afford
that
works
for
them.
In
May,
I asked Energy
Secretary
Rick
Perry
a
series
of
questions
about
a
study he directed
that
appeared
geared
to
undermine wind
energy.
The
report was released,
and I
appreciate
that it
treats
wind
energy
fairly.
Iowa
is
the
first
state
in
the
country
to
generate
more
than
one-third
of
its
electricity
from
wind.
Wind
energy
is
the
source
of
7,000
jobs
in
Iowa
and
thousands
more
nationwide.
It's
here
to
stay.
For
37
years,
I’ve
held
an
hour-long
Q&A
with
Iowans
in
every
county
at
least
once
annually.
Throughout
August,
I’ve
been
traveling
to
30
counties
to
meet
and
speak
with
Iowans. As
I
often
say,
representative
government
is
a
two-way
street. I’m
one
half
of
the
process, and
the
people
of
Iowa
are
the
other
half.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
take
questions
and
hear
concerns.
You
can
watch
a
local
news
segment
below
on
my
town
meeting
in Mount Ayr.
I
pressed for
better
oversight
of
a
$9.6
billion
program
meant
to
help
homeowners
who
suffered
during
the
housing
crisis
after
it
came
to
light
that a
Nevada
state
agency
engaged
in
“widespread
waste
and
abuse
in
spending”
and
“abused
the
Hardest
Hit
Fund." Congress
didn’t
intend
this
program
for
bureaucrats
to
live
high
on
the
hog,
yet
the
bureaucrats
in
question
did
exactly
that.
They
bought
barbecue
and
gift
cards
for
themselves
with
taxpayer
dollars.
Every
agency
that
squandered
this
money
needs
to
pay
back
every
penny
to
the
American
taxpayers.
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