Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
several
radio
broadcasters
on
my
weekly
call
about
my
99
county
meetings,
the
October
recess,
potential
changes
in
the
Deferred
Action
for
Childhood
Arrivals
program
and
North
Korea's
missile
tests.
Q&A:
New
Law
for
Hearing
Aids
Q.
Why
did
you
join
the
effort
to
change
the
way
hearing
aids
are
regulated
and
sold
in
the
United
States?
Q.
Who
will
benefit
from
this
new
law?
Q.
Are
farmers
more
affected
by
hearing
impairment?
Quick
Links
Representative
government
is
a
two-way
street,
so
I
hold hour-long question-and-answer
sessions in
each
of
Iowa's
99
counties
at
least
once
every
year.
Over
the
last
two
weeks,
I
had
meetings
in
30
counties to
meet
and
speak
with
Iowans.
President
Trump
nominated
Iowa
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Bill
Northey
to
be
Undersecretary
for
Farm
Production
and
Conservation
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture. It's
hard
to
imagine
someone
better
qualified
to
serve
America's
farmers
in
this
position
than
Bill
Northey. I’ve
no
doubt
he
will
be
an
asset
to
the
farmers
who
utilize
USDA
programs
to
ensure
the
most
affordable,
safest
food
supply
in
the
world
is
available
every
year
for
all
Americans.
The
American
people
rely
on
the
Red
Cross
to
respond
to
natural
disasters,
and
there’s
a
tradition
of
the
Red
Cross’
providing
essential
services
during
crises. In
return,
the
Red
Cross
has
an
obligation
to
get
the
most
bang
for
the
buck.
You
can
watch
a
news
segment
below
on
my
oversight
of
the
Red
Cross.
I
have
long
advocated
for nursing
home
oversight
and
ensuring
quality
of
care
for
nursing
home
residents.
The Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
Office
of
Inspector
General
found
that
28
percent
of
134
potential
incidents
of
abuse
or
neglect
in
33
states
may
not
have
been
reported
to
law
enforcement.
Three
of
the
134
potential
incidents
were
in
Iowa. It’s
unacceptable
for
more
than
one-fourth
of
potential
crimes
in
nursing
homes
to
apparently
go
unreported.
I'm
following
up
to
make
sure
the
agency
in
charge
will
take
immediate
action
to
fix
this
problem.
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