Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Brian
Wilson
of
KGLA
radio
in
Algona
and
Nick
Johansen
of
the
Red
Oak
Express
about
immigration
policy,
North
Korea, the
Senate’s
health
care
reform
efforts,
hurricanes
Harvey
and
Irma
relief,
tax
reform
and
canceling
the
October
recess.
Q&A:
Human
Trafficking
Q.
Why
is
Iowa
on
the
map
for
human
trafficking?
Q.
What
new
reforms
are
you
advancing
this
Congress?
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When
kids
do
well
early
in
life,
they’re
on
a
good
path
to
become
successful
adults.My
colleagues
and
I
introduced
bipartisan legislation to
re-authorize the
Maternal,
Infant
and
Early
Childhood
Home
Visiting
Program.
The
program
provides
grants
to
states
to
develop
and
implement
programs
to
improve
maternal
and
child
health,
prevent
child
abuse
and
promote
child
development
and
school
readiness.
I was
among
those
who
filed
a
bipartisan
amendment to
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
that
will
help
reduce
government
waste
and
ensure
the
long-term
success
of
the
Rock
Island
Arsenal. The
Rock
Island
Arsenal
has
office
space
that
could
immediately
accommodate
about
850
people, with
the
ability for many
more. The
amendment is
an
opportunity
for
the
Defense
Department
and
taxpayers
to
save
money
on
leased
space
and for
the
Quad
Cities to create
new
jobs.
Last
Congress,
I
worked
in
a
bipartisan
manner
to
develop
a
criminal
justice reform
proposal
that
empowers
judges,
saves
taxpayer
dollars
and
gives
low-level,
non-violent
offenders
another
shot
at
rejoining
the
productive
side
of
society.
I
will
be reintroducing
this
comprehensive
legislation as
we
continue
to
work to ensure
justice
for
both
the
victims
and
the
accused and
support
law
enforcement
in
its
mission
to
keep
our
communities
safe.
I'm
pressing
the
federal
agency
that
oversees
health care
accrediting
organizations
to
describe
all
statutory
and
other
barriers
that
prevent
the
public
release
of
hospital
inspection
reports. Since
the
inspection
reports
are
not
made
public,
patients
and
lawmakers
are
in
the
dark
about
problems,
even
when
serious
safety
problems
are
found. Making
facility
inspection reports
public
may
go
a
long
way
to
providing
the
necessary
additional
information
for
patients
and
their
families
to
make
informed
decisions
about
where
to
seek
care.
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