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spoke with
Fred
Hoffman
on
KCPS
radio
in
Burlington
about
tax
reform,
criminal
justice
reform,
flood
and
crop
insurance,
the
legislative
process
and
constituent
correspondence.
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I
introduced Iowa
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Bill
Northey at
the
Senate
Agriculture
Committee
hearing
on
his
nomination
to
be
undersecretary
of
farm
production
and
conservation. I
cannot
think
of
anyone
better
equipped
to
ensure
our
nation’s
farm
programs
are
properly
administered
than
Secretary
Northey.
Next,
Secretary
Northey's
nomination
will
need
to
be
voted
out
of
committee
and
brought
to
the
Senate
floor.
I
co-led
a
bipartisan
group
of
my
colleagues
in
calling on
Environmental
Protection
Agency Administrator
Scott
Pruitt
to
support
a
strong Renewable
Fuel
Standard as
the
agency
works
toward
finalizing
its
rule
on
biofuels
volume
requirements
for
2018. A
proposed
rule
would represent
a
step
back
when
it
comes
to
advanced
biofuels,
resulting
in
less
renewable
fuels
being
blended
than
in
2017.
Our
justice
system
demands
consequences
for
those
who
choose
to
run
afoul
of
the
law. I
introduced
a
bill
this
week
that
ensures
those
consequences
fit
their
crimes
by
targeting
violent,
career
criminals
while
giving
non-violent
offenders
with
minimal
criminal
histories
a
better
chance
at
becoming
productive
members
of
society. The
bill
is
called
the Sentencing
Reform
and
Corrections
Act,
and
it’s
the
product
of
years
of
bipartisan
work
and
deliberation. You
can
read
an
op-ed
I
wrote
with
a
bipartisan
group
of
my
colleagues
about
the
legislation
here.
State
housing
finance
agencies
wasted
$11
million
on
restaurant
meals,
employee
gift
cards
and
even
a
$500
per
month
Mercedes
instead
of
using
the
money
to
help
homeowners
who
suffered
during
the
housing
crisis,
as
directed.
The
federal
Treasury
Department
added
insult
to
injury
by
recovering
only
one
percent of
the
squandered
funds. I’m
pressing
for
full
repayment
to
the
taxpayers.
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