Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Dennis
Morrice
of
KLEM
radio
in
Le
Mars
and
Kim
Adams
of
the
Denver
Forum
about Secretary
Northey’s
nomination
to
a
top
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
post,
tax
reform,
relations
with
North
Korea
and
maintenance
of
Navy
warships.
Q&A:
Veterans
Day
Q.
When
did
Veterans
Day
become
a
public
holiday
in
the
United States?
Q.
What
policies
are
you
advancing
to
support
veterans?
Q.
What
about
veterans
struggling
to
transition
to
private
life
after
their
military service?
Quick
Links
As
a
nation,
we
owe
America’s
veterans
a
debt
of
gratitude. On
this
Veterans
Day,
let’s
renew
our
commitment
to
America’s
veterans:
seek
out
a
friend
or
neighbor
who
served
in
the
military
and
say
thank
you,
visit
a
hometown
veteran
in
a
local
nursing
home
or
offer
to
volunteer
with
your
local
veterans’
service
organization. The
very
least
our
nation
can
do
is
honor
their
sacrifice.
The
Senate
Finance
Committee,
of
which
I
am
a
senior
member
and
former
chairman,
released initial
tax
reform
legislation. Landmark
tax
relief
during
the
Kennedy
and
Reagan
Administrations
increased
wages,
created
jobs
and
made
the
United
States
more
competitive.
Today,
Congress
has
a
golden
opportunity
to
do
it
again.
The
new
plan
will provide
the
average
middle
class
family
a
significant tax
cut, make
U.S.
industry
and
jobs
competitive
globally
and
simplify
the
tax
code
for
all
Americans.
The
Senate
passed
my
bipartisan
resolution
that
would mandate
sexual
harassment
prevention
training for
all
employees
of
the
U.S.
Senate. Trainings
like
this
are
important
for
setting
the
baseline
standards of
conduct
that
any
place
of
work
should
have.
We
should
do
everything
possible
to
make
sure
our
colleagues
and
staffs
don’t
have
to
endure
harassment.
Senator
Klobuchar
of
Minnesota
and
I
introduced
bipartisan
legislation to
help
families
locate
missing
loved
ones
with
Alzheimer’s
disease,
autism
or
related
conditions.The
bipartisan
legislation
is
named
in
honor
of
two
boys
with
autism
who
perished
because
the
disorder
caused
them
to
wander.
One
of
the
boys,
Kevin
Curtis
Wills,
was
from
Jefferson,
Iowa. This
bill
makes
specialized
training
available
for
caregivers
and
first
responders to
help
prevent
wandering
by
vulnerable
individuals.
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