Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
several
agriculture
journalists
on
my
weekly
call
about
Section
199A,
Bill
Northey's
USDA
nomination,
trade
with
China,
livestock
emissions
reports
and
TPP
discussions.
Q&A:
Gun
Violence
Q.
Can
you
explain
the
Obama
administration’s
regulation
that
would
have
added
certain
Social
Security
recipients
to
the
federal
gun
ban
list?
Q.
What
measures
do
you
support
to
address
gun
violence
in
America?
Quick
Links
Along
with
25 of
my
colleagues, I
sent
a
letter
to
President
Trump
supporting his
recent
comments
about
re-engaging
in
Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP)
trade
negotiations.
It's
of
the utmost
importance
to
reduce
barriers
to
trade
and
investment
and
level
the
playing
field
for
U.S.
businesses,
manufacturers,
farmers,
fishermen
and
ranchers.
It’s
been
two
months
since
the
Tax
Cuts
and
Jobs
Act
was
signed
into
law
and
the
positive
impact
from
its
implementation is
not
only
apparent,
but
prevalent
throughout
Iowa
and
the
entire
country. Hundreds
of
thousands
of
Iowans
from
nearly
every
economic
background
and
profession
saw
an
increase
in
their
take-home
pay
in
their
last
paycheck
thanks
to
the
Republican
tax
cut.
Read
more
about how
the
tax
cuts
are
benefiting Iowans here.
I
held
14
county
meetings
in
Iowa,
including
in
Hardin,
Black
Hawk,
Keokuk,
Washington,
Wapello,
Davis,
Jefferson,
Van
Buren,
Henry,
Lee,
Des
Moines,
Louisa,
Muscatine
and
Delaware
counties.
Below
are
a
couple
of
my
favorite
moments.
After
public
allegations
and
news
reports
of
sexual
harassment
and inappropriate
workplace
conduct within
the
federal
judiciary,
Senator Dianne
Feinstein
of
California
and
I
wrote
a
letter
seeking information
about
how
the
judiciary
has
handled
these
reports and
what
efforts
are
underway
to
ensure
similar
claims
are
handled
appropriately
in
the
future. Sexual
harassment
in
the
workplace
is
completely
unacceptable
and
sexual
harassment
by
a
federal
judge
is
particularly
appalling.
Federal
judges
are
entrusted
with
enormous
power
and
they
should
be
held
to
the
highest
ethical
standard.
As
chairman
of
the
Senate
Caucus
on
International
Narcotics
Control,
along
with
four
of
my
colleagues,
I wrote letters to
Google,
Microsoft,
Yahoo
and
Pinterest about
the
role
the
internet
plays
in
facilitating
the
deadly
drug
trade. Despite
the
companies'
efforts
to
forbid
it,
some
of
the
most
popular
websites
are
being
used
for
the
illicit
sale
of
narcotics.
It’s
imperative
that
we
all
work
collaboratively
to
combat the
opioid
epidemic.
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of
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