Grassley
Direct
I
spoke
with
Sally
Hart
of
KCII
in
Washington,
Iowa,
about
National
Agriculture
Week,
the
Renewable
Fuel
Standard
and
why
ethanol
is
working
for
America.
Q&A:
National
Ag
Week
Q.
What
is
National
Ag
Week
all
about?
Q.
How
does
the
“GROW
Act”
address
concerns
about
the
Conservation
Reserve
Program
(CRP)
and
its
impact
on
local
economies
and
beginning
farmers?
Quick
Links
The
Senate
Judiciary
Committee,
which
I
chair,
held a hearing
to
examine
the
failures
that
led
to
the
tragedy
in
Parkland,
Florida,
and
ways
we
can prevent such
violence
in
the
future. I
have
joined
several
efforts
to increase
school
safety and
this
week,
I
announced I’ll
be
introducing the Marjory
Stoneman
Douglas High
School
Memorial
Act
of
2018,
which
provides
funding
to train schools
in
how
to
conduct
threat
assessments
and
early
interventions.
Conservation
of
America’s
natural
resources
is
critical
for
successful
farming
operations. I
joined Senator
Joni
Ernst’s bipartisan legislation
to
refocus
spending
to
preserve soil
health,
water
quality
and
wildlife
habitats because it’s
important
we
spend
federal conservation
dollars
in
the
most
efficient
way and maximize
the
goals
of
programs
like the Conservation
Reserve
Program.
The
Senate
passed
bipartisan
reforms
to
the
Dodd-Frank
Act
to
help
farms,
small
businesses
and improve
local
communities. Big
banks
on
Wall
Street
caused
the
Great
Recession,
yet community
banks
and
credit
unions are
the
ones
being
crushed
by
regulations
coming
from
Washington,
making
it
harder
for
family
farms
and
small
businesses
to
open
and
grow.
This
bill
will
help
businesses
access
resources
necessary
to
invest,
hire
and
succeed.
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