Grassley
Direct
On
my
weekly
“Capitol
Hill
Report,”
I spoke with
Nikki
Thunder
of
KCHE
Radio
in
Cherokee
and
Terri
Queck-Matzie
of
Successful
Farming
about
trade
negotiations,
the
benefits
of
tax
reform
and
social
media
privacy.
Q&A:
Cancer
Research
Saves
Lives
Q.
Why
did
you
join
the
effort
to
designate
May
as
National
Cancer
Research
month?
Q.
What
measures
are
you
focusing
on
right
now
specific
to
cancer
research?
Quick
Links
In
an
op-ed
I
wrote
this
week
for
the
Waterloo-Cedar
Falls
Courier, I
discuss
how
Iowans
are
benefiting
from
tax
reform. Media
reports
have
detailed
stories
of
Iowa-based
companies
investing
resources
back
in
their
businesses
and
employees
after
the
passage
of
the
Tax
Cuts
and
Jobs
Act. Tax
reform has
spurred
economic
growth
and
optimism
across
the
country. From
big
cities
to
small
towns,
workers
are
receiving
higher
wages
and
better
benefits,
and
families
are
once
again
able
to
save
and
invest
in
their
futures.
It
was
an
honor
to
help
welcome
French
President
Macron
to
speak
before
Congress.
President
Macron spoke
about
the
future
of
U.S.-French
relations
based
on
our
historical
closeness.
The
United
States
and
France
are
fortunate
to
have
centuries
of
mutual
friendship
that
continue
today
under
President
Trump
and
President
Macron.
In
a
time
when
we
are
facing
serious
international
challenges,
from
Russian
meddling,
to
North
Korean
saber-rattling,
to
an
increasingly
assertive
China,
it
is
essential
that
the
President
have
a
qualified
Secretary
of
State
who
he
trusts
on
the
job.
I
am
happy
that
this
week
the
Senate
confirmed
Mike
Pompeo
to
fufill
this
role.
Mr.
Pompeo unquestionably
understands the
international
challenges
we
face
and
will
effectively carry
out
the
duties
of
Secretary
of
State.
The
Lugar
Center
at
Georgetown
University
conducted
a
study
to
determine
how
often
members
of
Congress
work
across
party
lines.
I
was
glad
to
see
that
the
Bipartisan
Index
ranked
me
as
among
the
most
bipartisan
senators.
Recently,
I’ve
worked
with
my
colleagues
in
both
parties
on
legislation
to
lower
prescription
drug
costs,
promote
school
safety,
protect
senior
citizens
from
fraud,
reform
the
broken
criminal
justice
system
and
hold
the
executive
branch
accountable.
I
always
do
my
best
to
work
with
my
colleagues
to
find
areas
where
we
can
reach
consensus,
even
when
we
disagree
on
other
issues.
As
we
fight
a
new
wave
of
drug
crimes,
we
need
a
more
strategic
approach
to
drug
sentencing
that
refocuses
law
enforcement
resources
on
violent
career
criminals
and
drug
kingpins.
In
an
op-ed,
I
discuss
how
my
bipartisan
Sentencing
Reform
and
Corrections
Act
can
help
law
enforcement
officers
do
their
job
to
keep
communities
safe
while
improving
fairness
in
our
justice
system
and
saving
tax
dollars.
The
U.S.
Secret
Service
has
unique
and
unparalleled
experience
in
identifying
threats
to
safety
and
preventing
tragedies,
so
it
makes
sense
to
leverage
their
skillset
to
improve
school
safety. I
introduced
the
bipartisan
EAGLES
Act
to
expand
Secret
Service’s
National
Threat
Assessment
Center
to
help
communities
proactively
mitigate
threats
of
violence
at
schools.
It’s
the
latest
in
a
number
of
bipartisan
efforts
I’ve
introduced
or
supported
to
improve
school
safety.
Post
of the
Week
This
week
I
participated
in
the
Senate's
drug
take-back
day
to
properly
dispose
of
unused
prescription
drugs.
National
Take-Back
Day
is
Saturday,
April
28.
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