Market Access, Innovation, Human Rights Focus of Overseas Meetings

Meetings this week in Brussels and Moscow gave me an opportunity to address market access issues for soybean and pork producers in the United States, as well as the need to protect intellectual property rights. On the trip, made during a week-long Senate recess, I received a briefing on NATO-led efforts in... Read more

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Internships for Young Iowans

Leading tours of the U.S. Capitol, helping to research legislative proposals, observing congressional hearings, assisting with constituent requests for information, and helping Senate staff serve Iowans are all part of the work of interns who serve for a semester or six-week summer session in my offices in Iowa and Washington... Read more

 

Protecting Elderly Nursing Home Residents and Taxpayers

The two giant government health programs, Medicare and Medicaid, spend an estimated $70 billion each year for nursing home services. As a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs, I’ve conducted extensive oversight of these programs to strengthen patient... Read more

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National Security Drives Temporary Extension of Term for FBI Director

To help provide stability for U.S. national security efforts at a sensitive time, I’ve introduced bipartisan legislation, with three other senators, to allow a two-year extension of the term of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The 10-year term of the FBI director was adopted 35 years ago, with good reason. The term insulates the FBI director from the political process by not corresponding with presidential terms of office. The term is limited to help make sure no one FBI director amasses too much power. Today, we live in complex and... Read more