Senator Chuck Grassley released the following statement after learning that the Army would be consolidating the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion headquarters to Minneapolis. Grassley and the Iowa congressional delegation have written several letters to the Secretary of the Army. Grassley also called the Secretary of the Army to push Iowa’s case.
“I’m extremely disappointed with today's action. In fact, I’m asking for a written explanation because it still doesn’t make sense. We brought the discrepancy in the rationale of the recommendation to the attention of the Secretary of the Army. I appreciate his focus on the issue when he normally would not have gotten so personally involved. However, I believe his decision is the wrong one for the Army and the American taxpayers.”