For Immediate Release
Friday, March 16, 2007
Grassley Continues Visits to Every Iowa County
Senator will focus town hall meetings on upcoming Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley has planned meetings in eight Iowa counties to gather input from Iowa farmers and other stakeholders as Congress turns its attention to a new farm bill.
He said today that he will be in Audubon, Adair, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties for open-to-the-public meetings on April 2 and 3. Grassley will also speak at the USDA Rural Development state meeting for employees hosted in Des Moines.
Grassley is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and farms corn and soybeans in Butler County with his son and grandson. This marks the 27th consecutive year that he has held at least one meeting in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties to keep in touch with constituents.
“I want to hear more about what farmers want in a new farm bill,” Grassley said. “Of course, if people have questions or comments on topics other than the farm bill, I’ll be happy to talk about those topics, too. I hope as many area residents as possible are able to participate in these meetings and the dialogue that’s fundamental to representative government.”
Here is information about Grassley’s upcoming meetings.
Monday, April 2, 2007
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Audubon County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, Audubon County Economic Development, 800 Market Street, Audubon
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Shelby County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, ISU Extension, 906 6th Street, Harlan
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Harrison County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, United Western Cooperative, 25 East Lincoln Highway, Missouri Valley
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Pottawattamie County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, Oakland
County
Club, 714 North Highway 6, Oakland
4 – 5 p.m. Cass County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 102 Chestnut Street, Atlantic
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Adair County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, 21st Century Cooperative, 220 West Washington (Highway 92), Fontanelle
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Speak to USDA Rural Development Employees at their State Meeting, Downtown Marriott, 700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
2 – 3 p.m. Carroll County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co., 12543 1090th Street (Highway 30), Arcadia
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Crawford County Farm Bill Town Hall Meeting, Aspinwall Cooperative Co., 210 East Main Street, Aspinwall
***Grassley will be available to the press for 15 minutes following each event.
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