Grassley to Visit 17 Iowa Communities


Senator Meets with Iowans in All 99 Counties Every Year


, DC - Keeping in touch with Iowans, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced today his plans to visit 17 Iowa communities in Eastern Iowa next week, from Monday, April 5 to Thursday, April 8, to discuss issues ranging from Social Security and health care, to education and the farm economy, to the crisis in Kosovo and economic development.Grassley's tour will take him to the communities of Marshalltown, Grinnell, Newton, Chariton, Albia, Oskaloosa, Eddyville, Ottumwa, Wapello, Bettendorf, Marion, Independence, Oelwein, New Hampton, Decorah, Waukon and Elkader.

"Meeting with Iowans all across the state is one of the most important parts of my job," said Grassley. "I look forward to listening to the ideas, concerns and opinions from Iowans of all ages, from high school students to senior citizens. Iowans provide me with the common sense ideas I can use to fight Washington nonsense."

Since his election to the U.S. Senate, Grassley has visited each of Iowa's 99 counties at least once every year. During the two-week congressional recess, Grassley will hold meetings in 34 Iowa communities. Following is Grassley's schedule for April 5th through the 8th. If you have questions about any of the events, please contact Scott Stanzel at (202)224-6197.

Attention Iowa Editors/Reporters:

Immediately following each meeting listed, Grassley will be available to answer questions from members of the local media for approximately 15 minutes.

Monday, April 5, 1999

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Marshalltown

Marshalltown High School

1602 S. 2nd Ave.

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Grinnell

St. Francis Manor

2021 4th Ave.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Newton

Open Town Meeting

Jasper County Courthouse

conference room in basement

Tuesday, April 6, 1999

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

Chariton

Johnson Machine Works

318 North 11th St.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Albia

Albia High School

503 B Ave. East

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa Rotary

Elmhurst Country Club

2214 South 11th Street

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Eddyville

Ajinomoto USA, Inc.

1 Ajinomoto Drive

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Ottumwa

John Deere Ottumwa Works

928 East Vine St.

Wednesday, April 7, 1999

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Wapello

Wapello High School

500 Buchanan

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Bettendorf

Bettendorf Rotary

Fortune Garden Restaurant

2211 Kimberly Road

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Marion

Willow Gardens Care Center

455 31st St.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Independence

Open Town Meeting

Buchanan County Courthouse

assembly room in the basement

210 5th Ave., NE

Thursday, April 8, 1999

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Oelwein

Oelwein High School

315 8th Ave. SE

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

New Hampton

New Hampton Rotary

Pinicon Restaurant

2205 McCloud Ave.

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Decorah

Decorah High School

100 Claiborne Drive

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Waukon

Open Town Meeting

Allamakee County Courthouse

courtroom

110 Allamakee Street

6:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Elkader

Open Town Meeting

Elkader Public Library

103 North Main