WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today began a schedule of constituent meetings that will take him to 33 Iowa counties during a two-week Senate recess.
More than half of Grassley’s meetings will be town meetings. He also will tour and meet with employees at a manufacturing plant, speak with service club members in six communities and discuss issues with Iowa students in seven local high schools.
On Wednesday, April 27, Grassley will receive the National Association of Manufacturers’ Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence. An association event at Vermeer in Pella will focus on public policies to help to revive America’s economy and create jobs.
Grassley said he also looks forward to speaking at the Iowa Wind Energy Association Conference about the potential for greater wind energy development.
“Iowa’s outstanding workforce and its wind energy potential are a great combination. Now, more than ever, we know that America needs more domestic energy production. It’s a matter of national security and economic opportunity. Wind energy is, and must continue to be, a key player in making America more energy independent,” he said. Grassley authored the first wind-energy production tax credit in 1992. This incentive, the clean renewable energy bonds Grassley got passed in recent years, and other efforts have helped wind energy become a success story.
From April 18 through April 29, Grassley will be in Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Davis, Decatur, Dubuque, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, Jefferson, Jones, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, Monroe, Polk, Ringgold, Wapello, Washington, Wayne, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, and Wright counties.
“All of these meetings give me a chance to talk face-to-face with Iowans. This dialogue, along with other ways of keeping in touch, is needed to making representative government work. I have a responsibility to go to Iowans to listen to their points of view, and Iowans have a responsibility to share their concerns with their elected representatives,” Grassley said.
The Grassley town meetings listed below are open to the public. Grassley is a guest at the other events, and the hosts of those events should be contacted for more information. Grassley has held at least one meeting in every Iowa county every year that he has represented Iowans in the U.S. Senate. He was first elected in 1980.
Monday, April 18
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Meet with students at Vinton-Shellsburg High School
210 W. 21st Street in Vinton
12 noon-1 p.m.
Meet with Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club
William Penn University
Dana M. Atkins Memorial Union, Scheuermann Room
201 Trueblood Avenue in Oskaloosa
1:45-2:45 p.m.
Keokuk County Town Meeting
Sigourney Public Library
720 East Jackson Street in Sigourney
4-5 p.m.
Washington County Town Meeting
Riverside City Community Building
81 East First Street in Riverside
Tuesday, April 19
7-8 a.m.
Meet with Anamosa Rotary
Jones County Medical Center
1795 Highway 64 East in Anamosa
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Meet with students at Cascade Junior/Senior High School
505 Johnson Street NW in Cascade
12 noon-1 p.m.
Visit Caterpillar Production Facility
1003 Miller Street in Elkader
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Allamakee Town Meeting
Farm Bureau Office
14 First Avenue, NE in Waukon
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Winneshiek Town Meeting
Vesterheim Museum
Amdal-Odland Heritage Building, The Gathering Room
523 West Water Street in Decorah
Wednesday, April 20
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Chickasaw County Town Meeting
Wellness Complex Multipurpose Room
1050 West Hamilton Street in New Hampton
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Howard County Town Meeting
Cresco Bank and Trust Community Room
126 Second Avenue SE in Cresco
12 noon-1 p.m.
Meet with Osage Kiwanis
Farmers Mutual Insurance Basement
708 Chase Street in Osage
1:45-2:45 p.m.
Meet with students at Central Springs High School
105 South East Street in Manly
3:45-4:45 p.m.
Winnebago County Town Meeting
Lake Mills Public Library
102 South Lake Street in Lake Mills
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Meet with Garner Lions Club
Matt’s Place
235 State Street in Garner
Thursday, April 21
7:15-8:45 a.m.
Attend the Iowa Prayer Breakfast
Polk County Convention Complex
501 Grand Avenue in Des Moines
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Wright County Town Meeting
Leinbach Center
216 Luick’s Lane North in Belmond
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Franklin County Town Meeting
The Sheffield Inn Meeting Room
223 Gilman Street in Sheffield
Monday, April 25
1:50-2:50 p.m.
Meet with students at Northern University High School
Butzier Auditorium
1901 Campus Street in Cedar Falls
Tuesday, April 26
9-10 a.m.
Floyd County Town Meeting
City Hall Community Room
45 North Hawkeye Avenue in Nora Springs
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Meet with students at Ventura High School
110 South Main Street in Ventura
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Marshall County Town Meeting
State Center Fire Station Meeting Room
115 East Main Street in State Center
6-8 p.m.
Speak to the Central Iowa Human Resources Group
Lennox Industries, Inc.
200 South 12th Avenue in Marshalltown
Wednesday, April 27
8-9:30 a.m.
Attend Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa/Face it Together Board Meeting
EFCO Corporation
1800 NE Broadway Avenue in Des Moines
10-10:45 a.m.
Speak at the Iowa Wind Energy Association 2011 Conference
Polk County Convention Complex
501 Grand Avenue in Des Moines
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Attend National Association of Manufacturers Luncheon
Vermeer Global Pavillion
2110 Vermeer Road East in Pella
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Lucas County Town Meeting
Chariton Public Library
803 Braden Avenue in Chariton
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Decatur County Town Meeting
Leon Community Center
203 NE Second Street in Leon
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Speak to Diagonal Lions Club
Diagonal Community Center
304 Broadway Street in Diagonal
Thursday, April 28
10-11 a.m.
Meet with students at Seymour High School
100 South Park Avenue in Seymour
12 noon-1 p.m.
Appanoose County Town Meeting
Mercy Medical Center Conference Rooms A&B
One St. Joseph Drive in Centerville
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Monroe County Town Meeting
First Iowa State Bank Heritage Hall
19 Benton Avenue East in Albia
4:15-5:15 p.m.
Davis County Town Meeting
Mutchler Community Center
900 East North Street in Bloomfield
Friday, April 29
8-9 a.m.
Speak to Ottumwa Kiwanis
Sirloin Stockade
2645 Northgate Street in Ottumwa
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Jefferson County Town Meeting
Batavia Community Center
1006 Third Street in Batavia
1-2 p.m.
Meet with students at West Branch High School
900 West Main Street in West Branch