WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley will hold town meetings in 14 Iowa communities today through Thursday.
Starting this afternoon, the meetings will take place in Carroll, Denison, Harlan, Oakland, Red Oak, Atlantic, Onawa, Missouri Valley, Glenwood, Sidney, Shenandoah, Bedford, Corning and Audubon.
"I look forward to these meetings to hear directly from Iowans and to have the kind of dialogue that's needed for the process of representative government to work. I like to say it's a two-way street. I need to go to people to answer questions and listen to comments, and they need to come out and participate in the discussion. The meetings are open to the public. Everyone's invited."
Grassley has held a constituent meeting in every one of Iowa's 99 counties every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. After the 14 town meetings this week, he will have held a constituent meeting in every Iowa county this year.
In addition to regular meetings in Iowa, and Grassley participates in many meetings beyond one in every county, every year, the Iowa senator responds to every constituent letter, email and phone call. Grassley also communicates with Iowans on Facebook, Twitter and athttp://grassley.senate.gov. He is a regular guest on public affairs programs statewide where he responds to questions from Iowans on any subject.
Separately this month, Grassley participated in a wind-farm groundbreaking ceremony in Iowa Falls, attended the Iowa State Fair, and spoke to the National Foundation for Women Legislators. He also participated in a General Aviation Manufacturers Association event at the Rockwell Collins' hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids and spoke at Rotary Club meetings in Bettendorf and Ames. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, September 6.
Below is more information about the town meetings this week. Grassley will be available for interviews with local reporters for 15 minutes after every meeting.
Monday, August 29
3-4 p.m.
Carroll County Town Meeting
New Hope Village Activity Center Gymnasium
1211 East 18th Street in Carroll
5-6 p.m.
Crawford County Town Meeting
Denison Municipal Utilities Community Room
721 Broadway in Denison
Tuesday, August 30
8-9 a.m.
Shelby County Town Meeting
Harlan Public Library
718 Court Street in Harlan
10-11:30 a.m.
Pottawattamie County Ag Town Meeting
Oakland Community Building
129 Harrison Street in Oakland
1-2:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Ag Town Meeting
Montgomery County Family YMCA
101 East Cherry Street in Red Oak
3:30-5 p.m.
Cass County Ag Town Meeting
Cass County Community Center Medium Room
805 West 10th in Atlantic
Wednesday, August 31
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Monona County Town Meeting
Onawa Community Center
320 10th Street in Onawa
10-11 a.m.
Harrison County Town Meeting
United Western Coop
222 East Lincoln Highway in Missouri Valley
1-2 p.m.
Mills County Town Meeting
Glenwood Senior Center
20 North Vine in Glenwood
3-4 p.m.
Fremont County Town Meeting
Sidney Senior Center in the Northridge Shopping Center
2820 Northridge Road in Sidney
4:45-5:45 p.m.
Page County Town Meeting
Shenandoah Medical Center Rapp Meeting Room
300 Pershing Avenue in Shenandoah
Thursday, September 1
8-9 a.m.
Taylor County Town Meeting
Taylor County Farm Bureau Meeting Room
607 Pollock Boulevard in Bedford
10:15-11:15 a.m.
Adams County Town Meeting
Corning Community Building
601 6th Street in Corning
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Audubon County Town Meeting
Audubon County Economic Development Community Room
800 Market Street in Audubon
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