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Grassley
Direct
Today
I
spoke
with
Vern
Bloyd
on
KOKX
radio
in
Keokuk
and
Russ
Mitchell
of
the Dickinson
Co.
News about what's
on
the
congressional
agenda
between now
and
Christmas
(including
the
budget
and
Kate's
law),
pork
in
federal
prisons,
the
Middle
East
and
Russia,
and wind
energy
and
biofuels. Listen
here.
Rein
in
Washington's
Overgrowth
Taxpayers
work
hard
for
their
money.
And
they
deserve
to
get
their
money’s
worth,
not
have
it
squandered
through
wasteful
spending
by
Washington.
Read
more.
The
99th
County
This
week
I
completed
my
meetings
in
Iowa’s
99
counties
for
the
35th
year
in
a
row.
I
hold
a
meeting
in
each
of
Iowa’s
99
counties
every
year
to
hear
what’s
on
Iowans’
minds.
Representative
government
is
a
two-way
street.
I’m
one
half
of
the
process
and
you,
the
people
of
Iowa,
are
the
other
half.
That’s
why
I
hold
these
face-to-face
meetings
every
year
and
encourage
Iowans
to
keep
in
touch
with
me
in
other
ways,
too.
This
year’s
meetings
were
a
mix
of
open
town
meetings,
along
with
Q&A
sessions
with
employees
at
work
in
their
offices
and
factories,
students
at
schools,
and
members
of
service
clubs.
These
different
settings
give
me
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
people
who
otherwise
might
not
be
able
to
attend
a
town
meeting.
As
I
traveled
the
state,
I
heard
questions
and
concerns
on
everything
from
the
avian
flu
to
ISIS,
Social
Security
to
ethanol,
and
health
care
to
agriculture
policy
and
federal
regulations.
I
take
notes
about
all
of
these
concerns
to
take
back
to
Washington.
To
see
my
tweets
and Instagram
posts
from
this
year’s
meetings,
search
#99countymeetings.
I’m
glad
to
have
these
opportunities
to
hear
what’s
on
your
minds
and
answer
your
questions.
I
hope
to
see
you
again
soon.
Post
of
the
Week
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