Members of Congress are back in their districts for a two-week recess Iowa’s U.S. Senator Check Grassley is scheduled to hold town hall meetings in the coming weeks. Grassley can expect to face tough questions like he did a few weeks ago.
“I win by landslides, but I don’t win by 100% of the vote. So having people disagree with you is what democracy is all about,” said Grassley.
CBS News reports Republican lawmakers have been advised by leadership to avoid town hall meetings, so others are stepping in to organize them.
Nikki Gronli is the former USDA Rural Development Director for South Dakota. She is hosting town hall meetings across the state with support from the Democratic party to hear people’s concerns about the issues in Washington D.C.
“We are going to keep our comments at the beginning of it very brief and the we are going to invite people to come up to the microphone tell us what their concerns are or ask us questions. I’m coming there with an open mind and I’m really interested to hear what people are concerned about,” said Gronli.
Any fears and frustrations expressed at the town hall will be passed on to South Dakota’s members of congress.
“No matter what party you are in you have concerns abut what we are seeing with the stock market, you have concerns about the way the tariffs have been on again off again. I would love to hear from a variety of people, what their thoughts are on it, how do they feel about it and what do they want to see,” said Gronli.
The first town hall takes place tonight at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City.
Town Halls are also scheduled for Sioux Falls tomorrow night, Vermillion on Thursday and Aberdeen next Monday.
Sioux Falls
Tuesday, April 15th 7pm – 8pm CT
Hamre Hall at Augustana University
Vermillion
Thursday, April 24th 7pm – 8pm CT
Farber Hall at the University of South Dakota
Aberdeen
Monday, April 28th 6:30pm – 7:30pm CT
Aberdeen Public Library
