**UPDATE** Sen. Joni Ernst Announces Confirmed Guests to Discuss Avian Flu at Series of Town Meetings Saturday
***Due to pending votes in the Senate this weekend, it is highly unlikely Senator Ernst will be able to attend Saturday’s town meetings. Senator Ernst will do everything possible to attend.***
***PENDING THE SENATE’S WEEKEND SCHEDULE***
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will host town meetings in Osceola, Lyon, and Sioux counties on Saturday to discuss the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in addition to other topics. These town meetings are open to the public.
The following are meeting details and confirmed guests:
Saturday, May 23rd
9:30am
Osceola County
Cooperative Energy
1708 Pierce Ave
Sibley
Congressman Steve King
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
State Senator David Johnson
State Representative John Wills
11:15am
Lyon County
Rock Rapids Public Library
102 S Greene St
Rock Rapids
Congressman Steve King
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
State Senator David Johnson
State Representative John Wills
1:45pm
Sioux County
De Yager Student Activities Center in the Campus Center at Dordt College (map here)
498 4th Ave NE
Sioux Center
Congressman Steve King
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
State Representative John Kooiker
Last week, Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack encouraging the department to ensure that resources have been properly deployed to Iowa to fight the ongoing outbreak of HPAI.
NOTE: If you are a credentialed member of the media and plan to attend the event, please RSVP to Press@Ernst.Senate.Gov.
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