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On February 21st, my 36 County Tour once again led me to Crawford County. On my 36 County Tour in 2024, I had two stops in Crawford County — the Crossroads of Crawford County, a pregnancy resource center, and the Lineage cold storage facility — where I heard from constituents on rural healthcare concerns and the need for expanded refrigeration infrastructure.
My tour across the 36 counties of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District once again took me back to Ida County. In 2024, I kicked off my 36 County Tour in Ida County meeting with Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman and the department’s faithful K9, Ghazi. On another stop in 2024, I made my way over to Hi-Way Products and Hawkeye Fabrication in Ida Grove to learn more about how I can support Iowa’s manufacturers and small businesses from my position on the House Ways and Means Committee.
After kicking off my 5th biannual 36 County Tour on Thursday with a town hall in Cherokee, I kept my travels going on Friday to hear more about the concerns and perspectives of Iowans across the Fourth District. I once again swung through Monona County to tour the Burgess Health Center in Onawa and participate in a town hall with healthcare providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the America Works Act, which would require able-bodied Americans without dependents (ABAWDs) to work or pursue work-related training or education for at least 20 hours per week to receive SNAP benefits.
On Friday February 21st, while on my fifth biannual 36 County Tour, I stopped in Harrison County. On previous stops in Harrison County, I toured Agrivision in Missouri Valley, stopped by the Dunlap Livestock Auction, met with veterans in Logan, visited IGNITE Pathways in Woodbine, and met with the Harrison County Farm Bureau in Logan. I always enjoy meeting with our families, farmers, veterans, and local businesses.
In 2014 and 2015, our producers were ravaged by a devastating outbreak of avian influenza. This outbreak, and corresponding depopulation efforts, killed roughly 43 million chickens and more than 7 million turkeys in flocks across 21 states while also impacting more than 960 dairy herds nationwide. Iowa—the number one egg-producing state in the country— alone accounted for about 30 million birds. The spread of this disease was rapid, and the effects were widespread. In a short period of time, the price of eggs shot up nearly 120%.
On February 20th, my 36 County Tour brought me back to Sac County. Last year, I toured EVAPCO in Lake View to discuss ways we can strengthen our domestic manufacturing. I also made it over to the Loring Hospital in Sac City to talk about the needs of rural hospitals and community caregivers.
Since I was first elected, I have traveled to every county in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District at least twice a year as part of my 36 County Tour. It’s a commitment that I made to my constituents that I would be transparent and accessible, offering meaningful solutions to the problems facing our rural communities, state, and nation.
On Thursday February 20th, I kicked off my fifth biannual 36 County Tour with a town hall in Cherokee hosted by Cherokee County Economic Development and the Iowa Farm Bureau. Nearly 25 Iowans joined us for a productive and engaging conversation about a wide range of issues from agriculture and tax reform to border security and domestic energy production. Since I was first elected, I have made more than 320 stops on my 36 County Tour, and I look forward to another successful year of meetings, visits, and tours across Iowa’s 4th Congressional District.
HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) launched his fifth biannual 36 County Tour with a town hall in Cherokee where he talked about his work in Congress for Iowa and took questions from constituents.