Grassley toured the County Materials Corporation in Iowa City as part of his Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour.
Sen. Chuck Grassley explained his support of the 2021 infrastructure bill and addressed economic concerns and bipartisanship at his Johnson County stop on his 99 County Tour.
Grassley fielded questions from employees at the County Materials Corporation, which specializes in concrete pipes.
The 88-year-old senator donned a red hard hat and wore a neon visibility vest over his dress shirt, tie, and cardigan as the plant managers led him through the warehouse. Over the sound of machines working to mix cement and mold the pipes, they explained the business to Grassley.
“After all of these years I’ve come to the conclusion that we Iowans don’t brag enough,” Grassley said, after learning the history of Iowa cement pipes on Friday.
Jennifer Schaff, a technical resource engineer at County Materials…
