Grassley Says He Doesn't Know What Iowa House Delegation Thinks of New NAFTA
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks repeatedly about how he wants to see Congress move to ratify the new NAFTA, or U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. But Grassley, speaking to reporters August 13 on a conference call, has not lobbied the three Democrats who represent Iowa in the House of Representatives.
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Grassley said he has not talked with Rep. Cindy Axne or Rep. Abby Finkenauer, two freshman Democrats from his state. "The only person I talk to would be [Dave] Loebsack, we were kind of having small talk at the state fair and that didn’t come up," he said.
Grassley said since former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, is touting how important it is to ratify the NAFTA replacement, "why would they have any questions about supporting it?" He also said since Axne and Finkenauer are running for re-election, and the deal "is highly popular in Iowa," they should be voting yes.