WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 48 counties from Monday, September 14, to Thursday, September 24. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.

NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his Deputy State Director Penny Vacek and Regional Directors, Rochelle Fuller, Jonathan Bladt, Noah Schrad, Jacob Bossman and Clayton Brown.

"As I always say, dialogue is the essence of representative government. I make an effort to meet with as many Iowans as I can face-to-face each year to h...