IOWA DEMOCRATIC 4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CHRISTIE VILSACK WAS IN SIOUX CITY TODAY, VISITING THE 185TH AIR REFUELING WING AND SPEAKING TO A GOVERNMENT CLASS AT MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE.

VILSACK SAYS IF ELECTED, SHE WOULD PUSH TO DEVELOP MORE JOBS FOR RURAL IOWA THAT WERE WELL PAYING AND BIO-PRODUCT BASED:



SHE ALSO SUPPORTS KEEPING WIND PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS IN PLACE, AND SAYS CONGRESS NEEDS TO STEP UP AND PASS A FARM BILL WHEN IT RECONVENES:



THE FORMER TEACHER SAYS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S JOB IN EDUCATION SHOULD MAINLY BE TO PROVIDE ACCESS, AND THAT MOST EDUCATION DECISIONS ARE BEST MADE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.