Iowa values not priority for Joni Ernst

Recently, I listened to Sen. Chuck Grassley. He said that Joni Ernst represents Iowa values. I strongly disagree.

She wants to do away with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Natural Resources.

She's also against raising the federal minimum wage. Even Wall Street wants to raise the minimum wage. Getting people out of poverty will stimulate the economy, create more jobs and make the rich richer.

She wants to privatize Social Security. She wants to do away with the Affordable Health Care Act.

What is she going to tell the people who are unable to get health insurance because they couldn't afford it, had existing conditions, finally had reached the cap and are finally able to get insurance and now she wants to take it away.

She wants to do away with the Department of Education. I think educating our kids is very important to our country. I can't believe that these are the values of the every day people of Iowa.

Tom Ratchford

Independence