DES MOINES – Iowa is 1,132 miles from the Rio Grande River, but Governor Reynolds is going to Texas anyway, to join Governor Greg Abbott, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for a press conference on Monday, August 21, in Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss their joint efforts to secure the U.S. southern border under Operation Lone Star.
Also joining the press conference are Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, Adjutant General of Texas Major General Thomas Suelzer, and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks.
WHO:
Governor Abbott
Governor Noem
Governor Pillen
Governor Reynolds
Governor Stitt
Director McCraw
Major General Suelzer
Border Czar Banks
WHAT: Press conference
WHEN: Monday, August 21 at 2 p.m. CT
WHERE Shelby Park, 220 West Main Street, Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Governor Reynolds announced earlier in August that 109 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard will deploy today to Texas in support of Operation Lone Star to help secure the U.S. Southern Border.
another tax payer paid vacation for the ol’ hag