Judge and Grassley Face off in Iowa U.S. Senate Debate

by Shelby Shepherd (KWQC) An hour before Trump and Clinton battled it out in Las Vegas, Iowa’s U.S. senate candidates battled it out in the western part the state they are fighting for. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley has held his Iowa U.S. senate position since 1981. This election season he faces democrat Patty Judge. Judge has held office as an Iowa state senator, Iowa Lt. Governor and Iowa secretary of agriculture.

When asked about the Renewable Fuel Standard Judge and Grassley agreed tax credits on renewable fuels are important right now.

“And the tax credits that go with cellulosic ethanol, and the tax credits that go with bio-diesel, until they get to be a mature industry and we can stop the tax credit like we did on ethanol,” Grassley said.

“We need that fuel standard in place in order to make things work until this industry can mature,” Judge said.

“And my opponent seems to like everything that EPA does and EPA is ruining RFS by not having the full gallonage mixed with petroleum as it should be,” Grassley said.

“It is not as significant as the subsidies that big oil has receive for years and years, which senator Grassley has supported,” Judge said. READ MORE and MORE (WNAX)