PENIAMINA TO IOWA: 'THE HEARTLAND DOESN'T QUIT — AND NEITHER WILL I'
Lead Paragraph: Paletuatoa Peniamina today stood in an Iowa cornfield and declared that "the heartland doesn't quit," pledging to end trade wars, open markets for family farmers, and ensure the next generation can stay on the land.
Key Quotes:
"They said Iowa was flyover country. They said the heartland didn't matter. They started trade wars. They closed markets. They watched family farms go under."
"The heartland doesn't quit. And neither will I. End the trade wars. Open markets. Pass a Farm Bill that works for family farms."
"Iowa built this country. It's time we had a President who remembers that."