Chuck Grassley: “today, I come to the Senate floor to congratulate a legend in the broadcasting business. Ron Steele is a long-time…”

“today, I come to the Senate floor to congratulate a legend in the broadcasting business. Ron Steele is a long-time journalist from my hometown TV station KWWL in Waterloo, IA. Tomorrow will be his last day behind the anchor desk after more than 50 years of bringing news, weather, and sports to Iowans. Over the years, he has interviewed newsmakers from around the world and across our State, spanning U.S. Presidents, Nobel laureates, Olympic medalists, and hometown athletes. Iowa's families in the Cedar Valley looked forward to his weekly coverage of ``Friday Night Heroes.'' He also launched a public affairs program called ``The Steele Report,'' where he interviewed more than 400 people, including this U.S. Senator. As an avid news consumer, I hold Ron's work in high regard. He has received recognition for his outstanding work, including the prestigious Jack Shelley Award from the Iowa Broadcast News Association as well as multiple Emmy Awards. Ron didn't let grass grow underneath his feet behind the anchor's desk. He leveraged his platform to become an invaluable civic leader across Cedar Valley, bringing particular focus to special needs kids. Ron's program called ``Iowa's Child'' series has helped 200 children find their forever families. Like my work in the U.S. Senate on foster care, what I hear from foster care kids as they are shuttled from one family to another over the course of a year: I would like to have a mom and dad and a home.…”